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IV. Jet Set Willy 128 (JSW128)
Games using John Elliott's JSW128 game engine for the 128K Spectrum
8. Skint Willy
Author: the DrUnKeN mAsTeR!!!
Publisher: BaSe1 PrOdUcTiOnZ
Year: 2002 (v. 0.7)
Language: English
Skint Willy was the first gamma-released JSW128 game by the DrUnKeN mAsTeR!!!, and the first part of the so-called Down and Out Trilogy (the other two parts being: Willy the Rogue and Steal Stealin'). It was released in March 2002 (as v. 0.5), with bug-fixed revisions following in May (v. 0.6) and December (v. 0.7) of that same year.
The last original revision of the game was still impossible to complete because of a critical bug. A bugfixed, completable version, prepared by Daniel Gromann, was released, with the DrUnKeN mAsTeR!!!'s "blessing", in November 2019.
Willy had literally partied his fortune down the pan: all his cars, most of his furniture and even his boat were purchased by Hans Krauser, a rich and cunning rival Willy had met on a holiday in Germany. Maria, his unpleasant housekeeper, abandoned him and started to work for Krauser. Broke, homeless and terrified, Willy had no choice but to find refuge at the infamous Hilltop Hostel. Most of those who stayed there never got back on their feet again. The player's task is to help Willy - who wakes up from a drunken stupor after drinking his last bottle of cheap cider - escape from the Hostel, get back to his mansion and regain his fortune by collecting all the items, and then head back to the Hostel to pay off his debts.
The game uses Hacklevel 8 of the JSW128 game engine.
Number of edited rooms: 140
(Some of them are unedited rooms from the original JSW.)
Number of items to collect: 159
Bugfix needed after original release? YES
Third-party bugfix released? YES
Spare lives at the start: 7
Completable without loss of life? NO
Lives which need to be sacrificed to complete the game: 1
(A life has to be sacrificed to collect the leftmost item in "Conservatory Roof" [043].)
Starting time: 7:00 am
Best documented completion time: 8.58 am
Download links
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Game files of both the original and fixed versions in TAP and TZX formats |
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Bugfixed, completable version of the game in TAP and TZX formats with a Readme |
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The game's page on WoS "Allow adult search results (opt-in)" must be turned on through the Infoseek Config facility to view the game or find it using Sinclair Infoseek. |
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The game's page on Spectrum Computing |
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The game's map on Speccy Screenshot Maps |
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RZX walkthrough of the game |
Video
A walkthrough of the game on the JSW Central YouTube channel
A complete screenshot gallery will be presented on this page in the future.
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