Resource centre for ZX Spectrum games
      using Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy game engines

 

III. Jet Set Willy II

Games using Derrick P. Rowson's game engine for the 48K Spectrum and its modifications

 

1. Jet Set Willy II

   (Jet Set Willy II: The Final Frontier)

Author: Derrick P. Rowson

Publisher: Software Projects

Year: 1985

Language: English

 

Jet Set Willy II: The Final Frontier was the only official sequel to JSW. It was originally created as an Amstrad version of JSW, and subsequently ported back to the Spectrum. The original release by Software Projects was followed by re-releases by Richochet (Mastertronic) and DroSoft.

The game features an expansion of the original mansion and a new section in space, where Willy is, adequately, wearing a spacesuit. Control of Willy differs from the original: Willy now takes a step forward before jumping from a standstill and the player can jump in the opposite direction immediately after landing, without releasing the jump button. Infinite death scenarios have been eliminated thanks to providing safe restart positions after losing a life.

The Software Projects edition had a colour-code protection. The re-releases did not have it.

An unofficial 128K hack by James McKay provides a cheat menu after pressing 't', where the player can choose infinite lives, total immunity, fall any height and the number of items required to complete the game, as well as teleport to another room and turn the Trip Switch on.

 

Number of edited rooms: 134

Number of rooms accessible without cheating: 133

Number of items to collect: 175

Number of items which need to be collected to complete the game: 150

Number of rooms which need to be visited to complete the game: 100 or less

Number of rooms which need to be visited to complete the game with all items collected: 126

 

Bugfix needed after the original release? NO

Spare lives at the start: 7

Bonus lives awarded: NO

Completable without loss of life? YES

("Completion of the game" is defined as the moment the room "Oh $#!+!The Central Cavern!" is reached after the toilet run.)

 

Starting time: 0000:00:00

Best documented completion time with the minimum number of items collected and some lives lost: 0000:42:42

Best documented completion time with all items collected and no unnecessary loss of life: 0001:08:11

 

 

Download links

 

directdownload

Direct game download

Game files of the original release, the official re-releases and the 128K hack in TAP and TZX formats

   

wos

World of Spectrum

The game's page on WoS

   

spectrumcomputing

Spectrum Computing

The game's page on Spectrum Computing

 

 

speccymaps

Speccy Screenshot Maps

The game's map on Speccy Screenshot Maps

   

rzxarchive

RZX Archive

RZX walkthroughs of the game showing both its "complete completion" (all items collected) and its fast completion (in less than 43 in-game minutes)

 

 

Videos

 

A walkthrough of Jet Set Willy II on the JSW Central YouTube channel

 

 

A speedrun of Jet Set Willy II on the JSW Central YouTube channel

 

 

A walkthrough of Jet Set Willy II on the RZX Archive YouTube channel

 

 

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