Resource centre for ZX Spectrum games using
Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy game engines
Minor modifications of the original Jet Set Willy
Turbo Jet Set Willy
Author: Scott Jensen (Mysterion)
Year: 2016
Language: English
A speed-patched version of the game with improved frame rate on both 48k and 128k Spectrums. Instead of the slow LDIR instructions, according to the author's description, "in 48k mode it uses the POP-PUSH method, and in 128k mode, it programmatically generates a humungous unrolled section using POP and LD (xxxxx),HL instructions in the 128's unused banks of RAM for a touch extra speed".
Use on a 128K machine is recommended for best results.
Download links
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Game file in TZX format |
Screenshot gallery |
The game is not visually different from the original JSW, apart from the loading screen:
Furthermore, if used on a 128K machine, it shows the following message after loading:
