Jet Set Willy II (1985)

Jet Set Willy II: The Final Frontier is a platform game released in 1985 by Software Projects for a variety of 8-bit home computers. It was the only official sequel to Jet Set Willy, one of the most successful and popular home computer games ever released. Officially, Jet Set Willy II: The Final Frontier is the last of the Miner Willy series, although numerous unofficial sequels, remakes, homages and updates have been released, even up to this day.

Platform Action high score collectibles physical copy protectionBBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Commodore 16, Amiga

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Platforms: BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Commodore 16, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Plus/4, MSX
Developer: Software Projects, Software Projects
Publisher: Tynesoft Computer Software, Software Projects
Released: December 31, 1985
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view

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