JetSet Miner Willy-PC

Development

The text file (README.TXT for V1.01a) has the following to say about the game's development:

The Main Code is C++.
It took 7 months on and off to program, and was written in Notepad, 
then when that ran out of page memory I used MS-Write. It was compiled 
via a BAT file with DJGPP the 32-Bit Freeware Compiler.
Code Updated 1997,1998 and 1999.

So I hope it will compile under Lunix and Win95 with no problems.

I used DJP version 1.07 by ML1050 to compress the .EXE 

I used the Allegro lib for the graphics storage and display & 
SEAL for the music and sound FX.

I wrote my own clipping and buffering routines for the gfx , coloring
and file formats. I also did the pixel perfect collision detection.

I will release the code for this game at www.cdworld.co.uk/craig soon.
Be warned in advance though, its not structured at all.

The game uses the original JetSet Willy tape file's (ROM's) which can 
be seen in the main DIR of the game. They each end in .SNA or .TAP.
All the game info is read from these so don't remove them, PLEASE
DO NOT email me saying 'I can't get past room XXX in XXX game. I DID 
NOT MAKE ANY OF THE GAMES INCLUDED apart from Manic Miner 7.

You could replace the included roms with your own and they should run 
just fine (Although there are no guarantees, Matt Smith was on all
kinds of drugs when he wrote the JSW engine let me tell you, and it was
NOT easy to emulate).

Helen used Paint Shop Pro 4.1 for the graphics.

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Acknoledgements and thanks

The author of the Amiga version of 'Head Over Heels' which was what
caused this game to be made, See I was actually going to do 'Head over
Heels' as I love it. But it would have probably been a bit hard I 
thought, so I thought 'I know I will do a easy game first like... oh 
whats simple? Jet Set Willy!' 4 months later, I realise it was probably 
harder to write, well not so much hard as frustrating, you see I had
to make sure that all the jump movements etc were perfect all the rooms
worked ok etc etc. Also Helen had to draw graphics for 65 Rooms!.