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                           By Andy Noble 1999



۲LEGAL BIT:

This game is released as FREEWARE and I except no responsibility for any
damage caused by using this programme.
The original game is (C) SOFTWARE PROJECTS Ltd.

Please copy on to anybody you know providing you do not charge for the
privilege and this file accompanies the game.

If you intend to use this game on a magazine cover disk or campilation CD,
all I ask is for you to send me a copy of the magazine/CD.

۲INFO:

I feel like I have been writing this forever. I started in late 1997 but
when Craig released his version I thought there was no point in carrying
on. But I have had more and more emails asking for me to finish the project,
it was hard to ignore them.
So here it is.
I have actually spent, in total, about 2 months writing this game.
It is written in 100% C using Watcom 10.6
The graphics where drawn with Deluxe Paint.

(As in Manic Miner)
Right, lets get something straight. If you are looking for Jet-Set Willy 99,
you are looking in the wrong place. You will not get any rendered intros,
rendered Willy's (Oo! Er!) or rendered anything. I have made the game in
it's original style. I like to think of it as a version of the game that
would have appeared in 1984 if such things as "256 colour displays" where
about. I am sick of downloading a game off the net, only to see some rendered
intro and no game. Lets get back to basics. Lets play some good, old
fashioned, playable games.

"Why have I done a PC version when the emulated version is perfect ?"
The answer is this. I just wanted to. I like to mess around with programming.
I am not very good at it, but I enjoy it. It's as simple as that.

۲THE GAME:

Miner Willy, intrepid explorer and nouveau-rich socialite, has been reaping
the benefits of his fortunate discovery in Surbiton. He has a yacht, a
cliff-top mansion, an Italian housekeeper and a French cook and hundreds of
new found friends who REALLY know how to enjoy themselves at a party.
His housekeeper, Maria, however, takes a very dim view of all this revelry,
and finally after a particularly boisterous thrash she puts her foot down.
When the last of the louts disappears down the drive in his Aston Martin, all
Willy can think about is crashing out in his four-poster. But Maria will not
let him in to his room until ALL the discarded glasses and bottles have been
cleared away.
Can you help Willy out of his dilemma?
He hasn't explored his mansion properly yet (it IS a large place amd he HAS
been VERY busy) and there are some very strange things going on in the further
recesses of the house (I wonder what the last owner WAS doing in his
laboratory the night he disappeared).
You should manage O.K. though you will probably fins some loonies have been
up on the roof and I would check down the road and on the beach if I where
you.
Good luck and don't worry, all you can lose in this game is sleep.

۲INSTRUCTIONS:

For those of you who have never played Jet-Set Willy before,
all you have to do is collect X number of objects from each
of the mansions rooms so Maria will let you get to bed.
Sounds easy? Just give it a try.

Command Line Options:
-h      Help
-v      Version
-s X    Set Screen Mode.
        X=320x200
          320x240
          360x240
-fs     Force Sound Configuration.

From the loading screen press any key to get to the main title.

On the title screen:
F1           ABOUT and OPTIONS.
ENTER/RETURN Start Game.

In Game:
Q E T U O = Left
W R Y I P = Right
Z X C V B N M , . / SPACE = Jump
A S D F G = Pause
H J K L   = Music toggle

CTRL+F1-F5= Change Game Speed. F1=Fast/F5=Slow

F7 = Load Game
F8 = Save Game
(NOTE:This will not load/save if the cheat is active!)

ESCAPE      at any time will take you back to the title screen.
F10         will quit the program.

۲SOUND SUPPORT:

Jet-Set Willy PC uses the Midas audio library. Just about every sound card
is catered for. BUT, just as in life, nothing is infallible.

When you first run Jet-Set Willy PC, it will try to autodetect your sound
hardware for you.  Midas will display a screen with it's found settings, and
ask you if you wish to accept these settings.  If you do so, the configuration
will be saved and the game will automatically run with these settings each
time you play it.

If the detected settings do not work, or you wish to change them, you can
re-run the Midas configuration program by typing JSW -fs at the command
prompt.

A few quick sound tips: (use at own risk)
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Problem : "With an AWE, autodetect only finds an SB16."
Remedy  : "There is no native AWE driver in Midas, the SB16 driver is the
           optimal driver for Jet-Set Willy PC."

Problem : "Music is of 'radio quality'"
Remedy  : "The mixing rate for the music is set too low. There are several
           levels of mixing rate built into Midas, each of which requires more
           processing power but gives higher quality output.  When you first
           run MM, it sets the mixing rate as 'Medium'.  If you have a
           reasonably fast machine, change the mixing rate to 'Very High' for
           the best quality output.  There is also a custom option where you
           can change individual settings for the mixing."

Problem : "With an SB16, when the Midas system is set to 8-bit you just hear
           clicking.  Why?"
Remedy  : "Erm.. we don't know!  Seems like you have to have it as 16-bit
           playback.  The music is mono only so 16-bit mono playback can be
           used to save some CPU processing."

۲FINAL WORDS:

I hope you enjoy the game and I hope it brings back some happy and
frustrating memories.

I would like some feedback even if it's bad. So please send mail to
andy@andyn.demon.co.uk.

Oh, by the way, there is a CHEAT you know.

۲CREDITS:

Programming, Graphics, Sound  .. Andy Noble
Music Arranging + Docs        .. Matt Simmonds
Testing                       .. John M. Dow
                              .. Carl Murry

PMODE/W                       .. Charles Scheffold + Thomas Pytel
MIDAS Digital Audio System    .. Sahara Surfers

۲HISTORY:

V0.89
----
First release.

V0.90
----
Fixed bug in Saved Game (Thanks Matt!)

V0.91
----
Changed F8 to F5 on options screen. (Thanks Starglider!)
Changed 320x200 Refresh rate.

V0.92
----
Fixed bug with Willy's Sprite in Options Page.
Changed Update on Changing Rooms so Conservatory Roof is possable.
(Thanks Carl Murray!)

V0.93
----
Fixed bug with Changing Rooms after been on the stairs. (Miha Ambro)
Fixed bug in Fall check. (Carl Murray)
Fixed bug on Check Death while changing rooms. (Carl Murray)
Fixed bug in Death on rope. (Carl Murray)
Fixed bug fall between rooms ajust. (Carl Murray)

V0.94
----
Fixed bug on Load/Save Game while on Game Over screen. (Stuart Brady)

V0.95
----
Fixed bug that stopped you getting back accross the Ballroom East.
(Carl Murray)

V0.96
----
Cosmetic change to Swimming Pool Rope starting position. (Carl Murray)

V0.97
----
Fixed bug with saved game to update objects on reload (Vincent Lynch)
Re-Fixed bug in fall between room ajust. (Vincent Lynch)

V0.98
----
Re-re-Fixed bug in fall between room ajust. (Stuart Brady)

V0.99
----
Fixed bug in title scroll (which I broke!)

V0.991
----
Stpped you jumping off the top of "The Beach".

۲E-MAIL:

Andy Noble    .. andy@andyn.demon.co.uk

۲RESOURCES:

Jet-Set Willy PC Homepage:
http://www.andyn.demon.co.uk

Stephen Smith's Spectrum Pages:
(home of the Spectrum Games FAQ, and the 'Where is Matthew Smith?' page)
http://www.jonlan.demon.co.uk/spectrum/

Jetman's Speccy Nostalgia Trip:
(home of the comp.sys.sinclair FAQ)
http://www.jetman.demon.co.uk/speccy/index.html

JSW Ultimate Fan Page:
http://members.xoom.com/jetsetwilly/

Newsgroup:
comp.sys.sinclair
