Jump to content
Jet Set Willy & Manic Miner Community

Useful Links


IRF

Recommended Posts

Link to comment
Share on other sites

JSW II - Information about how the game including how from the Authors named the screens plus a few interesting links to maps .. and a possible hidden cheat?

 

He later confirms that this cheat was removed when ported to the speccy version due to memory limitations

 

http://www.jdawiseman.com/papers/games/jsw2/jsw2_programmer_comments.html#Derrick_Rowson_bow

Edited by Metalmickey
Link to comment
Share on other sites

JSW II - Information about how the game including how from the Authors named the screens plus a few interesting links to maps .. and a possible hidden cheat?

 

He later confirms that this cheat was removed when ported to the speccy version due to memory limitations

 

http://www.jdawiseman.com/papers/games/jsw2/jsw2_programmer_comments.html#Derrick_Rowson_bow

actually it never occurred to me that this website is not specifically about the ZX Spectrum versions ... 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks, Ian!

 

A link to Richard Hallas's article about music was already there in my post, but I guess there's never too much quoting (or linking to) such a classic :) .

 

I thought I would include the link within the same post that now contains an Excel file which provides a hexadecimal translation of Richard's musical notes!

Edited by IRF
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I don't know and I would be surprised if he was. Having said that, it's probably high time to get him interested in "JSW" again :) . After all, he wrote on his website

 

And do I have any plans to create a third JSW game? No serious plans, no; but, for the sake of nostalgia, I do let the possibility run through my mind from time to time. I still have a few good ideas for rooms, and I sometimes think it might be quite fun to create another game. So, in the 'unofficial' words of James Bond: never say never again!

 

:)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 months later...

Here are a couple more useful links:

J.G. Harston's page:

http://mdfs.net/Software/JSW/

Geoff Eddy's Patch Vectors:

https://web.archive.org/web/20030701143440/http://www.cix.co.uk/~morven/jsw/patches.html

UPDATE: Later version, featuring additional PVs for ZX Willy the Bug Slayer:

https://web.archive.org/web/20080511161939/http://www.cix.co.uk/~morven/jsw/patches.html
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-info/z/ZXWillyTheBugSlayer.txt
[some additional disassembly for ZX Willy the Bug Slayer is in the above txt file]

However, in the PV disassemblies, I have noticed a couple of errors.

Firstly, the PVs that change Willy's colour in 'Willy Takes a Trip' (Rooms 69 59, 61 and 62) all contain (directly or indirectly) several Calls or Jumps to #9673. However, the pertinent sub-routine in the Geoff Mode disassembly (link below) seems to start at #9679 (ending at #967F).

Secondly, the PVs in Rooms 10 and 53 of 'Willy Takes a Trip' both call up #97C8 to print a room element, but the 'Print the room' routine in the Geoff Mode disassembly is at #8D33-#8DB0 (the pertinent part starts at #8D96).

Geoff Mode disassembly:

https://web.archive.org/web/20030701143111/http://www.cix.co.uk/~morven/jsw/geoff_dis.html

Geoff's JSW pages:

https://web.archive.org/web/20030805002513/http://www.cix.co.uk:80/~morven/jsw/index.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20030818082654/http://www.cix.co.uk:80/~morven/jsw/geoffmode.html

Yahoo Group:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/info

Broadsoft Lifts disassembly:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/conversations/topics/6608

Discussion of Superjump:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/conversations/messages/5030

Discussion of Kong Beast:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/conversations/messages/4417
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/conversations/messages/6454

Laterally-Inverting arrows:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/conversations/messages/1867

Message re: Willy's Hoard:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/conversations/messages/5868

 

Message re: 'It's Oh So Quiet!":

 

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/conversations/messages/2233

 

Message re: Spectrum file formats:

 

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/conversations/topics/4766

 

Some Top Tips collated by Sendy (including the Droplets Patch, and variable-deadliness Solar Beam):

 

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/manicminerandjetsetwilly/conversations/topics/5624

Edited by IRF
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.