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Miner Willy is the Protagonist of a Popular series of Platform Game s for the ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64 Home Computer s. The '''Miner Willy series''' were written by legendary Computer Game Programmer Matthew Smith , during the early to mid- 1980s .

The series started in 1983 with the release of '' Manic Miner '', and was followed up a Year Later with '' Jet Set Willy '' (one of the best selling Video Game s of all time) and '' Jet Set Willy II ''. Another game in the series, The Perils Of Willy , was released solely for the Commodore VIC-20 . In addition quite a few unofficial sequels, remakes, homages and updates have been released, even up to this day.

The Miner Willy Series were among the most popular games ever created, and are often credited with bringing Platform Game s to the forefront of video gaming.


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