Jet Set Willy II: A Route

JSW2's animated home-page sequence

Contents:

Introduction;
From The Bathroom to the Trip Switch (07:54);
The Trip Switch to the megatree (18:51);
The megatree to the sewers (28:17);
The sewers to the Deserted Isle (36:33);
The Teleport Zone (43:14);
Library via The East Wall to The Attic (48:34);
The West Wing (54:30);
The Roof (58:30);
Space (East) (1:06:13);
Space (West) (1:13:09);
To Bed (1:14:50);
Not Visited.

⇑ ↑ ↓ Introduction

Below is a suggested route for completing Jet Set Willy II, retrieving all the retrievable items. The item count is as of leaving the room, rather than as of entry. Likewise for the times, though it is possible to improve on these, at least a bit. (The maps show how the rooms appear the first time they are entered when following this route. This is most obvious in The Front Door and Defence System.)

In August 2004 the author wrote as follows:

The author will buy dinner for the first three people that can prove that they have collected all the objects, and visited the Well, the Entrance To Hades, Without A Limb, and Oh $#!+!The Central Cavern!, in a time a least a minute faster than 1:19:42. Collection must be in person

The run-through below beat that target by a fair margin, breaching 1¼ hours, so the new challenge (autumn 2005), with the same prize, is 1:14:00, less than a minute faster than this author’s best of 1:14:50. Good luck. ••• As of 28^th February 2017 the prize has been claimed by Daniel Gromann, with a very impressive time of 1:06:44 (rzx). •••

Making the run-through below required multiple saves of the machine state. Somewhat belatedly (August 2013) these have been uploaded. The file, even though double-compressed, is still 6.9Mb. The names of the innermost files are game times. Enjoy. Let me know how you do.

Room	Time	Rooms	Items	Notes
⇑ ↑ ↓ From The Bathroom to the Trip Switch
The Bathroom	00:07	1	0	Leave tap; exit lowest level. (Collecting the tap before the end costs 2 seconds, and The Bathroom’s red square makes a fine ornament in the Cartography Room.)
Dumb Waiter	00:19	2	0	See Steve Wetherill’s and Derrick P. Rowson’s comments about this room.
Macaroni Ted	00:37	3	0	Climb to middle level. Also see Steve Wetherill’s comment about this room.
Dumb Waiter	01:05	3	2	Collect items; jump up a level. Can be done 4 seconds faster.
Macaroni Ted	01:17	3	2	Stay on top level.
Top Landing	01:40	4	3	It would be 2 seconds faster to delay the collection of this object until the last opportunity, en route to the Master Bedroom. Until when stay on the ground floor of Macaroni Ted.
First Landing	01:51	5	3
To The Kitchen / Main Stairway	02:20	6	5
The Kitchen	02:32	7	5
West of Kitchen	02:44	8	5	Stay on lowest level.
Cold Store	02:59	9	7	Collect top 2 items; exit upper west.
Back Stairway	03:11	10	7
Back Door	03:19	11	7
Tool Shed	04:01	12	8
Back Door	04:09	12	8
Back Stairway	04:13	12	8
The Wine Cellar	05:44	13	14
Forgotten abbey	06:34	14	15
Trip Switch	07:54	15	16	See Steve Wetherill’s comment about this room.
⇑ ↑ ↓ The Trip Switch to the megatree
Room	Time	Rooms	Items	Notes
Willy's lookout	08:06	16	16	See Steve Wetherill’s comment about this room.
Sky Blue Pink	08:18	17	16
Potty Pot Plant	08:29	18	16	To middle level — don’t miss the jump.
Sky Blue Pink	08:40	18	16
Willy's lookout	09:13	18	16	To lowest level.
Sky Blue Pink	09:25	18	16
Potty Pot Plant	09:27	18	17	Collect item.
Sky Blue Pink	09:39	18	17	Jump west on exit.
Willy's lookout	09:46	18	17	Drop from the west side of the second-eastmost support on lowest level.
Wonga'S Spillage Tray	10:10	21	18	See Steve Wetherill’s comment about this room. The random capitalisation is explained by Steve Wetherill’s and Derrick Rowson’s comments about typographical errors.
Willy's Bird Bath	10:26	21	18	See Steve Wetherill’s comment about this room,…
Seedy Hole	10:42	21	19	this one,…
The Zoo	10:58	22	20	and this one.
Rigor Mortis	11:07	23	20
Potty Pot Plant	11:18	23	20
Rigor Mortis	11:50	23	22	Guardians move when objects collected.
Crypt	12:00	24	22
Pit Gear On	12:47	25	24	Can be done 10 seconds faster. See Steve Wetherill’s comment about this and the next two rooms.
In T' Rat Hole	13:00	26	24
Down T' Pit	13:11	27	24	Exit by walking into west side of hole in floor.
Water Supply	13:14	28	24	Walk west whilst falling to ledge, and, as a diversion, lose a life…
Well	13:22	29	24	by falling thrice through here…
Dinking Vater ?	13:25	30	24	to here. Also see Steve Wetherill’s and Derrick P. Rowson’s comments about this and the previous room.
Down T' Pit	13:40	30	25
In T' Rat Hole	13:56	30	26
Pit Gear On	14:15	30	26
Crypt	14:40	30	26	Switch lengthens guardian’s path.
Decapitare	14:58	31	26	See Steve Wetherill’s comment about this room.
Money Bags	15:36	32	36
The Security Guard	15:37	33	36
Highway to Hell	16:13	34	37
Entrance To Hades	16:14	35	37	Diversion: lose a life.
Highway to Hell	17:13	35	37
The Security Guard	17:25	35	37
The Drive	17:26	36	37
Under The Drive	17:40	37	37
Tree Root	18:13	38	39
Under The Drive	18:31	38	39	Can be done 2 seconds faster.
The Drive	18:35	38	39
At The Foot Of The Megatree	18:51	39	41	Collect westmost 2 objects.
⇑ ↑ ↓ The megatree to the sewers
Room	Time	Rooms	Items	Notes
Inside The Megatree	19:09	40	41
Tree Top	19:33	41	44
Out On A Limb	20:16	42	46
Without A Limb	20:19	43	46	See Derrick P. Rowson’s comment about this room. Diversion: lose a life…
The Front Door	20:22	44	46	by falling through here…
The Security Guard	20:23	44	46	to here.
Out On A Limb	20:33	44	46	Drop from east side of lowest leaf.
On A Branch Over The Drive	20:57	45	47
Inside The Megatree	21:12	45	47
Cuckoo's Nest	21:29	46	48	It is possible to walk through the nest on the same level as the platform, and then by jumping east collect the object Under The Megatree, at the cost of a life.
Inside The Megatree	21:37	46	48
At The Foot Of The Megatree	21:38	46	48
Inside The Megatree	21:38	46	48
At The Foot Of The Megatree	21:47	46	48	Exit east on top level.
Under The Megatree	22:18	47	49
At The Foot Of The Megatree	22:35	47	49	Exit east on ground level.
Under The Megatree	22:47	47	49
The Bridge	23:01	48	49	Jump immediately before exiting east.
Garden	23:45	49	50	See Derrick P. Rowson’s comments about this room.
The Off Licence	24:28	50	62	Jump when exiting west. Can be done in 39 seconds, 4 seconds faster.
Garden	24:41	50	62
The Bridge	24:54	50	62
Under The Megatree	25:06	50	62
At The Foot Of The Megatree	25:24	50	63
The Drive	25:37	50	63
The Security Guard	25:49	50	63
The Front Door	25:50	50	63
The Hall	26:02	51	63
Ballroom East	26:18	52	63
Ballroom West	26:42	53	70	Exit west by climbing ramp.
Butlers Pantry	27:14	54	85
Megaron	27:26	55	85
To The Kitchen / Main Stairway	27:41	55	85
The Kitchen	27:53	55	85
West of Kitchen	28:05	55	85
Cold Store	28:17	55	85
⇑ ↑ ↓ The sewers to the Deserted Isle
Room	Time	Rooms	Items	Notes
Main Entrance (The Sewer)	28:31	56	85	See Steve Wetherill’s and Derek Rowson’s comments about the sewers.
Holt Road	28:39	57	85
Mega Hill	29:00	58	86
Holt Road	29:08	58	86
Downstairs	29:52	59	90
Holt Road	29:58	59	91
Main Entrance (The Sewer)	30:15	59	91
Nasties	30:34	60	91	Exit east on ground level.
Main Entrance (The Sewer)	30:35	60	92
Nasties	31:01	60	92
In The Drains	31:26	61	93	From top water tank exit upper east.
The Outlet	31:51	62	93
In The Drains	32:24	62	94
The Outlet	32:43	62	94
The Beach	33:05	63	95
The Yacht	33:17	64	95
The Bow	33:33	65	95	See Derrick P. Rowson’s comments about The Bow.
The Yacht	33:37	65	95	Leave object; exit middle west.
The Bow	33:51	65	96	Collect item and exit on lowest level.
The Yacht	34:15	65	97	Collect item by following saw and turning quickly.
Deserted Isle	36:33	66	98	Collect item; wait; walk east; without jumping walk west until hidden teleport.
⇑ ↑ ↓ The teleport zone
Room	Time	Rooms	Items	Notes
Beam me Down Spotty	36:54	67	98	Teleport from upper-west platform.
Teleport	37:38	68	100	See Steve Wetherill’s comment about these rooms.
Galactic Invasion	37:55	69	100
INCREDIBLE -	38:12	70	100
- BIG HOLE -	38:24	71	100
- IN THE GROUND	38:47	72	100	Very difficult to do without loss of life: stop and jump just before the conveyor.
- BIG HOLE -	38:58	72	100	Drop through west side of hole.
The Hole with No Name	39:19	73	101	Via ground level to hidden upper-east exit.
Secret passage	39:31	74	101	Your Spectrum (Issue 18, September 1985) claimed that it is possible to reach the top of Secret passage. If you learn how (other than by `POKE 30436,205`), please tell the author. Also see Derrick P. Rowson’s comment about this room.
The Hole with No Name	39:33	74	104
Secret passage	39:45	74	104
The Hole with No Name	40:02	74	104	Quicker to use only west elevator.
- BIG HOLE -	40:03	74	104
INCREDIBLE -	40:12	74	104
- BIG HOLE -	40:24	74	104	Jump when exiting east.
- IN THE GROUND	40:26	74	104
- BIG HOLE -	40:39	74	104
INCREDIBLE -	40:52	74	105
- BIG HOLE -	41:05	74	105	Jump when exiting east.
- IN THE GROUND	41:18	74	105
Loony Jet Set	41:46	75	107	The middle and upper levels are connected by invisible ramps. Also see Steve Wetherill’s comment about this room,…
Eggoids	41:59	76	107	and this one.
Beam me Up Spotty	42:38	77	110
Beam me Down Spotty	43:00	77	110	Teleport from upper-east platform.
The Bathroom	43:14	77	110	Leave tap.
⇑ ↑ ↓ Library via The East Wall to The Attic
Room	Time	Rooms	Items	Notes
Dumb Waiter	43:26	77	110
Macaroni Ted	43:38	77	110	Jump when Willy’s toes touch the right-hand edge of the ‘T’.
Top Landing	43:42	77	110
First Landing	43:57	77	110	Exit east.
Study	44:09	78	110	Jump on the ‘d’.
Library	44:28	79	110
The Chapel	45:02	80	111
Ballroom West	45:04	80	111
Ballroom East	45:21	80	111
The Hall	45:33	80	111	In the original Jet Set Willy, appropriately `POKE`d, this level of this room contains an invisible object. But not in JSW2.
The Front Door	45:41	80	112
The Hall	45:53	80	112
Ballroom East	46:07	80	112
East Wall Base	46:29	81	112
Half Way Up The East Wall	46:47	82	112
Priest's Hole	47:15	83	113
Emergency Power Generator	47:28	84	113
]	47:40	85	113	It is possible, though not useful, to reach the diagonal. Also see Steve Wetherill’s comment about the camel.
I mean, even I dont believe this	48:07	86	114	Exit west on upper level. It is possible, though not useful, to jump from the top onto the rope in We must peform a Quirkafleeg. Also see Steve Wetherill’s comment about this and the next room.
Hero Worship	48:22	87	115	Exit west on upper level.
The Attic	48:34	88	115	No need to wait for the second arrow: just go.
⇑ ↑ ↓ The West Wing
Room	Time	Rooms	Items	Notes
Under The Roof	48:47	89	115
Conservatory Roof	48:54	90	115
The Orangery	48:58	91	115
West Wing Roof	49:18	92	119	Collect items on lower level.
West Wing	49:31	93	119	Exit west.
West Bedroom	49:40	94	119	Climb ladder in middle. The intricate west climb is redundant in JSW2: presumably a remnant of the original JSW.
Above The West Bedroom	49:44	95	119	Exit east.
West Wing Roof	49:46	95	119
Above The West Bedroom	49:55	95	120	Exit top east.
West Wing Roof	50:07	95	120
The Orangery	50:09	95	120
West Wing Roof	50:10	95	120
West Wing	50:15	95	120
Back Stairway	50:29	95	120	Exit east one level above ground.
Cold Store	50:48	95	122	Collect lower two items.
West of Kitchen	51:00	95	122
The Kitchen	51:14	95	122	Up one level.
West of Kitchen	51:29	95	122	Up one level.
The Kitchen	51:46	95	122	Up one level.
West of Kitchen	51:57	95	122
Banyan Tree	52:09	96	123
Nightmare Room	53:02	97	124
Banyan Tree	53:15	97	124
A bit of Tree	53:28	98	124
Under The Roof	53:40	98	124	Jump on exit west.
Conservatory Roof	53:46	98	128
The Orangery	54:19	98	131	Exit up.
Conservatory Roof	54:27	98	131
Under The Roof	54:30	98	131
⇑ ↑ ↓ The Roof
Room	Time	Rooms	Items	Notes
Nomen Luni	54:48	99	131
On The Roof	55:06	100	132
Up On The Battlements	55:19	101	133
We must peform a Quirkafleeg	55:30	102	133	“Quirkafleeg”? Originally a reference to a scene in a comic strip (as in “it’s the Abba-Dabba Yucca-Ducca Hifalutin Hoochy-Doochy and His Merry Men”); later Groggs jargon. Also note mis-spelling of “peform”, explained by Steve Wetherill’s and Derrick Rowson’s comments about typographical errors.
I'm sure I've seen this before..	55:45	103	134
Rescue Esmerelda	55:57	104	134	According to this YouTube video (04:11 video time, 04:01 game time), in the Amstrad’s Jet Set Willy one can jump from Rescue Esmerelda to The Off Licence. Not in the Spectrum version — though one can fall to the Emergency Power Generator.
On Top Of The House	56:16	105	135
Rescue Esmerelda	56:17	105	137
Belfry	57:19	106	138	Willy may jump through the ropes. Also see Steve Wetherill’s comment about this room.
Rescue Esmerelda	57:32	106	138
I'm sure I've seen this before..	57:45	106	138
We must peform a Quirkafleeg	57:54	106	138	If one jumps from the top, it is possible for Willy to become trapped in the wall of the The Watch Tower.
The Watch Tower	58:23	107	142
Rocket Room	58:30	108	144	Rocket takes off once objects are collected. The clock stops whilst the rocket flies — presumably a relativistic effect.
⇑ ↑ ↓ Space (East)
Room	Time	Rooms	Items	Notes
Docking Bay	58:36	109	144	Exit east on lowest level. Also see Steve Wetherill’s comment about these rooms.
NCC 1501	58:52	110	145	“NCC 1501”? One of the Federation spaceships in Star Trek.
Docking Bay	59:04	110	145	Exit east on top level.
NCC 1501	59:20	110	146	Jump when exiting west.
Docking Bay	59:31	110	146	Exit east on middle level.
NCC 1501	59:47	110	146
Aye 'Appen	1:00:05	111	148	Jump onto rope, then immediately jump west from it.
Shuttle Bay	1:00:21	112	148
The TROUBLE with TRIBBLES is...	1:01:19	113	148
Someone Else	1:02:11	114	150
Maria in Space	1:02:20	115	150	Exit on upper level.
Banned	1:02:43	116	151	Jump over periscope is difficult but possible.
(Flower) Power Source	1:03:05	117	151	Stay on upper levels, leave item.
Star Drive (Early Brick Version)	1:04:01	118	153	To exit, start from middle platform on east side, and keep jumping and walking west.
(Flower) Power Source	1:04:33	118	154	Drop to lowest level and collect item.
Banned	1:04:45	118	154
Maria in Space	1:04:54	118	154
Someone Else	1:05:06	118	154	Walk into east side of hole.
The TROUBLE with TRIBBLES is...	1:05:17	118	154
Shuttle Bay	1:05:29	118	154	Fast time requires careful positioning of exit from The TROUBLE with TRIBBLES is....
Aye 'Appen	1:05:44	118	154	Exit west on top level.
NCC 1501	1:05:56	118	154	Jump when exiting west.
Docking Bay	1:06:13	118	156
⇑ ↑ ↓ Space (West)
Room	Time	Rooms	Items	Notes
Cartography Room	1:06:27	119	157	Also see the screen dump of the current state of this room; and Derrick P. Rowson’s comment about this room.
MAIN LIFT 3	1:07:10	120	159	On exit stand on west of lift, walking west.
MAIN LIFT 2	1:07:15	121	159
Defence System	1:07:15	122	159
Photon Tube	1:07:18	123	160
MAIN LIFT 3	1:07:25	123	160
Photon Tube	1:07:46	123	161
MAIN LIFT 3	1:08:05	123	161
MAIN LIFT 2	1:08:13	123	161	Stand east of lift.
MAIN LIFT 1	1:08:25	124	161	Exit east.
Phaser Power	1:08:37	125	163	Exit upper east.
Sickbay	1:08:50	126	163	Leave item; cross on middle level.
Foot Room	1:09:24	127	164	Collect only top item, as foot comes down when both items have been collected. Also see Steve Wetherill’s comment about this room.
Sickbay	1:09:24	127	164
Foot Room	1:09:47	127	165
Sickbay	1:10:04	127	166	Collect item; exit upper level.
Phaser Power	1:10:17	127	166
MAIN LIFT 1	1:10:31	127	167	Stay on top level.
Ship's Computer	1:10:33	128	168
MAIN LIFT 1	1:10:41	128	168	Drop to middle level.
Ship's Computer	1:10:42	128	168
MAIN LIFT 1	1:10:45	128	169
Ship's Computer	1:10:57	128	169	Drop through centre hole.
Defence System	1:11:20	128	170
Ship's Computer	1:11:20	128	170
Alienate?	1:11:43	129	171	Collect east object by following guardian; exit west on middle platform.
Captain Slog	1:12:04	130	172	Exit east on lower platform.
Alienate?	1:12:17	130	173	Collect west object; exit west on bottom platform.
Captain Slog	1:12:36	130	174	Jump on the ‘n’.
Beam me Down Spotty	1:12:54	130	174	Teleport from upper-east platform.
The Bathroom	1:13:09	130	174	Leave tap.
⇑ ↑ ↓ To Bed
Room	Time	Rooms	Items	Notes
Dumb Waiter	1:13:21	130	174
Macaroni Ted	1:13:33	130	174	Jump when Willy’s toes touch the right-hand edge of the ‘T’.
Top Landing	1:13:45	130	174	Jump at last moment to avoid hole.
Master Bedroom	1:14:04	131	174
On autopilot…	1:14:50	131	175	and en route collecting the tap from The Bathroom.
Oh $#!+!The Central Cavern!		132	175	Unplayable. Also see Steve Wetherill’s comment about this room.
⇑ ↑ ↓ Not visited
Room				Notes
Swimming Pool				No item; no need.
cheat				Cannot be accessed with unhacked game. Also see Steve Wetherill’s and Derrick P. Rowson’s comments about this room.

Julian D. A. Wiseman
September & October 2005 (and subsequent amendments)

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Jet Set Willy II: A Route

⇑ ↑ ↓ Introduction

⇑ ↑ ↓ From The Bathroom to the Trip Switch

⇑ ↑ ↓ The Trip Switch to the megatree

⇑ ↑ ↓ The megatree to the sewers

⇑ ↑ ↓ The sewers to the Deserted Isle

⇑ ↑ ↓ The teleport zone

⇑ ↑ ↓ Library via The East Wall to The Attic

⇑ ↑ ↓ The West Wing

⇑ ↑ ↓ The Roof

⇑ ↑ ↓ Space (East)

⇑ ↑ ↓ Space (West)

⇑ ↑ ↓ To Bed

⇑ ↑ ↓ Not visited