Crashing Jet Set Willy's Manic Party... Things are Spyro-ling out of Control!

Episode 17 sees the Bucket List Gamers look at Matthew Smith's surreal ZX Spectrum Miner saga, with 1983's Manic Miner (30) and the 1984 follow-up Jet Set Willy (55).

Hints of Monty Python cross with imagery that wouldn't be out of place on an LSD trip, as Willy the Miner makes his way through a plethora of bizarre locations including The Nightmare Room, The Cuckoo's Nest, The Entrance to Hades, The Endorian Forest and Eugene's Lair.

You're going to need to perform a Quirkafleeg to get through this one!

We also discuss some games that SHOULD have been on the list that aren't, namely Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, and the mysterious ways in which Retro Gamer's list was put together.

Enjoy!


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Creators and Guests

Eddie
Host
Eddie
Having been friends since college, when Jay revealed plans for what would later become BLG, Eddie jumped at the chance to be involved. Eddie has been a gamer for as long as anyone can remember, citing The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask as his favourite of all time.
Jay
Host
Jay
Coming from a writing background, having spent over a decade running WWEBlog, Jay decided it was time to go in a different direction. That direction was gaming and thus the Bucket List Gamers (and Bucket List Board Gamers) were born!
Crashing Jet Set Willy's Manic Party... Things are Spyro-ling out of Control!
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