From Manic Miner to Jet Set Willy: The Story and Games of Matthew Smith | Kim Justice

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Today we’re covering Matthew Smith — the man responsible for two of the most iconic ZX Spectrum games, Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy. One of the great bedroom coders, he had the UK software world at his feet in the early ’80s, but was out of the industry only a few years later. What happened? Let’s find out.

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