Guru Larry's Games Yanks Can't Wank - Jet Set Willy (Speccy)

[ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

just saying, I don't kow anyone who doesn't know what that game is, and I live in the us.

[nickantibarney]

did you know? After deniing a clame reguarding the "adic bug", the developers rheliced a series of cheats to correct it. they also made the baninan tree more playable.

[Williamsfan]

I love this series. is there a site?

[austinaredd]

Good god. A 2 minute video does NOT need a 1 minute intro.

[Zer0FiveSeven]

I might be the only one, but I can't make any sense of that game cover.

[TheBladeJunker]

2:58 "Online Willy Fun" There's a joke there but I'm too classy to write it.^_^

[Samoutuomas]

My brother (he's about 40 now) said this is his all time favorites (in a masochistic way), and he spent many sleepless nights with his best friend, going crazy and kept playing and playing reading every guide etc. until he finally beat it... It's his most memorable moment in gaming, and told me to never try that for the sake of my sanity. He was stoked to learn there are fan remakes made of it for PC nowadays, and at the same time he looked like a part of him died :/

[thevisualboy37]

This was originally on SCREWATTACK?? Holy crap...

[fantasmagorico2008]

Its game has the music of Gwenn Stefanni's rich girl?

[debluemonkey]

@fantasmagorico2008 'if I were a rich MAN' from 1964

[Eternalgamers1]

hey gary i have a question i have this game for the spectrum and the c64 but i cant play it on the spectrum because i live in the states is there any way to play it on my tv?

[sub2me4areview]

Spoiler: It's all a dream

[PixieStixxandAdderal]

I'm an American with a subscription to Retro Gamer.

So, I saw the name JET SET WILLY (lol willy) everywhere.

Knowing that my British forefathers would be all kinds of ashamed of me,

I've vowed to play this game.

[emojo1990]

nah my mums fav game is ranarama

[Grantp1uk]

Still the greatest computer game ever. As you say though - nigh on impossible without cheats!

[OMFGSLAPPYWAG]

I was like, this song is gay, GREAT! ALL CHRISTMAS LARRY! nothing but this fucking song, over, and over again, im just sat there like, ooh some shower gell GAMES THAT YANKS CANT WANK!!!

[loneshewolf74]

We can't get these games in Canada either, but no one else cares do they???

"Canada? What country is that from? That big blob-thing above the map of the US?"

Sigh. :(

[benjani2k9]

@loneshewolf74 its because u carnt dicide on ur official language u carnt decide if u want french or english i suggest english

[ThatRandomGuy666]

@benjani2k9 Actually, both are official languages, and us French-Canadians enjoy forcing that for the rest of Canada. Srs. :3

[SaberLeoConvoy]

why is if i were a rich man playing 

[Donice09]

Larry can you put a mp3 download so i can download games yanks cant wank on to my hone and mp3 player thanks

[jallen95]

I beat the Banyon Tree!

...

After about 4.3919X10^20 tries.

[deathaxe]

Sequel to manic miner.

[LeightonW87]

Also the title sequence, Would love to have that as a ringtone on my phone. lol

[LeightonW87]

I love the tune you used for the tree section. lol

[silenceofthehills]

I love this game and its music, especially the remake's versions of it.

[tomdude02]

uh why does the music sound like the song "If I were a rich man"

[onza222]

what is the outro song called?

[ZoanBlade90]

Think you could tell Doug the site is down?

[cessnaace]

Saved to Favorites. The theme song is epically cool. :)

By the way, a game we yanks can't play is Thunderbirds for the PS2. Yes, I know. I own a copy now. But I still can't wa..., I mean, play it. It's PAL. lol. Of course, it's also a 'blast!' Sorry - I couldn't help myself. lol.

STAY AWESOME! :)

[PunkRocker666Metal]

I love the music of the game i dont know why it's just great !

[PikachuColoredPichu1]

I lol'd at "Livin' in the Sunshine".

[schtolteheim]

What a shit, fuck you!

[schtolteheim]

I mean the intro. It reeks of AIDS and I hate it.

[Nintendavin]

Shut yer face. You're just jealous that you can't wank to these games.

[filmfanatic99]

you should do vib ribbon. only available in europe and australia in english and also in japan. Not in America, however!

[gamesmonkey]

Yanks are americans.(Yankees)

Wanking is masturbating(No, I don't see the connection with americans not getting games)

[vincentchps3]

lol never has "wanking" ment "playing" before. try to tell someone to "wank" with you and just watch their face ;)

[benjani2k9]

@gamesmonkey i think it mean games yanks carnt call wank

[morgangamer22]

nice

[JoshhZX]

Yank = Americans

Wank = Masterbaition

Clear now?

[khisanth75]

Yes on both accounts

[UkViper1]

Yank = American

Wank = Masturbate

[TheCineMatt]

@UkViper1 Thats our Britan

[trak888]

google image the second

[UkViper1]

Lol at the Blond guy singing in HighSchoolMusical style

[schemax]

hmm, now i know, where gwen stephanie steals her melodies from ("if i were a rich girl...")

[YoJimBoHugabaJoe]

surprised you didnt mention the game over screen being a monty python tribute,you usually have plenty of random facts for games but guess you cant know them all

[iwatch6535]

I downloaded the Jet set willy online game and nobody is playing it! I was shocked and it looks like the one in this video and I tried out the Banyan Tree and.........................I died.A LOT

[AngryNintendoFan]

what is The Song At 2:08

[pollo20x6]

livin' in the sunshine, lovin' in the moonlight. by tiny tim

[ScrewAttackEurope]

I've applied a few times now and Apparently I don't have enough "interesting and unique videos" to warrant becoming a partner.

Absolute fucking bullshit if you ask me, one rule for one and one for another.

[UkViper1]

What!

They that Pruane2forever Chapp to be one but not you, all he dose is sit there and talk,

and all his comments are hate comments

[archivesbc]

reminiscent of the other game you review here - Monty on the Run (gameplay wise anyways). Though I fail to see how "if I were a rich man" could make me go through days on end trying to finish an impossible game as this - unlike Rob Hubbard's creation!

[Anardiel]

Games that Yanks can't wank! Hahaha, bloody hilarious! Too bad some games don't get released in the West at all, like the first Fire Emblem games.

[GADGETKID101]

This is one of my favourite games. i play it on an emulator

[ModernRelik]

I love your videos Larry and I hope you go far with what you're doing. You touch on many treasured games of my youth. Do you remember Dynamite Dan and Tiger Road? Absolute classics and They still kick my ass today!

[braineaterknux]

Classic. That's the only word that can do this game justice.

[IMBOREDIN200B]

i thought this would suck i was wrong big time..

[davegorack]

See. we in the UK can make good games ^_^

like Jet set willy, jetpack And ever game made by RAER

[MrNintendoGuy]

Wow my mum was telling me how she used to be realy good at this game and then she showd me and she is realy good at it and she compleated it

[GuruLarry]

Nice, did she ever manage to finish it?

[MrNintendoGuy]

Yes quite a few times. She even wrote her own map of the area. Oh God :{

[st1ka]

where did you get this remix for jet set willy´s theme song ?

[TheDarklord0211]

@GuruLarry he fucking sed right there that she did

-.- you dumbfucking retard

[cranimationinc]

maria sounds like a bitch

[SongSephen]

damn the brits aren't satisfied with making the best music on radio/etc, now they need to make sweet intro tunes as well. bloody limey's!!

seriously tho that song is kickass!

[GreyTalloN]

@SongSephen You're welcome.

And we didn't make ALL the best music. You guys have Metallica XD

[brokenrealm]

Check out -

Matthew Smith Interview Manic Miner ZX Spectrum

[AdamDuffield]

its a bit stereotypical on britans

[heftymadmonkey]

no offence but the uk in the song looks

retarded lol.

[JanoElBozo]

I'd say it looks rather stupidly happy :)

[ChibiFighter]

I think it looks Cute.

[SteC]

The theme song of '...Yanks Can't Wank' is absolutely great as well as your coverage of JSW, Larry!

[heftymadmonkey]

hey guru larry have you ever combed your hair?

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Combs are an engagered species in my house!

Never find one of the bloody things. same goes for Biro pens.

[DisturbedAngel]

you didn't try hard, enough I got past the Banyan tree easily. it's about patience

[HoraceAndTheSpider]

he didnt double-back on himself as he should have

[junkish]

I def. need a mp3 of the intro song.

need it on my ipod :)

[23119007648174]

what's the title of that song playing during the Banyon Tree segment?

[OrangeRight]

"Livin' In the Sunlight, Lovin' In the Moon Light" by Tiny Tim.

[bruce182]

larry you got the sheet music for the song?

[GuruLarry]

what song?

[bruce182]

the opening song "games that yanks cant wank"

[GuruLarry]

Yeah i've got an MP3 of it somewhere.

[Stevenup7004]

I think he wanted "Sheet music". Look it up on wikipedia. :3

[BillyBones4747]

I don't know why, but this tune has been in my head for the past few days and i'd like to sterilize it by hearing the real thing from beginning to end once! Thanks!

[GuruLarry]

Lol, loads of people say that, have you checked out our ScrewAttackEurope account BTW?

[BillyBones4747]

Mister Larry, I really like the in-game tune for Jet Set Willy in this video, but after looking at other videos I realise that, although they share the same tune, they are quite different renditions. I prefer this one best to the stuttery versions, but I wonder, is the one in this video original to any of the platforms or is it somehow modified?

[GuruLarry]

it's the remake.

[Magicallystoopid]

Is that Altered Beast game you have at the opening as stupid as it looks?

Oh and even as a dumb narrow minded yank, Jet Set Willy rules.

[GuruLarry]

Are you sure it's this video that has Altered Beast on it?

I've got a clip of the PS2 version on my ScrewAttackEurope account, have a look at that, it's not a great game by any means.

[cfjackson123]

I need a tape head cleaner before my spectrum will work again. or I could just find a new deck.

[GuruLarry]

oh you don't really need a tape head cleaner, just some cotton buds and some spirits like vodka will do the trick just as well!

[cfjackson123]

Thanks I'll try that. I never heard that metal gear thing you were saying but I did see a video where they were using windows 3.1 on a spectrum I think?, keep wondering how they do that.

[GuruLarry]

It's not too hard, its prolly running through emulation, i've heard of Internet Explorer running on a Commodore 64 as well.

[Tomekkthegreat]

WTF it was made originally made for TAPE???Is that a lost technology or what...

[GuruLarry]

Lol, I remember waiting 30 minutes for a game to load and then for it to screw up at the end and having to reload it all over again!

They also said once, if you put Metal Gear Solid on Tape, that the title screen alone would take EIGHT YEARS to load!!!

[Tomekkthegreat]

Lol....good thing cartradges came...but really i need to research on that TAPE thing.

[VideoPal01]

THE BANYAN TREE:

NOBODY SURVIES!

(Also Includes music "Living in the sunlight.")

[goldskarr]

except for one dude.canadiancollin.I think.

[Simon0]

if I were a rich man!

Dibedibe dibe debidebidebidebidum,

If I were a biddy biddy rich!.. Etc.

[stu4203]

aaagh that infernal banyan tree

its back to haunt me

noooooo

[Simon0]

Calm down. Remember it is just a game. However, when you go to sleep, the tree will be in your cloest.. waiting...

[Simon0]

I meant *closet*!

[lilguerrero]

What is that song called?

[GuruLarry]

which one?

[distantworld]

The banyan tree? Iirc it was not the hardest screen.

I never did get just why Willy had to collect all those dirty dishes or whatever they were. And what were the monsters supposed to be? His guests? A metamorphosis of his own vommit? One more probable than the other?

But that was nothing compared to the huge satanic head lurking somewhere in the basement (i was only 10 when i bought this game) :)

[GuruLarry]

I always thought they were in his imagination as he was still half drunk/hungover.

[RubberRoss]

I did the animated intro :P!

[GuruLarry]

Indeed you did, did you want a copy for your YouTube account?

[RubberRoss]

I might just upload the animation later. I already have the file :P

[neoncherry]

"Games yanks can't wank" makes no sense... are you sure you know what wank means?

[GuruLarry]

It was Stuttering Craig's idea fro the name. We are fully aware what wank means.

[jouwmakker]

One question, how long did you take to get past the banyan tree?

[GuruLarry]

Few goes, but it's far easier to go the long way round it now. Via the church screen.

[Dantheman2funny]

He got pwned by the Monty Python foot!

[Panpizza15]

why does her wife maria look like a fat Smurfet

[GuruLarry]

Lol, I think thats the intention, if you look at the mail she looks remarkably like the women they used to play in the series as well, and theres also things like "killer keep left signs" in the game as well, so it's very Monty Python influenced.

[TheGhostlord]

Lol the game over screen reminds me of monty python's classic intro... nice vid :)

[wizwar100]

Your accent really just makes me want to watch it, good show man!

[yaKC]

excellent. Top Stuff :D

[stuartheadlam]

Top stuff! You funny :)

[GuruLarry]

Cheers Stu! Nice to hear from you again Sir! ^_^

[DevastationDS]

The beginning is my favorite part. Will you be my friend?

[KeijiKG]

What's the music playing in the background from?

[GuruLarry]

In the review itself? It's "If I were a Rich Man" from the musical Fiddler on the Roof.

[KeijiKG]

Ah, I can be so uncultured at times.

[TaoNakamora]

Ah yes, I saw this on ScrewAttack. Has anyone actually beaten it?

[GuruLarry]

I think Matthew Smith (the creator) said he managed once to beat it, but it's nigh on impossible, even with cheats on!