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The Dragon port was itself converted to run on the [[Acorn Archimedes]] computers. The port became colour - the Dragon version being black & white - but apart from this, no advantage was taken of the Archimedes' superior hardware compared to that of the Dragon, however better collision detection meant that "The Drive" could be completed right-to-left, unlike on the Dragon.<ref name="Archimedes port based on Dragon 32 code">{{cite web|url=http://jswremakes.emuunlim.com/Systems/acorn.htm |title=Archimedes port based on Dragon 32 code |publisher=Jswremakes.emuunlim.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-25}}</ref>
A port of ''Jet Set Willy'' to the [[Atari 8-bit family]] of computers was released by [[Tynesoft]] in 1987. It received generally poor reviews which criticised inferior graphics and animation; however, [[Rob Hubbard]]'s theme music, unique to this version, was considered a highlight.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Jet Set Willy game review|journal=[[Atari User]]|date=March 1987}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Short|first=Jim|title=Jet Set Willy|journal=[[Page 6|Page 6 magazine]]|date=March–April 1987|issue=26|url=http://www.page6.org/archive/issue_26/page_61c.htm}}</ref> Like the Spectrum version, it was impossible to complete but for different reasons. Some of the legitimate items that were needed caused the player to lose a life (e.g. the bottles in the ''Off Licence''). Krzysztof Dudek ported the original ZX Spectrum code to the 8-bit Atari in 2007, creating a much more authentic version of the game than the Tynesoft version, but kept the Rob Hubbard soundtrack.
Software Projects made ports to the [[Commodore Amiga]] and [[Atari ST]] but cancelled them before they were released,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penelope.demon.co.uk/jsw/|title=The Home of Jet-Set Willy for the Atari ST|author=Taylor, Paul}}</ref> although ''Manic Miner'' and ''Jet Set Willy II'' were later released on the Commodore Amiga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hol.abime.net/2407|work=Hall of Light Amiga Game Database|title=Manic Miner}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hol.abime.net/790|work=Hall of Light Amiga Game Database|title=Jet Set Willy II}}</ref>
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