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ear , Issue 201 was absolutely brilliant. The Matthew Smith breakdown of Jet Set Willy was hilarious and informative in equal measure. What a genius that fella is. I laughed at how he honestly explained screens where he couldn’t be arsed and left them half-finished etc. It was refreshing to read someone being brutally honest about the game and what goes through a programmer’s mind. Matthew is a one-off and a typical genius or mad man. Is there a difference?

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