Over the next couple of days I am hosting a Jet Set Willy online server called "Willy's xmas bash", in the hope of facilitating some casual games and Christmas cheer between fans of retro gaming.

The Jet Set Willy Online game can be downloaded freely at http://jsw.ovine.net/ Just leave a comment here if you need any help getting things working.

Also, I am releasing the Willy avatars that I have collected from occasionally hosting a server over the years. There are 46 of them, including characters from games like Sonic, Mario, Cave Story, Bubble Bobble and Legend of Zelda. Download is at http://earok.net/games/willy.zip All you need to do is download the file and extract it into your Jet Set Willy online folder to be able to use them.

I won't be on the server all of the time, and I understand most people will be busy with seeing family and friends over Christmas day. However, if you've got some spare time, I would love to see you there.