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Top Hat Willy is a platform game released in 1994 for the MS-DOS system. Developed and published by Overflow Productions, the game is presented from a side view and belongs to the arcade platform genre. It functions as a tribute to the earlier title Jet Set Willy, adopting a similar flick-screen structure where the play area is divided into many distinct rooms.

Players control the character Willy as he navigates a large and unusual mansion. The primary objective is to explore numerous interconnected screens and collect a set of flashing items scattered throughout the environment. The mansion is populated with various hazards, including moving enemies like rolling razors, rabbits, and flying televisions, which the player must avoid. A persistent score panel at the bottom of the screen tracks the player's progress by displaying the number of rooms visited and items collected.

The game's visual style, while utilizing a broader color palette available on the Amiga computer, maintains a deliberate aesthetic inspired by earlier ZX Spectrum games. This approach results in a distinct graphical presentation where each enemy or object is typically rendered in a single color. The playfield is composed of separate eight by eight pixel blocks, each with its own color, set against a black background. This design creates a clear, grid-like separation of elements on screen.