I do not have nostalgia for Jill. Yes, I played some DOS games back in the day. It's no wonder that Jill is fondly remembered as it is: It initially has a tongue in cheek plot, super solid platforming, nice visuals (there's one level the visuals were so messy it nearly hurt my eyes to look at it), and a decent control scheme. JIll is in no way a Mario / Sonic killer as it doesn't have the creativity, the level design, or even being able to hold items between levels. Furthermore, there are moments I thought I was soft locked because I couldn't properly jump from vine to vine in the 3rd game (the jump button needs to be held down so she'll jump far enough to reach it), as well as getting stuck on a vine and I couldn't climb out of a pit. Sometimes the necessary info wasn't on screen. Thankfully the old "duck to see more" bit of yesteryear is in this game. And then there's moments that Jill is a little ahead of its time: save anywhere and infinite lives, as well as a female protagonist saving the prince. I can see why so many folks on have such fond memories of this game. And if it was a game that I played 30 odd years ago, I'd probably have good memories of playing it too. I had a fun time playing it over the weekend; JIll is a solid palete cleanser and something nice to play on a rainy day. Plus, it's hard to argue with its price point of free.
