Game
Manic Miner
77IGDB player score
16 ratings
About this game
Manic Miner is a platform video game originally written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith and released by Bug-Byte in 1983 (later re-released by Software Projects). It is the first game in the Miner Willy series and among the early titles in the platform game genre. The game itself was inspired by the Atari 800 game Miner 2049er. It has since been ported to numerous home computers and video game consoles.
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Game facts
Release date
May 1, 1983
Developer
Matthew Smith
Publisher
Bug Byte, Software Projects
Platforms
BBC Microcomputer System, Dragon 32/64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 16, Tatung Einstein, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Plus/4, MSX
Genres
Platform
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Critic score
80 / 100 (1 reviews)
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