Manic Miner cover

Jet Set Willy Series

Manic Miner

Main Game
Platform Action Fantasy

Manic Miner is a Platform game released on May 1, 1983 for BBC Microcomputer System, Dragon 32/64, Commodore C64/128/MAX and 7 more. 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 Mine…

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1 reviews
May 1, 1983
Released 15847 days ago
BBC Microcomputer System Dragon 32/64 Commodore C64/128/MAX ZX Spectrum Commodore 16 Tatung Einstein Amiga Amstrad CPC Commodore Plus/4 MSX

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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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Release Dates by Platform

ZX Spectrum Worldwide
May 1, 1983
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1984
BBC Microcomputer System Worldwide
Dec 31, 1984
Dragon 32/64 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1984
Amstrad CPC Worldwide
Dec 31, 1985
MSX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1985
Tatung Einstein Worldwide
Dec 31, 1985
Commodore Plus/4 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1986
Commodore 16 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1986
Amiga Worldwide
Dec 31, 1990

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Game Info

Developer
Matthew Smith
Publisher
Bug Byte, Software Projects
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action Fantasy

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

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