Video game · 1983
Manic Miner
Released 1 May 1983 on ZX Spectrum, Dragon 32/64, BBC Micro, Tatung Einstein, MSX and 4 more
- Developer
- Matthew Smith
- Publisher
- Bug-Byte, Amsoft
- Made in
- United Kingdom
- Genre
- Platform
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
IGDB PLAYERS7315 ratings
About Manic Miner
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.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| ZX Spectrum | 1 May 1983 |
|---|---|
| Dragon 32/64 | 1984 |
| BBC Micro | 1984 |
| Tatung Einstein | 1985 |
| MSX | 1985 |
| Amstrad CPC | 1985 |
| Commodore 16 | 1986 |
| Amiga | 1990 |
| Commodore 64 | later, date unknown |
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