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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 Spectrum1 May 1983
Dragon 32/641984
BBC Micro1984
Tatung Einstein1985
MSX1985
Amstrad CPC1985
Commodore 161986
Amiga1990
Commodore 64later, date unknown

Screenshots

Manic Miner screenshot 1Manic Miner screenshot 2Manic Miner screenshot 3

Videos

Manic Miner: Gameplay videoManic Miner: Gameplay video

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Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.