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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Plot-driven, classical in form, earnest and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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About the game
- Platforms
- BBC Microcomputer System, Dragon 32/64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 16, Tatung Einstein, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Plus/4, MSX
- Developer
- Matthew Smith
- Publisher
- Bug Byte, Software Projects
- Released
- May 1, 1983
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.7/10 from 16 ratings.
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