A miner has to find the exit to a world of wonders that is deep in the ground. During his journey he has to collect bombs to destroy rocks in his way, collect keys to open doors and pick up little potions that refresh his timer. Treasure chests can be opened for bonus items.
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Plot-driven, classical in form, earnest and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX
- Developer
- MicroGraphicImage, MicroGraphicImage
- Publisher
- MicroGraphicImage, Brøderbund Software, Irem
- Released
- December 1, 1983
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Time to beat
- 6 h main story
IGDB rating 4.1/10 from 11 ratings.
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