| Genre: | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Publisher: | Software Projects |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | Dragon 32, Dragon 64 |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | Acorn Atom, Acorn Electron, Amiga 500, Amstrad CPC464/664/6128, Apple II, Atari 800XL/130XE, Atari ST, BBC Model B, Commodore 16, Commodore 64/128, Dragon 32, Game Boy Advance, Oric 48K/Atmos, Sam Coupe, Sinclair ZX81 & Spectrum 48K |
| Compatible Emulators: | XRoar 0.33.1 (PC (Windows)) |
| Original Release Date: | 18th November 1984 |
| Original Release Price: | £9.95 |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | Matthew Smith & Roy Coates |
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Manic Miner
Dragon User
1st December 1984
A faithful reproduction of the Spectrum version... Although the graphics are black and white, this doesn't detract from the real appeal of this game. Read Review
Dragon User
1st June 1985
The game, like its excellent successor, is almost sure to become a classic, and its sales on the Dragon show that Roy Coates has taken Matthew Smith's formula and implemented it just as well on the Dragon. Read Review
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Introduction
Miner Willy, while prospecting down Surbiton way, stumbles upon an ancient long forgotten mine-shaft. On further exploration, he finds evidence of a lost civilisation far superior to our own, which used automatons to dig deep into the earth's score to supply the essential raw materials for their advanced industry. After centuries of peace and prosperity, the civilisation was torn apart by war, and lapsed into a long dark age, abandoning their industry and machines. Nobody, however, thought to tell the mine robots to stop working, and through countless aeons they had steadily accumulated a huge stockpile of valuable metals and minerals, and Miner Willy realises that he now has the opportunity to make his fortune by finding the underground store.
In order to move to the next chamber, you must collect all the flashing keys in the room while avoiding nasties like poisonous pansies, spiders and slime and worst of all, manic mining robots. When you have all the keys, you can enter the portal which will now be flashing. The game ends when you have been 'got' or fallen heavily three times.
Author: Roy Coates
Game Controls
Arrow Left & Right - Walk, SHIFT/SPACE - Jump
P/C - Pause/Resume, Q/S - Quiet/Sound
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CLOADM (ENTER)
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The 1 most recent sales for this item are as follows:
| Date Sold | Price Sold For | As Part Of Bundle | By User |
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| 15th August 2016 | £3.99 | No | dave_e |
