Genre: | Arcade Game: Platform |
Publisher: | Software Projects |
Cover Art Language: | English |
Machine Compatibility: | BBC Model B |
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: | BeebEm (PC (Windows)) PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)) Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
Original Release Date: | 25th October 1984 |
Original Release Price: | £7.95 |
Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
Item Weight: | 64g |
Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
Author(s): | Matthew Smith, D. J. Coathupe & D.J. Coathupe |
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The humour of this game means that, while it is very challenging to play, it is captivating as well. Read Review
An unforgiving game on any format... but it's nice to see they've chosen the Mode 1 screen display, a pig to animate characters on but twice the detail and worth the effort. Read Review
Will provide hours of fun for any Beeb owner... It's a must. Read Review
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 core to supply the essential raw materials for their advanced industry. After centuries of peace and prosperity, the civilisation was torn apart by way, 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.
Z - Left, X - Right, RETURN - Jump
Q/S - Sound Off/On, DELETE/COPY - Pause On/Off
PAGE=&E00 (RETURN)
*TAPE (RETURN)
CHAIN"" (RETURN)
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A digital version of Manic Miner suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) | |
A digital version of Manic Miner suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
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