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Manic Miner (1983)

Matthew Smith

Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore Plus/4, Dragon 32/64, MSX, Tatung Einstein, ZX Spectrum

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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 … 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. Read more

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Developers
Matthew Smith
Publishers
Bug Byte, Software Projects
Genres
Platform
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Series
Jet Set Willy

Release dates

  • May 01, 1983 (Europe) ZX Spectrum
  • 1984 (Europe) Commodore C64/128/MAX, BBC Microcomputer System, Dragon 32/64
  • 1985 (Europe) Amstrad CPC, MSX, Tatung Einstein
  • 1986 (Europe) Commodore Plus/4, Commodore 16
  • 1990 (Europe) Amiga

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  • Manic Miner (Nov 2026) · Mac, Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Series X|S

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