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Manic Miner
Title:Manic Miner
Category:Game/Platformer
Release Date:
Language:English
Size:16K
Machine:PAL & NTSC
Code Type:Machine code
Distribution:Commercial/TA
Game ending type:Has an end, restarts (no reward)
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Released by:Software Projects Ltd
Re-released by:Gruppo Editoriale Jackson (Jackson)
Notes:A classic platform game. Miner Willy has to collect all keys, then exit the level, avoiding hazards. The game has 20 levels.
  External links:
    C64 release
    ZX Spectrum release
    Wikipedia
    Amiga release
    Amstrad CPC release
    MSX release
    BBC release
    Dragon 32 / 64 release
    Oric 1 / Atmos release
    Atari 8bit conversion
    BBC conversion 2021
    Tesla PMD-85 release
    Enterprise release

User Rating: 7.7/10 (17 votes)
Manic Miner Title Screenshot

Manic Miner Screenshot


Releases
NameReleased ByRelease DateDistributionProduct CodeRetail PriceFormatPackageRarityNotesOwned
Software Projects Ltd releaseSoftware Projects Ltd1986CommercialCassetteUnspecified3
1 found.


Hall Of Fame
1MIK11,894Played on a real Commodore 16.
2Plus4Punk2,633
3Lenny25712,464
4Csabo2,453YAPE 1.0.4, keyboard conrtols.
5Gameplay Retrogames World1,739


Derived Software
Cave-man
Escalator
The Miner Man


Appeared On Compilations
Five Star Games II
Jackson Soft Compilation 3 Nuova Serie


Publications
Review: Commodore User 33 (Magazine/English) pg. 54
Cheat: H And D's C16 Plu... Volume 2 Issue 3 (Magazine/English) pg. 25
Review: Compute Mit SA 2/87 (Magazine/German) pg. 10
Review: H And D's C16 Plu... Volume 1 Issue 3 (Magazine/English)
Cheat: Moj mikro Februar 1987 (Magazine/Slovenian) pg. 66
Cheat: Bulletin 01 04 (Magazine/Dutch) pg. 29


Remakes
TitleCreated byPlatformHomepageNotes
Manic MinerGBA 
Manic Miner for WindowsPC
web
Manic MinerLacosteGameboy Color
web
2023-10-21


Covers
Cassette Cover
Cassette Cover
Alternative Cassette Cover
Alternative Cassette Cover
German Instructions Front
German Instructions Front		German Instructions Back
German Instructions Back


Physical Media
Cassette Submitted by Ulysses777
Cassette


C16/C64 Comparision
Go to this site for a complete and fulfilling comparision between the C16 and the C64 versions.


Cheats - How do I use cheats?
>2A0D A9 ##
Initial number of lives
>2A89 EA
Unlimited lives
>366B 60
No more nasties
>3832 60
Moving nasties are harmless
>2A02 8D 03 02 8D 9C 02 A9 ##
Start from any level (## = $00-$13)
>3171 AD
>317A AD
Invulnerability from obstacles
G 2970
Restart game

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