Manic Miner
1983 · Matthew Smith
3.66 out of 5, 17 ratings
About
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.
- Release date
- May 1, 1983
- Developer
- Matthew Smith
- Publisher
- Bug Byte, Software Projects
Genres
Platformer
Themes
ActionFantasy
Media
Platforms
BBC Microcomputer System
Dragon 32/64
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
Commodore 16
Tatung Einstein
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Commodore Plus/4
MSXRelease dates
ZX SpectrumFull release
Europe · May 1, 1983
Commodore C64/128/MAXFull release
Europe · Dec 31, 1984
BBC Microcomputer SystemFull release
Europe · Dec 31, 1984