General info for: Manic Miner
Title:
Manic Miner
Release Year:
1983
Original Publisher:
Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK)
Creators:
Matthew Smith (UK)
Contributors:
Roger Tissyman
Can be edited with:
Manic Designer
Manic Designer 2
Manic Miner Editor
Manic Miner Game Designer & Editor
Manic Miner Graphics Designer
Manic Miner Levels Designer
Manic Miner Screen Editor
An inspiration for:
Manic Miner ZX81
Manic Pietro
Miner Willy's Nightmare
Pac Manic Miner Man
Thoroughly Modern Willy
Winer Milly
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Arcade Game: Platform
Maximum Players:
1
Original Price:
£5.95
Mods:
38 title(s)
Features:
Border Effects
Competitions:
C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards
Other versions:
Manic Miner (SAM Coupé)
Other platforms:
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, MSX
Average mag. score:
96.00% (2 reviews)
Annual Awards:
3rd place in the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards - Game of the Year 1983.

Winner of the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Arcade Style Game.
Review Awards:
"Crash Smash" at Crash issue #64 - 1989/5 page 30

Music References:
Includes the following music: Johann Strauss Jr., An der schönen, blauen Donau op. 314 "The Blue Danube" waltz [title screen]; Edvard Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite op. 46, IV. In The Hall Of The Mountain King [in game]

Manic Miner image, screenshot or loading screen
Manic Miner image, screenshot or loading screen
Main File Downloads

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Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK)
1983
ManicMiner(different).tzx.zip
English
(different)
Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK)
1983
ManicMiner.tap.zip
English
Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK)
1983
ManicMiner.tzx.zip
English
Mastertronic Added Dimension (UK)
1983
ManicMiner(MastertronicAddedDimension).tzx.zip
English
Software Projects Ltd (UK)
1983
ManicMiner(SoftwareProjectsLtd).tap.zip
English
Software Projects Ltd (UK)
1983
ManicMiner(SoftwareProjectsLtd).tzx.zip
English
Ventamatic (Spain)
1984
ManicMiner(Ventamatic).tzx.zip
English

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Speccy Screenshot Maps

  http://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=ManicMiner1


Releases

 Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK)
£5.95

 EDOS (UK)

 Mastertronic Added Dimension (UK)

 Software Projects Ltd (UK)

 Ventamatic (Spain)
1700 ptas.
Authors/Contributors
     
no team
 
no team
Inlay/Poster Art
Compilations featuring this title
Title: Load 'n' Run issue 10
Publisher: Load 'n' Run [IT] (Italy)
Release Year:
Release Type: Unauthorized version
Titles in "Miner Willy" Series
Number: 1
Title: Manic Miner
Publisher: Bug-Byte Software Ltd (UK)
Release: 1983
Number: 2
Title: Jet Set Willy
Publisher: Software Projects Ltd (UK)
Release: 1984
Number: 3
Title: Jet Set Willy II
Publisher: Software Projects Ltd (UK)
Release: 1985
Additional File Downloads

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Magazine Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #32 - 1990/5
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - not a Spectrum article

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #23 - 1983/9
Page: 131 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #30 - 1984/4
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Computer Answers
Issue: 1984/5
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1983/12
Page: 15
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: #1 - 1984/2
Page: 52 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash Living Guide

 Crash
Issue: #2 - 1984/3
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Crash Living Guide

 Crash
Issue: #64 - 1989/5
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 92%

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #29 - 1983/9/20 - "week#3"
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 MicroHobby
Issue: #2 - 1984/11
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Nuevo

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #23 - 1983/8/17
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/5

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.2 #30 - 1983/7/28 - "week#4"
Page: 46 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.2 #38 - 1983/9/22 - "week#4"
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair Answers
Issue: #1 - 1984/9
Page: 38
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: #21 - 1983/12
Page: 49 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: Not Rated

 Your Computer
Issue: 1983/9
Page: 51 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #1 - 1984/1
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: Not Rated

 ZX Computing
Issue: #12 - 1984/4
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #17 - 1989/2
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #41 - 1991/2
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The ACE guide to THE GREATEST GAMES of all time (probably)

 Big K
Issue: #7 - 1984/10
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Big K
Issue: #11 - 1985/2
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #22 - 1983/8
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #24 - 1983/10
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #27 - 1984/1
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #28 - 1984/2
Page: 23 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #29 - 1984/3
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #31 - 1984/5
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #32 - 1984/6
Page: 144 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #35 - 1984/9
Page: 127 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #46 - 1985/8
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games) Yearbook
Issue: 1985
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Top Ten Games of 1984

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/7
Page: 13
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/9
Page: 21
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #5 - 1985/8
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Spectrum Collection - 15 classics

 Crash
Issue: #4 - 1984/5
Page: 102 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: #4 - 1984/5
Page: 102 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: #7 - 1984/8
Page: 81 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: #40 - 1987/5
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: #59 - 1988/12
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Crash
Issue: #72 - 1990/1
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Die Speccy CD 1996
Issue: 1996/1
Page: 0
Article Type: Tips

 Games Computing
Issue: 1984/11
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Chart Toppers '84

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #17 - 1983/6/28 - "week#4"
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #45 - 1984/1/17 - "week#3"
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #47 - 1984/1/31 - "week#5"
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #50 - 1984/2/21 - "week#3"
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #80 - 1984/9/18 - "week#3"
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Offer

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #95 - 1985/1/15 - "week#3"
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #101 - 1985/2/26 - "week#4"
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 MicroHobby
Issue: #58 - 1985/12
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Micromania

 MicroHobby
Issue: #61 - 1986/1
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Micromania

 MicroHobby
Issue: #90 - 1986/8
Page: 31 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Micromania

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #1 - 1985/11 - "Especial"
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Supercincuenta

 MicroHobby Especial
Issue: #3 - 1986/6 - "Especial"
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Tokes

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #2 - 1983/12
Page: 97 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #3 - 1984/2
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #5 - 1984/4
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #13 - 1984/12
Page: 128 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #18 - 1983/7/13
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #32 - 1983/10/19
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #39 - 1983/12/7
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.2 #44 - 1983/11/3 - "week#1"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.2 #49 - 1983/12/8 - "week#2"
Page: 1 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #18 - 1984/5/3 - "week#1"
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #18 - 1984/5/3 - "week#1"
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #48 - 1984/11/29 - "week#5"
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #41 - 1985/10/10 - "week#2"
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Practical Computing
Issue: 1983/11
Page: 150
Article Type: Feature - Spectrum revisited

 SSD-II
Issue: 1999/9
Page: 0
Article Type: Information

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #27 - 1985/1
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #30 - 1985/4
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Sinclair Programs
Issue: #32 - 1985/6
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Sinclair User
Issue: #23 - 1984/2
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Sinclair User
Issue: #23 - 1984/2
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Sinclair User
Issue: #24 - 1984/3
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Sinclair User
Issue: #33 - 1984/12
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Matthew Smith interview

 Sinclair User
Issue: #52 - 1986/7
Page: 18 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Sinclair User
Issue: #53 - 1986/8
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Sinclair User
Issue: #53 - 1986/8
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #55 - 1986/10
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #116 - 1991/10
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #124 - 1992/6
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 TV Gamer
Issue: 1984/12
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #1 - 1986/1
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #2 - 1986/2
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #3 - 1986/3
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #30 - 1988/6
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #35 - 1988/11
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #42 - 1989/6
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #56 - 1990/8
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #8 - 1984/10
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #14 - 1985/5
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #18 - 1985/9
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #20 - 1985/11
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Hack/Poke

 ZX Computing
Issue: #9 - 1983/10
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 ZX Computing
Issue: #10 - 1983/12
Page: 151 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The best three of '83
Magazine Advertisements

C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #26 - 1983/12
Page: 119 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #27 - 1984/1
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #31 - 1984/5
Page: 146 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #39 - 1985/1
Page: 116 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #40 - 1985/2
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #44 - 1985/6
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #45 - 1985/7
Page: 102 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Computer Choice
Issue: 1984/1
Page: 2
Article Type: Advert

 Crash
Issue: #2 - 1984/3
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: #24 - 1986/1 - "Christmas Special 1985/86"
Page: 187 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #40 - 1983/12/6 - "week#1"
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #2 - 1983/12
Page: 146 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #12 - 1984/11
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #13 - 1984/12
Page: 168 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #14 - 1985/1
Page: 140 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #15 - 1985/2
Page: 104 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computer News
Issue: #40 - 1983/12/14
Page: 0 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Personal Computing Today
Issue: v.2 #4 - 1983/11
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #20 - 1983/11
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #21 - 1983/12
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #22 - 1984/1
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #23 - 1984/2
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User
Issue: #24 - 1984/3
Page: 127 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Sinclair User Annual
Issue: 1984 - "Annual"
Page: 140
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: 1983/8
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: 1983/9
Page: 99 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: 1983/10
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: 1983/11
Page: 176 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: 1983/12
Page: 285 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: 1984/1
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: 1984/1
Page: 42 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Computer
Issue: 1984/2
Page: 244 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: 1984/4
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: 1984/5
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Computer
Issue: 1984/5
Page: 192 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #1 - 1984/1
Page: 88 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Your Spectrum
Issue: #2 - 1984/3
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad
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