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Manic Miner

1983Matthew SmithPlatform

Manic Miner is a platform game written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith. It was published by Bug-Byte in 1983, then later the same year by Software Projects. The first game in the Miner Willy series, the design was inspired by Miner 2049er (1982) for the Atari 8-bit computers. Retro Gamer called Manic Miner one of the most influential platform games of all time, and it has been ported to numerous home computers, video game consoles, and mobile phones.

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Open-source clones (7)

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Arduino UNO Game Engine screenshot
Arduino UNO Game Engine
Arduino UNO Game Engine is a custom 2D engine for the Arduino UNO, playable with ports of Manic Miner, Scramble, and Space Invaders.
Platforms:Arduino
Stars46
Updated2 years ago
LicenseGPL-3.0
Release2024
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Manic Miner 2021
An improved BBC Micro build of Manic Miner, disassembled and optimized to match the original ZX Spectrum version more closely.
Platforms:BBC Micro
Stars55
Updated2 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2021
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Manic Miner (BBC)
A disassembly and byte-for-byte reassembly of the BBC Micro port of Manic Miner, rebuilt using the ACME assembler.
Platforms:BBC Micro
Stars17
Updated2 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2021
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Manic Miner disassembly
A SkoolKit-built disassembly of the ZX Spectrum version of Manic Miner, published as an annotated document rather than a playable clone.
Platforms:ZX Spectrum
Stars24
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2014
Manic Miner GBA screenshot
Manic Miner GBA
Platforms:GBA
LicenseUnknown
Manic Miner PC screenshot
Manic Miner PC
Platforms:WindowsOSXDOS
LicenseUnknown
Pachi el Marciano screenshot
Pachi el Marciano
Platforms:WindowsLinuxBeOS
LicenseGPL2*

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