| ID | 3012 |
|---|---|
| Title | Manic Miner |
| Machine | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Max Players | 1 |
| Available Type | A |
| Without Load Screen | No |
| Without Inlay | No |
| Type | Link | Size | MD5 | Flags | Details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/m/ManicMiner.tzx.zip | 14,220 | - | NoneOriginal release (O) | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/m/ManicMiner(different).tzx.zip | 14,325 | - | NoneOriginal release (O) | (different) | |
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/m/ManicMiner.tap.zip | 14,047 | - | Undetermined | ||
| Loading screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/load/m/scr/ManicMiner.scr | 6,912 | - | |||
| Running screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/m/ManicMiner.gif | 2,956 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/m/ManicMiner.txt | 2,858 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/m/ManicMiner_historical.txt | 13,179 | - | |||
| Game map | /pub/sinclair/games-maps/m/ManicMiner.gif | 70,139 | - | |||
| Advertisement | /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/m/ManicMiner.jpg | 227,911 | - | |||
| Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | /pub/sinclair/music/ay/games/m/ManicMiner.ay.zip | 3,696 | - | |||
| Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | /pub/sinclair/music/mp3/ManicMiner.mp3.zip | 330,266 | - | |||
| POK pokes file | /zxdb/sinclair/pokes/m/Manic Miner (1983)(Bug-Byte Software).pok | 2,094 | 7dacdd7dbde526887469d65d2da074ca | |||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner.jpg | 281,938 | 1f22ed79b34437252751c457b6e1523c | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner_2.jpg | 439,115 | 80d6c432d628207c64afb43b5e0c99d4 | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Inlay - Back | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner_Back.jpg | 152,707 | 4be5f5b0b1c04c3a5b21e5b259d444c2 | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| RZX playback file | https://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/manic.zip | - | - | Recorded by Paul French and Jamie Angus | ||
| RZX playback file | https://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/mmvariants.zip | - | - | Recorded by Daniel Gromann (with rollback) - More than a dozen variants of MM. See the enclosed document for details. | ||
| Tape image | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner(ULAplus).tap.zip | 14,193 | 3eff3da12ea79af0246a659718c6b393 | None | ULAplus version | |
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner_Media.jpg | 90,667 | 137772edc840378a800db834bb91c3ba | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner_Media_2.jpg | 110,251 | 58dde0f79dc09d0f9d17ef672b81cd29 | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner_Media_3.jpg | 89,332 | c16d0a55ed027d5129ea0b27e3dd8b0b | None | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/m/ManicMiner(SoftwareProjectsLtd).tzx.zip | 13,003 | - | NoneRe-release (R) | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/m/ManicMiner(SoftwareProjectsLtd).tap.zip | 18,787 | - | UndeterminedRe-release (r) | ||
| Loading screen | /pub/sinclair/screens/load/m/scr/ManicMiner(SoftwareProjectsLtd).scr | 6,912 | - | |||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/m/ManicMiner(SoftwareProjectsLtd).txt | 2,589 | - | |||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner(SoftwareProjects).jpg | 287,880 | 411d79f93511fd7738ccaa41ae56c0b9 | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Inlay - Back | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner(SoftwareProjects)_Back.jpg | 161,220 | 668e3ce0e38b6241ff15691cd36ee4fa | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner(SoftwareProjects)_Media.jpg | 121,073 | b3f954ded8980b6c7bddb443d5e858a2 | None | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner(SoftwareProjects)_Media_2.jpg | 111,730 | 87bd9119ff804436f41a1ab56387ef3f | None | ||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/m/ManicMiner(Ventamatic).tzx.zip | 13,001 | - | NoneRe-release (R) | ||
| Instructions | /pub/sinclair/games-info/m/ManicMiner(Ventamatic).pdf | 8,593 | - | |||
| Inlay - Front | /pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/m/ManicMiner(Ventamatic).jpg | 146,069 | - | |||
| Tape image | /pub/sinclair/games/m/ManicMiner(MastertronicAddedDimension).tzx.zip | 12,966 | - | NoneRe-release (R) | ||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner(MastertronicAddedDimension).jpg | 342,023 | c752fa5a3194808392150b633a2e5e69 | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Inlay - Back | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner(MastertronicAddedDimension)_Back.jpg | 275,310 | 2aa04543789bca65f2fcd9dbfba7bfff | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner(MastertronicAddedDimension)_Media.jpg | 68,540 | a5c364d486e2f8731cb1a2a3f47d9476 | None | ||
| Inlay - Back | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner(EDOS)_Back.jpg | 492,285 | 9ec4cc5ca16824b8b365d840759d848c | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Inlay - Front | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner(EDOS)_Front.jpg | 601,448 | 0bfd0d44bbffb835f05d6e7ea5ac50ae | NoneSingle jewel case | ||
| Media scan | /zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003012/ManicMiner(EDOS)_Media.jpg | 136,025 | fedab892c82757e9730206b3b3039d53 | None |
| Type | Title | Publication | Issue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standalone | Manic Miner | Bug-Byte Software Ltd | - | 1983/06 |
| Tag | Type | Category | Member Seq | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big K - Readers Poll 1984 | Annual Awards | Most Plundered Concept of the Year | 1 | LinkOther awards:
1st in category "Programmer of the Year" - Matthew Smith
2nd in category "Programmer of the Year" - Tony Crowther
3rd in category "Programmer of the Year" - Jeff Minter
1st in category "Software Company of the Year" - Ultimate
2nd in category "Software Company of the Year" - Software Projects
3rd in category "Software Company of the Year" - Beyond
4th in category "Software Company of the Year" - Ocean
5th in category "Software Company of the Year" - Melbourne House |
| Border Effects | Feature | - | Any program implementing multicolor effects on the border area (from small effects to intensify the gameplay, to complex effects like letters scrolling or paper-border sync to extend the screen area). | |
| C&VG Spectrum Top Ten 1983 | Annual Awards | - | ||
| Golden Joystick Awards 1983 | Annual Awards | Best Arcade-Style Game of the Year | 1 | |
| Golden Joystick Awards 1983 | Annual Awards | Game of the Year | 3 | |
| Miner Willy | Series | 1 | - |
| Title | Platforms | Years | File | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaos Caverns | PC/Windows, Linux | 2006 | File | in progress (download available) |
| Eugene - Lord of the Bathroom | PC/DOS | 2000 | File | available |
| Fast Manic | PC/Windows | 2007 | File | available |
| Flash Manic Miner | Flash | 2008 | File | available |
| Manic Miner | Playstation | - | File | available |
| Manic Miner | PC/? | - | File | - |
| Manic Miner | PC/Windows | 2006 | File | available (source code) |
| Manic Miner | Java | 2003 | File | available (v1.0) |
| Manic Miner | ZX81 | - | File | available |
| Manic Miner | Archimedes | - | File | available |
| Manic Miner | PC/DOS | 1998 | File | available |
| Manic Miner | Nintendo 64 | - | File | available |
| Manic Miner | Gameboy | - | File | available |
| Manic Miner | PC/Windows | 2002 | File | in progress |
| Manic Miner | PC/DOS | 1999 | File | available |
| Manic Miner - Silver Anniversary Edition | PC/Windows, Linux | 2008 | File | available - contains the maps of the original Manic Miner, as well as {Manic Miner 3: Tales from a Parallel Universe||0003015}, {Manic Miner 5: Los Peligros del LSD||0003017}, and {Manic Miner: reniM cinaM||0017542}. |
| Manic Miner 2000 | PC/Windows | 2002 | File | available |
| Manic Miner PC | Archimedes | - | File | available |
| Manic Miner PC | PC/Windows | 2000 | File | available |
| Manic Miner ZX/C64 | PC/DOS, PC/Windows, Linux | 2003 | File | available |
| Manic Miner for Windows 95 | PC/Windows | 1999 | File | available |
| Manic Miner in Java | Java | 2002 | File | available (link dead?) |
| Manic Miner in the Lost Levels | Nintendo DS | 2009 | File | available |
| Website | Score | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| WorldOfSpectrum | 8.28 | 1048 |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Remarks | Famously moved onto Software Projects label after Matthew Smith left Bug-Byte through a legal loophole. Probably the most famous Speccy game of all time. Appeared in Computer and Videogames greatest 100 games off all time at position 100 in January 2000 (the only Speccy game in the entire list). |
| 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] |
| Awards | Rank #03 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics |
| Publication | An early version of the game featuring 16 caverns was officially announced at the Earls Court Computer Fair in June 1983 by Bug-Byte Software. Later, Matthew Smith added another 4 caverns for the official Bug-Byte Software release. The Software Projects version has modified graphics of enemies at "The Warehouse" and "Amoebatron's Revenge" caverns. The Ventamatic release is based on the Software Projects version and it's fully translated into Spanish, with some cavern names drastically changed. |