Manic Miner cover
SeriesJet Set Willy

Manic Miner

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First release
May 01, 1983
Developer
Matthew Smith
Genres
Platform · Action, Fantasy
Platforms
Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Amiga, Dragon 32/64, Tatung Einstein, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4

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.

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Release dates
ZX Spectrum
May 01, 1983
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1984
Dragon 32/64
1984
All 10 release dates
BBC Microcomputer System
1984
Amstrad CPC
1985
MSX
1985
Tatung Einstein
1985
Commodore 16
1986
Commodore Plus/4
1986
Amiga
1990
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
gravity, time limit, high score, language selection, single-screen level
… All 8, falling damage, unstable platforms, cheat code

At a Glance

Critic Score
80
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  • Englishinterface
IGDB · recorded 14 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 14 Oct 2026