Manic Miner
created and published by Software Projects in 1990, running on Amiga OCS
type: platformer
series: Willy Miner
perspective: side view
player options: single player
languages: eng
series: Willy Miner
perspective: side view
player options: single player
languages: eng
3.1/5
Official description
Miner Willy, while prospecting down Surbiton way, stumbles upon an ancient, long forgotten mine-shaft. On further exploration, he finds evidence of a lost civilisation far superior to our own, which used automatons to dig beep into the Earth's core to supply the essential raw materials for their advanced industry. After centuries of peace and prosperity, the civilisation was torn apart by war, and
lapsed into a long dark age, abandoning their industry and machines. Nobody, however, thought to tell the mine robots to stop working, and through countless aeons they had steadily accumulated a huge stockpile of valuable metals and minerals, and Miner Willy realises that he now has the opportunity to make his fortune by finding the underground store.
In order to move to the next chamber, you must collect all the flashing keys in the room while avoiding nasties like POISONOUS PANSIES and SPIDERS and SLIME and worst of all, MANIC MINING ROBOTS. When you have all the keys, you can enter the portal which will now be flashing. The game ends when you have been 'got' or fallen heavily three times.
# 2024-04-21 06:27:02 - official description
lapsed into a long dark age, abandoning their industry and machines. Nobody, however, thought to tell the mine robots to stop working, and through countless aeons they had steadily accumulated a huge stockpile of valuable metals and minerals, and Miner Willy realises that he now has the opportunity to make his fortune by finding the underground store.
In order to move to the next chamber, you must collect all the flashing keys in the room while avoiding nasties like POISONOUS PANSIES and SPIDERS and SLIME and worst of all, MANIC MINING ROBOTS. When you have all the keys, you can enter the portal which will now be flashing. The game ends when you have been 'got' or fallen heavily three times.
# 2024-04-21 06:27:02 - official description
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External reviews (11) - average: 61.3% - median: 71%
review source | issue | date | score | |||
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ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | uk | 32 | 1990-05 | 870/1000 | 87% | view |
Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) (9+) | de | 42 | 1990-05 | 4/12 | 33% | view |
Amiga Action | uk | 9 | 1990-06 | 71/100 | 71% | view |
Amiga Format | uk | 10 | 1990-05 | 25/100 | 25% | view |
Amiga Joker | de | 7 | 1990-05 | 5/100 | 5% | view |
Amiga Mania | uk | 2 | 1992-04 | 78/100 | 78% | |
Amiga Power | uk | 8 | 1991-12 | 84/100 | 84% | |
Games-X | uk | 31 | 1991-11-21 | 3.5/5 | 70% | |
The One for Amiga Games | uk | 41 | 1992-02 | 80/100 | 80% | |
Tilt 39-113 | fr | 100 | 1992-03 | 16/20 | 80% | |
Zzap! | uk | 61 | 1990-05 | 61/100 | 61% | view |
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