| Manic Miner | |
|---|---|
 Cassette inlay | |
| Publisher(s) | Bug-Byte (June 1983)[1][2] Software Projects (Nov 1983)[3] Amsoft (1985) |
| Designer(s) | Matthew Smith |
| Programmer(s) | Matthew Smith (Spectrum) |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, MSX, Oric, SAM Coupé, Tatung Einstein, MTX, PMD 85, Game Boy Advance, Xbox 360, Mobile |
| Release | 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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.[4] The first game in the Miner Willy series, the design was inspired by Miner 2049er (1982) for the Atari 8-bit computers.[5][6] Retro Gamer called Manic Miner one of the most influential platform games of all time,[7] and it has been ported to numerous home computers, video game consoles, and mobile phones.
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- ^ Graham Taylor (April 1984). "And pigs will fly... Graham Taylor talks to Matthew Smith and Alan Maton of Software Projects". Popular Computing Weekly. Vol. 3, no. 14. p. 12. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Software Superstars". Big K. No. 12. IPC. March 1985. p. 34. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Martyn Carroll (January 2004). "Hall of the Miner King". Retro Gamer (1). Live Publishing: 26.
- ^ "Contents". Retro Gamer. No. 48. Imagine Publishing. 28 February 2008. p. 4.