Manic Miner - Highscore Challenge

We are pleased to introduce a fun variant of Manic Miner, a 'High Score Challenge' The object is very simple, just obtain the maximum possible score for a cavern! The idea was inspired from a topic on the WOS forum a while ago.

 

Upon loading, you will be presented with a menu list of the standard caverns, simply press A to T to select one. This will then become the starting (and only) cavern to play. The caverns are completely unaltered from the standard game, as are the scoring counts.

 

Upon completion of a cavern once all the air has been removed, the game will purposely freeze. At this point you can make a note of your score. To restart the cavern at this point simply press BREAK (Caps+Shift)

 

The game is provided as both a conventional .tap tape file as well as a .z80 snapshot image.

 

Please feel free to tell us your best scores and we will update the rankings below!

 

Please note the following very minor changes were necessary to the game engine itself to facilitate:

There are infinite lives provided

A loss of life will cause both the cavern to be reset as normal as well as the score

The "Teleporter" (603179) function is disabled

There is no demo mode as such, as there is nothing really to 'demo'

As noted above, once a cavern is complete the game will freeze until BREAK is pressed

If you wish to change the cavern it will be necessary to either reload the snapshot or do a POKE 34274 , x , with x being 0 to 19 for the cavern choice.

 

Enjoy! 😄

 

The order in which players who achieved the same score are mentioned shows who achieved this score first.

 

Central Cavern

:1st: - 1724 - Pgyuri, jetsetdanny & crem's algorithm

:2nd: - 1722 - Woody

:3rd: - 1721 - crunchy_frog & geoff

 

The Cold Room

:1st: - 1975 - Pgyuri, JianYang,  crem's algorithm & jetsetdanny

:2nd: - 1965 - Woody

:3rd: - 1953 - Spider

 

The Menagerie

:1st: - 1904 - crem's algorithm & jetsetdanny

:2nd: - 1903 - Pgyuri

:3rd: - 1900 - JianYang

 

Abandoned Uranium Workings

:1st: - 1854 - Pgyuri, jetsetdanny & crem's algorithm

:2nd: - 1852 - crunchy_frog

:3rd: - 1851 - JianYang

 

Eugene's Lair

:1st: - 1748 - Pgyuri, jetsetdanny, crem's algorithm & JianYang

:2nd: - 1559 - Spider

:3rd: - 1195 - crem

 

Processing Plant

:1st: - 1821 - jetsetdanny & crem's algorithm

:2nd:  - 1820 - Pgyuri

:3rd: - 1814 - JianYang

 

The Vat

:1st: - 1825 - jetsetdanny, mzx, JianYang & crem's algorithm

:2nd: - 1824 - crunchy_frog

:3rd: - 1684 - Spider

 

Miner Willy meets the Kong Beast

:1st: - 4047 - jetsetdanny, Pgyuri & crem's algorithm

:2nd: - 4042 - JianYang

:3rd: - 3927 - crunchy_frog

 

Wacky Amoebatrons

:1st: - 1376 - crem's algorithm & jetsetdanny

:2nd: - 1345 - Pgyuri

:3rd: - 1335 - JianYang

 

The Endorian Forest

:1st: - 1841 - DigitalDuck

:2nd: - 1840 - crem's algorithm & jetsetdanny

:3rd: - 1834 - Pgyuri

 

Attack of the Mutant Telephones

:1st: - 1749 - crem's algorithm & jetsetdanny

:2nd: - 1720 - Pgyuri

:3rd: - 1719 - mzx

 

Return of the Alien Kong Beast

:1st: - 4276 - jetsetdanny & crem's algorithm

:2nd: - 4275 - Pgyuri

:3rd: - 4244 - JianYang

 

Ore Refinery

:1st: - 1866 - jetsetdanny, JianYang & crem's algorithm

:2nd: - 1722 - crunchy_frog

:3rd: - 1650 - mzx

 

Skylab Landing Bay

:1st: - 1808 - jetsetdanny & crem's algorithm

:2nd: - 1806 - JianYang

:3rd: - 1790 - Pgyuri

 

The Bank

:1st: - 1709 - Pgyuri, JianYang, jetsetdanny & crem's algorithm

:2nd: - 1679 - mzx

:3rd: - 1668 - Spider

 

The Sixteenth Cavern

:1st: - 1830 - jetsetdanny, JianYang & crem's algorithm

:2nd: - 1814 - Pgyuri

:3rd: - 1510 - Spider

 

The Warehouse

:1st: - 1951 - crem's algorithm, IRF & jetsetdanny

:2nd: - 1909 - JianYang

:3rd: - 1907 - crunchy_frog 

 

Amoebatron's Revenge

:1st: - 1314 - Pgyuri, jetsetdanny & crem's algorithm

:2nd: - 1228 - JianYang

:3rd: - 1174 - Spider

 

Solar Power Generator

:1st: - 1137 - crem's algorithm & jetsetdanny

:2nd: - 0862 - JianYang

:3rd: - 0821 - crunchy_frog

 

The Final Barrier

:1st: - 1776 - Pgyuri, jetsetdanny & crem's algorithm

:2nd: - 1774 - JianYang

:3rd: - 1767 - Spider