A greatly updated and enhanced version of the original BBC Micro Manic Miner.
Changes and improvements include:
Fast
Flicker free player movement
Fixes to cavern layouts, graphics, and colours
Better air bar and colours
Fixed the shape of the jump to match the Spectrum
Better collision detection
Better music
High Score is shown
'GAME OVER' added
Master compatible
The .zip in the download contains the ssd (single sided disc image) of the game and two text files:
> A simple 'read_me" explaining a little bit more about the game
> A 'tech_notes' file covering the updates in more detail.
Control Keys:
Z = LEFT
X = RIGHT
RETURN = JUMP
Q = MUSIC OFF
S = MUSIC ON
PAUSE = DELETE
RESUME = COPY
This is the Acorn Electron version of Manic Miner, written by "0xC0DE" and built from Toby Lobster's greatly updated Manic Miner for the BBC Micro ( you can find that here )
To quote the coder of this version, " 0xC0DE "
The files attached here are two .zips:
One containing four game files and two readme files, the original GitHub readme.md and a shortened plain text .txt of the same. Inside this zip are also the game files themselves, consisting of two tape .uef and two disc .ssd images, one for emulators and one for real machines.
The other .zip file contains the screenshots used here, for convenience.
The game controls are:
Z = Left
X = Right
RETURN = Jump
DELETE/COPY = Pause / Un-pause
Q/S = Music off / Music on
ESCAPE = End game
Attributions:
Original (ZX) game by Matthew Smith
Initial BBC Micro release by D.J.Coathupe
Updated 2021 BBC Micro release by Tony Lobster
This Electron version presented here by 0xC0DE