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Coalminer

Coalminer is a game where speed is the key. Your task is to lead a small digger through the mine using the joystick within a given time, which at the beginning will appear to you quite as a bad joke. You need…

1 September 1991

Coalminer is an arcade, released 1 September 1991 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Coalminer is

Coalminer was released in 1991. It was published by CP Verlag. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Coalminer is a game where speed is the key. Your task is to lead a small digger through the mine using the joystick within a given time, which at the beginning will appear to you quite as a bad joke. You need to collect a certain number of symbols (diamonds) without colliding with one of the numerous underground inhabitants, as this instantly leads to the loss of a life.
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Coalminer come out?
Coalminer was released on 1 September 1991 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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