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Manes

Manes is an action/platformer for the MSX. In this platform game your goal is to reach the bottom right of the screen where the exit to the next level is located. The levels are all build different but are all…

31 December 1984

Manes is a platform developed by ZAP Corporation, released 31 December 1984 on MSX.

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What Manes is

Manes is a platform game developed by ZAP Corporation and released in 1984. It was published by ASCII Corporation. It is available on MSX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Manes is an action/platformer for the MSX. In this platform game your goal is to reach the bottom right of the screen where the exit to the next level is located. The levels are all build different but are all maze-like and not every way will lead to the exit. To make it more complicated to reach the exit to the next level you have to avoid rolling stones, jump water passages, not get hit by ice or similar objects.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Manes launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

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When did Manes come out?
Manes was released on 31 December 1984 for MSX.

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