Manic Miner
Manic Miner is a remake in DOS of a video game originally written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith and released by Bug-Byte in 1983 (later re-released by Software Projects). It is the first game in the…
31 December 1997
Manic Miner is a video game, released 31 December 1997 on DOS.
What Manic Miner is
Manic Miner was released in 1997. It was published by Alchemist Research. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Manic Miner is a remake in DOS of a video game originally written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith and released by Bug-Byte in 1983 (later re-released by Software Projects). It is the first game in the Miner Willy series and among the early titles in the platform game genre. The game itself was inspired by the Atari 800 game Miner 2049er. It has since been ported to numerous home computers and video game consoles.
What it launched against
Manic Miner launched on 31 December 1997, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.
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Quick answers
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When did Manic Miner come out?
Manic Miner was released on 31 December 1997 for DOS.