Dug out one of my boxes with old tapes, and popped my most played game, #ManicMiner, in the cassette player, and it worked #ZXSpectrum128

#7gamestoknowme
#manicminer
#SonicTheHedgehog (megadrive)
#AgeofEmpires
#Skyrim
#falloutNewVegas
#fallout4
#Fallout3
(would have included the sinclair zx Hobbit game but I could never get Bilbo out of the damn elven prison)

yes I am a #GeekTherapist

The recent port of #ManicMiner to the #Playdate made me think about doing some RAMOK updates, so I was investigating as many ‘Unofficial Ports' as I could find.

Does anyone know of any others? (I'm looking for conversion attempts rather than hacks / different levels.)

So far I found them for:

ZX81
PMD85
CambridgeZ88
PSX
GBA (Andy Noble version)
NGPC
Zune
Orao
NDS
Atari XE/XL
MS-DOS
Atom
Electron
VIC-20
C64 (DX version)
Apple II
Pico-8
Playdate

@popey As soon as I see Eugene's Lair I hear the "you died" sound effect all over again! :D That level was a nightmare.

#retrogaming #Spectrum #MinerWilly #ManicMiner

Last year I did a Q&A with Graeme Mason at Retrogamer Magazine in support of an article about the Amstrad CPC version of Manic Miner (which was the first commercial game I worked on back in 1984). The Q&A touched on a few interesting topics, such as why the final screen was changed for the CPC version.

I have reproduced the Q&A on my blog, which you may read here:

https://blog.stevewetherill.com/2022/01/q-with-retrogamer-magazine-on-manic.html

#RetroGames #RetrogamerMagazine #ManicMiner #GameDev #AmstradCPC

Manic Miner v2022.12.24 (Lexaloffle Pico-8) (Game)

#Game #ManicMiner #MinionSoft #P8 #Pico-8 #Pico8

Manic Miner by MinionSoft is a retro platformer game for PICO-8. It's a remake of the classic ZX Spectrum game 'Manic Miner' by Matthew Smith.

In this game, you play as a small guy with a setting and layout of different levels. You need to collect the keys/items in order to unlock the ga...

https://www.retroveteran.com/2022/12/26/manic-miner-v2022-12-24-lexaloffle-pico-8-game/

A rattling tale!

An article from my ko-fi archive.

#retrogames #gamedev #zxspectrum #amstradcpc #manicminer

https://ko-fi.com/post/A-Rattling-Tale-B0B7BRY5J

One of the more obscure levels of Manic Miner, recreated with physics. #manicminer
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #retrogames #retrodev #indiedev

It’s just another Manic Miner
(Oooh, a-hooo)
Wish it were Sunder
(Oohh ah-hoooo)
That’s my fun-der.
(Oohh, ahoo-oohh)
My I-don’t-have-to-run-der
It’s just another Manic Miner.

#zxspectrum #ManicMiner #jetsetwilly #Commodore64 #8bit

A slightly more realistic Skylab Landing Bay #manicminer #zxspectrum #retrogaming #retrogames #retrodev #indiedev

Over on my blog I started a series of biographical (and other retro game dev related) posts. I’ve previously posted links to these on my now defunct #birdsite page but it feels appropriate to build up links to some of this content here.
My very first job in the games industry was at Software Projects in 1984 where I worked on Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy for the Amstrad CPC computers. You can read about what that was like here:
https://blog.stevewetherill.com/2022/01/software-projects.html
#retrogames #gamedev #manicminer #jetsetwilly #softwareprojects #woolton #liverpool #bearbrandcomplex #zxspectrum #amstradcpc

Got this one as #NewOldStock a year or two ago. Here I'm playing on the FPGA as I gave my #CPC464 to @andreu to downsize the amount of stuff I have around the house.

#ManicMiner #AmstradCPC #SiDiFPGA

And to round things off, some of my game development from a couple summers ago. This was a 3D remake of the classic #manicminer game with a couple of proof-of-concept levels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9yPIStKiAY

Characters, music, levels and programming by myself with a little help from various Substance source and Unreal Marketplace assets.

A full dive into the art is over on my Artstation profile @ https://blakearts.artstation.com/projects/0nlgw5

#videogame #3dmodeling #art #gamedev #unrealengine #retro #zxspectrum #minerwilly

RT @SpectrumTinted@twitter.com

THE CHALLENGE BEGINS.

Can I complete the first level of Manic Miner without looking? Place yer bets.

https://youtu.be/7ousAhPBf-E

#retrogaming #zxspectrum #manicminer

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/SpectrumTinted/status/1565647517542502401

RT @SpectrumTinted
THE CHALLENGE BEGINS.

Can I complete the first level of Manic Miner without looking? Place yer bets.

https://youtu.be/7ousAhPBf-E

#retrogaming #zxspectrum #manicminer

Lunchtime Manic Miner update. I have now reached The Vat!
#zxspectrum #manicminer