• Manic Miner is a platform game written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith. It was published by Bug-Byte in 1983, then later the same year by Software...
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    (born 1966) is a British computer game programmer. He created the games Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy for the ZX Spectrum, released in 1983 and 1984 respectively...
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  • originality. The game influenced other platform games of the 1980s, such as Manic Miner. Video magazine's editors commented on the game's popularity in January...
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  • Amstrad CPC and the Commodore 64 home computers. The first two games - Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy were written by Matthew Smith during the early 1980s...
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  • computers of the time. The game is a sequel to Manic Miner published in 1983, and the second game in the Miner Willy series. It spent over three months at...
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  • one of the most successful titles for the ZX81. In 1983, it published Manic Miner, considered to be one of the most influential platform games of all time...
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  • the United States-developed Miner 2049er, Manic Miner incorporated elements of British humour and other oddities. Manic Miner is considered the quintessential...
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  • and the Dark, M.U.L.E., and Worms?. Bug-Byte releases Matthew Smith's Manic Miner, a platform game, for the ZX Spectrum. Ultimate Play the Game, later...
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  • we have released the full source code to the Game Boy Advance port of Manic Miner by Jester Interactive! Also included is a build of the game dated as...
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    available for the Dragon include Arcadia (Imagine), Chuckie Egg (A&F), Manic Miner and sequel Jet Set Willy (Software Projects), Hunchback (Ocean) and Football...
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    established. Many games from the bedroom coders of the United Kingdom, such as Manic Miner (1983), incorporated the quirkiness of British humour and made them highly...
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    an extensive library of video games, including iconic titles such as Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy, Chuckie Egg, Elite, Sabre Wulf, Knight Lore, and The...
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    closed. According to the cassette insert for the 1980s computer game Manic Miner, the mine complex in which the game action takes place was located "while...
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  • Readers choice Official list 2004 Special edition 1 Chase HQ Deathchase Manic Miner 2 Rainbow Islands Rebelstar Knight Lore 3 R-Type All or Nothing Chaos...
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  • Knytt Lady Sia Legend of Kage Lode Runner Manic Miner MapleStory Mappy Mega Man (RockMan) series Metroid Miner 2049er Monster Bash Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad...
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    Andrew). Issue 48 (February 2008) contained an exclusive interview with Manic Miner creator Matthew Smith, written by freelancer Paul Drury after a visit...
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  • Projects was a computer game development company which was started by Manic Miner developer Matthew Smith, Alan Maton and Colin Roach. After leaving Bug-Byte...
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    with volume controls on their computer cassette decks in the hope that Manic Miner would actually load and not crash after 30 minutes of listening to beeps...
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    year, adding uneven terrain and scrolling pans between static screens. Manic Miner (1983) and its sequel Jet Set Willy (1984) continued this style of multi-screen...
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    Runners-up Game of the Year Jetpac Arcadia, Manic Miner, The Hobbit Best Arcade-Style Game of the Year Manic Miner Arcadia, Penetrator, Galaga Strategy Game...
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  • ZX Spectrum 2 Fighter Pilot Digital Integration Combat flight sim 3 Manic Miner Bug-Byte/Software Projects Platformer 4 Atic Atac Ultimate Play the Game...
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  • Inc. Take-Two Interactive Manhunt 2003 Rockstar North Rockstar Games Manic Miner 1997 Matthew Smith Software Projects Manx TT Super Bike 1995 Sega-AM3...
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  • Dest Systems, Cognition Matthew Smith – ZX Spectrum games, including Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy Henry Spencer – C News, Regex Joel Spolsky – cofounded...
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    (1951–1986), mountaineer Matthew Smith (b. 1966), Games Programmer, creator of Manic Miner Jay Spearing (b. 1988), Blackpool F.C. footballer Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950)...
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  • codes to make this process easier. An early cheat code can be found in Manic Miner, where typing "6031769" (based on Matthew Smith's driving license) enables...
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  • Lucasfilm Games Lucasfilm Games Manic Karts 1995 Manic Media Productions Virgin Interactive Entertainment Manic Miner 1997 Alchemist Research Alchemist...
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    Major League Baseball 2K7 Skyworks Technologies 2K Sports 2007 NA ? Manic Miner Jester Interactive Jester Interactive 2002 PAL ? Manga-ka Debut Monogatari:...
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  • series is a platform game split into one-screen levels in the style of Manic Miner and was coded by Michael Ware of Proteus Developments. It is Series 3a/3c...
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  • Sherwin, Andrew Peckham 1983 Cavern Fighter Bug-Byte John K. Jameson 1983 Manic Miner Bug-Byte Matthew Smith 1983 Styx Bug-Byte Matthew Smith 1983 Battle 1917...
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    Frame Mama Llama Manchester United Mancopter Mandroid Maniac Mansion Manic Miner Manky Marauder Marble Madness Mario Bros. Mars Saga The Mask of the Sun...
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