Manic Miner (1983)
0.1458Canon Score · ranked #198 all time
Aggregated from 3 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
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 Projects. The first game in the Miner Willy series, the design was inspired by Miner 2049er (1982) for the Atari 8-bit computers.
Why it ranks #198
Every list on which Manic Miner appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #97 / 500 |
| gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018) | Editorial list | #197 / 200 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |