<s>
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
by	O
Matthew	O
Smith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Miner	O
Willy	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Miner	B-Application
2049er	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
called	O
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
platform	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
numerous	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Processing	O
Plant	O
,	O
the	O
enemy	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
conveyor	O
belt	O
is	O
a	O
bush	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Software	O
Projects	O
one	O
resembles	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
ghost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Software	O
Projects	O
logo	O
)	O
instead	O
,	O
which	O
rotate	O
about	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
Z-axis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
numerical	O
sequence	O
"	O
6031769	O
"	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
as	O
cheat	O
code	O
(	O
infinite	O
lives	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Commodore	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Dragon	B-Device
32/64	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Oric	B-Device
1	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
SAM	B-Device
Coupé	I-Device
,	O
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SAM	B-Device
Coupé	I-Device
version	O
,	O
programmed	O
by	O
Matthew	O
Holt	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
ZX	O
original	O
requires	O
pixel-perfect	O
timing	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
by	O
František	O
Fuka	O
,	O
were	O
greatly	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
version	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
Solar	O
Power	O
Generator	O
,	O
instead	O
containing	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
room	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Meteor	O
Shower	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amstrad	B-Device
version	O
was	O
effectively	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
version	O
by	O
Software	O
Projects	O
,	O
except	O
that	O
Eugene	O
's	O
Lair	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Eugene	O
Was	O
Here	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
The	O
Final	O
Barrier	O
was	O
again	O
completely	O
different	O
(	O
but	O
is	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
version	O
than	O
the	O
BBC	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Device
32	I-Device
version	O
,	O
programmed	O
by	O
Roy	O
Coates	O
,	O
had	O
two	O
extra	O
rooms	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmed	O
by	O
Chris	O
Larkin	O
,	O
the	O
Oric	B-Device
version	O
has	O
32	O
screens	O
instead	O
of	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
limited	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
respects	O
-	O
this	O
was	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
initial	O
lack	O
of	O
developer	O
material	O
for	O
the	O
C16	O
machine	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
two-week	O
deadline	O
to	O
produce	O
and	O
test	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
then	O
generate	O
a	O
master	O
tape	O
for	O
the	O
duplication	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
fast	B-Device
loader	I-Device
system	O
for	O
the	O
C16	O
cassette	O
deck	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
it	O
took	O
about	O
seven	O
minutes	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
load	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bug	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
entering	O
the	O
first	O
screen	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
tape	O
had	O
finished	O
loading	O
instead	O
of	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
start	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1983	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
Bug-Byte	O
'	O
s	O
original	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
took	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
video	O
games	O
charts	O
replacing	O
Jet	B-Application
Pac	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
Commodore	O
64	O
game	O
and	O
third	O
best	O
selling	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SAM	B-Device
Coupé	I-Device
version	O
scored	O
84%	O
in	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
and	O
88%	O
in	O
Crash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
was	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Arcade	O
Style	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
placed	O
third	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
category	O
at	O
the	O
1983	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
voted	O
for	O
by	O
readers	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
was	O
placed	O
at	O
number	O
25	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
official	O
top	O
100	O
"	O
Spectrum	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
voted	O
number	O
6	O
in	O
the	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
ACE	O
magazine	O
listed	O
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Willy	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Hunchback	B-Application
,	O
Impossible	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
greatest	O
platform	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
calling	O
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
"	O
the	O
first	O
great	O
home	O
computer	O
platform	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unofficial	O
ports	O
exist	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
ZX81	O
,	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
,	O
Orao	B-Device
,	O
Cambridge	B-Device
Z88	I-Device
,	O
PMD	O
85	O
,	O
HP48	B-Device
,	O
Zune	B-Library
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	B-Device
128	I-Device
,	O
and	O
VIC-20	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
is	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Willy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Willy	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
Projects	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
for	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
called	O
The	O
Perils	O
of	O
Willy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
360	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
Game	I-Device
21	O
June	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
loading	O
screen	O
appears	O
in	O
one	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
2005	O
British	O
sitcom	O
Nathan	O
Barley	O
.	O
</s>
