How to Play?

Best Free Manic Miner Game. Manic Miner is a platform 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 pioneers of the platform game genre. The game itself was inspired by the Atari 800 game Miner 2049er. Purpose of the game: The aim of Manic Miner is to guide Miner Willy through each screen - collecing all keys and then reaching the exit without being caught by the guardians. How to play: Use the arrow keys to move, and SPACE, SHIFT, or 'Z' to jump. 'P' to pause. In each of the twenty caverns are several flashing keys, which the player must collect before Willy's oxygen supply runs out. Once the player has collected the keys in one cavern, they must then go to the now-flashing portal, which will take them to the next cavern. You must avoid enemies like Poisonous Pansies, Spiders, Slime, and Manic Mining Robots, which move backwards and forwards along a predefined length at various, constant speeds. Special tricks: Watch for the situation carefully. You needs to move quickly before the oxygen supply runs out. Don't be reckless, or else, you know what I mean. Willy can also be killed by falling too far, so players must time the precision of jumps and other movements to prevent such falls or collisions with the enemies. Good luck and have fun.