--- title: "Manic Miner: ZX Spectrum - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United Kingdom | Apple App Store" description: "NEWS FLASH! - the Manic Miner® app - a perfectly formed replica of the much-loved home computer game, with 3D voxel-style graphics - AVAILABLE NOW Search the App Store for “the Manic Miner® app”. IM" --- # Manic Miner: ZX Spectrum — United Kingdom ![Manic Miner App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/32/1f/29/321f2980-3381-d913-19cf-6eb7fbc8263c/AppIcon-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-85-220-7.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [Elite Systems](https://apptail.io/developer/elite-systems-ZnC) (United Kingdom) **Category:** Games **Rating:** 2.7/5 (25 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.elitesystemsltd.maniciphone **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United Kingdom **Version:** 1.8.2 (released 2019-04-17) **Original Release:** 2010-12-20 **Languages:** English **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/app/id406164735) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/manic-miner-zx-spectrum-aBDg/united-kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/manic-miner-zx-spectrum-aBDg/united-kingdom) ## Manic Miner Description NEWS FLASH! - the Manic Miner® app - a perfectly formed replica of the much-loved home computer game, with 3D voxel-style graphics - AVAILABLE NOW Search the App Store for “the Manic Miner® app”. IMPORTANT: To 'Save' the game go 'Back' to the Main Menu before quitting the App. Manic Miner for the ZX Spectrum (an 8-bit personal home computer released in the UK in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd, which sold in excess of 5 million units worldwide) is one of THE defining games of the 1980s. Manic Miner: ZX Spectrum is offered as an in-app purchase from within the Recreated ZX Spectrum app. (The in-app is priced at £2.99. The Recreated ZX Spectrum app includes more ZX Spectrum games plus Sinclair BASIC). Manic Miner: ZX Spectrum is also available in this stand-alone form but does not include any other ZX Spectrum games. Manic Miner: ZX Spectrum is the 100% original ZX Spectrum game, written in 1983 and is brought to you - as an officially licenced product - utilizing our ZX Spectrum: Elite Collection technology. Featuring: - portrait and landscape play / display modes - iDaptive (user-definable, game-specific joystick, keypad & canvass) Controls - (Google: "Tiny URL 22qh8hl") for more info - ‘auto save’, on exiting the game - authentic 'Spectrum' sound Manic Miner is a platform game originally written for the ZX Spectrum 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. It has since been ported to numerous home computers and video game consoles. At the time, its stand-out features included in-game music and sound effects, excellent playability, and colourful graphics, which were well designed for the graphical limitations of the ZX Spectrum. On the Spectrum this was the first game with in-game music, the playing of which required constant CPU attention and was thought impossible. It was cleverly achieved by constantly alternating CPU time between the music and the game (which accounts for the music's stuttery rhythm). The in-game music is In the Hall of the Mountain King from Edvard Grieg's music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt. The music that plays during the title screen is an arrangement of An der schönen blauen Donau (popularly known as The Blue Danube), a waltz by Johann Strauß. Manic Miner for the ZX Spectrum contains the following 20 rooms: 1. Central Cavern 2. The Cold Room 3. The Menagerie 4. Abandoned Uranium Workings 5. Eugene's Lair 6. Processing Plant 7. The Vat 8. Miner Willy meets the Kong Beast 9. Wacky Amoebatrons 10. The Endorian Forest 11. Attack of the Mutant Telephones 12. Return of the Alien Kong Beast 13. Ore Refinery 14. Skylab Landing Bay 15. The Bank 16. The Sixteenth Cavern 17. The Warehouse 18. Amoebatrons' Revenge 19. Solar Power Generator 20. The Final Barrier In each of the twenty caverns are several flashing objects, which the player must collect before Willy's oxygen supply runs out. Once the player has collected the objects in one cavern, they must then go to the now-flashing portal, which will take them to the next cavern. The player must avoid enemies (listed in the cassette inlay) as Poisonous Pansies, Spiders, Slime, and Manic Mining Robots, which move backwards and forwards along a predefined length at constant speeds. 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. The game ends when the player has no lives left; extra lives are gained every 10000 points. About Elite®: Elite Systems Ltd was incorporated in England in 1984. ## Manic Miner Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/d2/00/14/d2001418-425b-11e5-6b10-4f8cbaf68956/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/01/99/6e/01996e2f-8c87-4635-f1a4-9af7937abd71/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/1d/69/72/1d6972ff-56b2-ddd6-c60c-d4410e843a86/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/76/f1/9e/76f19e50-f323-813f-304b-21a0b62771fe/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/ae/8b/0e/ae8b0edb-87f1-c9a4-cf3c-76933e143517/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/27/51/d0/2751d0a9-c02d-14e4-24b8-d9b8050a1411/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png) ## Manic Miner Rating Breakdown in United Kingdom - 5 stars: 9 (36%) - 4 stars: 0 (0%) - 3 stars: 1 (4%) - 2 stars: 4 (16%) - 1 stars: 11 (44%) ## Manic Miner Reviews in United Kingdom ### *---- "Game does not load" Really disappointed and a waste of money, the game gets to the start screen and stops. It does not load!!! -- A Vine Turn, 2024-11-21 ### *---- "Manic miner" Doesn’t work on IPhone -- TrCy12345, 2024-01-02 ### *---- "Rubbish" I paid £2.49 for this and can’t play it at all no Buttons on the screen and even if u move them in the edit function u only get left n right so cat start the game!! Don’t waste your money learn from my experience and give this a miss!! -- Geetarbloke, 2022-01-20 ### ***-- "Good game poor controls" Game is exactly like it was in the 80s but controls don’t work good at all sort them and its a 5* game all day -- nufcsimmy, 2019-04-07 ### *---- "Buttons don’t work properly!" I was really looking forward to playing this, but it’s just not fit for purpose, because the fire/jump button keeps failing to work, and you really need an instant, reliable response, even on level 1. The other buttons sometimes fail too. Hopefully they can fix this; until then it’s basically unplayable. -- Jemmycat, 2019-01-16 ### ***** "Please update" Update please?? Update please?? Update please?? Update please?? -- l1zardk1ng (Allan Hannah), 2018-07-15 ### *---- "Manic Miner" Does not work with IOS11 -- stoo01, 2018-06-10 ### **--- "Buttons!" Great to play this game again but it's impossible to get anywhere because the control buttons seem to lose functionality every time I play. Shame. -- Coxy333, 2017-03-03 ### **--- "I wouldn't bother," Disappointingly the interface isn't smooth and the buttons are not great, so control is difficult . It was easier to play 34 years ago with rubber keys! Only positive is the 8bit sound is as harsh as it was 3 decades ago. -- Ernie FM, 2016-11-01 ### ***** "Awesome" Brings back great memories! Very hard and very very addictive!!! -- Grfygghhbvf, 2014-01-29 ### ***** "Absolute Classic !" Timeless classic from UK programmer Matthew Smith, the grand daddy of platform games. Now the addiction is available for future generations! I also grabbed JSW as well for old times sake! -- Plot Spoilers, 2013-05-27 ### ***** "Enjoying the sheer frustration once again" When my mates and I played this when we were 16, it was always a challenge to beat the other. Absolutely loved this game back then on the speccy with its spongey keys and now I'm re-living my spotty oik days all over again two decades later-except the spots! -- ArchieTecture, 2013-04-19 ### ***** "5* !!!" Superb!!! I'm in Speccy heaven playing this classic again :) Be nice to choose the bug byte pic instead of software projects .. Otherwise - excellent game !! -- AppleCrypt, 2013-04-08 ### **--- "Manic Miner" Slow button response, most notably on jump which can be frustrating a difficult to get used to. Also, landscape mode isn't very good as screen covers buttons - buttons still work though. It should be noted that I'm trying to play it on iPhone 4 - it might work better on other devices. Overall: disappointed :-( -- Edmundo1971, 2013-04-04 ### ***** "Mrr" A top game from the past -- Ox10, 2013-03-02 ### ***** "Takes me back.." I'm 14 again... -- Ohnoitisnt, 2013-02-23 ### ***** "Top Draw" One of the greats! Surprising how well its stood the test of time. Save & load is a great feature. Very much doubt I cleared all levels back in the day. Mega hard! Miner Willy rocks! -- Piper John, 2013-02-15 ### ***** "Perfect" Takes me back. So much more reliable than the tape I used with the ZX Spectrum! -- JT1220, 2013-01-08 ### ***** "Fantastic" Really takes me back to my first experiences of gaming . A true land mark in platform games 10 out of 10 -- Stivvy101, 2013-01-05 ### ***** "Fantastic" This game was a sensation decades ago and it is exactly the same and the cheat mode is included. -- Glenbuck88, 2012-11-13 [View all Manic Miner reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) --- ## About AppTail [AppTail](https://apptail.io) is a mobile app intelligence platform providing app analytics, ASO (App Store Optimization) tools, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, revenue estimates, and review monitoring for iOS App Store apps. Track your app's performance, discover ranking keywords, monitor competitors, and analyze market trends. - [Search Apps](https://apptail.io) - [Top Charts](https://apptail.io/top-iphone-apps) - [Sign Up for Full Access](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=footer) *Data provided by [AppTail](https://apptail.io) - Mobile App Intelligence Platform*