JSW Central - Resource Centre for ZX Spectrum games based on Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy game engines

Resource centre for ZX Spectrum games
using Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy game engines

I. Manic Miner (MM)

Games based on Matthew Smith's original Manic Miner game engine for the 48K Spectrum.

3. Manic Miner No. 2

(Manic Miner #2)

Author / publisher: R. D. Foord Software

Year: 1985

Language: English

Manic Miner No. 2 was created by R. D. Foord Software back in 1985. It was probably the first MM game that looked signiificantly different from the original MM. However, it was not known to a wider public until March 2005, when it was published on TZX Vault.

The game features a custom basic loader, a custom loading screen, a completely redesigned title screen (which also serves as the upper half of the last cavern), a rewritten scrolling message and brand new rooms. Most of the guardians are copied from Jet Set Willy, although some of the original guardians from MM are also in place.

Number of rooms: 20

Highest documented score:

- upon reaching the swordfish sign: 37,290 points;

- upon first re-entry into the first cavern: 38,755 points.

Download links

Direct game download	Game file in TAP and TZX formats

World of Spectrum	The game's page on WoS

Spectrum Computing	The game's page on Spectrum Computing

Speccy Screenshot Maps	The game's map on Speccy Screenshot Maps

JSW Central	RZX walkthrough of the game showing the highest documented score

RZX Archive	RZX walkthrough of the game on the RZX Archive (showing a completion of the game which is inferior to the best publicly available recording)