Resource centre for ZX Spectrum games
using Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy game engines
Versions and minor mods of the original Manic Miner
Manic Miner - Perpetual Motion
Author: Darth Melkor
Year: 2005
Language: English
A variant in which Willy moves incessantly thanks to the use of POKE 35976,0 [#8C88,00], discovered by Andrew Broad, with rooms "Attack of the Mutant Telephones" (10), "The Sixteenth Cavern" (15) and "The Final Barrier" (19) edited to make the game completable. The in-game tune is "In the Hall of the Mountain King" (by Edvard Grieg) - Andrew Broad's version from Manic Miner 4 [Special Edition].
The file was released in December 2005 as part of the Manic Scribbler box set.
Number of rooms: 20
Highest documented score:
- upon reaching the swordfish sign: 37,415 points;
- upon first re-entry into the first cavern: 38,670 points.
Download links
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Original Manic Scribbler box set with the game file in TAP format and the Readme |
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Game file in TAP and TZX formats |
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The game's page on Spectrum Computing |
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RZX walkthrough of the game |
Screenshot gallery |
Rooms with visible modifications in relation to the original
The remaining screens look the same as in the original MM.