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using Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy game engines
Versions and minor mods of the original Manic Miner
Reverse Manic Miner
Author: Andrew Broad
Publisher: Broadsoft
Year: 2004
Language: English
A version of Manic Miner where you play through the caverns in reverse order, starting in "The Final Barrier" and finishing in "The Central Cavern". It is an Easter Egg contained within the TAP file of Manic Miner: Neighbours - Allana Truman, Andrew Broad's MM game released in November 2004. Reverse Manic Miner was first described publicly in August 2015, although its existence had been mentioned by the author before.
The game uses John Elliott's Manic Miner patch, which allows each room to enable or disable vertical guardians, Eugene, Kong Beasts, Skylabs and Solar Power in a data-driven manner.
Number of rooms: 20
Highest documented score:
- upon reaching the portal in the last cavern: 37,599 points;
- upon first re-entry into the first cavern: 38,820 points.
Download links
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ZIP file with Manic Miner: Neighbours - Allana Truman TAP file and the Readme in the secret.zip file |
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Game file in TAP format, extracted from the Manic Miner: Neighbours - Allana Truman tape |
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Game file in TAP and TZX format |
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The game's page on Spectrum Computing |
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RZX walkthrough of the game |
Screenshot gallery |
The game is not visually different from the original MM except for the score which may be achieved in each room.
