Resource centre for ZX Spectrum games
using Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy game engines
Versions and minor mods of the original Manic Miner
Turbo Manic Miner
Author: Scott Jensen (Mysterion)
Year: 2018
Language: English
A speed-patched version of the game with improved frame rate on both 48k and 128k Spectrums. Instead of the slow LDIR instructions, according to the author's description, "in 48k mode it uses the POP-PUSH method, and in 128k mode, it programmatically generates a humungous unrolled section using POP and LD (xxxxx),HL instructions in the 128's unused banks of RAM for a touch extra speed".
Use on a 128K machine is recommended for best results.
Download links
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The game's homepage on JetSet Willy & Manic Miner Community (the discussion is here and here) |
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Game file in TAP and TZX format |
Screenshot gallery |
The game is not visually different from the original MM. However, if used on a 128K machine, it shows the following message after loading:
