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

 

Versions and minor mods of the original Manic Miner

 

Various minor hacks

 

There are various hacked versions of Manic Miner on the internet which do not merit individual pages on JSW Central. They do not contribute any modifications to the game's rooms or game engine. Some of them feature custom loading screens, some have cheat menus, and probably most of them have their loading schemes and BASIC loaders modified in relation to the original.

Some selected files are discussed below.

 

Manic Miner - a TR-DOS version by Eye-Q (1999)

The original hack in SCL format works on Pentagon 128 or Scorpion ZS 256 only. However, it has also been converted to TAP format.

It features a modified loading screen:

 

mmminother_vtrdos_load_1

 

mmminother_vtrdos_load_2

 

Then it features an intro with music, starting with the following menu:

 

mmminother_vtrdos_menu

 

If you choose "Information", you move to a description of the game, mostly in Russian, where you can scroll up and down through the text. Some sample screens are shown below:

 

mmminother_vtrdos_text_1

 

mmminother_vtrdos_text_2

 

mmminother_vtrdos_text_3

 

mmminother_vtrdos_text_4

 

mmminother_vtrdos_text_5

 

If you choose "Cheats", you can then select infinite lives, infinite air and immunity:

 

mmminother_vtrdos_cheat

 

Download links

 

csscgc

Original download page

Virtual TR-DOS download page with the game in SCL format

   

csscgc

Original download page

TRDos ReCracks download page with the game in TAP format

   

directdownload

Direct game download

ZIP with various minor hacks of MM, including the game in TAP, TZX and SCL formats

 

 

Manic Miner - a hack by CHIXUS (2021)

It features a custom loading screen:

 

mmminother_chixus_load_1

 

mmminother_chixus_load_2

 

an intro where one can bring up a cheat menu by pressing "y":

 

mmminother_chixus_intro

 

and several cheat options:

 

mmminother_chixus_cheat_1

 

mmminother_chixus_cheat_2

 

mmminother_chixus_cheat_3

 

mmminother_chixus_cheat_4

 

Download links

 

directdownload

Direct game download

ZIP with various minor hacks of MM, including the game in TZX format

 

 

Manic Miner - a hack by OAV (1995)

It features a custom loading screen:

 

mmminother_oav_load

 

and a cheat option

 

mmminother_oav_cheat

 

which makes the guardians disappear after flashing for a few seconds:

 

mmminother_oav_cheat_action_1

 

mmminother_oav_cheat_action_2

 

mmminother_oav_cheat_action_3

 

Download links

 

csscgc

Original download page

Full Tape Crack Pack download page with the game file in TAP format

   

directdownload

Direct game download

ZIP with various minor hacks of MM, including the game in TAP and TZX formats

 

 

Manic Miner - a hack from www.speccy.org

It has a compressed loader that features an additional intro sequence before the game loads:

 

mmminother_speccycz_intro

 

then the Software Projects version loading screen (even though the game itself is the Bug-Byte version):

 

mm1-sp_load_1

 

mm1-sp_load_2

 

and then a "Training" option, which effectively gives infinite lives:

 

mmminother_speccycz_cheat_1

 

mmminother_speccycz_cheat_2

 

Download links

 

directdownload

Direct game download

ZIP with various minor hacks of MM, including the game in TAP and TZX formats

 

 

Manic Miner - a hack by SAN-SAN (1993)

It features a custom loading screen:

 

mmminother_san-san_load

 

Download links

 

csscgc

Original download page

Full Tape Crack Pack download page with the game file in TAP format

   

directdownload

Direct game download

ZIP with various minor hacks of MM, including the game in TAP and TZX formats

 

 

Manic Miner - a hack by POKES

It features a cheat option after the game has loaded:

 

mmminother_pokes_cheat_1

 

mmminother_pokes_cheat_2

 

Download links

 

csscgc

Original download page

Full Tape Crack Pack download page with the game file in TAP format

   

directdownload

Direct game download

ZIP with various minor hacks of MM, including the game in TAP and TZX formats