Manic Miner ⛏️ Official Versions Comparison (+ All Game Over screens) 

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Sam Coupé looking pretty rad, also like the MSX version.

Had this on the MSX, was one of the 1st games we had :)

The ZX Spectrum nailed it in the music department! 🥴

Might as well mention it here, the J2ME version's sound in the video is not emulated well, on real hardware it sounds like a triangle wave or a square wave. Also there are two more versions of the official J2ME port for various phones that aren't as big on screen crunch, but require authentication on the dead server to play past Eugene's Lair. The port does play very close to the Andy Noble version on PC and GBA and i'm glad it was featured in this video still.

The Amstrad and MSX versions seem to me to be the best, being similar to the ZX Spectrum original but elevated.

J2ME's jump sound was totally unnecessary. Hearing that throughout the game would have drove anyone mad. 😱

Interesting how the MSX version is the only of the older computer ports where the music is actually the correct notes and pitch.

Who ever did the Commodore Amiga version did Not utilize the abilities of that awesome computer. What were they thinking. They must have been lazy and just brought over all the sprites and backgrounds from the older 8-bit systems.

I haven't heard of some of these platforms!

Oric, dragon 32, Amiga and Sam Coupé has great themes.

Is the game over screen a Monty Python reference?🤣

I was today years old when I first heard of Tatung Einstein.

In the ZX Spectrum version, the song that plays when you move the character is called In The Hall of the Mountain King. What a weird choice for a song.

I had tbe Amiga "sequel", and always found it funny how they just took Rick Dangerous' sprite and tweaked it a biy fow Willy's new sprite XD

I remember, when i was a little kid, my mom took me and my older brother to a former game store in Tikkurila, Vantaa (Finland 🇫🇮) back in the late 1980's. That day, i found MANIC MINER for the Commodore 64 as a tape version on a double tape deck with another classic game, JET SET WILLY II. Both of them are so legendary, I would like to play them again 😺👍🕹️. Also, on that same day, my older brother bought THE LAST NINJA 2 for the Commodore 64 as a tape version. Awesome childhood memories 😹😺👍🕹️.

My first encounter with this game was at my friend's house on his msx. Great memories:)

the dev must have spent some time in a mental institute, cause if I hear that bgm loop one more time I'm sleeping in one tonight 🤒

Wonderful zx spectrum music, with headphones that would not hurt my ears at all

Sam Coupe has my favourite version. It carries the original’s charm while looking and sounding better

You haven't played unless you played on the original ZX Spectrum. ;) Nice vid. :)

GBA best graphics, SAM Coupé best music

SAM Coupé is my favourite!

I grew up playing the original so my bias will always be with it. Still, at least I'm now aware of the Memotech MTX and Tatung Einstein which I don't believe I knew existed before now.

ZX Spectrum: The original version. (Loud sound warning) Commodore 64 (C64): Pretty soothing and great. Amstrad CPC: That seems... different... BBC Micro: Oh dang. They couldn't fit it all in one screen, so they had to make 2 interfaces. MSX: Same as the Spectrum version, but with the correct notes. Memotech MTX: Based on the ZX Spectrum version. (What happened to the music?!) Tatung Einstein: Based on the MSX version. (Cameron Else did this version) Dragon 32/64: Although Black and White, still playable, at least. Commodore 16/Plus 4: A Stripped down version of the Commodore 64. No Game Over screen, strangely. Oric 1/ Atmos: At least the music's pretty good. Amiga: Oh, shovelwares! What happened to the music?! 😢 Amiga (Manic Miner II): Well, that certainly looks a little bit better. No squish after a Game Over, though... Sam Coupé: What an upgrade! It's the second best. (Fuka from Fuxoft made the Sound Effects and Music) Game Boy Advance: Well, that Game Over screen got a twist. J2ME/Java: Well, It's the GBA version, but has the classic Game Over screen.

GBA title screen is horrifying, what was the logic in making Willy look like something out of a bad horror game?

I never had or played ZX Spectrum, but for some strange reason it's almost always looks and sounds appealing for me. And this game is no exception... minus title screen of course. From this video I'd say I liked Sam Coupé version and GBA seems the best of them all.

At first I thought the Dragon must be intended to use artifact colors, but then I realized it's a PAL machine, so I guess they just decided that colors were for fools

Some didn't get the memo about the BGM, srsly...

Great video

The MSX version is the best of the old home computers i have in the time 1986, Spectrum Commodore 64 and MSX.

Amiga (MM2) is amazing bro.

Por que tienen choque de colores la Amstrad y otras versiones, copiaron de la Spectrum eso tambien!?

Manic Miner 2 Amiga has a dark game over screen 😂

Best intro music: the ZX Spectrum Best completely missing the point: Amiga (the second) Best clarinet solo: J2ME Best port not appearing in this video: ZX81

The SAM version has 3 sets of levels with 20 screens each - the original Matthew Smith ones being the first 20. Here's the first few of Level 1: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fXsEiLbvk0A.html

Funny that most (but not all) of the later versions kept the obnoxious opening music bit. Still, a reasonably fun game if you turn the volume off! LOL.

Maybe do the Jawbreaker (Sierra) games next?

0:15 ZX Spectrum (1983)

I guess the Game Boy Color one didn't make it here since it was a homebrew game, but that one was the one I played the most; I grew up in the 2000s and didn't have any of the old computers until after the fact

What the fuck seriously the game boy advance version plays a whole ass video for it that’s fucking crazy. I didn’t expect that at all. Gotta say, though my second favorite version is probably the sam coupe whatever the fuck is Sam Coupe is

In the amstrad cpc version, the song is ver y familiary to mountain-king

Sounds like turkey trot

The best 8 Bit version, the Sam Coupe version.

ZX Spectrum: Okay, the original, but UGH, MY EARS AAAAAAAAAAAAA C64: Well an port than doenst hurt my ears, with...NES Style? Amstrad CPC: F for the elf in the intro, but the other things it's okay! BBC Micro: What? 16:9 on BBC Micro? I-impressive! MSX: Well, an decent port with an support of 3 channels Memotech MTX: Literally the same as C64 and MSX, but the sound literally is too worse Tatung Eistein: Good music in the intro, but, literally is also the same as MSX, C64 and Mamotech MTX Dragon 32/64: *sees the intro* Oh, too good for an computer! *sees the gameplay* Oh damn, forgot it C16: Better than the C64 Oric 1/Atmos: What the f-... Amiga: And the new graphics? Literally, is the same as other platforms, with *E D G E S* Amiga (Again, Manic Miner II) For an sequel that imitates the original, is really good! Sam Coupé: Could be the best port ever! Yeah! Exactly! GBA: Too much computer, but moved to Game Boy Advance and is literally good! But, is not my favorite for any reason Java/J2ME: Could be better without the jump sound, and the medium resolution or high resolution My favorites: Sam Coupé/Amiga (Manic Miner II) and Game Boy Advance

Looks retro.

When the Sam Coupe version is better than the GBA 😂😂😂

No Manic Miner video would be complete without the game over foot squashing miner Willy.

PMD85 version?

the game with the most ports on obscure devices

The player looks like Rayman on the Amiga version

This game looks cool but would've been better if they used original music tbh

Im have done a lot of tunse based on this game with Rusty Pixels, lol. hihi. anyway one of them is Manic Miner: The Lost Levels for the Nintendo DS.

Manic Miner should be Remake on PC Steam or Playstation 5!!!

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

En varias versiones, las pantallas de Game Over son muy epilepticas mientras que la versión de Game Boy Advance pone un FMV mostrando lo mismo pero mas detallado, y es por eso que algunas remasterizaciones como la de Marble Madness se ven muy mal y otras se ven genial.

SAM Coupe version seemed the best. Its rendition of Mountain King sounded the best, and Willy gets shot by a holy beam of light when he dies.

nice games 10/10

The title music on the ZX Spectrum borders on a crime to humanity. Memotech MTX does something only mildly less jarring. The Amiga MM II is the nicest looking version.

Is it me or the j2me scares me by the fact that the sounds have an echo.

7:07 Wow, the music in the Memotech version is even worse than the ZX Spectrum version. Not only that, but they keys on the piano are playing BACKWARDS (not that the piano on the ZX Spectrum was accurate, either, But this is just worst).

All versions from 80's are almost identical except for Oric 1, which has somewhat different colours and display aspect ratio. But i also like enhanced amiga version and windows version (not shown here) with the old-style graphics but with more colours (looks similar to the Sam-Coupe port).

stopping kids from saying second

Ranking each version's Blue Danube renditions... ZX Spectrum: Impressive attempt with the 48K beeper, but sounds wretched. C64: Play Elite on the same computer to hear an amazing version of the classic tune. CPC: The Speccy, but more tolerable. Nuff said! BBC Micro: Eh. Nothing... MSX: Actually quite nice. Close enough to the classic piece that Retrosutra got a copyright flag for it, lmao. MTX: Eugh. Shrill like the Speccy original. Tatung: Neat, but not as good as MSX. Dragon: Interesting sample based version. Very nice, actually. C16: Refer to BBC Micro. Oric: 2nd best version IMO. Amiga port: Weak. Expected better. Manic Miner 2: No Danube, but I don't mind the tune on there. Coupe: Cute rendition. A tie for number 2 with the Oric. GBA: Sounds like a clown shoes version of the Danube lmao. But somehow still sounds good. J2ME: It's a small portion of Mountain King. So it doesn't count.

Sounds creepy.

Is it me or does the GBA version with the title screen sounding like it's clown music

Comodore amiga 2

I never knew the two computers that have the same video and hardware as the MSX (Memotech MTX, Tatung Einstein) had this port as well.

GBA and amigo two not one and the worst version was Travis since my eyes hurt and my ears hurt a brutal amount of pain

ZX/ACPC/ - ears/eyes are bleeding C64 - better enough BBC Micro - better than ZX/ACPC, worse than C64 MSX - sound of the jump is killing me, but otherwise it's the first time the music theme sound right for some reason...o0 MTX - looks just like MSX' version, but sound almost as effed up, as ZX/ACPC Tatung Einstein - improvement over MSX in terms of some sounds (JUMP!), but overal a little bit inferior to it Dragon 32/64 - even this one is better than ZX/ACPC, even though it's black and white))... C16 - huh, no sound and game over screen? strange...)) also graphically it's slightly improved here and there (or I've lost my sight after the ZX/ACPC ones, kekw), but that end of the level sound killed me XDDD Oric 1/Atmos - best sound so far (well, at least in terms of music, not sfx), but graphics are worst... o0 Amiga - best sfx, but music is as bad as it was on ZX/ACPC, visuals are better than ZX/ACPC, but worse than on C16 Amiga (Manic Miner II) - well, it looks like an actual video game now, and it even had some new gameplay mechanics)) the best version so far, but no one scwash him after Game Over, sadly(( Sam Coupe - interesting color pallet, but...why those bridges are working different all of a sudden now? o0 Also the best Game Over screen so far)) GBA - A new millennium, a far superior hardware, but we'll go with the original classical music (why?) and the not so great visuals (WHY?!). I don't get it... Well, at least the Game Over screen had a very modern look/twist)) J2ME - interesting... It's a GBA port, clearly, but the sound is so annoying (alas the end of the level accordion arpeggio made me LMAO) So, I guess, I'd go with that: 1st place: Manic Miner II (Amiga) 2nd place: GBA + J2ME port (for the effort of it) 3rd place: MSX + Sam Coupe + C64

GBA is flawless!

Got to love the MSX version when you die and not only punish you by making you lose your life and also give you a seizure too so that’s pretty cool 😂

CPC gang represent.