Manic Miner (c) 1983 Bug-Byte Software Ltd ------------------------------------------ INSTRUCTIONS FOR MANIC MINER Author: Mathew Smith MANIC MINER will run on any 48K Spectrum To load MANIC MINER, simply enter: LOAD "" - then hit the ENTER key and follow the computer's prompts. Leave the tape running until the game starts up. THE GAME Miner Willy, while prospecting down Surbiton way, stumbles upon an ancient, long forgotten mine-shaft. On further exploration, he finds evidence of a lost civilisation far superior to our own, which used automatons to dig beep into the Earth's core to supply the essential raw materials for their advanced industry. After centuries of peace and prosperity, the civilisation was torn apart by war, and lapsed into a long dark age, abandoning their industry and machines. Nobody, however, thought to tell the mine robots to stop working, and through countless aeons they had steadily accumulated a huge stockpile of valuable metals and minerals, and Miner Willy realises that he now has the opportunity to make his fortune by finding the underground store. Can YOU take the challenge and guide Willy through the underground caverns to the surface and riches. In order to move to the next chamber, you must collect all the flashing keys in the room while avoiding nasties like POISONOUS PANSIES and SPIDERS and SLIME and worst of all, MANIC MINING ROBOTS. When you have all the keys, you can enter the portal which will now be flashing. The game ends when you have been 'got' or fallen heavily three times. GAME CONTROL Three keys are used to control the game: Q,E,T,U or O - Move left W,R,Y,I or P - Move right Shift to space - Jump AlSO KEMPSTON JOYSTICK COMPATIBLE If you enjoy this game, look out for other Bug-Byte programs at you local computer shop, branches of BOOTS, W.H. Smiths, or in our advertising in the computer press and elsewhere. Think you can write a better game than this? We'd love to see it. Send a copy n cassette to: The Programming Department, Bug-Byte, Mulberry House, Canning Place, Liverpool, L1 8JB For free appraisal of its worth, without any obligation to donate the program to our range. Or simply send a A.A.E. for details of our terms for contributed programs. (c) Bug-Byte 1983 ------------------------------------------------------------ The program "MANIC MINER" its documentation and artwork are strictly the copyright of Bug-Byte. It is illegal to make a copy of MANIC MINER without authorisation from Bug-Byte and legal action will be taken against anyone found doing so. It is also illegal, and expressly forbidden, to lend or hire out the program by way of trade. ------------------------------------------------------------ Complete Instructions typed in by Paul Thompson, April 2003