Manic Miner

Top 100 Game

Manic Miner

( August 1983 to August 1985 )
Top 100 Release All Time BBC Hit
Manic Miner cover by BUG-BYTE Manic Miner cover by SOFTWARE PROJECTS Manic Miner cover by AMSOFT
(left to right) BUG-BYTE, SOFTWARE PROJECTS, AMSOFT
ALL 1 JAN 84
M/F 1 SEP 83
ZX 3 FEB 84
C64 1 MAR 84
CPC 1 NOV 84
B/E 3 DEC 84
BBC 2 NOV 84
DR 1 NOV 84
Sources
All Formats (Gallup)
4WEEK to 84/11/05( CSR )
6WEEK to 84/11/12CSR
6WEEK to 84/11/23( CSR )
7WEEK to 84/11/28DET 84/12/18 p18
( HCW 84/12/18 p8 )
7WEEK to 84/11/30CSR
5WEEK to 84/12/05CSR (85/03/19)
DET 84/12/18 p18
HCW 84/12/18 p8
6WEEK to 84/12/12HCW 85/01/08 p42
8WEEK to 84/12/31HCW 85/01/15 p43
7WEEK to 85/01/08HCW 85/01/22 p8
6WEEK to 85/01/15HCW 85/01/29 p45
7WEEK to 85/01/23HCW 85/02/05 p4
4WEEK to 85/01/30HCW 85/02/12 p4
7WEEK to 85/02/05HCW 85/02/19 p4
8WEEK to 85/02/12CGam #1 Apr 85 (85/03/22) p14
HCW 85/02/26 p8
20WEEK to 85/02/19HCW 85/03/05 p51
9WEEK to 85/02/26HCW 85/03/12 p43
12WEEK to 85/03/05CU #19 Apr 85 p47
15WEEK to 85/03/05CSR (85/03/19)
HCW 85/03/19 p42
14WEEK to 85/03/12HCW 85/03/26 p8
16WEEK to 85/03/12CGam #2 May 85 (85/04/26) p42
234 WEEKS to 85/04/16( CVG #45 Jul 85 (85/06/16) p25 )
32WEEK to 85/04/16CGam #3 Jun 85 (85/05/24) p10
414 WEEKS to 85/05/14CVG #45 Jul 85 (85/06/16) p25
25WEEK to 85/05/28CGam #4 Jul 85 (85/06/28) p10
17WEEK to 85/06/11HCW 85/06/23 p41
19WEEK to 85/06/18CGam #5 Aug 85 (85/07/26) p10
18WEEK to 85/06/25HCW 85/07/09 p41
All Formats (MRIB)
104 WEEKS to c.83/10/13PeCG #2 Dec 83 (83/10/28) p11
212 WEEKS to 83/12/20PeCN 84/01/07 p9
112 WEEKS to 84/01/14BigK #1 Apr 84 (84/03/15) p15
PeCN 84/01/21 p7
12 WEEKS to c.84/03/10( BigK #3 Jun 84 (84/05/17) p15 )
22 WEEKS to c.84/03/24BigK #3 Jun 84 (84/05/17) p15
42 WEEKS to c.84/04/21BigK #4 Jul 84 (84/06/20) p15
162 WEEKS to c.84/05/26BigK #5 Aug 84 (84/07/20) p48
142 WEEKS to c.84/06/16( BigK #7 Oct 84 (84/09/20) p95 )
292 WEEKS to c.84/07/21BigK #7 Oct 84 (84/09/20) p95
All Formats (RAM/C)
6MONTH to c.83/12/08PeCG #3 Feb 84 (84/01/12) p5
2MONTH to c.84/01/05PeCG #4 Mar 84 (84/02/09) p25
12 WEEKS to 84/01/31PeCN 84/02/11 p10
22 WEEKS to 84/02/09PeCN 84/02/18 p11
24 WEEKS to 84/02/09PeCG #5 Apr 84 (84/03/08) p25
12 WEEKS to 84/02/23PeCN 84/03/03 p9
22 WEEKS to 84/03/08PeCN 84/03/17 p7
2MONTH to 84/03/08PeCG #6 May 84 (84/04/12) p22
32 WEEKS to 84/03/22PeCN 84/03/31 p9
42 WEEKS to 84/04/05PeCN 84/04/14 p9
4MONTH to 84/04/05PeCG #7 Jun 84 (84/05/10) p15
42 WEEKS to 84/04/19PeCN 84/04/28 p7
52 WEEKS to 84/05/03PeCN 84/05/19 p9
9MONTH to c.84/05/10PeCG #8 Jul 84 (84/06/14) p20
102 WEEKS to 84/05/25PeCN 84/06/02 p7
282 WEEKS to 84/06/07PeCN 84/06/16 p11
25MONTH to c.84/06/14PeCG #9 Aug 84 (84/07/12) p11
222 WEEKS to 84/06/21PeCN 84/06/30 p11
27WEEK to 84/06/28PeCN 84/07/07 p7
25MONTH to c.84/07/12PeCG #10 Sep 84 (84/08/09) p19
35MONTH to c.84/08/16PeCG #11 Oct 84 (84/09/13) p17
48MONTH to c.84/09/13PeCG #12 Nov 84 (84/10/11) p19
412 WEEKS to 84/09/23( Mic )
372 WEEKS to 84/09/30Mic
18WEEK to 84/11/28PeCN 84/12/08 p5
18WEEK to 84/12/12PeCN 84/12/22 p5
25MONTH to c.84/12/20PeCG #15 Feb 85 (85/01/17) p12
Amstrad (Boots)
1WEEK to c.84/11/22PoCW 84/12/06 p97
1WEEK to c.84/11/29PoCW 84/12/13 p65
Amstrad (Gallup)
114 WEEKS to 85/04/16AmCU #7 Jun 85 (85/05/11) p54
204 WEEKS to 85/05/14AmCU #8 Jul 85 (85/06/14) p88
164 WEEKS to 85/06/13AmCU #9 Aug 85 p25
184 WEEKS to 85/07/09AmCU #10 Sep 85 (85/08/08) p32
Amstrad (Websters)
2WEEK to c.85/02/16YComp Apr 85 p33
BBC (Boots)
2WEEK to c.84/11/22PoCW 84/12/06 p97
2WEEK to c.84/11/29PoCW 84/12/13 p65
4WEEK to c.84/12/13PoCW 85/01/03 p45
BBC (Gallup)
3WEEK to 84/11/12CSR
2WEEK to c.84/11/19AbE 84/12/01 p12
4WEEK to c.84/12/03AbE 84/12/15 p11
4WEEK to 84/12/05HCW 84/12/18 p8
3WEEK to 84/12/12HCW 85/01/08 p42
5WEEK to 84/12/31HCW 85/01/15 p43
3MONTH to 85/01/08A&B Apr 85 (85/03/01) p74
3WEEK to 85/01/08HCW 85/01/22 p8
3WEEK to 85/01/15HCW 85/01/29 p45
5WEEK to 85/01/23HCW 85/02/05 p4
3WEEK to 85/01/30HCW 85/02/12 p4
2WEEK to 85/02/05HCW 85/02/19 p4
10WEEK to 85/02/12HCW 85/02/26 p8
4WEEK to 85/02/26HCW 85/03/12 p43
5WEEK to 85/03/05HCW 85/03/19 p42
10WEEK to 85/03/12HCW 85/03/26 p8
5WEEK to 85/03/19HCW 85/04/02 p8
7WEEK to 85/04/16HCW 85/04/30 p43
7WEEK to 85/04/30HCW 85/05/14 p41
9WEEK to 85/06/11HCW 85/06/23 p41
9WEEK to 85/06/25HCW 85/07/09 p41
BBC/Electron (RAM/C)
164 WEEKS to c.84/10/16AcU #30 Jan 85 p170
54 WEEKS to c.84/11/13AcU #31 Feb 85 p165
34 WEEKS to c.84/12/11AcU #32 Mar 85 p155
104 WEEKS to c.85/01/15AcU #33 Apr 85 p157
94 WEEKS to c.85/02/12AcU #34 May 85 p163
134 WEEKS to c.85/07/16AcU #39 Oct 85 p159
194 WEEKS to c.85/08/13AcU #40 Nov 85 p161
C64 (Boots)
4WEEK to c.84/02/09PoCW 84/02/23 p58
2WEEK to c.84/02/16PoCW 84/03/01 p62
2WEEK to c.84/02/23PoCW 84/03/08 p54
1WEEK to c.84/03/01PoCW 84/03/15 p58
1WEEK to c.84/03/08PoCW 84/03/22 p62
1WEEK to c.84/03/15PoCW 84/03/29 p62
2WEEK to c.84/03/22PoCW 84/04/05 p62
5WEEK to c.84/03/29PoCW 84/04/12 p70
5WEEK to c.84/04/05PoCW 84/04/19 p58
1WEEK to c.84/04/12PoCW 84/04/26 p54
3WEEK to c.84/04/19PoCW 84/05/03 p58
1WEEK to c.84/05/03PoCW 84/05/17 p58
1WEEK to c.84/05/10PoCW 84/05/24 p54
3WEEK to c.84/05/24PoCW 84/06/07 p58
1WEEK to c.84/05/31PoCW 84/06/14 p58
3WEEK to c.84/06/07PoCW 84/06/21 p57
1WEEK to c.84/07/05PoCW 84/07/19 p49
5WEEK to c.84/07/12PoCW 84/07/26 p49
10WEEK to c.84/08/02PoCW 84/08/16 p49
6WEEK to c.84/08/09PoCW 84/08/23 p49
4WEEK to c.84/08/16PoCW 84/08/30 p53
7WEEK to c.84/08/23PoCW 84/09/06 p53
6WEEK to c.84/09/06PoCW 84/09/20 p58
7WEEK to c.84/09/27PoCW 84/10/11 p58
10WEEK to c.84/10/04PoCW 84/10/18 p66
C64 (MRIB)
82 WEEKS to c.84/11/03( BigK #11 Feb 85 (85/01/20) p80 )
122 WEEKS to c.84/11/17BigK #11 Feb 85 (85/01/20) p80
Dragon (Boots)
1WEEK to c.84/11/22PoCW 84/12/06 p97
1WEEK to c.84/11/29PoCW 84/12/13 p65
5WEEK to c.84/12/06Dragon User #22 Feb 85 p5
PoCW 84/12/20 p73
3WEEK to c.84/12/13PoCW 85/01/03 p45
1WEEK to c.85/01/10Dragon User #23 Mar 85 p5
1WEEK to c.85/03/07Dragon User #25 May 85 p4
Dragon (Websters)
2WEEK to c.85/03/16YComp May 85 p25
Multiformat (MRIB)
4 ZX2 WEEKS to 83/08/18PeCN 83/08/25 p11
1 ZX2 WEEKS to 83/09/01PeCN 83/09/08 p11
3 ZX2 WEEKS to 83/09/15PeCN 83/09/22 p11
7 ZX2 WEEKS to 83/09/29PeCN 83/10/06 p11
6 ZX2 WEEKS to 83/10/13PeCN 83/10/20 p11
2 ZX2 WEEKS to 83/10/27PeCN 83/11/03 p11
2 ZX2 WEEKS to 83/11/10PeCN 83/11/17 p11
7 ZX2 WEEKS to 83/11/26PeCN 83/12/01 p9
13 ZX2 WEEKS to 83/12/09PeCN 83/12/15 p9
Multiformat (Microdealer)
3 ZXWEEK to c.84/02/01PeCW Mar 84 (84/02/15) p326
16 ZXWEEK to c.84/04/04PeCW May 84 (84/04/18) p340
41 CPCWEEK to c.84/12/01PeCW Jan 85 (84/12/14) p302
46 BBCWEEK to c.84/12/01PeCW Jan 85 (84/12/14) p302
Multiformat (NOP)
1 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/03/27( CVG #31 May 84 (84/04/16) p10 )
6 C642 WEEKS to 84/03/27( CVG #31 May 84 (84/04/16) p10 )
2 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/04/10CVG #31 May 84 (84/04/16) p10
10 C642 WEEKS to 84/04/10CVG #31 May 84 (84/04/16) p10
4 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/04/24( CVG #32 Jun 84 (84/05/16) p16 )
5 C642 WEEKS to 84/04/24( CVG #32 Jun 84 (84/05/16) p16 )
3 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/05/08CVG #32 Jun 84 (84/05/16) p16
7 C642 WEEKS to 84/05/08CVG #32 Jun 84 (84/05/16) p16
4 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/05/22( CVG #33 Jul 84 (84/06/16) p22 )
8 C642 WEEKS to 84/05/22( CVG #33 Jul 84 (84/06/16) p22 )
4 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/06/05CVG #33 Jul 84 (84/06/16) p22
13 C642 WEEKS to 84/06/05CVG #33 Jul 84 (84/06/16) p22
4 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/06/19( CVG #34 Aug 84 (84/07/16) p14 )
16 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/07/03CVG #34 Aug 84 (84/07/16) p14
27 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/07/17( CVG #35 Sep 84 (84/08/16) p18 )
13 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/07/31CVG #35 Sep 84 (84/08/16) p18
16 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/08/14( CVG #36 Oct 84 (84/09/16) p18 )
17 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/08/28CVG #36 Oct 84 (84/09/16) p18
28 C642 WEEKS to 84/08/28CVG #36 Oct 84 (84/09/16) p18
30 ZX2 WEEKS to 84/12/04SU #34 Jan 85 p54
Spectrum (Gallup)
4WEEK to c.84/04/14YS #1 Jan 86 (85/12/06) p14
26MONTH to 85/06/21SU #41 Aug 85 (85/07/18) p9
Spectrum (WHSmith)
7WEEK to c.83/08/18PoCW 83/08/25 p47
( SU #20 Nov 83 p19 )
6WEEK to c.83/08/25PoCW 83/09/01 p47
SU #20 Nov 83 p19
10WEEK to c.83/11/17PoCW 83/11/24 p78
9WEEK to c.83/11/24PoCW 83/12/01 p70
5WEEK to c.83/12/01PoCW 83/12/08 p70
7WEEK to c.83/12/08PoCW 83/12/15 p82
5WEEK to c.83/12/15PoCW 83/12/22 p66
4WEEK to c.83/12/29PoCW 84/01/05 p62
9WEEK to c.84/01/05PoCW 84/01/12 p58
SU #23 Feb 84 p19
5WEEK to c.84/01/26PoCW 84/02/02 p58
3WEEK to c.84/02/02PoCW 84/02/09 p58
4WEEK to c.84/02/09PoCW 84/02/16 p54
SU #25 Apr 84 p47
3WEEK to c.84/02/16PoCW 84/02/23 p58

Compilation Appearances

10 Computer Hits 3

(BBC)
10 Computer Hits 3
ALL 1
ZX 7
C64 15
CPC 1
BBC 7
ELK 1
C16 1

Five Star Games 2

(C16)
Five Star Games 2
ALL 9
M/F 22
ELK 6