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MAY 1, 1983
Manic Miner
Manic Miner
NotableMAY 1, 1983Tatung EinsteinC+4AmigaMSXC64

Manic Miner

Manic Miner is a platform video game originally written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith and released by Bug-Byte in 1983 (later re-released by Software Projects). It is the first game in the Miner Willy series and among the early titles in the platform game genre. The game itself was inspired by the Atari 800 game…

77Meta Score
OCT 30, 1983
Lode Runner
Lode Runner
Major ReleaseOCT 30, 1983x1PC-9800 SeriesApple][ArcadePC-8800 Series

Lode Runner

Lode Runner is a 1983 puzzle video game, first published by Brøderbund. It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to create their own levels for the game. This feature bolstered the game's popularity, as magazines such as Computer Gaming World held contests to see who could b…

78Meta Score
1983
B.C.'s Quest for Tires
B.C.'s Quest for Tires
B.C.'s Quest for Tires
B.C.'s Quest for Tires

B.C.'s Quest for Tires

1983

colecovisionApple][MSXDOSC64
1984
Jet Set Willy
Jet Set Willy
Notable1984Tatung EinsteinC+4Acorn ElectronMSXC64

Jet Set Willy

Jet Set Willy is a flip-screen platform game in which the player moves the protagonist, Willy, from room to room in his mansion collecting objects. Unlike the screen-by-screen style of its prequel, the player can explore the mansion at will.

80Meta Score
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