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Manic Miner

1983 video game
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Manic Miner

Summary

Manic Miner is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (573 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Manic Miner's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Manic Miner was published by Bug-Byte[4].
  • Manic Miner was published by Software Projects[5].
  • Manic Miner was published by Amsoft[6].
  • Manic Miner's genre is platform game[7].
  • Manic Miner's developer is recorded as Matthew Smith[8].
  • Manic Miner's Commons category is recorded as Manic Miner[9].
  • Manic Miner's platform is recorded as Game Boy Advance[10].
  • Manic Miner's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[11].
  • Manic Miner's platform is recorded as Dragon 32/64[12].
  • Manic Miner's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[13].
  • Manic Miner's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[14].
  • Manic Miner's platform is recorded as MSX[15].
  • Manic Miner's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[16].
  • Manic Miner's platform is recorded as SAM Coupé[17].
  • Manic Miner's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[18].
  • Manic Miner was distributed by compact cassette[19].
  • Manic Miner's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[20].
  • Manic Miner's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • Manic Miner was released on January 1, 1983[22].
  • Manic Miner's narrative location is recorded as United Kingdom[23].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Bug-Byte[4], Software Projects[5], and Amsoft[6].

Publication

Manic Miner was published on January 1, 1983[22]. Its genre is platform game[7]. It was distributed by compact cassette[19].

Why It Matters

Manic Miner ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (573 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

Amsoft Bug-Byte computer keyboard United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . worldofsam.org. worldofsam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tasvideos game id → 928
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11701]]: 928, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/151160796|Manic Miner (#151160796)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5864|TASVideos game]] #mix'n"
  2. 4w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Matthew Smith
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → video game
    Distribution format → compact cassette
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Manic_Miner, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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