Manic Miner in the Lost Levels

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Manic Miner in the Lost Levels
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General
Author(s)Flash
TypePlatform
Version1.06
LicenceMixed
Links
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The tale of Miner Willy and his incredible adventures in the mines, and then the mansions, of Surbiton is legend. But like all legends, it doesn't tell the whole story.

Most people know Willy simply as a potholer who got lucky and lived happily ever after in decadent luxury. Far fewer know the secret - suppressed for quarter of a century by the government - of how he also saved Planet Earth from alien invasion.

It wasn't until an eccentric but dedicated historian writing a paper for a renowned academic journal (Retro Gamer issue 63) pieced together the complete saga of Willy's heroic exploits from fragments of scattered evidence - in the form of obscure retellings of the 'Manic Miner' folk fable in ancient languages readable only via long-obsolete machines - that the whole truth was finally revealed.

Features

  • 50 levels, arranged in three sections
THE LOST LEVELS 
WILLYWOOD 
BONUS STAGES 

Installation

  1. Copy the .NDS file to the root of your memory card. It's recommended to launch the game directly from the card's normal menu, rather than through secondary interfaces like Moonshell.
  2. The game will run on most cards, but if there are problems, always try the card's latest firmware prior to posting a problem on the forum. For example, with the DSTT you'll need at least firmware 1.17a07.

The latest DS card firmwares can be found here

Gameplay

Collect all the flashing objects to open the door and escape each stage. Beware enemies, conveyor belts, sharp objects, crumbling floors and long falls. Flip switches to alter various aspects of the stage.

The save system works by saving game data either when a new level is found or when a level is unlocked, and also on the game returning to the title screen, so do not turn your DS off during these times.

Controls

D-pad left - move Willy left

D-pad right - move Willy right

A button - make Willy jump

B button - make Willy jump

Start button - pause

R button - speed up text scrolling (during title)

L button - slow down text scrolling (during title); swap top and bottom screens (during gameplay)

Changelog

v1.00

First release - 27 October 2009 v1.01

Minor bug fix, 'seal' display added to title v1.02

Fix to seal display, graphic changed in Game Over sequence. v1.03

Fix to crumbler behaviour, small fixes to "I Had A Hunch" and "Metropolis Bingo", music moved to external file system. v1.04

Fix to minor title screen corruption when all modes are unlocked. v1.05

Tune added, Score modification for WillyWood, Small tweaks. v1.06

Fix to Save bug.

Credits

ASM Coding - Flash

Coding Support - Headkaze

Graphics - Lobo

Music - Space Fractal

Concept, Research & Story - Rev.Stu

libXM7 Audio System - Sverx

Wintermute for devkitARM, Chishm for libfat, Martin Koth for DSTek & No$GBA, Eris & Noda for EFS / NitroFS. Also thanks go to LiraNuna, Blasty, Cearn, Dovoto, Joat, Dekutree, Elhobbs, Ruben, SimonB, DarkCloud and everyone on gbadev.org.

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