Miner 2049er Mac OS
Miner 2049er is one of the best 'climbing games' ever made (the genre popular in early 1980s), and a much better game than the better-known Donkey Kong series. Original released on the Atari 5200 system, the game was ported to over 15 home systems including the Apple II (the version I played) and this now very rare PC version. Miner 2049er is one of the best 'climbing games' ever made (the genre popular in early 1980s), and a much better game than the better-known Donkey Kong series. Original released on the Atari 5200 system, the game was ported to over 15 home systems including the Apple II (the version I played) and this now very rare PC version.
In this challenging platform game you played the role of Bounty Bob, who's mission was to thoroughly explore an abandoned mine. As Bob walked over floor sections in the mine they would change colour. When you managed to make all of the floor sections change colour you could move on to the next level, which was even more challenging.
There were many radioactive creatures to avoid and objects left behind by previous miners needed to be collected. On picking up an object the radioactive creatures would turn green and smile, allowing Bob to pick them up - a similiar idea to Pac-Man where after collecting a large power pill the ghosts would look unhappy and could then be collected.
There were a total of ten different levels in Miner 2049er, and this was considered a big game in the early 80s due to limited memory in many machines.
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Miner 2049er
Miner 2049er Mac Os 7
DOS - 1983
Also available on: Commodore 64 - Atari 8-bit - ColecoVision - Apple II - VIC-20 - PC-88
Description of Miner 2049er
Read Full DescriptionMiner 2049er is one of the best 'climbing games' ever made (the genre popular in early 1980s), and a much better game than the better-known Donkey Kong series.
Original released on the Atari 5200 system, the game was ported to over 15 home systems including the Apple II (the version I played) and this now very rare PC version. In this ultimate climbing game, you are Bounty Bob, an explorer searching through all of Nuclear Ned's abandoned mines for the treacherous Yukon Yohan (whoever came up with these names were having fun, you can tell...) You must 'claim' each section of each mine by running over it, jumping over segments and avoiding radioactive creatures in the process. Once you reach the prize required for that level (ranging from an axe, dynamite, martini, and more), you'll proceed to the next one.
The best thing about Miner 2049er is that each of the ten level is carefully laid out. Similar to games like Flashback that are ostentatiously action games, sometimes there is only one way to finish the level - but it will take you dozens of tries to figure it out because the path is not always obvious. This gives Miner 2049er an added layer of complexity that puts it far and above all other climbing games. One annoyance I had with the game is that you have to time your jumps very precisely - you will miss them if you are only one pixel off. This is true even on the lowest difficulty level (the game has ten), so if you are easily frustrated, you might find the game more tedious than fun. For me the precision required is just part of the challenge, because the game is very addictive. Unlike Donkey Kong where gameplay remains more or less the same from level to level, screens in Miner 2049er have many special features you can use, including slides, movable hoist, teleporters, cannons, and many others.
With addictive gameplay, an amazing array of surprises, and very clever puzzle-like level design, Miner 2049er is a top-notch classic that you simply must play if you consider yourself a true arcade fan. The best version of the game remains the Atari 5200 version, though, but this PC port (published by Microfun) isn't that bad, although it's very difficult to get it to run on modern computers. Highly recommended. If you like the game, check out the superior but lesser-known sequel Bounty Bob Strikes Back also on this site.
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Comments and reviews
Joe2019-10-151 point PC-88 version
i wrote a similar game in the 80s called zengam but i never could get it into production because it was written for the z 100
LarryHelpmewithmyDicknBalls2018-08-050 point Atari 8-bit version
Whoa, this was the first video game I got addicted to as a kid. I remember staying up all night playing this on my Atari400. I'm gonna try playing this again!
Space Man 1007892018-01-04-3 points
How Do I Jump I Will Have To Test My Keyboard Then
Bill2017-12-160 point
I had this game for the Atari 800. I was better at this than any other game I ever played. There was a point, I think board 7 on the tenth level that it was impossible to finish. I got there with all my lives and there was no way to get all the soaces under one of the mutants. My best score was 406,000 and change. Great game.
Zjwen2014-10-050 point DOS version
I used to play this so often as a kid, I don't remember how far I got, so I'll give it another try :) :)
Craig2014-10-010 point DOS version
This was the first game I got for my appleIIe sometime in the mid 80's. It was extremely difficult because when you died, you went back to level 1. I think I got to level 10 a few times but never solved it.
tj2014-05-090 point DOS version
cool
indstr2014-02-070 point DOS version
This is the first video game I ever played, and sparked my continuing love of 2d platformers. Absolutely a classic.
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DOS Version
Commodore 64 Version
- Year:1983
- Publisher:Reston Publishing Company, Inc.
- Developer:Big Five Software
Atari 8-bit ROM
- Year:1982
- Publisher:Big Five Software
- Developer:Big Five Software
ColecoVision Version
- Year:1983
- Publisher:Micro Fun
- Developer:Big Five Software
Apple II Version
- Year:1982
- Publisher:Micro Fun
- Developer:Big Five Software
VIC-20 Version
- Year:1984
- Publisher:Reston Publishing Company, Inc.
- Developer:Big Five Software
PC-88 Version
- Year:1984
- Publisher:Comptiq
- Developer:Big Five Software
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