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Atari 400/800/1200

The original "template" that all the others were based on.

Distributor: Big Five Software

Programmer: Bill Hogue

Media Format: Cartridge

Year of Release: 1982/83

All 10 Levels

Web link to an emulator available from this link.

Atari 5200

The same as Atari 400/800/1200 since hardware very similar.

Distributor: Big Five Software

Programmer: Bill Hogue

Media Format: Cartridge

Year of Release: 1982/83

All 10 Levels Big Five Software Advertisement

Apple II

Due to a delay of the Atari 800 version, this version was the first to market.

Apple II floppy disk

Distributor: Micro Fun

Programmer: Mike Livesay

Media Format: Floppy Disk

Year of Release: 1982

Micro Fun Advertisement Box Art

Interview with Mike Livesay Level 1

Level 2

Atari 2600

Impressive considering the limitations of the 2600! Jumping was very hard. Only 3 levels crammed into this 8K ROM cart.

Atari 2600 cartridge

Distributor: Tigervision

Programmer: ???

Media Format: Cartridge

Year of Release: 1983

Small Tigervision Advertisement Color Tigervision Advertisement

Level 1 Level 2

Level 3

Atari 2600

VOLUME II - Same as previous version except it has 3 different levels.

Atari 2600 cartridge

Distributor: Tigervision

Programmer: ???

Media Format: Cartridge

Year of Release: 1983

Vol2 Tigervision Advertisement Level 1

Level 2 Level 3

Colecovision

This version added an extra 11th level.

 

Colecovision cartridge

Distributor: Micro Fun

Programmer: Mike Livesay

Media Format: Cartridge

Year of Release: 1983

Micro Fun Advertisement 1 MicroFun Advertisement 2

Interview with Mike Livesay Level 1

Level 2

Commodore 64

Very good version. Similar to Atari original but slightly higher resolution.

 

Commodore 64 cartridge

Distributor: Reston Software

Programmer: Frank G.

Media Format: Cartridge

Year of Release: 1983

Box Art Reston Software Advertisement

Title Page Level 1

Level 2

Commodore VIC-20

This isn't the prettiest version of the game but for a 5k computer it does well!

VIC-20 Cartridge

Distributor: Reston Software

Programmer: Jerry Brecher

Media Format: Cartridge

Year of Release: 1984

Micro Fun Advertisement Title Page

Level 1 Level 2

Texas Instruments 99/4A

Nice looking version but only 8 of the 10 original levels. Strange looking cartridge since it plugs into side expansion slot.

Texas Instruments cartridge

Distributor: Tigervision

Programmer: ???

Media Format: Cartridge

Year of Release: 1983

Title Page Level 2

Level 3

IBM PC

The elusive IBM version has finally been found! A faithful version with good playability with it's only letdown being the rather drab 4 color CGA graphics.

IBM Disk

Distributor: Micro Fun

Programmer: ???

Media Format: Floppy Disk

Year of Release: 1983

Game download available from this link.

Gameboy

Small screen area with 4 way scrolling. Only the first two  levels are from Miner 2049er, the rest are from the sequel.

Gameboy cartridge

Distributor: Mindscape Inc.

Programmer: ???

Media Format: Cartridge

Year of Release: 1992

Front Box Art Back Box Art

Title Page Level 1

Level 2

Thomson MO5, TO7 & TO9

A version for these French made microcomputer systems.

 

Distributor: TO TEK International

Programmer: ???

Media Format: Cartridge

Year of Release: 1984

Title Page

Web link to emulator and game download available from this link.

Super Cassette Vision

A version with enhanced graphics for this rare game console distributed in Japan by EPOCH and in France by YENO. 

 

Distributor: I.T.M.C. (France)

Programmer: ???

Media Format: Cartridge

Year of Release: 1985

Rear Box Art

Pocket LCD Game

A two-screen, compact-style unit. The mine looks different to the computer versions due to the LCD screen limitations.

 

Distributor: Tiger Electronics

Programmer: ???

Media Format: Pocket LCD game

Year of Release: 1984

Click HERE to jump to Pete Schlepphorst's Pocket Miner 2049er site.