Released for the Amstrad CPC in Europe in 1985 by US Gold, this conversion by Abersoft is one of the more visually accurate ports but suffers in the gameplay department due to sluggish movement and frequent slow-downs. Levels 12 (Acid Rain), 22 (Advanced Cannon), and 23 (Advanced Pulverizers) are missing. The title screen is also missing the animations of the original and the colors of each level are static (the same every time).
The 1984 Atari 5200 USA release by Big Five, written by Bill Hogue.
This is one of the rarest of the 5200 games.
It’s a common myth that the 5200 and Atari 8bit home computer versions are identical. That is not quite true. The computer version is slightly more difficult — some of the platforms are smaller.
The 5200 version is above. Check out the two platforms to the right of transporter 2. They are two “bricks” wide. Now check out the Atari home computer version below. They are only one brick wide.
We are missing a complete warranty card for this! If you have it and wish to donate it to the Miner 2049er Museum, please reply to this post! We’ll even accept just a picture if you don’t wish to part with yours.
The Atari 8bit home computer version from Big Five released in 1984, written by Bill Hogue.
Unlike the C64 release, the Atari computer release got its very own big box. It had green sides instead of the blue found on the Atari 5200 release. At least some came packed with a free original Miner 2049er and manual. There was a sticker on the front with the news.
It’s a common myth that the 5200 and Atari 8bit home computer versions are identical. That is not quite true. The computer version is slightly more difficult — some of the platforms are smaller.
The 5200 version is above. Check out the two platforms to the right of transporter 2. They are two “bricks” wide. Now check out the Atari home computer version below. They are only one brick wide.
In Europe, BBSB came on both disk and cassette. The cassette version is by far the most common and was sold by US Gold. There was also a less common cassette release by Americana Software.