Miner 2049er
1982 · Platform · Atari 8-bit
Overview
Miner 2049er (1982) is Bill Hogue's Atari 8-bit platformer, in which Mountie Bounty Bob claims every floor of a uranium mine against the clock — ported to 22 systems.
Deep Dive
Bounty Bob, a Mountie, has chased a criminal into a series of uranium mines. On each level he must walk over every section of every floor to claim it before time runs out, while avoiding the creatures in the mines. Later levels add transporters, slides, and a cannon fired by collecting TNT. Bob has five lives. The Atari computer version has ten levels, an unusually large game that needed a 16 KB cartridge, twice the standard size.
Developer Story
Bill Hogue designed and programmed the game at Big Five Software in Van Nuys, California, and it was released in December 1982. The sequel, Bounty Bob Strikes Back!, followed in 1985.
Did You Know?
- Video magazine named it Electronic Game of the Year at the 5th Arkie Awards in 1984.
- Retro Gamer counts 22 platforms that received a version, from the Atari 2600 and ColecoVision to the IBM PC and Game Boy.
Sources & further reading
- Miner 2049er — Wikipedia
