One of the most popular games to be released for the Spectrum was undoubtedly Manic Miner; now Roy Coates has converted this game to run on the Dragon and it looks to be just as good on this machine, The only real difference from the original version is that the graphics are all black and white. This was a necessary drawback to maintain the same resolution as used on the Spectrum.

The object of the game is to guide miner Willy through the 20 screens, collecting objects as you go. The various screens include conveyor belts, rampaging toilets and bloodthirsty telephones. The sound effects are adequate and there's continual musical accompaniment, but as this is the same tune played over and over there is, thankfully, an option to turn off the music. The only controls you have are left/right and jump, the keyboard is used and is unusually responsive - however, not including a joystick option these days seems rather strange.

This is a faithful reproduction of the Spectrum version and the fact that the graphics are black and white doesn't detract from the real appeal of this game - one for the collection.