Wanted: Monty Mole is a platform video game that was published in 1984 by Gremlin Graphics. Versions were released for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers.
The player controls the titular mole who has to travel around a coal mine collecting pieces of coal and other miscellaneous objects while avoiding various nasties and the infamous crushers. The style of gameplay is typical of platform games of the 1980s. The ZX Spectrum version is a flip-screen game while the Commodore 64 version uses scrolling.
A very well made Jump and Run of the early 8 Bit era.
This here is the original Spectrum version from 1984, and after finishing the game I know why it's gotten it's reputation of being one of the best Spectrum games.
It's not as hardcore J'n'R as Manic Miner for e.g., much more forgiving at the jumping parts with only a few times during the game where...
The first in the series,
The whole game is reference to the UK 1984 Miners strike.
Watch out for Arthur Scargill!
Great, but the wall with the Genie doesn't vanish when you collect the sledge hammer. Is there a fix for this? Great game though - terrific. Also, there's no Coal to collect and the scoring system doesn't work.
