MANIC MINER vs CHUCKIE EGG - WHICH IS BEST?

ZEUSDAZ · 16 April 2017, 15:02

Hi everyone and welcome to the April 2017 edition of the Which Is Best?
Last month I placed two Amiga shooters against each other,...X-Out & Z-Out, I can announce X-Out gained the victory with 20 votes with Z-Out claiming 15, Z-Out was storming ahead at the beginning by 12 votes to 5 but then X-Out started to crawl back to the point it was 14 all but in the end it overtokk Z-Out and claimed the victory,...nowhere near as many votes this time as the previous comparrison (Turrican vs Turrican II) but maybe it was all down to not many liking those games.

This month I'm going to test your loyalties and place two classic original ZX Spectrum platforms games against each other, one slow methodical and challenging, the other fast and furious, they are Manic Miner and Chuckie Egg, which do you think is the better game?!, only your votes will determine that,...happy voting!

P.s, I will only count the votes stated in the comments below and on the Youtube video.
[ Show youtube player ]

All the best, Zeus.

Galahad/FLT · 16 April 2017, 15:11

Chuckie Egg on the BBC Model B......carry on

nobody · 16 April 2017, 15:22

Chuckie egg

ZEUSDAZ · 16 April 2017, 17:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Chuckie Egg on the BBC Model B......carry on

No no noooo, we're not talking about the BISH BASH BOSH sounding BBC version, we're having a fight between the original releases of these classics on the speccy

clebin · 16 April 2017, 17:05

This is like being asked to choose between your children.

Ma.. Ch... agh no, sorry, I can't do it!

Havie · 16 April 2017, 17:12

Chuckie Egg for me - much better gameplay and the shock of the big bird coming out of it's cage trumps anything MM can muster...

clebin · 16 April 2017, 17:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZEUSDAZ

No no noooo, we're not talking about the BISH BASH BOSH sounding BBC version, we're having a fight between the original releases of these classics on the speccy

Actually that changes things. The BBC version kicks the original's arse. Manic Miner then.

RichMK · 16 April 2017, 19:10

Manic miner on the 48k speccy without a doubt.. My first real game after leaving the Atari 2600 behind.

Superman · 16 April 2017, 23:40

Chucky egg (not the crap Amiga version though)

18 April 2017, 13:35

Manic Miner on the SAM Coupé.

neil324 · 18 April 2017, 14:04

Manic Miner. My jaw dropped when I first saw it on the C64. One off those game memories similar to Tomb Raider on the PS1. A defining moment in my gaming history.

BrooksterMax · 18 April 2017, 14:24

Chuckie Egg every time, what a great game. Recently discovered it on the Amstrad CPC which has different jumping dynamics to the Spectrum version I grew up on.

shuttlepilot · 18 April 2017, 14:35

+1 ... Beeb version rules!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Chuckie Egg on the BBC Model B......carry on

nogginthenog · 18 April 2017, 19:55

No love for the Dragon 32 version? :-)
The funny thing is the D32 rarely got ports but had both Chuckie Egg & Manic Miner.

Chuckie Egg was pretty decent!

Galahad/FLT · 18 April 2017, 20:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by shuttlepilot

+1 ... Beeb version rules!

You are clearly intelligent and a handsome person

Nobby_UK · 18 April 2017, 22:02

Chuckie Egg

shuttlepilot · 18 April 2017, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

You are clearly intelligent and a handsome person

The £20 is in the post

PortuguesePilot · 19 April 2017, 00:15

My vote goes for Chuckie Egg. The ZX version was played to death when I was a wee lad.

ant512 · 19 April 2017, 06:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by nogginthenog

No love for the Dragon 32 version? :-)
The funny thing is the D32 rarely got ports but had both Chuckie Egg & Manic Miner.

Chuckie Egg was pretty decent!

Yes. The Dragon 32 version was clearly the best version.

BrenMcGuire · 19 April 2017, 08:18

definitely MANIC MINER. Great Game! The Title Music will never go out of my mind.

16 April 2017, 15:02	#1
ZEUSDAZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: England Posts: 743	MANIC MINER vs CHUCKIE EGG - WHICH IS BEST? Hi everyone and welcome to the April 2017 edition of the Which Is Best? Last month I placed two Amiga shooters against each other,...X-Out & Z-Out, I can announce X-Out gained the victory with 20 votes with Z-Out claiming 15, Z-Out was storming ahead at the beginning by 12 votes to 5 but then X-Out started to crawl back to the point it was 14 all but in the end it overtokk Z-Out and claimed the victory,...nowhere near as many votes this time as the previous comparrison (Turrican vs Turrican II) but maybe it was all down to not many liking those games. This month I'm going to test your loyalties and place two classic original ZX Spectrum platforms games against each other, one slow methodical and challenging, the other fast and furious, they are Manic Miner and Chuckie Egg, which do you think is the better game?!, only your votes will determine that,...happy voting! P.s, I will only count the votes stated in the comments below and on the Youtube video. [ Show youtube player ] All the best, Zeus.

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nobody Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: GR Age: 46 Posts: 1,416	Chuckie egg

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clebin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cardiff Posts: 406	This is like being asked to choose between your children. Ma.. Ch... agh no, sorry, I can't do it!

16 April 2017, 17:12	#6
Havie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1,893	Chuckie Egg for me - much better gameplay and the shock of the big bird coming out of it's cage trumps anything MM can muster...

16 April 2017, 19:10	#8
RichMK Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: uk Posts: 38	Manic miner on the 48k speccy without a doubt.. My first real game after leaving the Atari 2600 behind.

16 April 2017, 23:40	#9
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	Chucky egg (not the crap Amiga version though)

18 April 2017, 13:35	#10
dflatline Posts: n/a	Manic Miner on the SAM Coupé.

18 April 2017, 14:04	#11
neil324 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: england Posts: 44	Manic Miner. My jaw dropped when I first saw it on the C64. One off those game memories similar to Tomb Raider on the PS1. A defining moment in my gaming history.

18 April 2017, 14:24	#12
BrooksterMax Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norfolk UK Age: 43 Posts: 433	Chuckie Egg every time, what a great game. Recently discovered it on the Amstrad CPC which has different jumping dynamics to the Spectrum version I grew up on.

18 April 2017, 19:55	#14
nogginthenog Amigan Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London Posts: 1,309	No love for the Dragon 32 version? :-) The funny thing is the D32 rarely got ports but had both Chuckie Egg & Manic Miner. Chuckie Egg was pretty decent!

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Nobby_UK Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,595	Chuckie Egg

19 April 2017, 00:15	#18
PortuguesePilot Global Moderator Join Date: May 2013 Location: Setúbal, Portugal Posts: 609	My vote goes for Chuckie Egg. The ZX version was played to death when I was a wee lad.

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BrenMcGuire Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Dessau-Roßlau / Germany Posts: 10	definitely MANIC MINER. Great Game! The Title Music will never go out of my mind.

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