Manic Miner (ZX Spectrum) programmer Matthew Smith interviewed on TV Show "Thumb Candy"

Manic Miner is one of the (if not THE) most famous games that appeared on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum.

Written by a 17 year old Matthew Smith in 6 weeks, and released in 1983; Manic Miner is regarded as the birth of retro platform games and is still popular amongst gamers to this day.