Big Mac
The Mad Maintenance Man (shown on the box cover as More Adventures of Big Mac: The Mad Maintenance Man and often abbreviated Big Mac) is a video game published in 1985 by Mastertronic for the Commodore 64. It is a platform game in the style of Manic Miner. The player takes on the role of the title character who must negotiate a power station consisting of 18 separate levels (vaults).
Also recorded as More Adventures of Big Mac: The Mad Maintenance Man
Big Mac
- Date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Mastertronic
- Genre
- platformer
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The Mad Maintenance Man (shown on the box cover as More Adventures of Big Mac: The Mad Maintenance Man and often abbreviated Big Mac) is a video game published in 1985 by Mastertronic for the Commodore 64. It is a platform game in the style of Manic Miner. The player takes on the role of the title character who must negotiate a power station consisting of 18 separate levels (vaults).
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On each level the aim is to avoid a range of defences and press switches to shut down the vault.
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• Title — Big Mac: The Mad Maintenance Man • Designer — Tony Kelly • Composer — Tony Kelly • Genre — Platform • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Commodore 64 / 16
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Reception
Reception
The game received a 79% rating from Zzap!64. They found the graphics somewhat basic, though nicely animated. The music was complimented and overall the game was considered to be good value for money.
Legacy
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The game was hacked by Gábor Herczeg and re-released as a freeware "sequel" under the name Big Mac II. This game was in fact the same as the original but with extra levels.
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