drludos
11-26-2025, 10:16 AM
Hi everyone! After two years of hard work, I'm happy to announce the release of my Atari 2600 game Minigun Miner, available both in physical edition from AtariAge (https://store.atariage.com/products/minigun-miner-atari-2600), and in digital version (ROM) (https://drludos.itch.io/minigun-miner) from my itch.io page.
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Minigun Miner is an unique digging game, where you'll use a flying minigun to dig holes to hunt treasures (coins, diamonds, rubies). Your only way to move is to use the gun recoil, making the task quite challenging! Also beware, there are many monsters lying underground, and they won't let you take their treasures easily!
https://media.invisioncic.com/r322239/monthly_2025_11/minigunminer-gameplay.gif.09e0d6acb43348fb5c042fafd66e6cd6.gif
Gameplay
Holding Fire causes you to shoot to dig holes and will push you in the opposite direction of your shots. Move the joystick while holding down the Fire button to aim in any direction.
Move the joystick Left and Right while the Fire button is released to move left and right.
There are items to collect (earning you points), and enemies to avoid (to not lose a life). Some enemies can be shot before they touch you, while others are invincible and must be avoided.
You start the game with three lives, displayed as "small squares" in the bottom left corner of the screen, next to the score. In Arcade and Contest modes, you can earn extra lives when your score reaches 100, 300, 600 and 1,000 points.
Game Features
3 Game Modes: Arcade, Challenge, and Contest.
AtariVox/SaveKey support for saving scores in Arcade and Contest modes, and levels completed in Challenge mode.
Pause game with Game Select switch.
Select between NTSC, PAL and SECAM modes (a single ROM for all TV types).
Game Modes:
Arcade: aim for the high score in an infinite and randomly generated level.
Challenge: clear a set of 16 finite levels of increasing difficulty. You score will start at a high number, and will decrease each time you earn points. Reach a score of 0 to complete the current level.
Contest: aim for the high score in a single, infinite and non-random level. This is the perfect mode to challenge your friends!
About
This game started as a Jam entry for the Retro Platform Jam #6 (https://drludos.itch.io/minigun-miner-prototype), back in 2023. I've then spent 2 years to extend, enhance and improve this prototype to create the current "full version" that you can buy from here in digital format (https://drludos.itch.io/minigun-miner/purchase) (ROM), or in physical edition from AtariAge (https://store.atariage.com/products/minigun-miner-atari-2600).
https://vgs-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/monthly_2025_11/2600_MinigunMiner_Render_Boxes_FINAL.png.4a0a361bd 6f731a71a363bdc60c9640b.png
A free demo version (https://drludos.itch.io/minigun-miner) of the game is also available from itch.io. It comes with the full Arcade and Contest modes, but only 4 of the 16 levels available in Challenge mode. Your progress / highscores saved through AtariVox / Savekey will be kept from the demo version if you decide to buy the full version afterwards, as they use the same save slot on the device.
I hope you'll enjoy this game, and don't hesitate to ask me if you have any question.
11217
Minigun Miner is an unique digging game, where you'll use a flying minigun to dig holes to hunt treasures (coins, diamonds, rubies). Your only way to move is to use the gun recoil, making the task quite challenging! Also beware, there are many monsters lying underground, and they won't let you take their treasures easily!
https://media.invisioncic.com/r322239/monthly_2025_11/minigunminer-gameplay.gif.09e0d6acb43348fb5c042fafd66e6cd6.gif
Gameplay
Holding Fire causes you to shoot to dig holes and will push you in the opposite direction of your shots. Move the joystick while holding down the Fire button to aim in any direction.
Move the joystick Left and Right while the Fire button is released to move left and right.
There are items to collect (earning you points), and enemies to avoid (to not lose a life). Some enemies can be shot before they touch you, while others are invincible and must be avoided.
You start the game with three lives, displayed as "small squares" in the bottom left corner of the screen, next to the score. In Arcade and Contest modes, you can earn extra lives when your score reaches 100, 300, 600 and 1,000 points.
Game Features
3 Game Modes: Arcade, Challenge, and Contest.
AtariVox/SaveKey support for saving scores in Arcade and Contest modes, and levels completed in Challenge mode.
Pause game with Game Select switch.
Select between NTSC, PAL and SECAM modes (a single ROM for all TV types).
Game Modes:
Arcade: aim for the high score in an infinite and randomly generated level.
Challenge: clear a set of 16 finite levels of increasing difficulty. You score will start at a high number, and will decrease each time you earn points. Reach a score of 0 to complete the current level.
Contest: aim for the high score in a single, infinite and non-random level. This is the perfect mode to challenge your friends!
About
This game started as a Jam entry for the Retro Platform Jam #6 (https://drludos.itch.io/minigun-miner-prototype), back in 2023. I've then spent 2 years to extend, enhance and improve this prototype to create the current "full version" that you can buy from here in digital format (https://drludos.itch.io/minigun-miner/purchase) (ROM), or in physical edition from AtariAge (https://store.atariage.com/products/minigun-miner-atari-2600).
https://vgs-media.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/monthly_2025_11/2600_MinigunMiner_Render_Boxes_FINAL.png.4a0a361bd 6f731a71a363bdc60c9640b.png
A free demo version (https://drludos.itch.io/minigun-miner) of the game is also available from itch.io. It comes with the full Arcade and Contest modes, but only 4 of the 16 levels available in Challenge mode. Your progress / highscores saved through AtariVox / Savekey will be kept from the demo version if you decide to buy the full version afterwards, as they use the same save slot on the device.
I hope you'll enjoy this game, and don't hesitate to ask me if you have any question.