Miner VGA is a rather simple PC game about a miner venturing into the earth seeking riches in the form of gold, silver, platinum and diamonds with hopes to win over the love of his life; Sweet Miss Mimi. The game starts and you begin with $1,500 in the bank (that's alot of money back in olden days). First you will want to stop by the general store to buy supplies. There are various tools to choose from, but starting out you will want to buy the shovel & pick (these reduce digging costs) as well as the torch & lantern (these will help you find treasures as well as identify traps underground). The other tools are kinda useless. So now you enter the mine and begin digging. Each square of dirt you move costs you money, so you have to constantly be aware of the amount of money in the bank. If you go bankrupt the game ends. You will also die if your health is reduced below 1%.

So anyway you go out searching for gold, platinum and silver. When you have accumulted a decent amount you return to the surface to cash in your metals at the bank, stay at the hospital if need be, and buy more supplies. You can also use the outhouse. Once you have accumulated enough money you can also enter the saloon. You will need at least $5,000 in the bank in order to enter the saloon (aka Mimi's Hospitality House). Once inside you can do various things.. have a drink at the bar, enjoy a square meal, request an audience with Mimi, or enjoy one of the local protitutes. Just make sure you 'wrap it before you tap it', otherwise you will end up with a venereal disease (yes that is in the game). Buying beers and food will reveal hints about the game.

Miner VGA can be a rather challenging game, but with a little strategy and alot of patience you can accumulate much wealth. Constantly saving and restoring your game is necessary, since its very easy to squander most of your savings digging and finding nothing.
If youve never played this fun little game, you can play it at the following link:http://playdosgamesonline.com/vga-miner.html
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