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Mikie


Mikie


Mikie

"Certainly a lot of fun and compulsively easy to play."
A&B Computing

"A very difficult game to play. In particular, the corridor scenes seem to me to rely as much on luck as on skill."
Acorn User

"Mikie was never destined to be a blockbuster, but a little more care on the graphics side would have been greatly appreciated."
Electron User

Playing Instructions

Move Mikie through school by collecting all the hearts in each section (Classroom, locker room, canteen, gymnasium and finally in the schoolyard). Each heart collected represent a letter in Mikie's message to his girlfriend at the top of the screen and when the message is complete, he can move on to the next area.

There are two types of hearts to collect:

  1. Single Hearts - To be found on the floor and under stools. To collect these you must walk over them. (You can bump your classmates off their seats to obtain the hearts with "hip-zap".)
  2. Triple Hearts - Placed inside lockers and on the top of tables. To collect these, face the fearts and press "shout" three times. N.B. Flashing hearts give bonus points.

When the message is complete and the bell rings, Mikie can move on through the door marked "OUT".

Now you must negotiate the hallway which is full of doors and surprises and find the right entrance marked "IN" to continue. You have three lives to begin, but be careful as you are constantly hassled by those in charge, the Teachers, the Chef and Maniac Janitor who get very annoyed when they can't catch you!

Playing Hints

  • You can stun your pursuer by taking Chickens or Basket Balls and throwing them (in the appropriate screens).
  • You may become "stunned" by kissing the dancing girls.
  • Watch out for the teacher. If he gets really mad, he might throw his false teeth at you!
  • On the fifth screen in the schoolyard, you finally catch up with your girlfriend and deliver the message. OK.
  • You can pause for breath in the classroom by sitting on a vacant stool...but not for too long!

Good luck!

Game Controls

Z - Left, X - Right, * - Up, ? - Down
RETURN - Hip-Zap/Unlock Door/Throw Objects, SHIFT - Shout/Take Objects

For hip-zapping a schoolmate, stand either to the left or right facing the stool and press RETURN. Kissing is automatic!

For getting the hearts out of the vending machine or picking up objects stand in front facing the machine or receptacle and press SHIFT.

COPY/DELETE - Unpause/Pause, S/Q - Unpause With Music/Without Music
ESCAPE - Return To High Scores (When Paused)

Status And Scoring

On-screen scoring shows current score, lives, message status and High-score.

Hearts   200 points
Hip-Zap 600 points
Chicken/Ball throw 200 points
Bonus hearts 1000 points
Kissing 100 points
Door-Trap 100 points

Screenshots

Cover Art Language(s): English
Compatibility: Acorn Electron
Release: Professionally released On Cassette
Original Release Date: 22nd Aug 1986
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Mikie (Cassette)
Mikie (5.25" Disc)
Mikie (3.5" Disc)