Throughout the Eighties, rivalries ran deep and often within the UK home computing scene. Of course, ZX Spectrum versus Commodore 64 was one of the biggest conflicts; yet even within each computer’s sphere there were other, smaller skirmishes where fans of a particular game or genre would espouse its virtues over any competitor. [It’s never stopped -Ed] In the early days of the ZX Spectrum in particular, there was one such battle, instigated by the release of two classic platform games: the slower pace and puzzle-solving of Manic Miner versus the quick-fire bird-dodging of Nigel Alderton’s fantastic Chuckie Egg.