The TunnelMan

Player notes

About this game

The TunnelMan gives a miner a practical escape problem: gather every piece of dynamite and the detonator, then use them to open the emergency door. Objects are collected simply by walking into them. Route planning matters because walking under a brick can make it fall.

The version 1.0 instructions use Left and Right for walking and Up and Down for climbing ladders. There is no jump key. Dropping from a higher tunnel to a lower one does not injure the miner, but you need a ladder to climb back up.

Escape shows the key reference together with remaining lives and oxygen. R retries the level and Q quits. The original game also provides F to refill lives and oxygen as an aid. Space opens the tunnel editor, so do not use it as an assumed jump button. Study the brick animation on the instruction screen before tackling a route under loose blocks.