Miner 2049er/Level 8: The Lift

The Lift
Note: The screen presented here is from the Atari 5200 and Atari 800 versions of the game. If you are playing the game on a different system, some of the points mentioned below may not apply.

General Strategy
The Lift is the giant white contraption in the center of the stage. You can use it to situate yourself anywhere in the stage that you like, but you must be careful not to put it somewhere that will cause you to be trapped somewhere on the stage with no chance of completing the stage. There are several unique features on this stage like the broken ladder in the upper right corner, the hanging ladder in the center, and the deadly floating platform hovering above the floor.

From the start in the lower right corner, take the time to complete the framework on the starting island, and the section connected by the ladder. You can jump over the slide to complete the small section on the left. Return to the bottom and jump on the lift. Activate it and use it to take you to the small section at the bottom of the slide. Complete it and return to the lift. Now bring it to the hanging ladder and park the lift so that only the very right edge of the lift is touching the ladder. Climb up and carefully complete the framework there as well as the large section above. Work your way down the upper left corner of the stage, and use the left slide to drop down to the framework next to the lift. Avoiding the mutant, clear that section and jump back on the lift. Now take it to the section immediately below. Clear that section, and feel free to drop down the slide as long as everything else is complete, to finish the stage by clearing the ledge below.

Critical points

 * 1) The only very difficult section on this stage is the very right edge of the framework connected to the hanging ladder.  To reach the other side without falling down the slide and getting trapped, stand on the left side of the straight slide and jump to the right, and you should clear the slide and land on the right side of the platform.