Wanted: Monty Mole is a platform video game published in July 1984[1] for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers.
[4] The game was inspired by the UK miners' strike of 1984–85, and even featured a character based on union leader Arthur Scargill.
[3] Wanted: Monty Mole reached number 2 in the all-formats sales charts behind Daley Thompson's Decathlon [6] in the week up to 13 September 1984.
Crash rated it 92%, describing it as a "fantastic Jet Set Willy type of game with excellent graphics and a good use of colour throughout".
[9] Personal Computer Games gave it 80%, saying "if you can put up with a measure of frustration, Monty Mole will unearth a great deal of action for your money", while also praising the graphics.