The Manhole: New and Enhanced

The Manhole: New and Enhanced is an enhanced version of the 1988 children's adventure game by Cyan.  In this game, you open a manhole cover and find a beanstalk that you can either climb up or down, leading to fantastic new worlds in either direction.  There is no beginning or ending to the game.  The goal is just to explore and have fun.

It was released on FM-Towns in 1990, then on DOS and 16-bit Windows in 1992.

The Manhole: New and Enhanced was created with a newer version of Activision's MADE engine than the one used in the 1989 DOS version of The Manhole. It was further expanded into The Manhole: Masterpiece Edition in 1994.

The Manhole: New and Enhanced is now supported by ScummVM, a program designed to let 2D adventure games run on multiple platforms. With ScummVM, it can run on modern versions of Windows, as well as Linux, Mac OS X, and many consoles such as Dreamcast, Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. For a complete list of platforms supported by ScummVM, see here.