Micro Maniacs is possibly set in the near future, where the earth's resources are being depleted and the very planet is at risk. However, Dr. Minimizer has an idea: using a device known as the Minimizer Ray, he will shrink the planet's population to 1/360th of its original size, and so create a world more suitable to our current status.
If this is to be successful, the doctor needs to create a supersoldier: somebody who can prepare the planet for us when we are eventually minimised. In order to do this, the doctor enlists the help of 8 volunteers for an experiment. The experiment consists of racing through various dangerous environments, like kitchens, garages and laboratories, as to ascertain the suitable skills for the supersoldier.
The volunteers (or characters) are each slightly different. None are particularly realistic, but their unusual characteristics allow the characters to make use of various power-ups. These are used to attack your opponents in a race, and include things like black holes, atomic blasts, and laser mines.
Each course is based in a different environment, like a bathroom, a kitchen, a laboratory, a garage, and a bedroom. The goal is to race through the level and be the first to cross the finish line. Each course is marked out with a substance in the environment. These are related to the level in question, and include things like toothpaste, fish food and baked beans.
If a player loses a race, they lose a life, and should all lives be lost, the player needs to start again. However, if they can get 3 1st-place victories in a row, they have access to a bonus level. If they can obtain 30 power-ups in a maze, an extra life is theirs.
If 8 levels are completed in a row with 1 character, a special ending is unlocked for that character।
