Minesweeper Game Database

Yomp (1983)



Overview
Yomp was written in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by Terry Murray and Roy Poole.

Any time, any place, the paras are ready for action! Dropped behind enemy lines, you must take command of F Platoon and yomp your men across dangerous enemy highways and a closely guarded minefield to reach your objective and succeed in this top secret mission. Determine just how tough your mission will be by selecting your rank from private to colonel, then start to guide your men, one by one, across the enemy highways - dodging the fast-moving enemy jeeps and troop vehicles. There's no turning back now! When three men are safely across, activate your radar scanner to direct them across the enemy minefield. Beware, an armed sentry is on patrol! Guide them carefully across the deadly terrain, but watch out, for the enemy has placed 'movement sensors' in the minefield, and if you bump into the trees or fence too often the mines may be triggered! If you successfully get your unit across, you are allocated three more paras to re-inforce your platoon. The going gets tough, but you can't afford to lose your nead now. The success of the mission depends on you!

A review in Crash Magazine was not very positive about the game:

You are supposed to 'yomp* your Paras over the highway and then get them through a minefield. There's no disguising the fact that this is a frogger game with 'mlned-out' pretensions. The basic program makes controlling movement very difficult and the way the traffic moves along the highway makes it almost unplayable. Only one moment in the repeating cycle can get your men through safely, in the minefield movement sensors mean sudden death through mistakes, but I wonder how many people will even bother getting there? Four skill levels, no joystick option.

The minefield level includes a patrolling guard and a radar map showing you the mine locations. You need to get 3 of your 5 paratroopers across the road and 1 paratrooper across the minefield. Crossing the minefield rewards you with 3 more paratroopers and you repeat the game to accumulate a best score.


Platforms
  • 1983 - Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Companies
  • OZ Software
  • Virgin Games

People
  • Roy Poole
  • Terry Murray


Game Lineage
Mined-Out (1983)

The game combines features of Mined-Out with Frogger.


Game Attributes

The following attributes can be used to map the evolution of Minesweeper. Blue cells are confirmed attributes for official versions of Yomp. Yellow cells are unknown.

Mined-Out (1983)
Minefield Variants
Minefield (1979)
Mines (1987)
Minesweeper (1990)
Minesweeper Variants


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Releases
ID 122
[Machine] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (16K or 48K)
Published no later than 1983-06-16. Advertised in a June 1983 issue of Personal Computer News.


ZIP (TZX)
Code
English
Virtual cassette tape.
ZIP (TAP)
Code
English
Virtual cassette.


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Images
ID 122
[Machine] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (16K or 48K)
Published no later than 1983-06-16. Advertised in a June 1983 issue of Personal Computer News.


Instructions 01
Instructions 01
Instructions 02
Instructions 02
Loading screen
Loading screen
Menu
Menu
Successful crossing
Successful crossing
Crossing the minefield
Crossing the minefield
Introduction to the minefield
Introduction to the minefield
Success message
Success message
New minefield
New minefield
First man halfway across road
First man halfway across road
First man across road
First man across road
Title page
Title page


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Credits
ID 122
[Machine] Sinclair ZX Spectrum for 16K or 48K
Published no later than 1983-06-16.


Virgin Games
source: Game - Credits
as "Virgin Games"
"Copyright"
Virgin Games
source: Crash Magazine
as "Virgin Games"
"Producer"
OZ Software
source: Game - Credits
as "OZ Software"
"Presents"
Terry Murray
source: Crash Magazine
as "Terry Murray"
"Author"
Roy Poole
source: Crash Magazine
as "Roy Poole"
"Author"


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Collect

Yomp (Virgin Games) || Collect ID 51 || Edition ID 98 || 1983

Cassette (front)
Cassette (front)
Inlay (front)
Inlay (front)
Inlay (back)
Inlay (back)


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Promos
Personal Computer News Vol. 1 No. 15 (1983)
Sinclair User No. 16 (1983)


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Trivia
  • The term "yomp" is British military slang for marching over difficult terrain. Yomp is a homage to the 1982 Falklands War.
  • Murray and Poole wrote several games together. This included Rider (1984), Space Command (1984), Rainy Day (1984) and Desert Burner (1985).
  • Side B of the cassette contains the song "Glory" by Steve Hillage. The song was released by Virgin Records.


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