Bugsy was written for the VIC 20 in 1983 by Stephen Dickson of Mr Chip Software.

You are in a minefield; collect all the yellow bombs before the time runs out by moving on the blue stepping stones. Gain extra time and score by collecting the purple boxes but watch out for the mines marked with red cross bones. Sounds easy? Every stone you step on disappears, as you move around the screen you leave an empty trail but not to worry, a loveable little green creature called BUGSY moves around randomly filling in the empty spaces but run into him and he turns nasty and your dead. Clear the screen and another appears with more mines. How long can you stay alive? A very original, compulsive and challenging game.

The game is a combination of Minefield and Snake...the "empty" squares leave a trail that you cannot cross. You are always in danger of walking into your trail, into a mine or into Bugsy.

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