Mines was written for MS-DOS in 1988 by Mark VanKekerix.

The metal detector you have been supplied with can tell you the number of mines in your immediate area, but it refuses to tell you in what direction those mines might be. Worst yet, it appears that the minefield is filled not only with mines, but also with the remains of stone walls, crumbling from the impact of mortar fire. Now you must find a path around the walls as well. To top it all off, some of the walls appear to be reinforced with metal, and your defective metal detector whines insanely at you if you approach them too closely. Despite all this, you fearlessly begin your task...

The goal is to find a path from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. Mines is 30*20 with 8 density levels and 4 modes. The modes are Mines, Mines & Walls, Mines & Metal Walls, Mines & Walls & Metal Walls. The game claims to always have a safe path. There are no scores.

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