Minesweeper Game Database

Minefield (1983)

a.k.a. Miinakentta, Minenfeld, Campo Minato, Campos de Minas, Le Champ De Mines


Overview
Minefield was published in 1983 for the Commodore 64 and VIC 20 by Owen and Audrey Bishop.

You are an escaped prisoner-of-war trying to make your way back to join your own troops. Between you and safety lies an enemy minefield, which you have to cross on foot. It is a barren area, with only a few trees and bushes for cover. The enemy are aware of your escape and, since you are a high-ranking officer, they are out in force to prevent you from getting back alive. The enemy has sent armoured vehicles to patrol the minefield, with orders to shoot on sight. Although they are a danger to you, they can also be a help. If you can keep out of sight and watch where the vehicles go, you will be able to discover the un-mined paths across the minefield and so reach safety. But put only one foot wrong and you will be blown sky-high by a mine. When you are in sight, the gunners will shoot you, but they cannot see you when you are hiding in a bush. On the other hand, armoured vehicles do not bother to avoid bushes; they simply drive over them. This could be unfortunate for you, if you happen to be hiding in the flattened bush at the time! Apart from that risk, the bushes are a safe place to seek, for there are no mines in, or under, a bush.

You need to find a path from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. There are 10 difficulty levels. The number of mines is 30 plus 3 times the difficulty level in the Commodore versions or 25 plus 3 times the difficulty level in the Memotech version. Tanks travel downwards across the screen and will shoot you within one square (levels 1-4) or two squares (levels 5-10). Luckily, you can hide in the bushes and watch the tanks; they will never drive over a mine. The top and bottom rows are always safe.


Platforms
  • 1983 - Commodore 64
  • 1983 - Commodore VIC-20
  • 1984 - Memotech MTX

Companies
No companies have been added for this game.

People
  • Audrey Bishop
  • Owen Bishop


Game Lineage
Direct parent is currently unknown.

Game Attributes

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

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


[ ALL ] [ Commodore 64 ] [ Commodore VIC-20 ] [ Memotech MTX ]

Releases
ID 155
[Machine] Commodore 64
C64 release. Published no later than 1983-12-31. Code was published in The Commodore 64 Games Book.


ZIP (T64)
Code ✓
English
Virtual cassette. Use LIST to see code.
ZIP (T64)
Code ✓
Finnish
Virtual cassette. Use LIST to see code.
PDF (BASIC)
Code ✓
English
Book listing.
ID 156
[Machine] Commodore VIC-20 (Unexpanded)
VIC-20 release. Published no later than 1983-12-31. Code was published in The VIC 20 Games Book.


PDF (BASIC)
Code ✓
English
Book listing.
ZIP (PRG)
Code ✓
English
Program file. Use LIST to see code.
ID 157
[Machine] Memotech MTX
Memotech release. Published no later than 1984-04-30. Code was published in "The Memotech Games Book". A Grenada Publishing "Computer Books" brochure advertised the book as being availabile in April 1984.


PDF (BASIC)
Code ✓
English
Book listing.


[ ALL ] [ Commodore 64 ] [ Commodore VIC-20 ] [ Memotech MTX ]

Images
ID 155
[Machine] Commodore 64
C64 release. Published no later than 1983-12-31. Code was published in The Commodore 64 Games Book.


No images have been added for this release.

ID 156
[Machine] Commodore VIC-20 (Unexpanded)
VIC-20 release. Published no later than 1983-12-31. Code was published in The VIC 20 Games Book.


No images have been added for this release.

ID 157
[Machine] Memotech MTX
Memotech release. Published no later than 1984-04-30. Code was published in "The Memotech Games Book". A Grenada Publishing "Computer Books" brochure advertised the book as being availabile in April 1984.


No images have been added for this release.



[ ALL ] [ Commodore 64 ] [ Commodore VIC-20 ] [ Memotech MTX ]

Credits
ID 155
[Machine] Commodore 64
C64 release. Published no later than 1983-12-31.


Owen Bishop
source: Book - Credits
as "Owen Bishop"
"copyright"
Audrey Bishop
source: Book - Credits
as "Audrey Bishop"
"in collaboration with"
ID 156
[Machine] Commodore VIC-20 for Unexpanded
VIC-20 release. Published no later than 1983-12-31.


Owen Bishop
source: Book - Credits
as "Owen Bishop"
"copyright"
Audrey Bishop
source: Book - Credits
as "Audrey Bishop"
"in collaboration with"
ID 157
[Machine] Memotech MTX
Memotech release. Published no later than 1984-04-30.


Owen Bishop
source: Book - Credits
as "Owen Bishop"
"copyright"
Audrey Bishop
source: Book - Credits
as "Audrey Bishop"
"copyright"


[ ALL ] [ Commodore 64 ] [ Commodore VIC-20 ] [ Memotech MTX ]

Collect

Das VC20 Spiele-Buch (Commodore Sachbuchreihe Band 5) || Collect ID 83 || Edition ID 151 || 1983 || German || 3891330030 (ISBN10)

Cover (front)
Cover (front)
Cover (front artwork)
Cover (front artwork)

The Commodore 64 Games Book || Collect ID 11 || Edition ID 16 || 1983 || Edition 1 Print 1 || 0246122537 (ISBN10)

Cover (front)
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Cover (back)
Cover (back)
Copyright
Copyright

The Commodore 64 Games Book || Collect ID 11 || Edition ID 49 || 1983 || Edition 1 Print 2 || 0246122537 (ISBN10)

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The Commodore 64 Games Book || Collect ID 11 || Edition ID 50 || 1984 || Edition 1 Print 3 || 0246122537 (ISBN10)

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The Commodore 64 Games Book || Collect ID 11 || Edition ID 51 || 1984 || Edition 1 Print 4 || 0246122537 (ISBN10)

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The Commodore 64 Games Book || Collect ID 11 || Edition ID 52 || 1984 || Edition 1 Print 5 || 0246122537 (ISBN10)

No cover images have been added for this release.

The Commodore 64 Games Book || Collect ID 11 || Edition ID 53 || 1984 || Edition 1 Print 6 || 0246122537 (ISBN10)

No cover images have been added for this release.

The Vic 20 Games Book || Collect ID 15 || Edition ID 38 || 1983 || Edition 1 Print 1 || 0246121874 (ISBN10)

Cover (front)
Cover (front)
Cover (back)
Cover (back)

Commodore 64 Ohjelmoinnin Opas Pelit || Collect ID 81 || Edition ID 149 || 1984 || Finnish || 9513532070 (ISBN10)

Cover (front artwork)
Cover (front artwork)

Das Commodore 64 Spiele-Buch (Commodore Sachbuchreihe Band 4) || Collect ID 84 || Edition ID 152 || 1984 || German || 3891330022 (ISBN10)

Cover (front)
Cover (front)

Das Commodore 64 Spiele-Buch || Collect ID 82 || Edition ID 150 || 1984 || German || 3478090008 (ISBN10)

Cover (front)
Cover (front)
Cover (back)
Cover (back)
Cover (front artwork)
Cover (front artwork)
Cover (back artwork)
Cover (back artwork)

Il Libro Dei Giochi Del Commodore 64 || Collect ID 8 || Edition ID 17 || 1984 || Italian || 8870560376 (ISBN10)

Cover (front)
Cover (front)
Cover (front artwork)
Cover (front artwork)
Cover (back)
Cover (back)
Cover (back artwork)
Cover (back artwork)
Copyright
Copyright

Il Libro Dei Giochi Del Commodore 64 || Collect ID 80 || Edition ID 18 || 1984 || Italian with cassette || 8870561658 (ISBN10)

Cover (front) with cassette
Cover (front) with cassette

Jeux sur le Commodore 64 || Collect ID 145 || Edition ID 240 || 1984 || 2891130421 (ISBN10)

Cover (front)
Cover (front)
Cover (back)
Cover (back)
Copyright
Copyright

The Memotech Games Book || Collect ID 91 || Edition ID 163 || 1984 || 0246124075 (ISBN10)

Cover (front)
Cover (front)
Cover (back)
Cover (back)
Copyright
Copyright

Juegos para el Commodore 64 || Collect ID 144 || Edition ID 239 || 1985 || Spanish with cassette || 8425212162 (ISBN10)

Book and cassette
Book and cassette


[ ALL ] [ ID 155 ] [ ID 156 ] [ ID 157 ]

Promos

No advertisements have been added for this game.



[ ALL ] [ ID 155 ] [ ID 156 ] [ ID 157 ]

Trivia
No trivia been added for this game.


[ ALL ] [ ID 155 ] [ ID 156 ] [ ID 157 ]

Print

  • Das VC20 Spiele-Buch (Commodore Sachbuchreihe Band 5)

    Media is generic. Date published 1983-00-00.

  • The Commodore 64 Games Book: 21 Sensational Games, (p107)
    https://archive.org/details/the-commodore-64-games-book-21-sensational-games/page/n113/mode/2up
    Code for release ID155. Date published 1983-00-00.

  • The VIC 20 Games Book 21 challenging games, (p107)
    https://commodore.bombjack.org/books/vic20/The_VIC_20_Games_Book.zip
    Media is generic. Date published 1983-00-00.

  • Commodore 64 Ohjelmoinnin Opas Pelit

    Code for release ID155. Date published 1984-00-00.

  • Das Commodore 64 Spiele-Buch

    Code for release ID155. Date published 1984-00-00.

  • Das Commodore 64 Spiele-Buch (Commodore Sachbuchreihe Band 4)

    Code for release ID155. Date published 1984-00-00.

  • Jeux sur le Commodore 64, (p102)
    https://archive.org/details/jeuxsurlecommodo0000bish/page/102/mode/2up
    Code for release ID155. Date published 1984-00-00.

  • Il Libro Dei Giochi Del Commodore 64, (p119)
    https://archive.org/details/illibrodeigiochidelcommodore64/page/n127/mode/2up
    Code for release ID155. Date published 1984-00-00.

  • The Memotech Games Book, (p133)
    https://archive.org/details/the-memotech-games-book/page/132/mode/2up
    Code for release ID157. Date published 1984-00-00.

  • Juegos para el Commodore 64

    Code for release ID155. Date published 1985-00-00.