Minesweeper Game Database

Landmine (1983)

a.k.a. Mine Nascoste


Overview
Landmine was written in 1983 for the VIC 20 by Dave Richards.

This is a game of increasing difficulty. The object being to get your man home safely through the minefield. The computer offers help by warning you where the mines are up to two moves away from the man in any direction. The warning given consists of a high pitched alarm should there be a mine one move away from the man and a lower pitched alarm if the mine is two moves away. Once the player has made it safely to his home or has been blown up the player must hit the "E" to end the game. Any other key and the game is reset for a new go. Each time the player elects to play again two more mines are added to the minefield to increase the difficulty of play.

The game requires the 3K expansion pack. The field is a 19x18 grid and starts with 10 mines. You can move in all directions including diagonally using the number pad. The warning sound repeats until you move to a new location.

Minefield was modified and translated into Italian in 1985 as Mine Nascote ("Hidden Mines").


Platforms
  • 1983 - Commodore VIC-20
  • 1983 - Sinclair ZX Spectrum
  • 1984 - Dragon 32/64

Companies
No companies have been added for this game.

People
  • D. Falkware
  • Dave Richards
  • Nick Hampshire
  • Stefano Albarelli


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 Landmine. Yellow cells are unknown.

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


[ ALL ] [ Commodore VIC-20 ] [ Dragon 32/64 ] [ Sinclair ZX Spectrum ]

Releases
ID 200
[Machine] Commodore VIC-20 (3K)
VIC-20 release. Published no later than 1983-03-31. Published in 1983 in the book "VIC Games". The book was advertised in Vic Computing in March 1983.


PDF (BASIC)
Code ✓
Italian
Papersoft listing.
ZIP (PRG)
Code ✓
Italian
Papersoft program file. Use LIST to see code.
ZIP (PRG)
Code ✓
English
VIC Games program file. Use LIST to see code.
PDF (BASIC)
Code ✓
English
VIC Games listing.
ID 202
[Machine] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (48K)
ZX Spectrum release. Published no later than 1983-12-31. Published in 1983 in the book "Spectrum Programmes Volume 1".


No downloads have been added for this release.

ID 201
[Machine] Dragon 32/64
Dragon 32/64 release. Published no later than 1984-01-31. Published in 1984 in the book "Dragon Programs".


No downloads have been added for this release.



[ ALL ] [ Commodore VIC-20 ] [ Dragon 32/64 ] [ Sinclair ZX Spectrum ]

Images
ID 200
[Machine] Commodore VIC-20 (3K)
VIC-20 release. Published no later than 1983-03-31. Published in 1983 in the book "VIC Games". The book was advertised in Vic Computing in March 1983.


Gameplay
Gameplay
Lost game
Lost game
New game
New game
Screenshot from VIC Games (1983)
Screenshot from VIC Games (1983)
Won game
Won game
Gameplay (Italian)
Gameplay (Italian)
Lost game (Italian)
Lost game (Italian)
New game (Italian)
New game (Italian)
Won game (Italian)
Won game (Italian)
ID 202
[Machine] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (48K)
ZX Spectrum release. Published no later than 1983-12-31. Published in 1983 in the book "Spectrum Programmes Volume 1".


No images have been added for this release.

ID 201
[Machine] Dragon 32/64
Dragon 32/64 release. Published no later than 1984-01-31. Published in 1984 in the book "Dragon Programs".


No images have been added for this release.



[ ALL ] [ Commodore VIC-20 ] [ Dragon 32/64 ] [ Sinclair ZX Spectrum ]

Credits
ID 200
[Machine] Commodore VIC-20 for 3K
VIC-20 release. Published no later than 1983-03-31.


Nick Hampshire
source: VIC Games
as "Nick Hampshire"
"copyright"
Stefano Albarelli
source: Papersoft
as "Stefano Albarelli"
"translated and adapted by" (trad. e adatt. di)
D. Falkware
source: Papersoft
as "D. Falkware"
"by" (di)
Dave Richards
source: VIC Games
as "Dave Richards"
"for Landmine"
ID 202
[Machine] Sinclair ZX Spectrum for 48K
ZX Spectrum release. Published no later than 1983-12-31.


No credits have been added for this release.

ID 201
[Machine] Dragon 32/64
Dragon 32/64 release. Published no later than 1984-01-31.


No credits have been added for this release.



[ ALL ] [ Commodore VIC-20 ] [ Dragon 32/64 ] [ Sinclair ZX Spectrum ]

Collect

VIC Games || Collect ID 90 || Edition ID 161 || 1983 || Edition 1 Print 1 (Black Cover) || 0810410605 (ISBN10) || 4346700201 (UPC12)

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

VIC Games || Collect ID 90 || Edition ID 162 || 1983 || Edition 1 Print 1 (Grey Cover) || 0810410605 (ISBN10) || 4346700201 (UPC12)

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

VIC Programmes Volume 1 (Hampshire) || Collect ID 93 || Edition ID 165 || 1983 || 0715617060 (ISBN10)

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

Spectrum Programmes Volume 1 || Collect ID 94 || Edition ID 166 || 1983 || 0715617044 (ISBN10)

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

Dragon Programs || Collect ID 92 || Edition ID 164 || 1984 || 0715618016 (ISBN10) || 9780715618011 (EAN13)

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

Papersoft (No. 34, 6 September 1985) || Collect ID 157 || Edition ID 252 || 1985

Cover (front)
Cover (front)
First page of listing
First page of listing


[ ALL ] [ ID 200 ] [ ID 201 ] [ ID 202 ]

Promos

No advertisements have been added for this game.



[ ALL ] [ ID 200 ] [ ID 201 ] [ ID 202 ]

Trivia
No trivia been added for this game.


[ ALL ] [ ID 200 ] [ ID 201 ] [ ID 202 ]

Print

  • Vic Computing, Vol. 2 Issue 4, (p44)
    https://archive.org/details/Vic_Computing_Issue_010/page/44/mode/2up
    Advertisement (publisher) for release ID200. Date published 1983-03-00. Earliest known VIC Programmes Volume 1 book promo in Vic Computing.

  • Home Computer Weekly, No. 6, (p22)
    https://archive.org/details/home-computer-weekly-magazine-new/HomeComputerWeekly-006/page/22/mode/2up
    Advertisement (publisher) for release ID200. Date published 1983-04-12. Earliest known VIC Programmes Volume 1 book promo in Home Computer Weekly.

  • Commodore Computing International, Vol. 1 No. 12 , (p18)
    https://archive.org/details/commodore-computing-international-vol-01-12-1983-apr/page/n17/mode/2up
    Advertisement (publisher) for release ID200. Date published 1983-04-00. Earliest known VIC Programmes Volume 1 book promo in Commodore Computing International.

  • Commodore User, (p75)
    https://archive.org/details/Commodore_User_Magazine_Issue_000/page/74/mode/2up
    Advertisement (publisher) for release ID200. Date published 1983-06-00. Earliest known VIC Programmes Volume 1 book promo in Commodore User.

  • Personal Computer Games, Vol. 5 No. 4, (p340)
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160611082002if_/http://archive.6502.org/publications/icpug/icpug_v05_i04_jul_1983.pdf
    Advertisement (publisher) for release ID200. Date published 1983-07-00. Earliest known VIC Programmes Volume 1 book promo in ICPUG.

  • VIC Programmes Volume 1

    Code for release ID200. Date published 1983-00-00.

  • Spectrum Programmes Volume 1

    Code for release ID202. Date published 1983-00-00.

  • VIC Games, (p58)
    https://archive.org/details/vicgames0000hamp/page/58/mode/2up
    Code for release ID200. Date published 1983-00-00.

  • Personal Computer Games, Issue 1, (p46)
    https://archive.org/details/personalcomputergames-magazine-01/page/n47/mode/2up
    Advertisement (publisher) for release ID200. Date published 1983-00-00. Earliest known VIC Programmes Volume 1 book promo in Personal Computer Games.

  • Dragon Programs

    Code for release ID201. Date published 1984-00-00.

  • Papersoft, Vol. 2 No. 34, (p9)
    https://archive.org/details/Papersoft-1985-34
    Code for release ID200. Date published 1985-09-06.