Minesweeper Game Database

Mine Sweeper (1983)



Overview
Mine Sweeper was written for the VIC 20 in 1983 by Stephen Saxon.

The galactive war is going through a quiet phase and the generals have decided that the minefields need clearing up...and you've been given the job. You have to guide your minesweeper through the minefield, collecting the dead mines while avoiding the live mines. The program makes use of multi-coloured graphics and Commodore's standard characters.

You move across left to right across the screen and steer up by pressing [A] and down with [Z]. When you exit the right side of the screen you re-enter on the left side. The object of the game is to collect the dead red mines. Once you collect 15 mines you advance to the next level.


Platforms
  • 1983 - Commodore VIC-20

Companies
No companies have been added for this game.

People
  • Grant Bennett
  • Jackie Hamilton
  • Stephen Saxon


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 Mine Sweeper. Yellow cells are unknown.

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


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Releases
ID 221
[Machine] Commodore VIC-20 (Unexpanded)
Published no later than 1983-04-30. Code is copyright April 1983. It was published in Home Computing Weekly in August 1983.


PDF (BASIC)
Code
English
Original listing.
PDF (BASIC)
Code
English
Update for right-handed players.
PDF (BASIC)
Code
English
Update to add a joystick.
ZIP (PRG)
Code
English
Program file. Use LIST to see code.


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Images
ID 221
[Machine] Commodore VIC-20 (Unexpanded)
Published no later than 1983-04-30. Code is copyright April 1983. It was published in Home Computing Weekly in August 1983.


Gameplay
Gameplay
Instructions 01
Instructions 01
Instructions 02
Instructions 02
New game
New game
Score
Score
Welcome screen
Welcome screen


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Credits
ID 221
[Machine] Commodore VIC-20 for Unexpanded
Published no later than 1983-04-30.


Stephen Saxon
source: Home Computing Weekly
as "S. M. Saxon"
"copyright"
Stephen Saxon
source: Game - Credits
as "S. M. Saxon"
"copyright"
Grant Bennett
source: Home Computing Weekly
as "Grant Bennett"
Update to add a joystick
Jackie Hamilton
source: Home Computing Weekly
as "Jackie Hamilton"
Update for right-handed players


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Collect

Home Computing Weekly (Issue 25, 23 August 1983) || Collect ID 158 || Edition ID 253 || 1983

Cover (front)
Cover (front)
Listing
Listing

Home Computing Weekly (Issue 25, 23 August 1983) || Collect ID 158 || Edition ID 254 || 1983

Cover (front)
Cover (front)
Code change
Code change

Home Computing Weekly (Issue 25, 23 August 1983) || Collect ID 158 || Edition ID 255 || 1983

Cover (front)
Cover (front)
Code change
Code change


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Promos

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Trivia
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