Mines
Minefield
- Year1989
- StrategyFind Path
- PlatformWin16 || Windows 3.0
Mines - Game Overview
Ian Heath wrote a 'Minefield game for Windows 3.0' called Mines in 1989 while studying at the University of Southampton.
The player starts in the top left corner with a guaranteed opening and must find a path to the bottom right corner using number clues to avoid mines. The grid is 16x16 with 30 to 160 mines. You mark mines with a bomb icon using the right mouse button and mark potential mines with an OK icon by clicking the right mouse button twice. The cursor icon is a pair of footprints and although you can click on any previously opened square you must walk onto new squares from an adjacent square. There are no highscores.
Version 3.0 was released with source code. A function called 'CanWeDoIt' checks if the game can be solved. Shareware price $10.
Version 4.0 introduced the option to have 1, 2 or 3 lives. It was bundled with two card games by the same author (Arachnid, Towers) for a Shareware price of $15. A spelling error was introduced in the Win notification of 'Congratualtions'. There appear to be two releases of Version 4.0 with the first being an individual release and the second being part of a SP Games Pack 1.2 release. The only obvious difference in the game is the About notice and of course the pack comes with more games.
Version 5.0 added another card game (Montana) and released Mines as part of a four game 'SPS Games Package'.
Version History
A list of all known versions sorted by platform then version. Email admin@ if you have more! See the Downloads section for available files.
| Win16 | 3.0 | Original release for Windows 3.0. |
| Win16 | 4.0 | Introduced the option to have 1, 2 or 3 lives. |
| Win16 | 4.0 | Minor changes due to being included in a games pack. |
| Win16 | 5.0 | Minor updates as part of a new games pack release. |
Pictures
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Downloads
Versions are listed by platform, version, year, earliest known date and source of the date information.
| Win16 | 3.0 | 1990 | 1990-07-13 | Timestamp |
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| Win16 | 4.0 | 1991 | Copyright |
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| Win16 | 4.0 | 1991 | 1994-04-22 | Documentation |
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| Win16 | 5.0 | 1996 | 1996-04-29 | Timestamp |
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Credits
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