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Hex Mines for Windows

  • Year
    1998
  • Strategy
    Clear Mines
  • Platform
    Win32
    Win16

Hex Mines for Windows - Game Overview

Hex Mines for Windows was written in 1998 by Antony Pranata.

Hex Mines is an improvement of the classic Minesweeper game. There are six board variations and five different levels in Hex Mines. It means that you have 30 different games to play! Additional features: sound effect, MIDI music, customizable skin, shield to prevent you accidentally uncover a mine, and many more.

The final version of Hex Mines has 6 skins and 5 difficulty levels for 30 combinations. However, the colours chosen make playing some patterns almost unplayable and there is no chording. The Highscore list saves your best score per level and the game is Shareware for $10, with the Demo restricted to the easiest two levels and coming with a "nag" screen.

The author published 16bit and 32bit versions for each release but unfortunately only the original 32bit Version 4.01 exists and a later minor revision of 4.01 (labelled 4.1 on the website).


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.

Win161.0Hexagon tiles with difficulty levels of Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. Windows 16 bit version.
Win321.0Hexagon tiles with difficulty levels of Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. Windows 32 bit version.
Win162.0Added square tiles. Windows 16 bit version.
Win322.0Added square tiles. Windows 32 bit version.
Win163.0Added diamond, brick, triangle and shifted triangle tiles. Two new levels of Novice and Advanced. Release also added "shields" to protect you from mines with Beginner having one shield, Novice two shields and so on. Windows 16 bit version.
Win323.0Added diamond, brick, triangle and shifted triangle tiles. Two new levels of Novice and Advanced. Release also added "shields" to protect you from mines with Beginner having one shield, Novice two shields and so on. Windows 32 bit version.
Win163.1Minor release to update documentation. Windows 16 bit version.
Win323.1Minor release to update documentation. Windows 32 bit version.
Win164.0Music and upgrade to 256 colours. Windows 16 bit version.
Win324.0Music and upgrade to 256 colours. Windows 32 bit version.
Win164.01Windows 16 bit version.
Win324.01Windows 32 bit version. Labelled 4.01 in the game but 4.1 on the website.
Win324.01Windows 32 bit version.

Pictures

Screenshots are sorted by platform then version.


Hex Mines for Windows 2.0 - Lost game
Hex Mines for Windows 4.0 - Lost game
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - About
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Diamonds
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Hexagons
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Triangles
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Help
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Won game (square)
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Win box
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Shareware notice
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Menu
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Lost game (Diamond)
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Lost game (Brick)
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Highscores
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - Help
Hex Mines for Windows 4.01 - About

Downloads

Versions are listed by platform, version, year, earliest known date and source of the date information.

Win161.019981998-07-29Documentation
Win321.019981998-07-29Documentation
Win162.019981998-11-05Documentation
Win322.019981998-11-05Documentation
Win163.019991999-05-17Documentation
Win323.019991999-05-17Documentation
Win163.120002000-02-25Documentation
Win323.120002000-02-25Documentation
Win164.020002000-04-08Documentation
Win324.020002000-04-08Documentation
Win164.0120002000-04-18Research
Win324.0120002000-04-18Timestamp
ZIP (EXE)English
Win324.0120012001-01-10Timestamp
ZIP (EXE)English

Credits

People and companies are listed by platform, version, name, role and source of the information.

Win161.0
ADC-SoftCopyrightDocumentation
Antony PranataCopyrightDocumentation
Win321.0
ADC-SoftCopyrightDocumentation
Antony PranataCopyrightDocumentation
Win162.0
ADC-SoftCopyrightDocumentation
Antony PranataCopyrightDocumentation
Win322.0
ADC-SoftCopyrightDocumentation
Antony PranataCopyrightDocumentation
Win163.0
ADC-SoftCopyrightDocumentation
Antony PranataCopyrightDocumentation
Win323.0
ADC-SoftCopyrightDocumentation
Antony PranataCopyrightDocumentation
Win163.1
ADC-SoftCopyrightDocumentation
Antony PranataCopyrightDocumentation
Win323.1
ADC-SoftCopyrightDocumentation
Antony PranataCopyrightDocumentation
Win164.0
ADC-SoftCopyrightDocumentation
Antony PranataCopyrightDocumentation
Martina MertesMIDI fileDocumentation
Win324.0
ADC-SoftCopyrightDocumentation
Antony PranataCopyrightDocumentation
Martina MertesMIDI fileDocumentation
Win164.01
ADC-SoftCopyrightDocumentation
Antony PranataCopyrightDocumentation
Martina MertesMIDI fileDocumentation
Win324.01
ADC-SoftCopyrightAbout Box
Antony PranataCopyrightAbout Box
Martina MertesMIDI fileAbout Box
Win324.01
ADC-SoftCopyrightAbout Box
Antony PranataCopyrightAbout Box
Martina MertesMIDI fileAbout Box

Game Links

Dead sites are often available at archive.org.

  • http://adcsoft.com/hex.html

  • http://geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/6645/hex.html

  • http://www.sharedev.com/valley/antonypr/hex.html

  • http://antonypr.pair.com/hex.html


Entity Links

Dead sites are often available at archive.org.

  • geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/6645/

  • adcsoft.com