Mined-Out
| Mined-Out | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Quicksilva |
| Writer(s) | Ian Andrew |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release date(s) | 1983 |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Mined-Out was a video game released for the Sinclair Spectrum in 1983 by Quicksilva.[1] It is conceptually similar to the later Minesweeper, where a player must cross a minefield successfully using logic. Although Mined-Out was not the first game in the style of Minesweeper, it was the first to be released on a personal computer, and to display how many mines are adjacent to the player.[2]
The game was written by Ian Andrew, an early adopter of the ZX81 and Spectrum. He learned to program BASIC in his spare time, and sent a copy of Mined-Out to Quicksilva after they published an advert wanting programs to publish.[3] It received a positive reception, with Home Computing Weekly describing it as "excellent fun to play".[4]
The game was later ported to other home computers, including the Dragon 32, BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, while Andrew founded his own company, Incentive Software.[3]
References
- ↑ "Watch Out There's A Mine About". Computer and Video Games (18): 16. April 1983.
- ↑ "7 classic video games that are older than you think". cracked.com. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Mined-Out and Confuzzzzed". Crash (16). May 1985. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ "Software Reviews". Home Computing Weekly (8): 22. April 1983. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
