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Romset and name:
mineswpr Minesweeper
Short name:
Minesweeper
Manufacturer:
Amutech
Year:
Genre:
Category:
Maze / Surround
Serie:
-
Driver source:
sega/blockade.cpp
Language:
English
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players (solo, 2 concurrents)
Input:
Joystick 4 ways
Buttons / keys:
0
Coins:
Cabinet:
-
Free-play:
Not supported
Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
10 to 20 (Horrible)
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
256x224@60.114504 Hz, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
Black & White
CPU:
Intel 8080A
Audio
Sound:
Audio chips:
Discrete Sound, Samples, Speaker
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.54 released on aug-24 2001
Last release:
Mame 0.264 released on mar-26 2024
Clone of:
-
Clones:
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
blockade Blockade
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Status
OVERALL:
IMPERFECT
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Imperfect
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Supported
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  • Arcade Video game published 47 years ago:

    Minesweeper © 1977 Amutech.

    This game was two player only, you must have a real live person to play against, or else the other players boat will head directly for the bottom wall, which doesn't make for a very interesting game. Each player moves their little boat around leaving a solid line of mines behind them. All moves are made on an invisible grid, so you can only turn at 90 degree angles. To win you must last longer than your opponent before hitting something (first person to hit something loses). One good strategy is to try and box your opponent in to a small section of the screen, and then just move carefully until they crash. Pushing backwards on the stick will cause you to crash into your own mines, so avoid that at all cost.

    The game was controlled with buttons rather than joysticks (this was cheaper to produce, and most of the other similar games of the time used buttons as well). Inserting a coin started the game at once. Both players got to play for a single coin. The game ended after one player chalked up six wins, but this was operator adjustable down to as low as three. The operator can also turn the sound on and off with internal switches as well.

    TECHNICAL
    Main CPU: Intel 8080 (@ 2.079 Mhz)
    Sound Chips: Samples (@ 2.079 Mhz), Discrete (@ 2.079 Mhz)

    Screen orientation: Horizontal
    Video resolution: 256 x 224 pixels
    Screen refresh: 60.00 Hz
    Palette Colors: 2

    Players: 2
    Button: 4

    TRIVIA
    Shane Poulsen holds the official record for this game on 'Beginner' settings with 5 points. Shane Poulsen also holds the official record for this game on "'Intermediate' settings with 32 points.
    And lastly, Shane Poulsen holds the official record for this game on 'Expert' settings with 114 points.

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1636&o=2
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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