Mined-Out (1983)

Mined-Out is a puzzle game released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. It was published by Quicksilva Ltd and developed by Ian Andrew, with inlay and poster art provided by Rich Shenfield.

The game belongs to the problem-solving genre and supports a single player. Movement is handled via cursor controls, requiring players to navigate carefully through the minefield to succeed.

The original retail price for the cassette version was £4.95. In addition to the ZX Spectrum release, the game was also made available for the BBC Micro platform.

The title received critical acclaim, achieving a perfect score of 5/5 in the April 1983 issue of Personal Computer News, resulting in an average magazine score of 100%.

In Russia, the game gained recognition through a Russian language translation and a TR-DOS adaptation by tiboh. Cracked cassette versions released by Compact Studio were also available.