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WEP
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Minesweeper was released 8 Oct 1990 when Microsoft published the first Windows Entertainment Pack. WEP was the first set of games developed specifically to run in Windows rather than in DOS. There were four issues:
| 1990, Vol.1: |
Cruel, Golf, IdleWild, Pegged, Taipei, Tetris, TicTactics, Minesweeper |
| 1991, Vol.2: |
Freecell, IdleWild (again), Jigsawed, Pipe Dream, Rattler's Race, Rodent's Revenge, Stones, Tut's Tomb |
| 1991, Vol.3: |
Fuji Golf, IdleWild (again), Klotski, Life Genesis, SkiFree, Tetravex, TriPeaks, Wordzap |
| 1992, Vol.4: |
Chess, Chip's Challenge, Dr. Black Jack, Go Figure, Jezzball, Maxwell's Maniac, Tic Tac Drop |
WEP introduced Minesweeer but it was another two years before the game gained international recognition when it came bundled with the release of Windows 3.1 on 6 Apr 1992. Microsoft has continued to release Minesweeper with new editions of Windows. In 1994 the most popular WEP games were collected and sold as BOWEP but Minesweeper was already part of Windows and not included.
Trivia
- Robert Donner wrote both Minesweeper and TicTactics in the original WEP release.
- Minesweeper and TicTactics were released again in a 'Microsoft Entertainment Pack' for the Nintendo 'Game Boy Color'. Classified Games released it June 2001 in the USA, while Cryo Interactive released it during August 2001 in the EU.GameFaqs
- Level 145 of Chip's Challenge thanks several people including a 'Rob. D'. (In an email to this webmaster on 28 Jun 2011, Donner sent a screenshot and confirmed it was him).
Back cover of WEP #1.
The WEP diskette.
Level 145 of Chip's Challenge.
Game Boy Color minesweeper (11x18 with 18 mines).
Cover of Game Boy Color games pack.
Screenshot from Game Boy Color games pack.
Links
- Game Boy Color MEP - Release info and many images for the Game Boy Color release.
- Game Boy Color ROMS - download the Game Boy Color pack ROM.
- YouTube GBC movie - All 7 games played. Minesweeper at 10:24, TicTactics at 14:03.
