GBA Minesweeper

I just like programming for the GameBoy Advance and I find Minesweeper to be a pretty entertaining game, still remaining fairly simple.

Environment setup

You need the devkitPro toolchain to compile, and other tools included (like Grit).

Linux

You just need to install devkitPro and make. For the first follow this wiki page and install the gba-dev group, for the latter just use your package manager.

Windows

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Compilation

Just run make in the root folder of the repository. If everything goes fine a file called minesweeper.gba will be produced.
To clean all the compilation files (including the game ROM) you can run make clean.

Now you can just run the game with yout favourite emulator!

Usage

• Use arrow keys to move the cursor
• A key to open the cell under the cursor
• B to add/remove the flag from the cell under the cursor

After finishing the game the position of the mines will be showed. To restart you just need to press A.

PC version

I wrote a simple console version of the game. I did that to help separate the actual game logic from the "user interface".

Compiling & Running

To compile the PC version run make -f Makefile.pc. Running make will compile the GBA version. Then just run ./pc.

Usage

Type a command and press Enter ↵. Commands are

• w,a,s,d to move the cursor
• f to toggle flag
• o to open the cell

Cell symbols meanings:

• @ is the cursor
• H is a closed cell
• ! is a (closed) flagged cell
• is an opened cell
• a cell containing a number indicates the number of bombs in continguous cells
• * is a bomb (only show at the end)