You can download more than a dozen skins or create your own. Later versions improved the video format, added autosave video functions and the ability to save names in videos, increased the size of Custom games (unlimited), improved statistics and improved the random number generator used to create boards. It introduced videos which became accepted for world rankings at minesweepergame. Version 1.00 was released in 2004 and removed all cheating options. It was also possible to save boards, edit boards and search for boards with a particular 3BV. The Counter showed decimal time, 3BV, 3BVs, clicks, useful clicks and you could save statistics to a text file. You could play Custom games up top 40*40 with 95% density.
There were three skins (Black & White, Windows 95, Windows 98) and an editor to create new skins. MSX included options to edit boards, see mine locations and continue playing after clicking a mine. The early versions imitated Windows Minesweeper but added many new features. Minesweeper X was written for Windows in 2003 by Curtis Bright.