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Boulder Dash

Boulder Dash is a classic action-puzzle video game that was first released in 1984 by First Star Software. In Boulder Dash, players control a character named Rockford as he digs through caves to collect diamonds while avoiding falling boulders and other hazards. The game is set in a scrolling, grid-based environment, and players must strategically plan their movements to avoid being crushed by rocks or trapped in dead-end tunnels.

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Boulder Dash manual

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Main executable game file: bouldash/BDash.exe.

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Boulder Dash review

Home Computing Weekly (1984): "The graphics are first class and the animation and movement of rocks are positively Newtonian.The game surpasses all of its genre and is in a class of it's own.This is a must for your games collection"

Retro gamer collector's corner:

The game was licensed by Exidy for use with their Max-A-Flex arcade cabinet. Released in 1984, it allows buying 30 seconds of game time. This was the first home computer game to be converted to an arcade console.

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More information on Boulder Dash

Status: abandonware
Input: keyboard, joystick
Distributed on: 3,5 floppy disk, 5,25 floppy disk
Also published for: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 2600, BBC Micro, ColecoVision, C64, Game Boy, Intellivision, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum
Abandonware DOS views: 11042

Series: Boulder Dash is part of the Boulder Dash series.

Awards won by Boulder Dash:

1984 - Omni Magazine Game of the Year (Atari 8-bit).
Selected for 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die.

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