Boulder Dash (1984)

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Boulder Dash was originally released in 1984 for Atari 8-bit computers. It was developed and published by First Star Software, and spawned a series of sequels, re-releases, and spinoffs. It also did a great deal to establish and influence the mining genre of video games, which can be seen in modern games such as Minecraft, Spelunky, and Terraria.

Details

Developers: First Star Software
Publishers: First Star Software, Mirrorsoft, Prism Leisure Corporation Plc
Genres: Arcade, Platform, Puzzle
Themes: Action
Series: Boulder Dash
Also known as: Boulder Dash - Starring: Rockford

Release dates

Feb 1984 (North America) Atari 8-bit
Aug 1985 (Europe) Atari 8-bit

Bundled in

The400 Mini (Mar 2024) · Plug & Play

Remakes

Boulder Dash: 30th Anniversary (Oct 2014) · Android, Mac, Switch, PC, iOS
Boulder Dash: 40th Anniversary (Aug 2025) · Android, Mac, Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, iOS

Ports

Boulder Dash (Apr 1984) · C64, Wii
Boulder Dash (Aug 1984) · ACPC
Boulder Dash (Oct 1984) · Apple][
Boulder Dash (Oct 1984) · PC-8800 Series
Boulder Dash (Nov 1984) · FM-7
Boulder Dash (Dec 1984) · colecovision
Boulder Dash (Dec 1984) · DOS, Legacy Computer
Boulder Dash (Dec 1984) · Arcade
Boulder Dash (Dec 1984) · Sinclair ZX81, ZXS
Boulder Dash (Aug 1985) · Arcade
Boulder Dash (Dec 1985) · MSX
Boulder Dash (Dec 1985) · Epoch Super Cassette Vision
Boulder Dash (Dec 1986) · Atari-ST
Boulder Dash (Dec 1988) · bbcmicro
Boulder Dash (Dec 1988) · Acorn Electron
Boulder Dash (Mar 1990) · famicom, NES
Boulder Dash (Sep 1990) · Game Boy
Boulder Dash (Dec 2011) · Atari2600
Boulder Dash (Mar 2015) · intellivision

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