How it began How it turned out
How it began How it turned out
BOULDER DASH 40th Anniversary Edition is arriving 20 August. It will be a release that will be the closest to the original experience while also feeling fresh and modern.
And there will be a very nice surprise! What is it? Please wait for release!
Also the team will be debuting it at Gamescom.
Celebrate 40 plus one years of a puzzle arcade classic. Soon.
It will also be available for other systems.
It's almost here. You can wait just a little longer.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124310/BOULDER_DASH_40th_Anniversary/
@algernon nix run nixpkgs/7dd2106#gdash
Enjoy! ;-)
PR is here, feedback and improvements are appreciated. If someone could test it on darwin or aarch64, it would be great. I don't have access to those platforms.
I packaged one of my favourite childhood games, Boulder Dash for Nix. Do you guys think there's any interest to make it an official package?
It's called gdash, and it's a close-to-the-original remake!
One of only a few games I vividly played on my Commodore C64 back in the times was Boulder Dash. Here is an interview for you with Peter Liepa, creator of the game. Enjoy: https://spillhistorie.no/2025/06/06/how-boulder-dash-was-created/ #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #boulderdash
A new article on Spillhistorie tells the story of how the legendary game Boulder Dash was created. In an interview with Canadian developer Peter Liepa, one of the game's co-developers, we learn about the background to the game – from Liepa's early experiences with computers to his groundbreaking approaches to level design.
The Making of Boulder Dash
Another find that should be credited to a Metafilter member, in this case AndrewStephens. It's an interview on the site "spillhistorie.no" with Peter Liepa, creator of the 80s home computer hit Boulder Dash, an early game application for cellular automation. A digging game, like Dig Dug and Mr.
https://setsideb.com/the-making-of-boulder-dash/
#indies #retro #BoulderDash #CellularAutomation #FirstStarSoftware #indie #interview #PeterLiepa #retro #spillhistorieno
An interview with #retrodev author of #boulderdash !? You bet I've #booxread'ed it !
https://spillhistorie.no/2025/06/06/how-boulder-dash-was-created/
Cool interview with Peter Liepa talking about development of Boulder dash https://spillhistorie.no/2025/06/06/how-boulder-dash-was-created. One of first games i ever saw and played on Atari 8-bit. #atari #boulderdash
"The story of how Boulder Dash was created" -- https://spillhistorie.no/2025/06/06/how-boulder-dash-was-created/
Pitman – Knobeln mit Boulder Dash-Vibes
Neuer Artikel auf dem Blog! Diesmal geht’s um Pitman, ein cleverer Boulder Dash-Klon mit 50 fordernden Levels, charmantem Design und einem angenehmen Schwierigkeitsgrad. Trotz leicht sensibler Steuerung: Hier wird dein Hirn ordentlich gefordert – und der Spaß kommt nicht zu kurz!
Jetzt lesen: www.jungsi.de
#Pitman #GameBoy #BoulderDash #RetroGaming #PuzzleGame #NintendoGameBoy #8bitGaming #GamingBlog #JungsisCorner #Retrogames…
Rockfall /// Pico-8 Adventures ::: A #Pico8 #BoulderDash inspired #arcade #maze / #puzzle #indiegame by GPI #indiedev ::: Dash through boulders in search of diamonds!
» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6neTLo-0grM «
#Computerspiele, die ich damals liebte, als ich noch spielte:
- #BoulderDash
- #LodeRunner
- #Thrust
- #RacingConstructionKit
- #OilChallenge
- #Uridium
- #Paradroid
- #SpaceTaxi
- ...
🎮 Random Retro Game:
Title: Boulder Dash (1984)
Released: 1984-01-01
Platforms: Game Boy, NES
Also released on: iOS, Wii, Game Boy Advance, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST
#BoulderDash(1984) #GameBoy #NES #Retrogames
🎮 Random Retro Game:
Title: Boulder Dash (1984)
Released: 1984-01-01
Platforms: Game Boy, NES
Also released on: iOS, Wii, Game Boy Advance, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST
#BoulderDash(1984) #GameBoy #NES #Retrogames
🎮 Random Retro Game:
Title: Boulder Dash (1984)
Released: 1984-01-01
Platforms: Game Boy, NES
Also released on: iOS, Wii, Game Boy Advance, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST
#BoulderDash(1984) #GameBoy #NES #Retrogames
Aquest any és el 35è aniversari de la publicació a casa nostra de "Boulder Dash" per "Game Boy" de #Nintendo 🕹🎮. #BoulderDash #GameBoy #Puzle #Arcade #Videojocs #Gaming #VideoGames #RetroGaming #ClassicGaming #RetroGames #VideojocsAntics
🎮 Random Retro Game:
Title: Boulder Dash (1984)
Released: 1984-01-01
Platforms: Game Boy, NES
Also released on: iOS, Wii, Game Boy Advance, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST
#BoulderDash(1984) #GameBoy #NES #Retrogames
🎮 Random Retro Game:
Title: Boulder Dash (1984)
Released: 1984-01-01
Platforms: Game Boy, NES
Also released on: iOS, Wii, Game Boy Advance, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST
#BoulderDash(1984) #GameBoy #NES #Retrogames
This time, in thumbnail vs. actual size, I have a early push contribution for this year's Season Festivia based around the look of a fancy dressed lady called "The Fortune Girl". First, here's the thumbnail..
(Some Mastodon instances may skewer this by blowing up the size)