Boulder Dash (1984) · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
OverviewAI-generated
Boulder Dash is an action, puzzle, and arcade platform game developed by First Star Software. It was published by First Star Software, Mirrorsoft, and Prism Leisure Corporation Plc. The game was released on January 1, 1984, with subsequent releases in 1990 and March 23, 1990. It supports single-player mode and was built using the BASIC engine.
The title is available on numerous platforms, including the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore / Amiga, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, iOS, NES, and Wii. Specific platform availability includes Atari 8-bit. Critical reception includes a rating of 4 from RAWG and a critic rating of 80 from IGDB. The IGDB database lists a user rating of 72 based on 35 ratings.
Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Game data
- Released
- 1984-01-01
- User rating
- 4.00 / 5
- Genres
- Action, Puzzle
- Platforms
- iOS, Wii, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy, NES, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST
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Game details · IGDB
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.
- Released
- 1984
- Genres
- Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
- Platforms
- Atari 8-bit
- Game modes
- Single player
- Engine
- BASIC
- Developer
- First Star Software
- Publisher
- First Star Software, Mirrorsoft, Prism Leisure Corporation Plc
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- puzzle video game
- Country of origin
- United States
- Platform
- Super Cassette Vision
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Distribution format
- ROM cartridge
- Official website
- www.boulder-dash.com
- Image
- Boulder Dash Cover Art 1984-1988.jpg
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- input device
- touchscreen
- programmed in
- Java
- operating system
- iOS
- publication date
- 1990-03-23
- title
- Boulder Dash
- distributed by
- Q368215
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