Boulder Dash
Release Date  1984
Original Publisher  Front Runner (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Maze
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £7.95
Mods  4 title(s)
Competitions  C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards
Controls  Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Tie-in Licences  Boulder Dash (Software) from First Star Software Inc (USA)
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, MSX, NES
Average mag. score  81.80% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  82.8% (93 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Dro Soft (Spain)(1984)
     #2 - EDOS (UK)
     #3 - Prism Leisure Corporation PLC (UK)(1984)
     * Release price: £2.99
     #4 - Zafiro Software Division (Spain)(1984)

Authors/Contributors
     Dalali Software Ltd (UK) - ?
     Peter Liepa (USA) - ?
     Chris Gray (UK) - ?
     Steinar Lund (Norway) - Inlay/Poster Art

Annual Awards
     Runner-up in the C&VG 1984 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Arcade Style Game.

Review Awards
     "Crash Smash"at Crashissue v.1 #12 - 1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"page 74

Remarks
     SPOT: also published on B: side of Rockford's Riot

Remarks
     This game was later converted to an arcade coin-op by Data East.

Series "BoulderDash"
     1. Boulder Dash(1984)by Front Runner (UK)
     2. Boulder Dash II: Rockford's Riotby Monolith (UK) - within compilation "Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash"
     3. Boulder Dash III(1986)by American Action AB (Sweden)
     4. Boulder Dash Construction Kit(1988)by Databyte (UK)

Compilations
     Full version inPack of Aces(1987)by Paxman Promotions (UK)
     Full version inRockford's Riot + Boulder Dash(1985)by Monolith (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
BoulderDash.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
 BoulderDash.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(Power-Load)English
BoulderDash_2.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
 BoulderDash(PrismLeisureCorporationPLC).tzx.zip#3ZX-Spectrum 48K(Power-Load)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     BoulderDash.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     BoulderDash.gif5,695OriginalRunning screen
     BoulderDash.jpg29,908OriginalInlay - Front
     BoulderDash.txt8,338OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     BoulderDash.png126,083OriginalGame map
     PCG13Poster.jpg1,535,229OriginalMagazine poster - Personal Computer Games magazine poster
     BoulderDash.jpg171,270OriginalAdvertisement
     BoulderDash_2.jpg210,815OriginalAdvertisement
     boulderdash.rzx0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Rouslan Gordeyev (with rollback)
     Boulder Dash (1984)(Front Runner).pok561OriginalPOK pokes file
     BoulderDash(PrismLeisureCorporationPLC).scr6,912#3Loading screen
     BoulderDash(PrismLeisureCorporationPLC).jpg95,444#3Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews
     Big Kissue #11-1985/Febpage 23- Review: 3/3
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #40-1985/Febpage 42- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"page 74- Review: 93%
     Crashissue v.1 #38-1987/Marpage 75- Review - Crash - Crashback
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #99-1985/Feb/12 special "week#2"page 14- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #35-1985/Febpage 23- Review: 5/10
     Your Sinclairissue #22-1987/Octpage 75- Review: 8/10
     Your Sinclairissue #84-1992/Decpage 11- Review: 86%

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #3-1987/Decpage 110- Tips
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #4-1988/Janpage 137- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #6-1988/Marpage 65- Feature - Brain Games
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #6-1988/Marpage 100- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #7-1988/Aprpage 109- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #8-1988/Maypage 101- News/Note
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #41-1991/Febpage 63- Feature - The ACE guide to THE GREATEST GAMES of all time (probably)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #38-1984/Decpage 24- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #41-1985/Marpage 14- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #41-1985/Marpage 57- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #71-1987/Seppage 12- News/Note
     Computer Gamerissue #5-1985/Augpage 30- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #14-1985/Marpage 61- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #17-1985/Junpage 61- Letters
     Crashissue v.1 #22-1985/Novpage 58- Letters
     Crashissue v.1 #40-1987/Maypage 89- Hack/Poke
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #12-1984/Novpage 18- News/Note
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #14-1985/Janpage 19- News/Note
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #15-1985/Febpage 100- Map
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #15-1985/Febpage 100- Tips
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #30-1987/Jul/31 special "week#5"page 45- News/Note
     YS Smash Tipsissue 1988/Augpage 7- Hack/Poke
     Your Sinclairissue #1-1986/Janpage 29- Hack/Poke

Magazine Advertisements
     Big Kissue #10-1985/Janpage 7- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #39-1985/Janpage 57- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #47-1985/Seppage 10- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #12-1985/Jan special "Christmas Special 1984/85"page 73- Full-page ad
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #128-1985/Sep/3 special "week#1"page 7- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #129-1985/Sep/10 special "week#2"page 2- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #130-1985/Sep/17 special "week#3"page 2- Advert
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #14-1985/Janpage 29- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #36-1985/Sep/5 special "week#1"page 7- Advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #39-1985/Sep/26 special "week#4"page 8- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #34-1985/Janpage 69- Full-page ad
     TV Gamerissue 1985/Janpage 9- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.5 #1-1985/Janpage 35- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.5 #2-1985/Febpage 42- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.5 #10-1985/Octpage 28- Advert

Related Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #21-1985/Octpage 24- Review: 84% (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Sinclair Userissue #44-1985/Novpage 26- Review: 3/5 (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #50-1985/Decpage 44- Advert (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #51-1986/Janpage 70- Advert (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Crashissue v.1 #19-1985/Augpage 43- Full-page ad (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Crashissue v.1 #20-1985/Seppage 53- Full-page ad (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Crashissue v.1 #21-1985/Octpage 83- Full-page ad (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Crashissue v.1 #22-1985/Novpage 91- Full-page ad (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Crashissue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86"page 143- Advert (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Sinclair Userissue 1986 special "Annual 1986"page 58- Full-page ad (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Sinclair Userissue #41-1985/Augpage 65- Full-page ad (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Sinclair Userissue #42-1985/Seppage 51- Full-page ad (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Sinclair Userissue #43-1985/Octpage 36- Full-page ad (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Sinclair Userissue #45-1985/Decpage 108- Advert (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)
     Sinclair Userissue #46-1986/Janpage 68- Advert (Rockford's Riot + Boulder Dash)

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