Boulder Dash
From Apple2Games
January 2008
Name: Boulder Dash
Programmer(s): Chris Grey & Peter Liepa
Publisher: First Star
Year: 1983
Description: Boulder Dash is a puzzle/maze/action game with elements of Dig Dug and Pac-Man. Played on an island of dirt the goal of the game is simple. Collect as many diamonds as you can and espace without getting killed by falling rocks or the various enemies running around tunnels.
The dirt maze which all action takes place isn't entirely visiable also making Boulder Dash a side scroller game. To escape out the door you must collect a set number of diamons before the door opens. Doing this isn't so simple.Gravity also plays a big factor in achiving your goal. Along with the diamons, there are Boulders... which is where the game gets its name. Many times to get to a diamon you must move, drop or destroy a boulder or set off a trap which will drop dozens of boulders down ontop of you if you're not fast enough to get out of the way.
You're given 3 men during the game. There are many different levels to Boulder Dash starting off with the almost simplistic ones moving up to the down right impossible ones.
Personally one of my favorite games on the Apple 2. It's been ported over to many different systems including cell phones.
