Boulder Dash® Vol. 1
By Chillingo Ltd
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Description
The original, award-winning, #1 best-seller: Boulder Dash®, is now available for the first time for your iPhone and iPod touch! Race against time to clear a path and collect the number of diamonds required in order to open the exit in each of the 80 scrolling Caves. Avoid falling boulders and enemies. Be careful not to become trapped. Easy to learn, difficult to master.
Rockford™ returns to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Boulder Dash after sales of millions of units and release 4 times into the coin-operated arcades. The very first game in the Boulder Dash series is available here for the iPhone/iPod touch. All of the original caves, creatures and features are included. Play in ‘retro’ mode with the original movements, speed and graphics; or, enjoy the all new look and animations created specifically for iPhone/iPod touch.
Here are some great reviews:
"The latest offering from Chillingo has given me copious moments of entertainment!” 8/10, Great - AppGamer.net
“Boulder Dash offers a solid action puzzler that seems well adapted to the platform” – TouchArcade.com
"There are over 80 caves in this game, so you'll get plenty of game out of this download. I recommend it to retrogamers without hesitation." - IGN.com
"The game looks great and both control systems work a treat, so collecting jewels on the iPhone feels about as natural as it did on the Commodore." – Gizmodo.com
"Boulder Dash is a must-have for fans of the original arcade game, arcade games in general, or casual puzzle games - 4 out of 4 stars: A Should Have." - AppleiPhoneApps.com
Enjoy the challenge and fun that awaits as you in one of the most popular action puzzle, gravity based, diamond collection games ever released on any platform which now includes features unique to the iPhone and iPod touch such as: ‘pinch’ zooming; single-finger ‘flick’ panning of cave maps; switching between portrait and landscape during gameplay; multi-touch controls; and, much more.
When online, Boulder Dash® Vol. 1 for iPhone and iPod touch supports the Open-Feint social network so you can post your best overall scores to the main Boulder Dash leaderboard as well as your best scores for individual caves, on each of the 5 different level difficulty leaderboards. You can also chat with other players in Chillingo’s Boulder Dash chat room!
GAME FEATURES
• Large Scrolling Caves
• Play or explore using “pinch” zooming
• Use the single-finger ‘flick’ to scroll cave maps
• Switch between portrait and landscape modes during play
• 2 sets of player configured virtual D-pad controls
• Or control Rockford™ simply by dragging your finger
• Supports multi-touch controls
• 4 different high resolution graphics sets
• Original 80 caves and 4 bonus caves
• Original music and sfx with an all new music remix of the original theme music
• All of the original creatures and features: Butterflies, Fireflies; Growing Amoeba; Magic Walls
• Extensive instructions and tips
• Post high scores to the Open-Feint leaderboards
• Chat with other players in Chillingo’s Boulder Dash room chat room using Open-Feint
• Now supports Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese
LEGAL NOTICE
Co-Published by First Star Software, Inc. and Chillingo, Ltd. Boulder Dash® is a registered trademark of First Star Software, Inc. Rockford™ and his likeness are trademarks of First Star Software, Inc. Copyright© 1984 – 2009 First Star Software, Inc. All Rights reserved.
What's New in Version 1.2.0
- OS 3.0 tested
- supports OpenFeint 2.0.
- There are 20 achievements available for Boulder Dash(R) Vol. 1
- Game has recently been translated from English into Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese.
iPhone Screenshots
Customer Reviews
Authentic!
A nice version, don't listen to those doubters who'll never finish their own!
Absolutely Fantastic!
I played on this game for many hours back in the day and this conversion does not disappoint.
Sure, it's slow in the updated graphics version but who the hell wants to play that when the original is still perfect?
If you loved this back when it was originally released then do not hesitate to buy it now.
Deeply irritating!
Ok it's great to see this game on the iPhone but why so difficult to play? On the 64 I completed all levels at all skill levels so I'm no newbie but even on level 1 it's just too difficult due to the stupid control mechanism which is so big it obscures the screen as you play. The lack of option to orientate the controls to the bottom right for example is just annoying. Why stuck in the middle right on top of the game?
The fact that it doesn't remember your selection to use classic graphics rather than the frankly awful new ones is just tedious. Also, the inability to quit a level when you get stuck is stupid. Maybe I'm stupid but I can't find a way to restart the cave without quitting the game and going back in
If the makers could copy the excellent controls of Crystal Caves this would be a much more playable game
I just accidentally resetmy progress without an ARE YOU SURE? getout. Grrr
What's this Feint thing which keeps popping up? I don't want my scores piped off to the Internet so let me disable that please
Hope you're listening people
- £2.99
- Category: Games
- Updated: 18 July 2009
- Version: 1.2.0
- Size: 7.3 MB
- Languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
- Developer: Chillingo Ltd
- © First Star Software, Inc
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.Requires iOS 2.2.1 or later.
