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.
The game is still available as a freemium mobile title developed by SoMa Play Inc for Android and iOS.
The game's protagonist, named "Rockford", must dig through caves collecting gems and diamonds and reach the exit within a specified time limit, while avoiding various types of dangerous creatures as well as obstacles like falling rocks and the constant danger of being crushed or trapped by an avalanche, or killed by an underground explosion.
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| OS | Windows 7 | Windows 7 |
| Graphics Card | Integrated GPU | Dedicated GPU |
| Direct X | Version 9.0 | Version 9.0 |
| SOUND CARD | Not Required | Any |
| HDD Space | 500 MB available space | 500 MB available space |
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | SSE2 instruction set support | SSE2 instruction set support |
| RAM | 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| OS | Yosemite | Yosemite |
| Graphics Card | DX9 (shader model 3.0) | DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities |
| SOUND CARD | Not Required | Any |
| HDD Space | 500 MB available space | 500 MB available space |
I was addicted to this on my Apple //c. I loved its map editor too!