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Boulder Dash (Japan)

NES / Famicom
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2001
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✪ Reviewed on February 1, 2025
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First Star Software's classic on NES. Dig, collect diamonds, avoid boulders. Addictive despite the decades and apparent simplicity. The console port is honorable.

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Category
Puzzle 1 player 3+
Description
Puzzle game in which the player digs tunnels to collect diamonds while avoiding falling boulders. Published by Ocean, released in Japan. Top-down tunnel digging, diamonds to collect while avoiding boulders that form passages. NES port of First Star Software's Boulder Dash classic.

Boulder Dash review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,03 MB 📅14/09/2001
Published by JVC

Boulder Dash (NES) price, value & rarity

Notable
Q1 loose
 $12 Q6 complete
 $40 Q10 new
 $128 !
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Other versions
Boulder Dash
Europe
14/09/2001
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Boulder Dash
USA
14/09/2001
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Is Boulder Dash still worth playing in 2026?

An adaptation of the action puzzle classic, Boulder Dash asks you to dig tunnels to collect diamonds while keeping dislodged rocks from collapsing onto the miner. The falling physics concept, both simple and fearsomely deep, demands planning each move under time pressure. The impeccable logic and the rising difficulty make it a genre milestone, timeless. For a retro puzzle action fan, someone curious about a founding classic or a player after cerebral challenge, the title keeps an intact intelligence and addiction.

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