The Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary
BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary – A legend returns!
Immerse yourself in 40 years of video game history and experience the classic BOULDER DASH® in an award-winning anniversary edition! Join Rockford on his hunt for diamonds in dangerous caves and choose between an authentic recreation of classic 8-bit home computer visuals or modern HD graphics. More faithful to the original than ever before, yet more modern than ever!
Celebrate 40 years of retro action – with a game that made history!
Since its initial release in 1984, BOULDER DASH® has thrilled generations of players. Now, the iconic title returns with a modernized game engine, numerous worlds, an extensive level editor, and a variety of visual presentation options – a celebration for long-time fans and curious newcomers alike!
Your task: Collect diamonds in a cave filled with treacherous enemies and falling rocks until the door to the exit opens. Here, you must not only act skillfully and react quickly, but also develop the right strategy to master your way through the labyrinth.
Once you have completed all 320 levels, you can use the editor to create your own new levels, and also download and play content from the worldwide BOULDER DASH® community for free.
Never before has BOULDER DASH® looked better or sounded more spectacular!
Highlights of the 40th Anniversary Edition:
- 80 classic levels from BOULDER DASH® I, II, III & IV – remastered with the original Atari 400/800, C64, ZX Spectrum and Apple II graphics!
- 320 levels full of excitement, strategy, and diamond fever – 240 of them brand new!
- 6 completely new worlds and 6 exclusive fan worlds from real BOULDER DASH® legends (Firefox, Dr. Guru, Arno Weber, Altermaven and more)
- New game elements: Growing walls, slime, enemy generators, eggs, and much more!
- Level editor & community content: Build your own caves or play countless creations from other players
- Choose your hero: Play with one of six unique Rockford® characters from BOULDER DASH® history – inspired by the original design
- Powerful sound: Accompanied by a catchy soundtrack from one of Germany’s most beloved video game composers, Chris Huelsbeck
- Winner of the ‘Retro Roots‘ Pixel Awards Europe 2025 and awarded ‘Best Remake/Remaster‘ by the UK Gaming Network. Nominated for the German Children’s Software Award ‘TOMMI 2025’.
Time travel doesn’t exist? Yes, it does! With BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary, you can travel back to the golden age of video games – and bring the best of it into the present. Be there when Rockford® makes history again!
Relive the legend with the ultimate BOULDER DASH® – for retro fans, puzzle pros, and newcomers alike!
Available now on your favorite app store!
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The Boulder Dash Deluxe
On top of legendary previous versions, Boulder Dash® Deluxe features include:
- 180 all-new levels with advanced features!
- Includes 20 levels from the original 1984 Boulder Dash version
- 9 exciting, brand spanking new worlds with high-end graphics, having their own, unique textures, go to Macmarnua Sea or Urath Castle – or back in time to the Classic 1984 World with its caves
- 15 new special opponents like Octopus, Shark Polar bear, and Snow tiger will keep your mind agile and you on your toes
- The Liepa World, a premium world by videogame legend Peter Liepa who returned to the game he created 35 years ago with 20 of the most mind-bending levels yet!
- Full character customization of your game character Rockford™, e.g. shirt, pants, shoes, eyewear, headgear, hair, and facial hair
- Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese!
GEM COLLECTORS, DIG THIS!
Boulder Dash® – 30th Anniversary™ finds our heroes, Rockford™, Crystal™ and others, facing a slew of new, exciting challenges in this legendary action puzzler. Dig through spectacular caves with 3D elements; avoid falling boulders and collect valuable gems and avoid nefarious enemies along the way. Discover treasure chests with rare collectables and potent power-ups. With 280+ exciting levels, 12+ new, gorgeous worlds, and 10 playable characters. Boulder Dash-30th Anniversary is the best game in its 30 year history.
- 280 all-new levels with advanced physics!
- 12 Never-before-seen worlds, with new creatures with 3D animations!
- New multicolored gem combos, treasure chests, rare collectibles and spectacular power-ups!
- Premium world by videogame legend Peter Liepa who returns to the game he created 30 years ago with 20 of the most mind-bending levels yet!
- Play as Rockford™ or unlock 9 other playable male and female characters including Crystal™!
- Free Spins for prizes!
- Controller support added including 8BitDo NES30!
- Compete with Facebook® friends to set high scores!
- Gamecenter support (Achievements & Leaderboards)!
- First Boulder Dash game ever to include diagonal walls and movement!
- Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, and Russian
The world-famous classic interactive game from the early home computer and video game age!
The original Boulder Dash® is a pioneering interactive game dating back to the early times of the home computer and video game era being first launched in 1984. Boulder Dash® and its many sequels have delighted and challenged casual and hard-core players of all ages and sexes for over three decades.
Rockford™
This famous game is an innovative action-puzzle digging and collection game responsible for launching its own game genre. The game’s protagonist is called “Rockford™”. He must dig through caves collecting gems and reach the exit within a time limit, while avoiding various types of dangerous creatures as well as obstacles like falling boulders and the constant danger of being crushed or trapped by an avalanche, or killed by an underground explosion.
Boulder Dash® was first published by First Star Software, Inc. in 1984 on the C-64, Apple II and Atari 4/800. It has routinely found itself being ranked among the top C64 games. In the USA, C64 Wiki ranked it as the number 4 of all C64 games. The game earned rank 31 on Lemon Retro Store and rank 14 for all time C64 games at The C64 Games in Europe. The c’t Magazin in Germany included it in the top 30 games for the C64
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Boulder Dash® and Rockford® are trademarks of BBG Entertainment GmbH, registered in the US, the European Union and other countries. Boulder Dash® 30th Anniversary™, Boulder Dash® Deluxe™, Boulder Dash® 40th Anniversary™, Crystal™ and Goldford™ are trademarks of BBG Entertainment GmbH. Copyright © 1984-2026 BBG Entertainment GmbH. All rights reserved. The original Boulder Dash® was created by Peter Liepa with Chris Gray.