Atari 800 XL - Boulder Dash

Boulder Dash? A super classic by First Star Software (1984). Played on my Atari 800 XL, not emu

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• atari
• 800
• 800xl
• xl
• boulder
• dash
• retro
• First
• Star
• Software
• 1984
• videogame
• ps2
• psx
• ps1
• xbox
• sega

[Foebane72]

I didn't watch the whole clip yesterday because of slow access, but I did just now and the extra sounds only happen on the first cave, then they disappear for the rest of the clip. There's a hiss sound about the same time Rockford appears, a second "ding" sound around the time he collects a diamond, and a "metallic" distortion sound just before he exits, but nothing else, and nothing in the following caves either.

[GamesEmotions]

well, you're right! Anyway, I don't know why these sounds disappears in the next caves :-/

[Foebane72]

GamesEmotions, what's wrong with emulation? And why is the sound screwed up in this video?

[GamesEmotions]

I don't have nothing against emulation but I think that playing the game with the original home computer with original tape or disk is a lot better ;) Here in YouTube a lot of games videos are recorded using an emulator, not me ;) I don't know about the sound, maybe is my tv! Anyway thanks for your comment!

[Foebane72]

OK, well, you're welcome. But there are extra sounds there which I never heard from Atari 8-bit Boulder Dash before! :)

[GamesEmotions]

are you sure? For example? ^^

[dokkcrue71]

Awesome Classic !!!

[FrakAttack]

Spent SO MANY hours with the BD Construction Kit.

[teramasz]

i hated waiting for the game to load from casette ;> now i would love to go back and wait again ;)

[ZylonBane]

The slow PAL version of BD's title music always sounds so sad.

[Bulbatron76]

This is the version of Boulder Dash that my brother and I used to have.

[gloup81]

did anyone else had find the way to load casete games with almost x2 speed ? , well in xe models and in simple games ( like golf / swat etc) i u were pressing the ff button on the casste player genlty it spined the rotor faster , the xe was capable to read the program that way ( if u had a way to keep the button pressed with the same force all time )

PLZ ANYONE HAVING ONE XE JUST TRY IT !

[electrobussterr]

way better than call of duty franchise

[nyyterp]

This was quite an addictive game, trying to acquire the necessary amount of diamonds while trying to beat the timer and not getting done in at the same time. It's a good example of taking a concept from another game (e.g., Dig Dug), but making something quite original out of it.

It had a cool title screen, and its kinetic musical theme is one of my all-time favorites. Back then, I'd usually let it play in the background incessantly. It sounded especially grand connected to a stereo system.

[andrones31]

Un clásico de juego....el mejor de Atari!!!! ;)

A classic game ...... the best of Atari!!

[parasiticproductions]

You guys ever play Miner Dig Deep on Xbox Live Marketplace indie channel? It's an amazing game and only $1, a total homage to Boulder Dash.

[EskyHunter]

Back in 1993/1995 I made a Boulder Dash clone twice, one for the Atari ST and one for the Atari Falcon, called "Boulder Smash". The latest one is my clone for the Apple Macintosh called "Crystal Gems 3.0". :-)