BOULDER DASH: The Complete History - SGR | Retro Gaming Documentary

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Let's take a deep dive look back into the confusing history of one of home computers most impactful and replicated games ever created BOULDER DASH | Don't forget you can check out the original for free here... boulder-dash.com/
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Boulder Dash is easily one of my all time favourite classic home computer games, so when Stephan Berendsen asked if I would like to make a video based on the IP that BBG now owns... I jumped at the chance, especially as he gave me the contact details to plenty of people involved in the creation of this legendary game
Over the years Boulder dash has had more makeovers than Nintendo has had consoles! And because of that, the history can be a little confusing. In this video I go back and look at every release and speak about how and why they changed and what impact each release had on teh series as a whole.
As stated, a huge thanks to BBG who were incredibly involved in the creation of this video. If you wan't to find out more about the series or to play the original from 1984 you can do so right here boulder-dash.com/
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@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Don't forget you can check out the original game from 1984 for free right here... boulder-dash.com/

@mrmysterious8124 Жыл бұрын

Can you look at the History of Angry Birds🐖🔫🦅🐔🐦🦆

@antdude Жыл бұрын

@@mrmysterious8124 That's not retro. :P

@mrmysterious8124 Жыл бұрын

@@antdude Okay how old does a Video Game have to be to be Reto🎮

@Dwedit Жыл бұрын

@@antdude It has been 14 years since Angry Birds was released. Compare that to Zero Wing, which was 10 years old at the time of "All Your Base" mania.

@eldraque4556 Жыл бұрын

you could make a tune with the noises it makes when you play it

@AnthonyFlack Жыл бұрын

I've always admired what a solid, perfectly realised design Boulder Dash had. One of those rare home computer games, like Tetris, that could hold its own in an arcade.

@gnome_inc Жыл бұрын

Heya Slope, I was a really bad alcoholic for about 5 years and I had your videos on going through withdrawals pretty often. I finally stuck with it after having a seizure, and I'm going on a year and a half sober. I'd lost my old KZfaq, and just recently found your channel again. Random, but your videos were a comfort in a horrible time for me, so thank you.

@highscores8593 Жыл бұрын

Boulder Dash on c64 was a great part of my childhood. So much so if course I have other games in the series like the version for GBA and 3DS come to mind. Thanks for doing the video

@michaelwaites6101 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic detailed video. I’m the creator of a game that ended up labelled as “based on” Boulderdash, so it is interesting to learn the backstory of how the IP protection came to be.

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

That's awesome :D

@dabanjo Жыл бұрын

The theme song from the Atari 8 bit version is one of my favorite game themes of all time.

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

It's really really good

@GameHammerCG Жыл бұрын

Brilliant documentary. I loved Boulder Dash as a kid and have recently gotten back into it, so this was a perfectly timed video for me. Loved it!

@SlopesAdventures Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it mate

@StoolSamples Жыл бұрын

I have been anxiously waiting on a new complete history video for months! Thank you for making my day DJ Slope! I needed this.

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

I promise the next one will be a lot sooner

@antdude Жыл бұрын

@@slopesgameroom What game and when? ;)

@StoolSamples Жыл бұрын

@Slope's Game Room absolutely CAN'T WAIT MAN! Thank you!!

@PSPMan Жыл бұрын

I have no idea why I was so excited for this specific complete history but I was. this is one of those series that seems super iconic yet I think I've only played one of these games for like 10 minutes.

@RemoWilliams1227 Жыл бұрын

Because you're a real game fan who's curious about all of gaming history. Cheers fellow nerd 🤓

@JordanHowellMusic Жыл бұрын

Doing really great , slope. I didn’t even know about this game at all besides the title , but am watching your whole video because of your magnificent ability of hooking one into the story around any given subject. Thanks my brotha!

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh thanks buddy

@James-gj8rn Жыл бұрын

It's been a while since the last complete history video DJ Slope! This will be a fun one!

@marksims3904 Жыл бұрын

The thing that really made Boulder Dash for me was the construction kit released in 1986, I was given that on my C64 for christmas that year and designed some pretty hellish caves that I swapped with friends. Sitting there smirking as a mate dies for the fifth time in a really nasty fashion always made me smile........I then showed him how to complete said level! Wonderful game and memories, so simple, so addictive, and SO brilliant!

@snowypods9812 Жыл бұрын

I had all versions of Repton on the BBC, basically the same game and I absolutely loved them.

@AcornElectron Жыл бұрын

Saturday night Slopes? I’m pausing it, freeze chilling an IPA and getting a Chinese. Best thing on TV all day 👑 Back soon 😂

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah, nothing else of importance today... What what

@Gatorade69 Жыл бұрын

A Chinese ? A Chinese what ? A succulent Chinese meal ?

@MazLad Жыл бұрын

My lasting memory of this game is the world map music on the NES. What a jolly little ditty that is.

@PixelzNcreatureZ Жыл бұрын

Creepy coincidence.. Lol.. I just recently acquired a box of Atari 800 games from a yard sale and this game was in it and looks like the only one in the box that means anything today

@ChrisH0Y Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for this video! I played Boulderdash ALOT on my C64 in my high school days. It was so fun, that I made several sheets of Boulderdash comic strips that I passed around class and shared with my friends. I STILL have the C64, the game, AND all the cartoons! Good times! Good times indeed.

@perfectfutures 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic documentary! I’ve always loved this game, played it endlessly on my C64. You’re reminding me of just what a great game it is. Seeing the rich, Tron-like colors on the Atari version is interesting, it reminds me of the bright colours arcade games used back then. This video makes me want to explore the Atari home computer games that I missed out on. The more sided and realistic colors of the C64 were an era in itself, just as the Spectrum’s palette defines it.

@AndreiNeacsu Жыл бұрын

I played it mostly on a ZX Spectrum clone and a bit less on the PC. To this day, I abslutely love Boulderdash.

@niemand7811 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes. Rockford. I had this on my home computer. The graphocs were charming and the difficulty was managable. Five worlds with different themes. The jungle adventurer, the cook who fights fastfood while collecting apples, the cowboy, the astronaut who must run from black holes and the doctor who must endure and eliminate sickness. Great stuff. And then came Boulder Dash for the NES, the best version of that game ever. Nice graphics, great music. It took all Boulder Dash levels and rewrapped them,, also lending it a world oriented approach. 6 worlds with 4 levels each. And when you mastered all 24 levels, you started all over on expanded difficulty, that meant more enemies, more jewls to collect and lesser time. In total you had to survive four levels of difficulty. And when you beat the game, you got a special ending too. The NES game was truly a journey.

@trwijbenga Жыл бұрын

What a great documentary! Thanks a lot for making this! So many memories

@warrenroberts8658 Жыл бұрын

Hey DJ Slope I'm a Retro Gamer myself and I love watching your Complete History Series! Awesome Stuff!👍🕹🎮

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Huge thanks mate, as this had so many interviews involved it ended up taking a long time. I plan to do a lot more complete histories a lot sooner

@retrorobbins Жыл бұрын

Yet another fantastic excellent entertaining video, no doubt I will get the rest of this in a moment to watch later or just finishing one of my own ...

@SimonSideburns 6 ай бұрын

I made a (admittedly quite basic) boulder dash inspired game in Microsoft Visual Basic some time in the 1990s. It was ok, nothing special, and most likely it would run far too fast nowadays, but I enjoyed the experience of designing it. Unfortunately I used a custom control in one of the configuration tabs (so it could be slowed down or sped up) and I don't have that control these days, so although it would still run, it wouldn't completely work. Stupidly, I didn't ever package it into an installer, which would have then included the control dll file. One great feature of it was that it used bitmap files for both the game graphics and levels. There's a pretty good chance it has been lost by now, but I may well still have a backup on a CDROM or floppy somewhere. I called it Simon's Boulder Game.

@RichardWilliams-bm1qi Жыл бұрын

A wonderful broadcast, thank you so much. Heard you on The Retro Hour podcast and have obviously subscribed to your channel. Played this on the Atari 800XL way back when and it's in my top two games of all time! :-)

@lavernebennet7395 Жыл бұрын

As an American born in the 2000's, I'd never actually heard of these games, but this is really interesting! I gotta say, my favorite designs for Rockford are the ones where he's a weird little alien thing.

@OakCityGamers Жыл бұрын

YES!!!! This was my FAVORITE GAME when I was a young child! Like 1988! Remember it in CGA graphics. Got that Commodore 64 mini because of it! Thanks for the video!

@OakCityGamers Жыл бұрын

AWE! Super Boulder Dash! That’s the one! 30:39

@OakCityGamers Жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

@captainblood9616 Жыл бұрын

LOL Just as I was building up to a Repton rant you mentioned Repton.. well played Slope my friend, well played!

@SchardtCinematic Жыл бұрын

I loved playing this on my Commodore 64. But till now I never knew the games history. The history is great to learn about.

@antdude Жыл бұрын

I loved Boulder Dash on my Apple //c!

@stefanswiss3760 Жыл бұрын

me too, I remember the colors on apple 2e being more vibrant and saturated than the videos I see on youtube (nostalgia bias?)

@antdude Жыл бұрын

@@stefanswiss3760 Yeah, but I was playing on green monochrome monitor. I did have a CRTTV connected so I saw its colors. I was jealous of my former neighbor's C64 version. Smoother and better audio!

@OakCityGamers Жыл бұрын

I played on an IBM 5155, it was a “Lugable” and we had a 5150 monitor connected to it. It was pretty smooth. I remember swapping from CGA, EGA, and VGA for all the different colors. The little monitor in the front of the computer was an amber display. Man what a time!

@Gatorade69 Жыл бұрын

@@stefanswiss3760 I remember at school we had some IIs with a monochrome monitor but some had colored monitors and the colors were pretty vivid though simple. I also remember the colors being off on some of them though I didn't know much about technology at that time, maybe it was the monitors that made a difference ?

@stefanswiss3760 Жыл бұрын

@@Gatorade69 I think I was playing boulder dash II, seeing the video in full, the graphics and levels of boulder 2 ring a bell :)

@BriceCapelle 9 ай бұрын

Grew up with the Apple 2e version. Very colorfull. Loved this game with Mr Do too. :D

@andreasheiss8441 Жыл бұрын

What a fantastic documentary!!!! Thanks a lot!!!!!

@RedFoxRoaming 7 ай бұрын

Awesome game with amazing mechanics. Simply great. Loved the construction kit.

@dolsthoo Жыл бұрын

Amazing evergreen game! Boulder Dash and Lode Runner were my favorite puzzle-platform games on the Commodore 64.

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Both great titles

@strain42 Жыл бұрын

It's very interesting to me how much they can change up the protagonist and still have it recognizably be Boulder Dash. Really shows how well the series stands the test of time. Platformer fighter game where every single fighter is one of the Rockford variations :P

@darkridearts Жыл бұрын

The first time I ever played this was Boulder Dash on NES. I’ve since gone back and played other versions but still fond of that one.

@OeHomestead Жыл бұрын

This nrings back good memories from the C64 and Amiga days. It's such a simple and timeless game. Just like Space invaders Donkey Kong and Tetris. Simple and yet entertaining.

@leowic Жыл бұрын

I would love to see a Complete history of Ultima going back to Akalabeth. Lots and lots of good drama in that story.

@imqqmi Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite games on the MSX1, though I also played the C64 many versions and the Amiga construction kit one. A shame there wasn't an MSX2 or MSX2+ version with smooth scrolling and more colors and maybe more game mechanics utilizing more memory or something. I remember I've recreated the square movement in Amiga Amos basic program. Good times! It was an ingenious game at the time, and it still is! Great documentary! Never knew there were so many versions, I was aware of the ones mentioned above and the PSP and java/mobile phone one but the rest, even the arcade versions I was completely unaware!

@boxerblake1 Жыл бұрын

You're criminally under-subbed. Thanks for the great video.

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy :D

@craigprocter1232 Жыл бұрын

I have seen THE PIT and it made such an impression with my mate and I (who played it for as long as our money lasted) we still reminisce about it some 40 years later.. the machine was at the end of the world, down in Hobart, Tasmania. So it may have been rare, but it did get around (the globe).

@faenethlorhalien Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's a long documentary. Excellent research work there.

@design-flux Жыл бұрын

Another amazing SGR doc! I had no experience with boulder dash, but I used to play a game called Crystal Mines by Color Dreams on the NES that looks like it was inspired by it. Thanks again for furthering my knowledge of video games!

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. I know this one is a little less known, but for the hardcore fans it's very well respected

@jazzygeofferz Жыл бұрын

I've got such fond memories of Boulder Dash on my C64. It used to load in 29 "seconds" on the timer on my C64 tape drive.

@allwaizeright9705 Жыл бұрын

My DAD LOVED this game...Since I had the C64 in my room when I was in High School - He kept me up for HOURS on school nights...

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Hahaha. My parents did the same with galactic plague

@jaydensvhsarchive3.095 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I wish I went back in time and made Boulder Dash

@JustWasted3HoursHere Жыл бұрын

I came to this game from the C64 version. I have to admit that the theme song, though not the greatest from a _technical excellence_ point of view,* still holds a warm place in my heart. It always makes me smile. M.U.L.E.'s theme song is the same way. Kind of simple, but also genius. * Anything from Rob Hubbard, Ben Daglish, Martin Galway and some others. The music for Rambo and The Last Ninja are just incredible.

@Studeb Жыл бұрын

The title page and weird music of the C64 version is something I have very nostalgic feelings for even though I didn't play the game for very long, since I was so bad at it.

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

I was the same. However since making this video I have become rather good lol

@53xy83457 Жыл бұрын

Have some fond memories of this game. Actually Rocks 'n' Gems from the playstation magazine demo discs but whatever.

@monkeymanbob Жыл бұрын

Boulder Dash (first encountered by myself on the dear old Speccy ) has been a staple favourite of mine for near 40 years and along with Lode Runner I try and purchase every iteration.

@praiha Жыл бұрын

There were also tons of unofficial numbered Boulder Dash games on C64, I guess made with the help of Construction Kit. Don Pedro made BD parts 5 to 11.

@ZombiWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Always had a soft spot for a good boulder-dash game, thanks to this vid - I've got a few more to check out. :)

@realmchat6665 Жыл бұрын

Way back in my childhood, this was a "hot new game", I have an arcade version on my multicade - still like a game on occasion. Thanks for the video, really like retro gaming history content - well done.

@seanmcbay Жыл бұрын

Not a series that ever really interested me but I think I’ll give it a shot.

@buda3d2007 Жыл бұрын

Boulder Dash on c64 was a great tech demo for how good a title could be on the platform, working well within its own technical potential with a great game and overall design.

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Yeah, for sure, it's really interesting to hear how such a simply brilliant design came to be

@8bit711 Жыл бұрын

It was after midnight game every friday with my Cuz on my C64 in the 80s. Thank you.

@paulsixtus4926 5 ай бұрын

Great video,thank you, matey!👽🙏🫂🎶

@mikecally5720 Жыл бұрын

Wow. I played the original back in the day on the Commodore 64, and had no idea about all the sequels.

@AstonsVintageTechnologyWorkshp Жыл бұрын

The 1984 ZX Spectrum version was a huge success for first star software and stayed at no.1 for (what seemed like) forever.

@stefanswiss3760 Жыл бұрын

This game is great and I love that it is almost abstract yet you see a personnality in a square that moves or butterflies. Combining abstract, puzzles, tempatation of greediness to obtain as much diamond as possible. Also it is one of the only game where I loved to "wait for the ennemy to pass me by protected by all the diamonds I just created as if I could build myself a safe house for a moment. I hate for an ennemy to have to wait for him to start or finish his pattern but in boulder dash, being protected and surround by diamons I didn't mind at all and could wait all the timenecessary

@davekennedy6315 Жыл бұрын

I used to play Repton on the Acorn Electron in around 1985. They are similar games but Repton being a calmer puzzle game. The creator of Repton based the game on a review in a magazine he saw of Boulder Dash. Looking at this footage they were very similar!

@davekennedy6315 Жыл бұрын

I shoulda known you would mention Repton haha! Sorry I commented before finishing your vid.

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Hahaha no worries buddy. I was going to make a mini complete history inside this complete history based on repton... That was unil I saw that there are like 20 entries :S

@davekennedy6315 Жыл бұрын

@@slopesgameroom I'd love a Repton episode but I'll watch literally ANY of your deep dives.

@commanderkruge Жыл бұрын

Played it for ages on my C64 - truly a classic little game. :)

@VyceEcho Жыл бұрын

Another gem by slope. Cheers

@RonnieBarzel Жыл бұрын

So THAT’s why Boulder Dash 3 felt so different back when I played it in the ‘80s. Sad that they stopped adding new titles to the Wii eShop before they could add the rest of the C64 trilogy.

@Lara1985 Жыл бұрын

What a fantastic documentary!

@TravNash Жыл бұрын

I used to have a MZ-800 and had to play Flappy, it was closest I could get to playing Boulder Dash after seeing it at a cousins house on C64.

@DIASTCartoons Жыл бұрын

I don't think I've ever seen another character have that many drastically different designs for every game they appear in. I like the ant-like design of Rockford for the magazine ads the most.

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's crazy and I guarantee I missed loads from random game covers

@DenizTurkmen Жыл бұрын

I can't believe official C64 releases were so few. I remember seeing tons of sequels released, I guess they were just created by 3rd parties with the Construction Kit.

@user-ub1dz8js7s Ай бұрын

Chris Gray who I believe designed and coded the original Boulder Dash in my book is nothing short of a genius - he designed the most elegant videogame ever. I believe he went on to code a 3d application which was the predecessor to Audodesk's Maya which is the 3D animation tool used by the likes of Hollywood which I've used and it's great.

@chongtak Жыл бұрын

I had this game on my CPC 464. Good memories indeed.

@r.a.w.talentart Жыл бұрын

I played this on the C64 when I was 9. Had no idea what I was doing but I loved it

@mrmysterious8124 Жыл бұрын

Can you look at the History of Mega Man🔫🤖

@papaG6423 Жыл бұрын

I 100% agree with this 👍👍👍 (although Mega Man is a massive franchise. He might have to limit it to the classic series lol)

@perpetualcollapse Жыл бұрын

@@papaG6423 Fr lol

@blakeblends Жыл бұрын

Also Spiderman and Jurassic Park

@kidfortoday Жыл бұрын

Damn, didnt think I'd see a Boulder Dash video today! Growing up with a C64 these games were all time classics imo, right up there with Law Of The West and Impossoble Mission. As a stupid child I was convinced there was a board game version which my parents had until I realized it said Balderdash.

@jeanlandron8744 Жыл бұрын

I actually did grow with Boulderdash but the version of remember playing the most was actually is the Game Boy Advance version and even one time I even did a replay of the ZX Spectrum version and even the bit of the DS Port as well and well it's already going to have his 40 anniversary oh man first Sonic and Megaman in Street Fighter and now boulder bash.

@desertfish74 Жыл бұрын

I am currently making a Boulderdash clone for the Commander X16. It’s great to implement the algorithms again and I’m getting more and more respect for the original game.

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh that's awesome news. Keep me posted as and when it's ready to be shared

@desertfish74 Жыл бұрын

@@slopesgameroom great video btw! I really enjoyed learning about the dozens of remakes or clones !

@praiha Жыл бұрын

I think there was also a cart version for Spectravideo, where all the levels were only one screen sized. Like the bonus levels in the original version.

@mrplant2006 Жыл бұрын

Great really enjoyed the history here! Love the detail!

@Emulous79 Ай бұрын

Great video!

@SB-129 Жыл бұрын

"Excuse me, Excuse me. Will you step over here, please? Oh, don't be frightened. I'm a computer. But I'm a very friendly one...Now stop all the downloadin'..."

@klankie1 Жыл бұрын

still remember playing this on the c64 when it had a time countdown, so your had to hurry to collect the diamonds

@SendyTheEndless Жыл бұрын

There's always time for Boulderdash.

@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852 Жыл бұрын

37:53 i didn't know the diamonds could fall in you too.

@maufotografia 3 ай бұрын

i think one of the best look-a-like/inspired games by Boulder Dash is Supaplex (1991) Digital Integration ltd. Everything is perfect, the puzzles, game design, graphic, concept and music. I would hope someone would expand on that game, a supaplex 2.0 :D

@GlennStubberfield Жыл бұрын

I love the Arcadia system and the history behind it. Rockford remains one of those unearthed gems (hehe) that will hopefully see the light of day eventually...There is loads of cool history behind this failed Amiga based arcade system.

@pc_4ever199 9 ай бұрын

there is a boulder dash from 2004 for the pocket pc, do you know anything about that one? thank you

@x-rayed7066 6 ай бұрын

there is a boulder dash fan version on pc exactly like the old atari and has 100s of caves you can see it played on youtube every day

@jmarra07 Жыл бұрын

This may have been the first video game I ever played. Loved it

@terryechoes3192 Жыл бұрын

Boulderdash EX was *amazing*.

@F15HA82 Жыл бұрын

Love your vids bro you nail it every time

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy :D

@fatherjack636 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know why, but as a kid I didn’t get it. I had Boulderdash IV with construction kit but I was merrr. Some one released a version where the whole level was on the whole screen and it clicked. What a game and I love them. Just don’t why I had no time for it in the beginning

@RifeXD Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I'm curious how exactly Living Mobile got in contact with Hudson at the time.

@weaselwolf Жыл бұрын

Had an old Atari PC when I was a kid and freaking loved boulderdash

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

It's a great title

@AnthonyFlack Жыл бұрын

I don't know why everybody wanted to change Rockford into somebody else, especially when the new art usually ended up looking pretty awful. The ones with parallax scrolling make it look like you're walking in the sky. It's frustrating that the most recent iteration of Rockford STILL looks super fugly. Chris Gray seems to have done pretty well out of it, considering his only contribution was a dodgy imitation of The Pit written in BASIC.

@Exuprince Жыл бұрын

My first such game was "Supaplex" on PC. Still fun actually. Wonder why it was not mentioned.

@ahmadollah_said 6 ай бұрын

best game ever made one day i was playing boulder dash on Atari 800xl in the 1980s i entered the home in the last pit of a second and i got 1000 points bonus , i think this has never happened to any player before i always wanted to know the hidden history behind this game thanks alot

@Alianger Жыл бұрын

Can't go wrong with the NES or C64 versions, or Supaplex. Rocks looks cool though, mechanics-wise

@gamedoutgamer Жыл бұрын

This was a great docu! Very well done. Top tier! Learned a few things. The C64 version seemed to be good port. We had it on the 800XL. Preferred Lode Runner though but BD has better graphics and presentation no doubt. THANK YOU this was great.

@slopesgameroom Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy :D

@wrmusic8736 2 ай бұрын

I played a lot of Boulder Dash (and its sequel) on ZX Spectrum way back when

@StCerberusEngel Жыл бұрын

The mobile game Go to Hell also takes obvious inspiration from the franchise.

@anactualmotherbear Жыл бұрын

Boulder Dash Construction Kit came out in 1986, but japanese gamers had been using level construction in their games earlier than that. Nintendo's data recorder was released in 1983 and with it came games where you could save your own levels, like Excitebike. Whoopsie!

@blengi 28 күн бұрын

*Pinball Construction Set* came out in 1982 for Apple 1983: Apple (EA), Atari, C64. *The Arcade Machine* is a game creation system from 1982 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit and of course many other western game creation programs(war, adventure etc) from that era

@anactualmotherbear 27 күн бұрын

@@blengi very good!