Resources

The active Boulder Dash fan community forum - custom cave packs, BoulderCaves+ engine discussion, and construction resources. The community that kept the franchise alive during First Star's dormant years.

C64 game database entry for Boulder Dash - box art, screenshots, reviews, and user ratings. The source for the C64 gameplay screenshots used on this site.

Lemon64 entry for Boulder Dash II: Rockford's Revenge - screenshots, ratings, and downloads for the 1985 sequel.

Lemon64 entry for Boulder Dash III (1986), the Epyx-published third entry in the series.

Lemon64 entry for Boulder Dash Construction Kit - screenshots and user reviews of the 1986 level editor.

HVSC path: /GAMES/A-F/Boulder_Dash.sid and /GAMES/A-F/Boulder_Dash_II.sid. Peter Liepa's original SID compositions confirmed via STIL.txt composer attribution. All SID files on the Music page are sourced from HVSC.

HVSC directory for Peter Liepa - Boulder Dash III and Construction Kit SID files at MUSICIANS/L/Liepa_Peter/.

Browser-based SID player with ReSID accuracy. Use for the most faithful playback of Liepa's compositions. Search for "Boulder_Dash" in the HVSC file browser.

Comprehensive database entry covering all Boulder Dash platform releases, credits, and box art. Primary source for multi-platform release information.

Wikipedia article covering the game's history, development, mechanics, and franchise. Primary reference for factual claims across this site.

Wikipedia entry for Peter Liepa - programmer and composer of the C64 Boulder Dash titles.

Wikipedia article on First Star Software - the publisher behind the core Boulder Dash franchise.

Speedrun leaderboards for Boulder Dash. Records for the original C64 version remain active. Speedrunning Boulder Dash reveals optimized cave-completion routes that are completely different from how casual players approach the game.

Boulder Dash 30th Anniversary on Steam (BBG Entertainment, 2014). Includes classic cave recreations alongside new content. The modern way to play Boulder Dash on PC legally.

Archived audio of Peter Liepa's ANTIC podcast interview. Primary source for many factual claims and direct quotes used on this site.

Zzap!64 Issue 1 (May 1985) at Archive.org - the issue containing the Gold Medal Boulder Dash review. Full magazine scan available for free reading.