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Boulder Dash

First Star Software · Data East

Friday, March 23, 199036.4 years ago

Release

Friday, March 23, 1990

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What it is

NES/Famicom port of Boulder Dash.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Side view

Languages

1 supported

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Data East
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Sakata SAS
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First Star Software
Developer
Data East
Publisher
JVC Musical Industries
Publisher
Nintendo
Publisher

Platforms

Family Computer
Gen 3
Nintendo Entertainment System
Gen 3

Release history

Mar 23, 1990Family Computer
1990Nintendo Entertainment System
Jun 1990Nintendo Entertainment System

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Single player

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Released: Friday, March 23, 1990
Developer: First Star Software
Publishers: Data East,JVC Musical Industries,Nintendo
Additional work: Data East, Sakata SAS
Franchise: Boulder Dash
Perspective: Side view
Modes: Single player
Languages: English

Platforms

Nintendo

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