Play Boulder Dash EX (E)(Patience) Online
Dig through caves as boulders chase you, carefully pushing rocks to trap monsters or barely escaping cave-ins when you dig the wrong spot. Some levels make you pause and rethink before taking another step.
Boulder Dash EX came out on the Game Boy Advance in 2002, published by Kemco. It was part of that early GBA wave where a lot of classic arcade and puzzle concepts got polished up for handheld play. The game doesn't try to reinvent the wheel; it just gives you a solid, portable version of a digging and collecting formula that had been around for a while.
You control a little character named Rockford, moving through screen-by-screen caves, digging through dirt to collect a set number of diamonds before reaching the exit. The core mechanics involve pushing boulders to crush enemies or trigger switches, while also being careful not to dig in a way that causes a cave-in on yourself. The pacing is deliberate; you often have to stop and plan your next few moves, especially in later stages where one wrong dig can end the run. It feels tense and thoughtful, like solving a physical puzzle while the walls are slowly closing in.
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