Play Super Boulder Dash Online

Super Boulder Dash came out in 1984 for MS-DOS, developed by First Star Software. It was one of those early PC games that felt perfectly suited to the keyboard, a simple concept executed with a surprising amount of tension. You didn't need fancy graphics; the challenge was in the puzzle itself.

You control a little character named Rockford, moving him through a series of underground caves. The goal is to collect a set number of gems before the timer runs out, then reach the exit. The signature mechanics are digging through dirt and avoiding falling boulders; if you dig out the ground beneath one, it drops, and it can crush you or block your path. You also have to watch out for enemies like fireflies and butterflies that follow set patterns. The pacing is methodical, almost cautious, but it quickly becomes frantic when you're one gem short and the walls are closing in. It feels like a constant, satisfying battle against physics and your own rushed decisions.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".