Boulder Dash Forum

Well if sijben soft was the original makers, they said no copyrights. so it was perfectly legal to steal them (laugh). unless someone can contact them, it's gonna be hard to solve the mystery.

I think i know what's going on with the right to left turn. I think there's a special exception that says if a falling object lands on another diamond, it immediately is flagged stationary after the move, to allow it to not crush you. the diamond space space happens with rolloffs. otherwise, it's di...

This causes a really ugly looking artifact where if you approach a firefly from left or top, it explodes while you still look like you are in the previous square.

if you wish to replicate the engine properly, you have to put up with this visual wart.

I don't think any remakes have really solved it. NES boulder dash has smooth movement for just rockford, and it totally messes with the physics interactions. with both enemies AND boulders. if you approach from the left or top, you go boom before you are visibly in the square. the enemy explodes in ...

NES version is a LOT easier. Good. 1) the layouts match 2) the boulder physics seem to match, BUT. Bad 1) your character uses smooth motion, and is INVINCIBLE between squares! if you are moving out of or into a square as a boulder is falling, it stops completely! you can run right past a firefly wit...

It seems a lot more likely that it was either a LEAK, or the original judging by a few things. 1) copyright date is one earlier. this suggest at leasts that its' a leak. 2) like other fangames around that period, it says "NO COPYRIGHTS" 3) Sijben Soft also made a Boulder Dash II editor. Si...