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		<title>Boulder Dash: Rocks! A rockin&#8217; remake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Tan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never thought I&#8217;d see the day that Boulder Dash gets a makeover for modern consoles. Well, the game isn&#8217;t that old. Boulder Dash was originally released in 1984 for the Apple II, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Atari 400/800 home computers. Later, the game was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, Acorn Electron (what the hell is an Acorn Electron?), Amstrad CPC, Amiga, and the PC. I just find Boulder Dash—the original, that is—so unimaginative and boring.
Wait! Before you start stoning me, you might want to take a gander at this:

Like I said, unimaginative and boring.
Fortunately for Boulder [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.everyjoe.com">EveryJoe</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I never thought I&#8217;d see the day that <em>Boulder Dash</em> gets a makeover for modern consoles. Well, the game isn&#8217;t that old. <em>Boulder Dash</em> was originally released in 1984 for the <a href="http://www.everyjoe.com/category/companies/apple/">Apple</a> II, MSX, ZX Spectrum, <a href="http://www.everyjoe.com/category/systems/c64/">Commodore 64</a> and <a href="http://www.everyjoe.com/category/companies/atari/">Atari</a> 400/800 home computers. Later, the game was ported to the <a href="http://www.everyjoe.com/category/systems/nes/">Nintendo Entertainment System</a>, Acorn Electron (what the hell is an Acorn Electron?), Amstrad CPC, Amiga, and the <a href="http://www.everyjoe.com/category/systems/pc/">PC</a>. I just find <em>Boulder Dash</em>—the original, that is—so unimaginative and boring.</p>
<p>Wait! Before you start stoning me, you might want to take a gander at this:</p>
<p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TtLxcHtBh90&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TtLxcHtBh90&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>
<p>Like I said, unimaginative and boring.</p>
<p>Fortunately for <em>Boulder Dash</em> fans out there, the game has been remade into <em>Boulder Dash: Rocks!</em>, which is, thanks to digital and technological evolution, way better than the original. And thanks to a friend who owns both a <a href="http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/scumm-vm-on-the-nintendo-ds-12/">Nintendo</a> DS and a copy of <em>Boulder Dash: Rocks!</em>, I found the time to enjoy the classic without the irritating sounds produced by the original <em>Boulder Dash</em>.</p>
<p>Aside from graphics and sound upgrades, there&#8217;s also a big change in the background story. Instead of simply being Rockford the Prospector, the hero of <em>Boulder Dash</em> gets a real heroic goal in the guise of Crystal, the girl of his dreams that craves shiny large rocks. Bling! Bling!</p>
<p>Let me just shut up and let a video do the talking:</p>
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