A8Atari 8-bit · 1984 · puzzle / action (digging)
Boulder Dash
Boulder Dash (Atari 8-bit, 1984) has an open-source reimplementation, irmen/bouldercaves, and 4 other public projects, including a full disassembly.
Data checked 2026-10-12 · unbaked registry
Projects
Boulder Caves - a Boulder Dash (tm) clone in pure python (including level editor)
Pure-Python Boulder Dash clone with original-like rules and level editor (archived).
A Boulder Dash clone, intended to be as close to the original as possible. Fork of https://bitbucket.org/czirkoszoltan/gdash
Accurate Boulder Dash engine clone (C64 engine emulation incl. original caves).
Disassembly of the game Boulderdash on the BBC Micro
Disassembly of the BBC Micro version.
No public decomp/disassembly found (as of 2026-10).
No public decomp/disassembly found (as of 2026-10).
What you need
You need your own copy of the game: these projects ship code only.
Same toolchain
More on Atari 8-bit
Found via en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder_Dash_(video_game)
GitHub data checked 2026-10-12. Notes are summaries from the research pass; the project pages are the authority.