Boulder Dash

1984 video game
VideoGame video_game Q55605
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Boulder Dash

Summary

Boulder Dash is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,676 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boulder Dash's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Boulder Dash was published by First Star Software[4].
  • Boulder Dash's genre is puzzle video game[5].
  • Boulder Dash's developer is recorded as First Star Software[6].
  • Boulder Dash's part of the series is recorded as Boulder Dash[7].
  • Boulder Dash's programmed in is recorded as Java[8].
  • Boulder Dash's designed by is recorded as Peter Liepa[9].
  • Boulder Dash's operating system is recorded as iOS[10].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as Windows Phone[11].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[12].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as IBM Personal Computer[13].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as Atari 8-bit family[14].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[15].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[16].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as Atari ST[17].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as MSX[18].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[19].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[20].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as FM-7[21].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as Apple II series[22].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as Game Boy[23].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as ColecoVision[24].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as Android[25].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as iOS[26].
  • Boulder Dash's platform is recorded as Super Cassette Vision[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Boulder Dash was published by First Star Software[4].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1984[28], 1990[29], June 1990[30], and March 23, 1990[31]. Boulder Dash's genre is puzzle video game[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[7]. Recorded distribution format include compact cassette[32], floppy disk[33], and ROM cartridge[34].

Subject and Themes

Boulder Dash's part of the series is recorded as it[7].

Why It Matters

Boulder Dash ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,676 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 127
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12267]]: 127, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  2. 17d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 1213
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54523|batch #54523]]: Databáze her representative"
  3. 22d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Senscritique work id → 252937
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10100]]: 252937, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/134717436|Boulder Dash (#134717436)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5146|SensCritique video "
  4. 10w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Boulder_Dash
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Boulder_Dash"
  5. 14w ago · Teiron · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 8915
    Publication date → +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1990-06-00T00:00:00Z +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 8915, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180139306|Boulder Dash (#180139306)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mi"
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