This game is an adaptation of BOULDERDASH : one of the best games on C64 and ATARI 130XE, 10 years ago. You must guide Rockford through the 20 different levels of the game, picking up a maximum of diamonds and avoiding stones, monsters and traps.
Menus :
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Apple
- About balderdoushﾉ Opens the about window
- A propos de balderdoush Opens the french about window
File
- Open Loads a new game file.
- Quit Quits the application.
BDD
- Game Starts a new game.
- Editor Switches to editor mode, to build new levels
( only available in BALDERDOUSH EDITOR ).
- Sound Sound on/off.
- Scores Shows the scoreboard.
- Clear Scores Clears the scoreboard.
- Keysﾉ Defines keys for playing.
To affect a key to a function, click in the edit field of the function and then push the key. You could also choose one of the two standard configurations : "Standard Numeric" (moving with the numeric keys) or "Standard Arrow" (moving with the arrow keys).
The Up, Down, Left and Right keys move Rockford.
The Pick Up key allows to pick up diamonds or to dig the ground without moving; Hold it down and then press one of the direction keys. (Shift keys work like the Pick Up key). The Pick Up key is of highest importance, it allows you to pick up inaccessible diamonds by another way.
The Pause key pauses or starts the current game.
The Escape Level key stops the current level.
The Escape Game key stops the current game.
- Demo Starts the demo mode.
- Help Shows the help screen.
The title screen :
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- The Game button starts a new game.
- The Editor button switches to editor mode to build new levels
(only available in the BALDERDOUSH EDITOR release ).
- The left and right arrows select the start level.
- The padlocks indicates that the level is locked by a password. Click on them to
enter the password and to unlock the level. You obtain the password of one level
when you have finished the precedent level.
The game :
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Click on the Game button to start a game.
Each level starts with a status screen.
It shows :
- the number of men left.
- the level number.
- the score
- eventualy a password to restart at this level.
The level starts as soon as you press the space bar.
The score line :
NNNﾆVVVV TIME TTTT SCORE SSSSSS
NNN = number of diamonds to get to finish the level.
VVVV = value of each diamond.
TTTT = time remaining to finish the level.
SSSSSS = score.
To finish a level you must pick up the NNN required diamonds to open the exit door and then enter this door to go to next level. When you fail in a level, hit the space bar to exit.
Strategy :
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In the first levels, just collect diamonds and avoid boulders.
The game will become progressively complicated and you will meet :
- square monsters : squash them under boulders to break a wall or to get rid of them.
- butterfly monsters : squash them under boulders to get extra diamonds.
- passing walls : push boulders on them to transform them into diamonds.
- green lava : enclose it to transform it into diamonds or use it to explose monsters.
CWS levels:
- skulls: do not touch them (especially from below!)
- bombs: touch them and they will explode some seconds later.
- red lava: boulders and diamonds will pass it with a little delay.
- moving walls: be careful, walls are moving in all directions if space is free.
Shareware :
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This application is shareware.
If you use it and like it, send me $15.
I will send you back the last complete version of BALDERDOUSH EDITOR.
This one includes a level and game editor with new items (bombs,spiders,ﾉ)
and new levels (at least four new game files).
You could also give me your opinion on the game and your ideas of improvement.
Indicate BDD's release number and how you've got it : friend, BBS, floppy disk included in magazineﾉ In this case, I am interested in the photocopies of foreign articles presenting BDD.
I collect French and foreign phone cards, and if you send them to me, may be BALDERDOUSH will become the first phonecardware.
Bugs and compatibility :
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This game has been developed on a IIci 8/230 and is planned for a 640*480 256 colors monitor. However it works in all resolutions and in the 4 depths (2,4,16 and 256 colors or greys).
I have tested it on Classic II, IIx, IIci, IIfx, Centris 650 and Quadra 700 with system 6.05, 6.07, 7.01 or 7.1 without problems. Also compatible with PowerPC 6100, 7100, 8100 (AV) with system 7.1 and 7.5.
If, by misfortune, it hangs or works strangely on your mac, try it again with no sound or with a different screen depth. Describ me your problem and your configuration (machine, RAM, system, virtual/cache memory, 24/32 bits, screen depth,ﾉ).
If the game is too slow or jerky (old machine or downscale product), remove the unnecessary INITS and the filesharing or choose a lower screen depth.
Historic :
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BDD 1.00 - 02/05/93
- First release
BDD 1.01 - 20/09/93
- A click on the HELP screen returns to the main screen.
- A double-clic on game file no more hangs on 6.xx system.
- no more BUS ERROR on QUADRA 800 and 900 after QUIT.
BDD Editor 1.02 - 29/09/93
BDD 1.03 - 28/10/93
- Conditional compilation to obtain smallest application ( -25Ko ) at minimized
downloading times.
- No more freeze after QUIT on QUADRA AV 840.
BDD 1.04 - 23/12/93
- Adding of an alert during start to switch to 256 colors mode on machines with
bigger depths.
BDD 1.04i - 26/11/94
- Improvement of graphics and sounds by CWS. Most sounds are sampled from original
C64 Boulder Dash, graphics are more detailed and colorful. Some new levels added
to the shareware version (made by CWS).
- If you register (I hope you do it soon!!) and you want to keep the new graphics and
sounds, you only have to use ResEdit to transfer all graphic and sound data (all
components are also compatible to the registered Editor version!)
Note by CWS:
Please support this great piece of Macintosh software, because itｫs the only
Boulder Dash clone for this computer. With your registration you also support
