Game Developers Conference 2009

Remember the addictive 80s Boulder Dash game? It's making a comeback, as announced at GDC09. Chillingo and First Star Software have announced plans to bring the classic game Boulder Dash to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

From the announcement at GDC09:
"Boulder Dash® for iPhone and iPod Touch contains all 80 caves (levels) of the original cult classic as well as the 4 original bonus caves.

Now celebrating its 25th year anniversary, this world-renowned tricky puzzle and dexterity game first made its debut in the early 80s across several personal computer platforms, including Atari, Commodore 64 and DOS. It is one of the few gaming titles to be ported from a personal computer game to a coin-operated arcade game, four different times in fact, and still enjoys a large loyal fan base today. The hit game’s principle remains: players have to collect sparkling diamonds whilst avoiding numerous traps and enemies, all the while watching out for falling boulders, in a race against time."

First Star Software’s president, Richard M. Spitalny said, "We are particularly excited about working with Chillingo in making Boulder Dash® available across all Apple App Stores worldwide. We have re-engineered Boulder Dash® for iPhone and iPod Touch from the ground up to make use of multi-touch; ‘pinch’ zoom; the ability to switch between portrait and landscape modes on the fly; and other features of the iPhone, whilst retaining the playability and spirit of the original game."

Watch for Boulder Dash to hit the App Store in early Quarter 2 2009.

From Chillingo and First Star Software

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