Oric Boulder Dash
Seven collections in one game: Boulder Dash 1, 2 and 3, Boulder Dash +1, Arno Dash 1 and 2, and Bonus Caves. Explore 140 caves with five difficulty settings, collect enough diamonds and reach the exit before time runs out.
From Oric to Spectrum
Native ZX Spectrum conversion developed from the Oric-1 / Oric Atmos source code by raspberrypioneer. It retains the original cave collections, animated menu scenes and game rules, with Spectrum colours and AY sound. Requires a Spectrum 128K or compatible.
Loading
DSK: insert the disk in drive A:, select Loader and press Enter.
TAP: Tape Loader on the 128K.
MGT: +D / DISCiPLE, 128 BASIC → RUN.
OPD: Opus Discovery, 128 BASIC → RUN.
MDR: Interface 1, 128 BASIC → RUN.
Controls
QAOP, cursor keys 7/6/5/8 or Kempston: movement. Space: select/start/action. M: choose collection. I: instructions. B/N: change colours. V: view the lower part of the menu.
Credits
Oric version: raspberrypioneer (2025), based on the BBC/Acorn Electron version. Original Oric source repository.
Spectrum conversion: 2026 by Outsoftware, using ChatGPT & Codex. Native C/Z80 development with z88dk; 6502 analysis with Ghidra. Original credits and licences are included in the download.
TAP · MGT · OPD · MDR · DSK