Boulder Dash

Does Boulder Dash run on R36S?

Yes. ColecoVision games are rated Perfect on the R36S (RK3326): they generally run at full speed.

Full-speed on all R36 models. Requires the ColecoVision BIOS to boot, and many games expect the numeric keypad to be mapped to buttons.

Made for a 4:3 TV, so it fills the 3.5-inch screen of the R36S, R36 Pro and R36H. On the 4-inch square screen (R36S Plus, R36 Max, R36S Ultra) it shows with bars at the top and bottom.

Ratings are estimates for the whole ColecoVision library on the RK3326 chip, not a test of this one title. Compare R36 models

About Boulder Dash

Boulder Dash is a puzzle game for the ColecoVision, developed by First Star Software and published by Micro Fun. It is part of the Boulder Dash series.

• More First Star Software games

How to set up Boulder Dash on R36S

File types

.col

Usual emulator

CoolCV (or blueMSX)

BIOS

Optional: coleco.rom (blueMSX core only)

1. Power off, take out the game card (the TF2/GAME slot on dual-slot units) and open it on a computer.
2. Copy the game file you own into the ColecoVision folder, and the BIOS file into the BIOS folder.
3. Put the card back, restart, and open ColecoVision from the main menu.
4. In game, the RetroArch quick menu (usually Select + X on ArkOS) has save states and display settings.

Many games expect the numeric keypad; map it to buttons first.

This site does not host or link to game files or BIOS files; use only copies you are entitled to. Adding games · BIOS files · If a game will not start

🕹️About the ColecoVision

The ColecoVision brought genuinely arcade-faithful conversions home in 1982 — its pack-in Donkey Kong was far closer to the arcade than the Atari version. Killed by the 1983 crash after barely two years.