This is the
freeware Unix section. Here you can find freeware Boulderdash games
that run in Unix or Linux (Operating Systems).
Unix
or UNIX is a
computer
operating system originally developed in the
1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T Bell Labs employees
including
Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and Douglas McIlroy. Today's Unix systems
are split into various branches, developed over time by AT&T,
several other commercial vendors, as well as several non-profit
organizations. Unix is mostly used on servers and web servers. Unix is
widely used by businesses and home users alike, and you can do almost
anything on it. You can create websites and programs or begin your
tax preparation and take care of your
business accounts.
Linux is a computer operating system and its kernel. It is one of the
most prominent examples of free software and of open-source
development: unlike proprietary operating systems such as Windows and
Mac OS, all of its underlying source code is available to the public
and anyone can freely use, modify, and redistribute it. Linux is mostly
used on servers and web servers.
Below are the Unix
games. Download them and enjoy!
BD4
is an Emerald Mine clone with its original graphics, only a bit
smaller. The levels always fit to the screen, so you can't play this
game in scrolling mode. The game is internet-based and it can be played
with other players. With the game, there comes a level
editor.
| Game name: |
Bdash v0.30 |
| Author/publisher: |
Karsten Ballüder |
| Year of publishing: |
1996 |
| Homepage: |
Unknown |
| Platforms: |
Unix |
A
Linux clone of Boulder Dash with 256 colour graphics and digitized
sounds. It requires the svgalib library.
| Game name: |
Boulder
Dash v1.0-b5 |
| Author/publisher: |
Miroslav Zagorac |
| Year of publishing: |
1998 |
| Homepage: |
Unknown |
| Platforms: |
Unix |
A
clone of the original Boulder Dash with graphics identical to the
original ZX Spectrum/Commodore 64 game graphics. It includes a source
code and a level editor.
| Game name: |
Boulder Dash C64/ZX/1994/2004 |
| Author/publisher: |
Unknown |
| Year of publishing: |
2003, 2004 |
| Homepage: |
Unknown |
| Platforms: |
MS DOS, Unix, Windows |
An
open source clone with the original Commodore 64 levels. You can switch
between Spectrum, Commodore 64 or new graphics.
A
currently unfinished ASCII Boulderdash clone that uses the ncurses
library. The source code is included.
A
Boulderdash clone with a girl instead of Rockford. A level editor is
included.
An
auspicious German Boulderdash clone for Linux and Windows. The game is
still in development and there is no download available yet.
A
split-screen Boulder Dash remake using the SDL library.
| Game name: |
Emerald Mine for X11 |
| Author/publisher: |
David Tritscher |
| Year of publishing: |
Unkown |
| Homepage: |
Unknown |
| Platforms: |
Mac OS X, Unix |
Nothing
more is known about game. If you know more, please contact me.
A
simple, windowed Emerald Mine clone with only sound effects. Still, the
gameplay is very nice and enjoyable for the Emerald Mine fans. For the
Unix version, there is a level editor available on the homepage of
Epiphany.
KRepton
(officially spelled 'krepton') is the prequel of FX-Repton (see
Freeware
Windows Clones) using the Qt and KDE 1.0 libraries. So I
would suggest you to play FX-Repton if you have Windows, because
KRepton is an early version of FX-Repton.
| Game name: |
Lizards
v1.4 |
| Author/publisher: |
John
M. Dow |
| Year of publishing: |
1995 |
| Homepage: |
Disappeared |
| Platforms: |
Unix
|
A
Linux clone of Repton.
Repton
(officially spelled 'repton') is a simple Repton remake using the
vgalib library. It was written in two weeks. Just like KRepton, this
game has been obsoleted by the coming of FX-Repton (see
Freeware
Windows Clones).
Rocks
'n' Diamonds (RnD) is absolutely the most comprehensive Boulderdash
game around. In fact, this is not a clone but a game wherein you can
play different Boulderdash games. Besides the four classic games
Boulder Dash, Emerald Mine, Sokoban (officially not a Boulder Dash
clone) and Supaplex you can play in this great game, you can also
select elements from the games Diamond Caves II and DX-Boulderdash in
the level editor. Versions above v3.1.0 are not for MS DOS anymore, but
only for the other platforms.
Go
to Rocks 'n' Diamonds' own page!
| Game name: |
XBD |
| Author/publisher: |
Unknown |
| Year of publishing: |
Unknown |
| Homepage: |
Unknown |
| Platforms: |
Unix |
XBD
(XBoulderdash) is a Boulderdash clone for Linux.
| Game name: |
XDigger
v1.0.10 |
| Author/publisher: |
Alexander
Lang |
| Year of publishing: |
1999 |
| Homepage: |
Unknown |
| Platforms: |
Unix |
A
Digger clone like Boulder Dash (but without scrolling) with a main
character who looks like Rockford. You can't outrun falling objects.
Download the source code
here.
If you know more about a certain
game
or if you have a new game, new levels, music or whatever, please send
it to me and I will put it on this website! You can find my
e-mailaddress in the menu to the left.
BD4
is an Emerald Mine clone with its original graphics, only a bit
smaller. The levels always fit to the screen, so you can't play this
game in scrolling mode. The game is internet-based and it can be played
with other players. With the game, there comes a level
editor. 
A
clone of the original Boulder Dash with graphics identical to the
original ZX Spectrum/Commodore 64 game graphics. It includes a source
code and a level editor.
An
open source clone with the original Commodore 64 levels. You can switch
between Spectrum, Commodore 64 or new graphics.
A
currently unfinished ASCII Boulderdash clone that uses the ncurses
library. The source code is included.
A
Boulderdash clone with a girl instead of Rockford. A level editor is
included.
An
auspicious German Boulderdash clone for Linux and Windows. The game is
still in development and there is no download available yet.
A
split-screen Boulder Dash remake using the SDL library. 
Nothing
more is known about game. If you know more, please contact me.
A
simple, windowed Emerald Mine clone with only sound effects. Still, the
gameplay is very nice and enjoyable for the Emerald Mine fans. For the
Unix version, there is a level editor available on the homepage of
Epiphany.
KRepton
(officially spelled 'krepton') is the prequel of FX-Repton (see Freeware
Windows Clones) using the Qt and KDE 1.0 libraries. So I
would suggest you to play FX-Repton if you have Windows, because
KRepton is an early version of FX-Repton.
Rocks
'n' Diamonds (RnD) is absolutely the most comprehensive Boulderdash
game around. In fact, this is not a clone but a game wherein you can
play different Boulderdash games. Besides the four classic games
Boulder Dash, Emerald Mine, Sokoban (officially not a Boulder Dash
clone) and Supaplex you can play in this great game, you can also
select elements from the games Diamond Caves II and DX-Boulderdash in
the level editor. Versions above v3.1.0 are not for MS DOS anymore, but
only for the other platforms. Go
to Rocks 'n' Diamonds' own page!
A
Digger clone like Boulder Dash (but without scrolling) with a main
character who looks like Rockford. You can't outrun falling objects.
Download the source code here.