David Filskov - Boulder Dash (Trash Mix)

Copyright © 1984 First Star Software Inc.

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Duration:
1:27
Released:
12/07/2000
All-Time charts position:
4281
Score:
59%
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Review by Chris Abbott
23/01/2003

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It starts with SID… so far so good, it's always a treat. Then the tune is played by erratically filtered and distorted synths, and a pretty apocalyptic breakbeat. Though intriguing, the character of Boulderdash was always conveyed for me by echo and space, mirroring the cavernous spaces in the game. My initial exposure to this music was on the Atari, where it's even more echoey, so this cover just doesn't quite fit into my mental map. It's accurate notewise, but the tune just didn't need this treatment. Towards the end if gets so distorted it's nasty: that's no way to reward people for their endurance is it? Clever but pointless. Brave experiment, but a bit of a travesty.