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Boulderdash fans are in for a real treat! Databyte have produced the Boulderdash Construction Kit (BCK) which allows you to create your own screens of never-ending playability!

BCK allows you to edit or create your own Boulderdash mazes. You can build one of your own or edit one that already exits. You can create fiendishly difficult ones for your mum, dad and friends or simple ones for people like the Ed. [Watch it! - Ed]

To make your own screens, you select an icon from the menu displayed at the side of the screen. The menu consists of the following:

Boulders: Boulders fall when unsupported and will crush poor little Rockford if his standing underneath.

Diamonds: The object of the game. For those who don't know, you have to collect a specified amount of diamongs from each screen and then escape through the flashing exit.

Enchanted Wall: One of the new features. When hit by a falling object, this wall will transfer boulders into jewels when the hit it. Be careful though, as it works the opposite way as well.

Wall: Pretty obvious. Can be destroyed by explosions.

Titanium wall: Like a normal wall, but indestructible.

Extra Rockford: This is one of the new features. These little idols can't move, but you must protect them from boulders, fireflies and butterflies.

Dirt: Just used as a filler.

Fireflies: These nasty creatures will kill you on contact, and are good for guarding jewels. However, they move in a predictable fashion.

Butterflies: These guys will kill you, but they can be turned into jewels by explosions, pressure of amoeba.

Amoeba: This stuff lives on dirt and will crawl around the screen. If it makes contact with butterflies, it will turn them into jewels. Beware, it can also block your path as you can't go through it and will turn into boulders if it reaches the 200 mark.

Slime: Acts like a permiable wall. Will let boulders and jewel pass through it, but nothing else.

Hidden Exit Door: Looks like a wall, very sneaky.

Entrances and Exits: The places that Rockford appears and escapes from one each screen.

Once you've created your screen, you may save it for later use. To make up an entire game you need to design sixteen screens/intermissions and then save them as a sequence. Just follow the simple on-screen instructions.

For those of you who don't wish to construct their own screens (Why did you buy it?!) there's sixteen screens already on disk, so you can start playing straight away. Good fun and definitely good value.