[4] The Boffin can only jump short distances, but he can fall from any height by opening his umbrella to slow his descent to a safe speed.

The first version on the tape (confusingly referred to as 'version 2' and sometimes known as Boffin 2) features twenty five caverns and is playable on both the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.

The second version on the tape ('version 1', the game of the original release) is still only playable on the BBC Micro only, featuring twenty different caverns.

Jon Revis of Electron User praised the tarantula: "He is drawn in superb detail and the characteristic jerky movement of such arachnids - not a programming defect - is impeccable".

Although at the time the magazine did not award scores, the review concludes that despite there being many similar games on the market, "...Boffin has sufficient originality to succeed against all the competition".