Rockford (video game)

Rockford is a 1988 arcade video game developed by Mastertronic's Arcadia Systems as a spin-off of the home computer series Boulder Dash.

Enemies are mainly evil black holes, but at one level, strange dinosaur-like space-doves appear, which give out 9 suns when killed.

This particular level is also notable for a boiling and expanding plasma-like substance which kills enemies when they are in its close proximity, while growing even bigger.

[4] The player must collect the designated amount of treasure items before he could leave the area and proceed to the next level.

The player dies if a stone or a treasure item falls onto him, collides or touches an enemy (even brushing against is enough for the kill), or runs out of time.

There are several special characters and contraptions to assist the player, such as faucets, clocks, plasma walls and worm-like creatures.

The game was reviewed in 1989 in Dragon #141 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column.