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Rocks'n'Gems

Rocks'n'Gems is a 2D puzzle game based on the 80's classic 'Boulder Dash' It was developed by Gerhard Rittenhofer via the Net Yaroze PS1 development kit and released as a full game on the Official UK…

1 June 1998

Rocks'n'Gems is a puzzle developed by Gerhard Rittenhofer, released 1 June 1998 on PlayStation.

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What Rocks'n'Gems is

Rocks'n'Gems is a puzzle game developed by Gerhard Rittenhofer and released in 1998. It is available on PlayStation only. It runs on Net Yaroze.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Rocks'n'Gems is a 2D puzzle game based on the 80's classic 'Boulder Dash' It was developed by Gerhard Rittenhofer via the Net Yaroze PS1 development kit and released as a full game on the Official UK Playstation Magazine's demo disc 16, volume 2.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Rocks'n'Gems launched on 1 June 1998, within three weeks of Radiant Silvergun, Wetrix and Vigilante 8.

Released around the same time: Radiant Silvergun, Wetrix, Vigilante 8.

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When did Rocks'n'Gems come out?
Rocks'n'Gems was released on 1 June 1998 for PlayStation.

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