2026-07-01
Four years after the release of the R’n’D jue game collection in 2022,
Jürgen Bonhagen presents “R’n’D jue 2026”, which is a major update
of his game collection, which consists of the following games:
- R’n’D jue Pipeline
- R’n’D jue Puzznic
- R’n’D jue Sokoban
- R’n’D jue BD/EM
plus the game “R’n’D jue II”, which is still available, but not part
of this update.
All four games have been completely redesigned graphically, and at least one
new level set was added to each of the four games!
The whole new game collection with screenshots, detailed descriptions
of each game, downloads for Linux, Mac, Windows, and Android and direct playing
from your web browser is available from a new page on this web site:
All this and even more, like tutorial videos and detailed game documentation,
is also available on Jürgen Bonhagen’s web site, in both English and German:
Have a lot of fun exploring and playing all these games! :-)
2026-06-27
This patch release fixes some bugs and improves some Diamond Caves related stuff:
- added checkbox to use optional EM/DC style player explosions
- changed killing player not before, but after digging land mine
- fixed highlighting player name after editing on names screen
- fixed a few potential string buffer overflow problems
The new version is available from the download page!
2026-06-21
Rocks’n’Diamonds was partially able to read and play level files of this classic game since
about 20 years, but there never was an “official” level collection – until now!
This is a collection of classic level groups from the Amiga game Diamond Caves,
created by Peter Elzner in 1995 as a clone of the Amiga game Emerald Mine.
The level sets contain the game’s original Amiga graphics, and you can select
between the original graphics set using 16 colors and the enhanced graphics set
using 32 colors. Regarding sounds, you can select between the classic Amiga 500
style, low-pass filtered sounds, or the more clear Amiga 1200 style sounds.
Most level sets also include additional level set descriptions. The user interface
for this level collection was designed to resemble the Workbench 2.0 of the Amiga,
with the main menu screen modeled closely after the original game’s start screen,
with a few enhancements.
This level collection features 12 level groups that were exclusively available
for Diamond Caves, and 26 level groups converted from the Emerald Mine Club
collection to be played with Diamond Caves. Most level sets are designed to support
either one or two players.
Make sure to use the latest version of Rocks’n’Diamonds
to play it!
The new level package is available at the Levels & Artwork page!
2026-06-20
This patch release fixes some more bugs and problems:
- added checkbox to use fast opening and closing exits and gates
- added support for non-masked drawing for game elements info screen
- added truncating text if it does not fit into the playfield viewport
- added flags for DC style behavior to fix a few old tapes
- fixed visual bug with adjusting scrollbar while dragging it
- fixed running program in headless mode
The new version is available from the download page!
2026-06-13
This patch release fixes a few bugs:
- fixed program window from being upscaled by Windows 10/11
- fixed animation of BD style rocket
- fixed animation when collecting BD style clock
- fixed animation when releasing BD diamond from wall with BD jackhammer
- changed pause button to behave like pause key for tape recorder
The new version is available from the download page!
