Lode Runner
Lode Runner is a 1983 puzzle video game, first published by Brøderbund. It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to create their own levels for the game. This…
Lode Runner is a platform developed by Brøderbund Software, released 30 October 1983 on WonderSwan, SG-1000, Amstrad CPC and Apple II.
What Lode Runner is
Lode Runner is a platform game developed by Brøderbund Software and released in 1983. It was published by Banpresto. It is available on WonderSwan, SG-1000, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, DOS, FM-7, Mac, MSX, NEC PC-6000 Series, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X1, Windows Phone and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Lode Runner is a puzzle-platform game developed by Doug Smith and published by Broderbund in 1983. Its gameplay mechanics are similar to Space Panic from 1980. The player controls a character who must collect all the gold pieces in a level and reach the end while being chased by a number of enemies. It is one of the first games to include a level editor.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Lode Runner holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1983 averaged 75, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 59 votes.
What it launched against
Lode Runner launched on 30 October 1983, within three weeks of Spy Hunter and Track & Field. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Spy Hunter, Track & Field.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Lode Runner yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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