| Lode Runner | |
|---|---|
 VIC-20 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Doug Smith Irem (arcade) Hudson Soft (NES) |
| Publisher(s) | Broderbund (US) Ariolasoft SystemSoft (PC-88)[2] Irem (arcade) |
| Programmer(s) | Shinichi Nakamoto (NES) |
| Composer(s) | Isamu Hirano (NES) |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, VIC-20, FM-7, FM16β, Hitachi S1, IBM PC, IBM JX, Arcade, PC-100, NEC PC-6001mkII, NEC PC-8001mkII, PC-88, PC-98, SG-1000, NES, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Sharp MZ, Atari ST, PC Engine, Xbox 360, Windows, iPod, Classic Mac OS, PlayStation 3, BBC Micro, PlayStation, Sony SMC-777, Super NES, Amstrad CPC, Game Boy, Sharp X1 |
| Release | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, C64 PC-88 Arcade Famicom/NES |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle-platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Lode Runner is a 2D 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 get to the end while being chased by a number of enemies. It is one of the first games to include a level editor.
After the original game, a number of remakes, spin-offs and sequels were published in the Lode Runner series for different computers and consoles by different developers and publishers. Tozai Games holds the copyright and trademark rights.[7][8]
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- ^ "Arcade Action". Computer and Video Games. No. 37 (November 1984). 16 October 1984. pp. 98–9.
- ^ "Lode Runner (Irem)". Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 120–1. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ^ Hudson Best Collection Vol. 2: Lode Runner Collection (Game Boy Advance)
- ^ "Tozai Games ®". tozaigames.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ "BATTLE LODE RUNNER". Konami Product Information.