Lode Runner
by Irem, Brøderbund Software·published by Banpresto, Microsoft Studios, Irem
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7.4/ 10
239 votes
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About
The Bungeling Empire has stolen a huge cache of gold from its rightful owners, and your mission is to infiltrate its treasury and recapture it. This entails progressing through 150 screens of platforms, ladders and ropes.
The Empire has sent robotic guards down to protect the gold, and contact with any of these will cost you a life. Your method of escaping them is to press fire to dig a hole in their line of movement, thus causing them to fall in briefly, allowing you to move across the gap safely. Once all the gold has been collected, a ladder allowing you to move onto the next screen is added. Completing these screens often requires forward planning and precision.
This was one of the earliest games to include a level editor, allowing the creation of new level designs with no programming skill.
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Together
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Ported as
Remade as
Languages
1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
| Language | audio | subtitles | interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | — | — |
Game details
Business Model
Commercial
Input Devices Supported/Optional
Accelerometer/Gyroscope, Touch Screen
Box art
Also known as
Kong — FORTRAN prototype title
LR — Common abbreviation
Lode Runner Classic — 2012/2013 smartphone title
Lode Runner for WonderSwan — WonderSwan title
Miner — Working title
Suicide — Original Commodore PET prototype
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Facts
Developer
Publisher
Banpresto, Microsoft Studios, Irem, Brøderbund Software, Software Projects, Sony, Soft Pro International, SystemSoft, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Ported by
Released
1983
Series
Lode RunnerPlatforms
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