Lode Runner

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.

Lode Runner
VIC-20 cover art
Developer(s)Doug Smith
Irem (arcade)
Hudson Soft (NES)
Publisher(s)Broderbund (US)
Ariolasoft
SystemSoft (PC-8801)
Irem (arcade)
Programmer(s)Shinichi Nakamoto (NES)
Composer(s)Isamu Hirano (NES)
Platform(s)Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, VIC-20, IBM PC, Arcade, PC-8801, SG-1000, NES, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Atari ST, PC Engine, Xbox 360, Windows, iPod, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, BBC Micro, PlayStation, SNES, Amstrad CPC, Game Boy
ReleaseApple II, Atari 8-bit, C64
  • NA: June 23, 1983
PC-8801
  • JP: December 1983
Arcade
  • JP: July 1984
  • EU: October 1984
  • NA: November 1984
NES
  • JP: July 20, 1984
  • NA: September 1987
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

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.

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