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Lode Runner

Also known as ロードランナー (Japanese title - translated) · Roodo Rannaa (Japanese title - romanization)
Developer
Konami
Publisher
Konami
Year
1987
Genre
Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Modes
Single playerMultiplayer

About this game

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.

This updated take on the original Lode Runner is essentially an entirely new game, but it keeps the core of Douglas Smith's original ideas intact.

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