Lode Runner

Lode Runner (1983)

by Brøderbund Software, Irem, Banpresto, Microsoft Studios, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Soft Pro International, Software Projects, Sony, SystemSoft
Genres:Platform, Puzzle
Themes:Action, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player
Story: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 feature bolstered the game's popularity, as magazines such as Computer Gaming World held contests to see who could build the best level.Show more
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user avatar@HamletGhostuser avatar@HamletGhost
February 21, 2025
I played the PC CGA version... boy, do I hate that cyan/magenta/white combination. My version was not able to save the state... I started one early afternoon from level 1, I was defeated at level... 139 I think, at late night after possibly 9 hours of playing. Levels were quite well designed, and we are talking about 150 of them here: the designers (there is some story on the internet about them) squeezed the game mechanics and also the bugs of the AI to make the levels interesting.
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