Lode Runner

by Brøderbund Software, Irem, Brøderbund Software

1983

PlatformPuzzle

Sci-Fi

Excellent

PlatformPuzzle

Sci-Fi

Excellent

About

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.

Publisher: Banpresto, Microsoft Studios, Sony, Brøderbund Software, SystemSoft, Soft Pro International, Software Projects, Irem, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Perspective: Side view
Age Rating: E — Everyone

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