GDN: "At 1200 points ($15 US), Lode Runner is one of the more expensive games on the service. Does it justify that price? I think so. It's not perfect, but it offers a ton of content at that price and it's honestly still plenty of fun. The only people I really can't unreservedly recommend it to are those who are still satisfied with 1994's "Lode Runner: The Legend Returns" (PC), lack friends for local multiplayer, or those who are already sick of the Lode Runner formula. But for everyone else, I think this is a solid port of a classic game and you'll probably find the money is well spent."
Before Super Mario Maker, there was this 1983 personal computer classic.
I remember playing this on the VIC-20. Fun game but I never did finish it though.
A great game. There was a cool remake by Sierra in 1994 for Windows and Macs (also released on PS1 and Saturn) which had nicely detailed animation and environmental sounds. I remember being sucked into that one for hours as a kid, creating fiendish levels my friends didn't want to play.
NLife:
"Broderbund's Lode Runner is a challenging puzzler that, unfortunately, hasn't aged particularly gracefully. Originally released in 1983 on computers like the Apple II and the Commodore 64, Lode Runner feels dated, even for an NES game. It's easy to see the reason Lode Runner was released on so many different platforms over the years — there's a wealth of gameplay with clever level design and a level editor — but there's nothing here that offers anything that today's gamers haven't seen before. Games like Spelunky have expanded greatly on Lode Runner's gameplay; as such, this is only recommended for gamers who want to take a trip back in time to see what we've learned from the classics."
Douglas E. Smith, creator of Lode Runner, has regrettably passed away.
