Xbox Live Marketplace is introducing their "Sales and Specials" tab in an effort to put the spotlight on previously released games, and the 2009 Lode Runner remake by Tozai is one of the first games to take advantage of the promotion. The game has dropped down to 800 Microsoft points ($10) from its previous 1200 ($15) perch. As The Super Meat Boy team can attest, getting promoted on the Marketplace can be fruitless endeavor, so hopefully this is the start of something that will bring to light not just the latest games, but also those that need a second sales push. (Examiner)
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.
"The game has dropped down to 800 Microsoft points ($10) from its previous 1200 ($15) perch."
It's 2 years old. It should have dropped down from 400 MS points to 200. Games like Beyond Good & Evil HD and Dead Rising 2: Case West cost 800 MS points and they are not only newer and better but give you a ton more content for the same price.
This is laughable.