Lode Runner - Platform Game for ZX Spectrum
| Name of the program: | Lode Runner |
| Categories: | |
| Supported languages: | English |
| Legal status: | No information |
| Produced by: | Platinum Productions, Software Projects Ltd |
| Published by: | Software Projects Ltd |
| Authors: | David J. Anderson, Ian Morrison, Roger Tissyman (Illustrations) |
| Publication year: | 1984 |
| Tags: | Enemy Territory, Fleet Feet, Galactic Commando, Gold, Heroic Puzzle, Laser Drill, Peace Loving, Power Hungry, Repressive Empire, Underground Treasury |
| Links: |  Page on Speccy Screenshot Maps  Page on The RZX Archive  Page on Spectrum Computing  Page on World Of Spectrum Page on Spectrum Computing Page on World Of Spectrum Page on Spectrum Computing  Page on Virtual TR-DOS |
| Rating: | 4.33 |
| Added: | 18.11.2016 19:50 |
Lode Runner is a platform game released in 1984. It was developed by Platinum Productions and Software Projects Ltd, and published by Software Projects Ltd. The game is available in English and Russian languages. Lode Runner is set in a single screen environment and falls under the genre of platformer. The objective of the game is to recover stolen gold from the secret underground treasury of the Bungling Empire. The player controls a Galatic Commando who must navigate through various levels, solving puzzles and drilling passageways using a laser drill pistol. Lode Runner offers the option to design custom puzzles and scenes, providing endless variations and challenges.
Releases
| Title | Year | Supported languages | Release type | Release by | Hardware | Times downloaded | Times played | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lode Runner (New game set) | 1984 | English | Original | ZX Spectrum 48K | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lode Runner | 1984 | English | Side A (48K) | Original | Software Projects Ltd | Cursor Interface2 joystick (right) Kempston joystick ZX Spectrum 48K | TAP tape |  | 331 | 673 | |||||
| Lode Runner | 1984 | English | Side A (48K) | Original | Software Projects Ltd | Cursor Interface2 joystick (right) Kempston joystick ZX Spectrum 48K | TZX tape | | 129 | 172 | |||||
| Lode Runner | 1984 | English | Side B (48K) | Original | Software Projects Ltd | Cursor Interface2 joystick (right) Kempston joystick ZX Spectrum 128K ZX Spectrum 48K | TZX tape | | 220 | 306 | |||||
| Lode Runner (New game set) | 1984 | English | Side B (48K) | Original | Software Projects Ltd | Cursor Interface2 joystick (right) Kempston joystick ZX Spectrum 48K | Snapshot Z80 | | 60 | 106 | |||||
| Lode Runner | 1984 | English | Side B (48K) | Original | Software Projects Ltd | Cursor Interface2 joystick (right) Kempston joystick ZX Spectrum 48K | TZX tape | | 69 | 75 | |||||
| Lode Runner | 1984 | English | Sides A/B (128K) | Original | Software Projects Ltd | Cursor Interface2 joystick (right) Kempston joystick ZX Spectrum 128K | TZX tape | | 126 | 194 | |||||
| Lode Runner | 1984 | English | Sides A/B (128K) | Original | Software Projects Ltd | Cursor Interface2 joystick (right) Kempston joystick ZX Spectrum 128K | TAP tape | | 172 | 193 | |||||
| Lode Runner 1 | 1989 | English | Adaptation | Tera Software Group | | SCL disk | | 7 | 25 | | |||||
| Lode Runner | 1991 | Russian | Translation | Sterh, Phantom Ltd | | SCL disk | | 132 | 175 | | |||||
| Черти | 1992 | Russian | Original | Sterh | | SCL disk | | 11 | 25 | | |||||
| Lode Runner | 1992 | English | Adaptation | Антон Васильев | | SCL disk | | 84 | 64 | | |||||
| Lode Runner 1 | 1993 | English | Adaptation | Andrey Malyshev | | SCL disk | | 13 | 18 | | |||||
| Lode Runner | 1994 | English | Adaptation | Fantomassoft | | SCL disk | | 56 | 55 | | |||||
| Lode Runner 1, 2 | 1995 | English | Adaptation | Systematic Group | AY-3-8910/12, YM2149F + Alternative Loading Screen + Alternative AY Music + AY Sound Effects + Fully Disked | SCL disk | | 45 | 50 | | |||||
| Lode Runner 2 | 1995 | English | Adaptation | Bad Boys Company | | SCL disk | | 22 | 33 | | |||||
| Lode Runner 1 | 1995 | English | Adaptation | Bad Boys Company | | SCL disk | | 11 | 4 | | |||||
| Lode Runner | 1996 | English | Adaptation | Power of Sound | | SCL disk | | 59 | 36 | | |||||
| Lode Runner 2 (dsk) | 1996 | English | Adaptation | Himik's ZxZ | | SCL disk | | 36 | 27 | | |||||
| Lode Runner 1 | 1996 | English | Adaptation | Himik's ZxZ | | SCL disk | | 10 | 13 | | |||||
| Lode Runner | 2003 | English | Modification | Tron Z | General Sound | TRD disk | | 92 | 43 | | |||||
| Lode Runner | 2003 | English | Modification | Tron Z | General Sound | SCL disk | | 75 | 47 | | |||||
| Lode Runner | 2003 | English | Adaptation | Tron Z | | SCL disk | | 54 | 60 | | |||||
| Lode Runner | 2017 | English | Adaptation | Hood | General Sound Tape | TAP tape | | 28 | 17 | ||||||
| Lode Runner | 2023 | English | Cracked | CHXOFT | | TZX tape | | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Lode Runner 128k | 2023 | English | Cracked | CHXOFT | | TZX tape | | 17 | 16 | ||||||
| Lode Runner | 2024 | English | smallest as possible | Cracked | CHXOFT | ZX Spectrum 48K | TZX tape | | 6 | 14 | |||||
| Lode Runner | English | Adaptation | Bach XXI | | SCL disk | | 56 | 49 | | ||||||
| Lode Runner | English | Cracked | Zeljko Robert | | TAP tape | | 12 | 14 | |||||||
| Lode Runner | English | Cracked | RUSSIAN VERSION | TAP tape | | 23 | 19 | ||||||||
| Lode Runner | English | Cracked | S. Dubowik | Cracked by S.Dubowik 94' TEL 0172/393714 (SU)
| TAP tape | | 14 | 16 | |||||||
| Lode Runner | English | Cracked | | TAP tape | | 13 | 12 | ||||||||
| Lode Runner | English | Cracked | 128K | TAP tape | | 16 | 11 | ||||||||
| Lode Runner | English | Cracked | | TAP tape | | 13 | 11 | ||||||||
| Lode Runner | English | Cracked | Русская версия - Андрей Бархатов (Екатеринбург)
| TAP tape | | 22 | 22 | ||||||||
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Download game walkthrough in RZX format
loderunner.zip by Rouslan Gordeyev
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Остаются вопросы - кто был первым (британцы или американцы) или парни одновременно дернули ее скажем, с MSX который имел как Z80 так и AY8910 еще в 83 году)