A calmer puzzle mode removes the enemies and makes gold more difficult to dig up, while co-op variants of the campaign and puzzle modes demand teamwork, and up to four players can struggle to survive the longest in Last Man mode. It's not groundbreaking so much as breaking ground, but for $15, you get over a hundred levels of brain-racking, reflextapping fun.
Pros:
* Addictive, frantic sidescrolling and puzzling-solving.
* Impressive visuals; tons of levels; good multiplayer modes.
Cons:
* Levels can be irritatingly tough - almost too challenging.
Questionable:
* Will the recession keep gold values rising?
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.
so...
tired....
of....
retro....
remakes...
that I can play for free in any flash based web browser.
Screw you. I played it on the C-64 over two decades ago and it STILL kicks ass now. Addictive as hell.