Game Information

Original Release Date: October 30, 1983

Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, DOS, FM-7, Mac, MSX, NEC PC-6000 Series, Nintendo Entertainment System, PC-8801, PC-98, SG-1000, Sharp X1, Windows Phone, WonderSwan, ZX Spectrum

Involved Companies: Banpresto, Microsoft Studios, Irem, Brøderbund Software, Software Projects, Aisystem Tokyo, Studio Voltz, Sony, Soft Pro International, SystemSoft, Brøderbund Software, Sega Enterprises

Genres: Platform, Puzzle

Summary: 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.