<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Doug	O
Smith	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Broderbund	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
from	O
1980	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
remakes	O
,	O
spin-offs	O
and	O
sequels	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
series	O
for	O
different	O
computers	O
and	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
different	O
developers	O
and	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
have	O
a	O
multi-story	O
,	O
brick	O
platform	O
motif	O
,	O
with	O
ladders	B-Application
and	O
suspended	O
hand-to-hand	O
bars	O
that	O
offer	O
multiple	O
ways	O
to	O
travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Floors	O
may	O
contain	O
trapdoors	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
guards	O
will	O
fall	O
,	O
and	O
bedrock	B-Operating_System
,	O
through	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
dig	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
exceptions	O
to	O
this	O
rule	O
arise	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
digs	O
from	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
standing	O
on	O
a	O
ladder	B-Application
,	O
or	O
hanging	O
from	O
a	O
hand-to-hand	O
bar	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
repeatedly	O
dig	O
and	O
descend	O
one	O
row	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
a	O
guard	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
ladder	B-Application
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
guard	O
will	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
exact	O
positioning	O
relative	O
to	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
the	O
guards	O
sometimes	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
repelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
dig	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
penetrate	O
the	O
interior	O
of	O
some	O
cavern	O
to	O
collect	O
gold	O
,	O
and	O
quickly	O
return	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
before	O
the	O
digging	O
repairs	O
itself	O
,	O
enclosing	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
in	O
that	O
cavern	O
with	O
no	O
means	O
of	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
puzzles	O
require	O
deliberate	O
timing	O
among	O
the	O
digging	O
actions	O
because	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
must	O
run	O
over	O
previously	O
dug-out	O
tiles	O
that	O
have	O
just	O
repaired	O
themselves	O
,	O
while	O
having	O
enough	O
time	O
to	O
pass	O
through	O
ones	O
which	O
have	O
not	O
yet	O
repaired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
late	O
1980	B-Application
,	O
high	O
school	O
student	O
James	O
Bratsanos	O
heard	O
from	O
a	O
friend	O
about	O
a	O
new	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
by	O
Universal	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
climbing	O
platforms	O
and	O
ladders	B-Application
while	O
digging	O
holes	O
to	O
trap	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
began	O
writing	O
a	O
Commodore	B-Device
PET	I-Device
program	O
called	O
Suicide	O
,	O
using	O
simple	O
text-based	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
platformer	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
that	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
students	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
program	O
called	O
Kong	O
,	O
which	O
evolved	O
the	O
concepts	O
of	O
Suicide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bratsanos	O
later	O
left	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
pursue	O
his	O
studies	O
,	O
and	O
Smith	O
continued	O
to	O
develop	O
Kong	O
into	O
the	O
prototype	O
of	O
what	O
later	O
became	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	O
was	O
written	O
for	O
a	O
Prime	O
Computer	O
550	O
minicomputer	B-Architecture
limited	O
to	O
one	O
building	O
on	O
the	O
UW	O
campus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	O
was	O
soon	O
ported	O
to	O
VAX	B-Device
minicomputers	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
had	O
more	O
terminals	O
available	O
on	O
campus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
programmed	O
in	O
Fortran	B-Application
using	O
ASCII	O
character	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Kong	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
VAX	B-Device
,	O
some	O
Pascal	B-Application
sections	O
were	O
mixed	O
into	O
the	O
original	O
Fortran	B-Application
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
one	O
weekend	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
Smith	O
recreated	O
a	O
crude	O
,	O
playable	O
version	O
in	O
6502	B-General_Concept
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
on	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
II+	I-Device
and	O
renamed	O
the	O
game	O
Miner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
he	O
refined	O
that	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
black-and-white	O
with	O
no	O
joystick	B-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
borrowed	O
money	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
color	O
monitor	O
and	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
continued	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
Christmas	O
of	O
1982	O
,	O
he	O
submitted	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
renamed	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
to	O
four	O
publishers	O
and	O
received	O
offers	O
from	O
all	O
four	O
:	O
Sierra	O
,	O
Sirius	O
,	O
Synergistic	O
,	O
and	O
Broderbund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
microcomputer	B-Architecture
versions	O
were	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VIC-20	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
cartridge	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
port	O
was	O
originally	O
on	O
a	O
self-booting	O
disk	O
and	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
video	O
cards	O
other	O
than	O
CGA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
with	O
some	O
added	O
features	O
like	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
hang	O
off	O
the	O
ends	O
of	O
ladders	B-Application
and	O
an	O
improved	O
enemy	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
128K	I-Device
followed	O
in	O
January	O
1985	O
;	O
it	O
runs	O
on	O
machines	O
up	O
to	O
OS	O
6	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
System	O
7	O
with	O
a	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
versions	O
include	O
those	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
licensed	O
version	O
for	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Corporation	O
,	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broderbund	O
released	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
Championship	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
with	O
50	O
levels	O
and	O
a	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	O
,	O
Atari	O
,	O
C64	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
NES	O
(	O
although	O
that	O
version	O
did	O
not	O
reach	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
converted	O
to	O
cartridge	O
and	O
re-released	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
XEGS	I-General_Concept
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
very	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softline	O
in	O
1983	O
praised	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
smooth	O
,	O
thoughtful	O
,	O
and	O
quite	O
addictive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
praised	O
Lode	B-Application
Runners	I-Application
unusually	O
easy-to-use	O
level	O
editor	O
and	O
the	O
strategy	O
necessary	O
for	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
title	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
thinking	O
men	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praises	O
for	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
strategy	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
climbing	O
game	O
"	O
genre	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
intuitive	O
level	O
editor	O
were	O
repeated	O
in	O
Video	O
magazine	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
being	O
described	O
as	O
"stand[ing]	O
out	O
far	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
1984	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
top-notch	O
action	O
game	O
that	O
requires	O
both	O
a	O
quick	O
mind	O
and	O
an	O
agile	O
joystick	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
"	O
easy-to-use	O
game	O
generator	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
C-64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
tour	O
de	O
force	O
of	O
American	O
ingenuity	O
...	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
,	O
long	O
time	O
that	O
can	O
honestly	O
bear	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
'	O
computer	O
game	O
 '	O
...	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
much	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
video	O
version	O
of	O
Ping	O
Pong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	O
64	O
Home	O
Companion	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
lots	O
of	O
education	O
hidden	O
in	O
"	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
"	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
breed	O
of	O
computer	O
game	O
that	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
be	O
a	O
creator	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1984	O
,	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
1984	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
5th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softline	O
readers	O
named	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Apple	O
and	O
fourth	O
most-popular	O
Atari	O
program	O
of	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
the	O
Spectrum	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
voted	O
number	O
37	O
in	O
the	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
Official	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Greatest	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
the	O
80th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
in	O
2010	O
rated	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
#1	O
game	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
10	O
Greatest	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Device
designer	O
Alexey	O
Pajitnov	O
stated	O
in	O
2008	O
that	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
his	O
favorite	O
puzzle	O
game	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
List	O
of	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
games	O
Title	O
Year	O
released	O
Platforms	O
Developer(s )	O
Publisher(s )	O
Comments	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
1983	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
Douglas	O
E	O
.	O
Smith	O
Broderbund	O
The	O
original	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Broderbund	O
,	O
developed	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
contained	O
150	O
levels	O
and	O
level	O
editor.Lode	O
Runner	O
1984	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Glenn	O
Axworthy	O
Broderbund	O
Macintosh	B-Device
port	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
1984	O
Famicom	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
NES	O
(	O
1986	O
)	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
50	O
levels	O
,	O
scrolling	O
screens	O
,	O
added	O
music	O
,	O
graphics	O
redone	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
cartoon-like	O
style	O
,	O
fruits	O
and	O
vegetables	O
randomly	O
appear	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
grabbed	O
for	O
additional	O
points	O
,	O
level	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Championship	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
1984	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Famicom	O
,	O
NEC	O
PC	O
Series	O
Broderbund	O
,	O
Compile	O
Corporation	O
(	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
versions	O
)	O
Broderbund	O
,	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
(	O
for	O
Famicom	O
)	O
,	O
SEGA	O
(	O
for	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
Sony	O
(	O
for	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
)	O
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
with	O
50	O
levels	O
edited	O
by	O
fans	O
and	O
intended	O
for	O
expert	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
1984	O
Arcade	B-Application
(	O
Coin-operated	O
JAMMA	O
board	O
)	O
Irem	O
Irem	O
24	O
remixed	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
150	O
original	O
1983	O
levels	O
but	O
reduced	O
to	O
fit	O
a	O
smaller	O
grid	O
of	O
24x15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
a	O
game	O
had	O
transitioned	O
from	O
a	O
home	O
entertainment	O
console	O
to	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Bungeling	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
1984	O
Arcade	B-Application
(	O
Coin-operated	O
Jamma	O
board	O
)	O
Irem	O
Irem	O
Consisted	O
of	O
30	O
levels	O
,	O
with	O
10	O
of	O
these	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
II	O
1985	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
Douglas	O
E	O
.	O
Smith	O
Broderbund	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
in	O
1985	O
with	O
50	O
levels	O
(	O
22	O
original	O
levels	O
&	O
28	O
new	O
levels	O
)	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Golden	O
Labyrinth	O
(	O
Majin	O
No	O
Fukkatsu	O
)	O
1985	O
Arcade	B-Application
(	O
Coin-operated	O
Jamma	O
board	O
)	O
Irem	O
Irem	O
As	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
Irem	O
arcade	B-Application
versions	O
contained	O
30	O
levels	O
inspired	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
set.Lode	O
Runner	O
's	O
Rescue1985Atari	O
8-bit	O
,	O
Commodore	O
64Joshua	O
ScholarSynapse	O
Software3-D	O
sequel	O
with	O
dozens	O
of	O
3-D	O
perspective	O
levels	O
and	O
screen	O
design	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
praised	O
the	O
Atari	O
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
but	O
asked	O
"	O
How	O
likely	O
is	O
it	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
girls	O
,	O
mice	O
,	O
cats	O
,	O
and	O
magic	O
mushrooms	O
should	O
be	O
called	O
'	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
 '	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
Teikoku	O
Karano	O
Dasshutsu	O
1986	O
Arcade	B-Application
(	O
Coin-operated	O
Jamma	O
board	O
)	O
Irem	O
Irem	O
As	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
Irem	O
arcade	B-Application
versions	O
contained	O
30	O
levels	O
inspired	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Board	O
Game	O
1986	O
Board	O
game	O
Don	O
Carlston	O
,	O
Broderbund	O
Tsukuda	O
Original	O
Super	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
1987	O
Famicom	O
Disk	O
System	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
Irem	O
Irem	O
Super	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
II	O
1987	O
Famicom	O
Disk	O
System	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
Irem	O
Irem	O
Hyper	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
1989	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Bandai	O
Bandai	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
Labyrinth	O
1990	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Pack-In-Video	O
Broderbund	O
Battle	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
1993	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
1994	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
DOS	O
,	O
Mac	O
OS	O
,	O
Saturn	O
&	O
PSX	O
Presage	O
Sierra	O
Online	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Twin	O
1994	O
SNES	B-Application
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
T&E	O
Soft	O
T&E	O
Soft	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Online	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mad	I-Application
Monks	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
1995	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	O
OS	O
Presage	O
Sierra	O
Online	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
1997	O
Handheld	O
dedicated	O
keychain	O
game	O
XING	O
Entertainment	O
XING	O
Entertainment	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Extra	O
1997	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
1997	O
,	O
PSX	O
1998	O
Game	O
Arts	O
Co	O
.	O
Ltd	O
PATRA	O
(	O
Sega	O
)	O
,	O
Natsume	O
(	O
PSX	O
)	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
2	I-Application
1998	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	O
OS	O
Presage	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
&	O
MacSoft	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
3-D	I-Application
1999	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Big	O
Bang	O
Software	O
Infogrames	O
(	O
U.S./Europe	O
)	O
,	O
Banpresto	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
Power	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
1999	O
SNES	B-Application
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
Atelier	O
Double	O
,	O
Eye	O
On	O
,	O
T&E	O
Soft	O
Nintendo	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Dig	O
Fight	O
2000	O
Coin-operated	O
Arcade	B-Application
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
Psikyo	O
Psikyo	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Dig	O
Fight	O
Version	O
B	O
2000	O
Coin-operated	O
Arcade	B-Application
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
Psikyo	O
Psikyo	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
WonderSwan	O
2000	O
WonderSwan	O
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
Banpresto	O
Banpresto	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
Domudomu	O
Dan	O
no	O
Yabou	O
2000	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	O
XING	O
Entertainment	O
XING	O
Entertainment	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	O
2002	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	O
Success	O
Success	O
Cubic	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
2003	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PS2	B-Device
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Mobile	O
2004	O
Mobile	O
phone	O
FT	B-Application
Mobile	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
Hudson	O
Best	O
Collection	O
,	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
2005	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
DS	B-Device
2006	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Deluxe	O
2006	O
Mobile	O
phone	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
2007	O
Wii	O
VC	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Re-release	O
of	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
NES	O
original	O
&	O
Battle	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
originally	O
for	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Mobile	O
2008	O
Mobile	O
phone	O
(	O
Java	O
)	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Living	O
Mobile	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
iPod	B-Device
2008	O
iPod	B-Device
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
click-wheel	O
version	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPod	B-Device
in	O
mid-December	O
2008	O
with	O
enhanced	O
,	O
scrolling	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Championship	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
2009	O
Wii	O
VC	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Re-release	O
of	O
Championship	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
NES	O
original	O
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
2009	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
LIVE	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Tozai	O
Games/Southend	O
Interactive	O
Tozai	O
Games/Microsoft	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
X	O
2012	O
Xperia	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
Android	O
Tozai	O
Games/Southend	O
Interactive	O
Tozai	O
Games/Sony	O
Ericsson	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Classic	O
2012	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
,	O
Android	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
Tozai	O
Games/Studio	O
Voltz	O
Tozai	O
Games/MicrosoftLode	O
Runner	O
Legacy	O
2017	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	O
,	O
Linux	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
,	O
PS4	O
Tozai	O
Games	O
Tozai	O
GamesLode	O
Runner	O
2022	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
Dion	O
Olsthoorn	O
Tozai	O
Games	O
Untitled	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
game	O
TBA	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
Made	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Intellivision	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1984	O
,	O
Irem	O
developed	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
conversion	O
of	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irem	O
brought	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
arcade	B-Application
inspired	O
levels	O
to	O
the	O
Famicom	O
Disk	O
System	O
with	O
the	O
names	O
Super	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
and	O
Super	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1984	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
has	O
numerous	O
sequels	O
,	O
including	O
these	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Bungeling	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
selecting	O
30	O
levels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Bungeling	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1985	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
most	O
successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
Majin	O
No	O
Fukkatsu	O
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Golden	O
Labyrinth	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Irem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1985	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
during	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
's	O
ninth	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
during	O
the	O
first	B-Application
half	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
Labyrinth	O
,	O
1990	O
updated	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Turbografx-16	B-General_Concept
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
featuring	O
all	O
150	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
1983	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
a	O
1994	O
Sierra	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
with	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Online	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mad	I-Application
Monks	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
the	O
1995	O
remake	O
which	O
replaced	O
all	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
plus	O
new	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
isometric	O
3D	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
and	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Extra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
3-D	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
versions	O
of	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
were	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Twin	O
and	O
Power	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
,	O
SFC	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
vary	O
gameplay	O
,	O
mostly	O
by	O
adding	O
different	O
characters	O
and	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
title	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
23	O
April	O
2007	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Japan-only	O
game	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
followed	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Cubic	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
a	O
3-D	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
variant	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
,	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
Bombermen	B-Device
as	O
the	O
opposing	O
robots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
screen	O
to	O
Bomberman	B-Device
for	O
the	O
NES	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
White	O
Bomberman	B-Device
has	O
turned	O
human	O
and	O
hints	O
at	O
his	O
appearance	O
in	O
another	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
behind	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
reference	O
is	O
more	O
direct	O
:	O
"	O
Congratulations	O
-	O
Bomber	O
Man	O
becomes	O
Runner	O
-	O
See	O
you	O
again	O
in	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
of	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
allows	O
editing	O
and	O
creating	O
levels	O
to	O
share	O
with	O
friends	O
using	O
a	O
Famicom	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
Soft	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unreleased	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
was	O
discovered	O
in	O
2008	O
on	O
an	O
old	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Tozai	O
and	O
Southend	O
Interactive	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Classic	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
enhanced	O
game	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
series	O
of	O
phones	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
150	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Classic	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	O
phones	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dion	O
Olsthoorn	O
licensed	O
the	O
original	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
from	O
Tozai	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
