Lode Runner

Lode Runner
Lode Runner
	VIC-20 cover art
Developers	Doug Smith ; Irem (arcade) ; Hudson Soft (NES)
Publishers	Broderbund (US) ; Ariolasoft ; SystemSoft (PC-88) ; Irem (arcade)
Programmer	Shinichi Nakamoto (NES)
Composer	Isamu Hirano (NES)
Series	Lode Runner
Platform	Apple II Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, VIC-20, FM-7, FM16β, Hitachi S1, IBM PC, IBM JX, arcade, PC-100, PC-6001mkII, PC-8001mkII, PC-88, PC-98, SG-1000, NES, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Sharp MZ, Atari ST, PC Engine, Xbox 360, Windows, iPod, Classic Mac OS, PlayStation 3, BBC Micro, PlayStation, SMC-777, Amstrad CPC, Game Boy, Sharp X1;
Release	June 23, 1983 Apple II NA: June 23, 1983; Atari 8-bit, C64 October 1983; VIC-20 November 1983; PC-88 JP: December 1983; Arcade JP: July 1984; EU: October 1984; NA: November 1984; NES JP: July 20, 1984; NA: September 1987; SG-1000 JP: September 1984; NZ: January 1985; Macintosh January 1985; ;
Genre	Puzzle-platform
Mode	Single-player

Lode Runner is a puzzle-platform game developed by Doug Smith and published by Broderbund in 1983. Its gameplay mechanics are similar to Space Panic from 1980. The player controls a character who must collect all the gold pieces in a level and reach the end while being chased by a number of enemies. It is one of the first games to include a level editor.

After the original game, a number of remakes, spinoffs, and sequels were published in the Lode Runner series for different computers and consoles by different developers and publishers. Tozai Games holds the copyright and trademark rights.