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Lode Runner

Lode Runner dashes to DS

Part port, part remake, the classic puzzle action game for Nintendo's portable in Japan will include wireless play and two visual modes.
By Walt Wyman, GameSpot
Posted Aug 15, 2006 3:50 pm PT

Broderbund's seminal, 1980s action game Lode Runner will make a return on the Nintendo DS, a couple of 21st-century upgrades--glossed-up graphics and Wi-Fi multiplayer--in tow.

More than a port of the 1987 NES version, Lode Runner for the DS will include two graphical options: an "original" mode that uses the 8-bit original's unaltered graphics, and an "arranged" mode that sports somewhat spruced-up visuals, according to Famitsu.com. Two new game modes will tweak the classic gameplay: "Championship Lode Runner" features enhanced difficulty and "Tsume Lode Runner" removes time limits, so players can concentrate on puzzle-solving.

Lode Runner will also make use of the DS's Wi-Fi support, although the multiplayer features were not announced. The game's publisher, Hudson, is aiming is for an October 26 release date in Japan.

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faridmon
faridmon
is it that great of a fun, sorry but i was like 0 in 88 so i don't recognize this game?
Posted Aug 17, 2006 7:33 am PT
XNbuck
XNbuck
wow. i loved lode runner. it was the first game i played with a level editor. i wasted many a day just making levels up for my friends to play.
Posted Aug 16, 2006 3:59 pm PT
BladeTVH
BladeTVH
Now, how about some Jumpman love?
Posted Aug 16, 2006 2:02 pm PT
jakaloper
jakaloper
AAAArgh !!! Lode Runner !!! I want this on Xbox Live Arcade!!! Please, I don't wanna buy a portable console!
Posted Aug 16, 2006 12:03 pm PT
1nme4u
1nme4u
i got hyper lode runner for the OG gameboy new back in the day...woot i'm glad to see this on my ds now!
Posted Aug 16, 2006 9:21 am PT
RUSKULL
RUSKULL
I can't remember which computer I played it on, but let me just say that Load Runner was a new game when I played it, lol. Regardless, I loved it! You could also make your own levels, which just opened it up for many more hours of enjoyment.

I ended up getting the gameboy version, and was actually kind of dissapointed. Hopefully my attitude wil change with this new version. Sounds interresting to say the least!
Posted Aug 16, 2006 6:36 am PT
s0l0123
s0l0123
I loved Lode Runner on the N64, hopes this is better
Posted Aug 16, 2006 5:40 am PT
GKBeetle
GKBeetle
That was one of the first games I ever played back on my parents Apple II. This game was seriously a lot of fun. There weren't really any other games that had gameplay like it back then. If they do it right, this will be a really fun game for the DS. Someone said that this could be a mobile game. I don't think so, because it needs a little bit too tight of controls for a mobile phone. You would be spending too much time fighting with bad controls to have fun playing the game.
Posted Aug 16, 2006 5:17 am PT
chikahiro94
chikahiro94
@Gaming_Prince
Wow - thanks. I feel old now - lol.

It was originally on the computer (forget which one - yes, there was a time before Windows was everywhere and you had a lot of choices concerning computing platforms and operating systems). It was simple, but fun. Hope the gameplay gets spruced up - not sure how well it would stand up now (might do fine - seems more like a cell-phone game to me, though).
Posted Aug 16, 2006 2:55 am PT
resiguy15
resiguy15
....That was the weirest game ever! lol
Posted Aug 16, 2006 1:40 am PT
Gaming_Prince
Gaming_Prince
what is Lode Runner? I wasn;t around during the NES era, and yet to hear about lode runner until recently
Posted Aug 15, 2006 11:13 pm PT
Reetesh
Reetesh
GREAT!!! ITs going to be amazing!
Posted Aug 15, 2006 9:19 pm PT
jeebs213
jeebs213
i remember playing that on my old Apple II
Posted Aug 15, 2006 8:18 pm PT
King_Dodongo
King_Dodongo
grrrr........ i don't understand japanese
Posted Aug 15, 2006 6:52 pm PT
MrPuzzlez
MrPuzzlez
Hmm...
Posted Aug 15, 2006 6:09 pm PT
gagan21
gagan21
looks cool
Posted Aug 15, 2006 4:45 pm PT
4esth
4esth
sweet, its cool to see some classics getting reborn
Posted Aug 15, 2006 4:43 pm PT
InfinitySamurai
InfinitySamurai
OMG I LOVE LODE RUNNER WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT
Posted Aug 15, 2006 4:29 pm PT
Digital-Devil
Digital-Devil
More than likely cause atleast 60% of games are made in Japan
Posted Aug 15, 2006 4:07 pm PT
demollyon
demollyon
is it coming to europe? man, those japanese guys get EVERYTHING!
Posted Aug 15, 2006 4:05 pm PT
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Lode Runner
Publisher: Hudson
Developer: Hudson
Release Date: Oct 26, 2006 (JP)
Rank: 3,923 of 33,092   down 1,529
Rank on DS: 197 of 551
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