Picked on September 24, 2026

Lode Runner 1983

Released: October 1983
Genres: Platform · Puzzle
Platforms: Commodore VIC-20 · Arcade · SG-1000 · BBC Microcomputer System · Atari 8-bit · PC-9800 Series · PC-8800 Series · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · WonderSwan · Sharp X1 · Windows Phone · Atari ST/STE · Mac · DOS · Apple II · FM-7 · NEC PC-6000 Series · Amstrad CPC · MSX
Developers: Brøderbund Software · Irem
More info: Wikipedia IGDB

Where to buy

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Is it still worth playing?

You control a character described as a Galactic Commando in the game's manual in this 1983 puzzle platformer, one of the first games to include a level editor. He collects all the gold in a level while avoiding guards, then has to reach the top of the screen to advance. There are 150 levels, which challenge problem-solving or reaction time. They have a multi-story brick motif with ladders and hand-to-hand bars that offer several ways to travel. Guards pick up gold bars by running over them but carry only one at a time. The player can dig holes in floors to trap guards and walk over them safely. A guard that falls into a hole while carrying gold drops it, and holes fill in after a short delay. Digging traps for the guards is still a puzzle worth trying.