Lode Runner (NES) | review

Lode Runner is an arcade video game with platform elements initially developed by Brodebund in 1983, the Remake arrives on Nintendo Entertainment System in 1984 from Hudson Soft and distributed by Broderbund. Originally the game published in 1983 consists of 150 levels unlike the NES version that has only 50 levels.

The game at the time was a novelty, being a pioneer in having a level editor, making the game enormously popular at the time, the game in its concept makes a lot of use of logic and although it looks like a game simple actually quite complex.

The history of lodes Runner NES

In this game we are a Galactic Commando deep into enemy territory. The mighty leaders of the Bungeling Empire have stolen a fortune in gold from the people by excessively taxing fast food.

Our objective is to infiltrate each of the 50 treasure rooms; we must evade the deadly Bungeling guards and recover each stack of loot.

If we have completed Bomberman NES at the end the myth is fulfilled that the Bomberman becomes human when leaving the surface of the earth, this time we are a Bomberman who escaped and became human now we fight in the Galactic Commando and we face our old companions.

How to play Lode Runner NES

Once on the title screen we have three options 1 Players, 2 Players and Edit Mode, we move with the SELECT button, to select an option we press the START button; in the game mode with the d pad we move to the left or right with the d pad up climb up ladder and with the d pad down climb down ladder or jump off hand -bar; with the button A drills a hole on the right side and with the B button drills a hole on the left side.

During the game if we press the SELECT button the level we are playing will appear on the screen, by pressing the A button we increase the level and with the B button we decrease the level, when we are in the level selection if we keep the SELECT button pressed + A button increases the speed of the game, if we press SELECT button + B button to decrease the speed of the game.

To complete a level we must collect all the gold in the level, when we achieve it we must climb the ladder to access the next level. We will use our laser drill pistol for dig pits and passageways through brick floors.

If a Bungeling guard falls into a pit and get stuck , it will become safe , for a moment, at this moment we can pass over it, each hole we dig will be filled within a few seconds, if a guard falls into the hole he can get out but if the hole is filled before the guard will lose his life and a new one will appear guard. If we fall into a hole we will automatically lose our lives, we cannot get out of the hole.

We can jump from any height; we can jump from a hand - bar or ladder or through a hole in the floor. In some cases we must calculate the way we make the holes. We can only dig holes in a fissured brick.

Designing our own game board

The process to design our own board is simple, we place gold, bricks or stairs anywhere you want, the only limitation is that the level will have the size of the screen, so it doesn´t scroll.

We'll use the control pad to move the cursor in any direction to place where we placed the character.

We choose the character you’d like to place. By pressing the button A you can scroll up through the choices of squares to place. Pressing the B button will scroll down through the choices.

When you get the character you want to place, move your cursor and that character will be placed where the cursor was.

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