Lode Runner
Series

Lode Runner

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Title	Year released	Platforms	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Comments

Lode Runner	1983	Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, VIC-20, PC	Douglas E. Smith	Brøderbund	The original game published by Brøderbund, developed for Apple II, contained 150 levels and level editor.

Championship Lode Runner	1984	Apple II, Commodore 64, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum, Atari 8-bit, SG-1000, Famicom, NES, NEC PC Series	Douglas E. Smith	Brøderbund, Hudson Soft (for Nintendo)	A direct sequel with 50 levels edited by fans and intended for expert play. This game is also scheduled to be released in Japan on October 27, 2009 on the Virtual Console.

Lode Runner	1984	Arcade (Coin-operated JAMMA board)	Irem	Irem	24 remixed levels from the 150 original 1983 levels however reduced to fit a smaller grid of 24x15. This was also the first time a game had transitioned from a home entertainment console to coin-operated arcade cabinet.

Lode Runner: The Bungeling Strikes Back	1984	Arcade (Coin-operated Jamma board)	Irem	Irem	Consisted of 30 levels, with 10 of these based on the original set.

Lode Runner II	1985	MSX	Douglas E. Smith	Brøderbund	MSX version released in 1985 with 50 levels (22 original levels & 28 new levels)

Lode Runner: The Golden Labyrinth (Majin No Fukkatsu)	1985	Arcade (Coin-operated Jamma board)	Irem	Irem	As with the other Irem arcade versions contained 30 levels inspired on the original set.

Lode Runner's Rescue	1985	Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64	Joshua Scholar	Synapse Software	3-D sequel with dozens of 3-D perspective levels and screen design editor. Computer Gaming World praised the Atari version's graphics but asked "How likely is it that a game with girls, mice, cats, and magic mushrooms should be called 'Lode Runner's Rescue'?" It speculated that the publisher put the series name on an unrelated game.

Lode Runner: Teikoku Karano Dasshutsu	1986	Arcade (Coin-operated Jamma board)	Irem	Irem	As with the other Irem arcade versions contained 30 levels inspired on the original set.

Lode Runner Board Game	1986	Board game	Don Carlston, Brøderbund	Tsukuda Original

Super Lode Runner	1987	Famicom Disk System, MSX	Irem	Irem

Super Lode Runner II	1987	Famicom Disk System, MSX	Irem	Irem

Hyper Lode Runner	1989	Gameboy	Bandai	Bandai

Lode Runner: The Lost Labyrinth	1990	PC Engine	Pack-In-Video	Brøderbund

Battle Lode Runner	1993	PC Engine (Japan only)	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft

Lode Runner: The Legend Returns	1994	Windows, DOS, Mac OS, Saturn & PSX	Presage	Sierra Online

Lode Runner Twin	1994	SNES (Japan only)	T&E Soft	T&E Soft

Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge	1995	Windows, Mac OS	Presage	Sierra Online

Lode Runner	1997	Handheld dedicated keychain game	XING Entertainment	XING Entertainment

Lode Runner Extra	1997	Sega Saturn (Japan only) 1997, PSX 1998	Game Arts Co. Ltd	PATRA (Sega), Natsume (PSX)

Lode Runner 2	1998	Windows, Mac OS	Presage	GT Interactive & MacSoft

Lode Runner 3-D	1999	Nintendo 64	Big Bang Software	Infogrames (U.S./Europe), Banpresto (Japan)

Power Lode Runner	1999	SNES (Japan only)	Nintendo	Nintendo

Lode Runner: The Dig Fight	2000	Coin-operated Arcade (Japan only)	Psikyo	Psikyo

Lode Runner: The Dig Fight Version B	2000	Coin-operated Arcade (Japan only)	Psikyo	Psikyo

Lode Runner: WonderSwan	2000	WonderSwan (Japan only)	Banpresto	Banpresto

Lode Runner: Domudomu Dan no Yabou	2000	Game Boy Color	XING Entertainment	XING Entertainment

Lode Runner: Game Boy Advance	2002	Game Boy Advance	Success	Success

Cubic Lode Runner	2003	Nintendo GameCube, PS2 (Japan only)	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft

Lode Runner Mobile	2004	Mobile phone	FT Mobile	Hudson Soft

Lode Runner: Hudson Best Collection, Vol. 2	2005	Game Boy Advance	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft

Lode Runner DS	2006	Nintendo DS	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft

Lode Runner Deluxe	2006	Mobile phone	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft

Lode Runner	2007	Wii VC	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	Re-release of Lode Runner NES original & Battle Lode Runner originally for PC Engine

Lode Runner Mobile	2008	Mobile phone (Java)	Hudson Soft	Living Mobile

Lode Runner iPod	2008	iPod	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	Lode Runner was made available for the click-wheel version of Apple's iPod in mid-December 2008 with enhanced, scrolling graphics. It was released by HudsonSoft.

Championship Lode Runner	2009	Wii VC	Nintendo	Nintendo	Re-release of Championship Lode Runner NES original (Japan only)

Lode Runner	2009	Xbox 360 LIVE Arcade	Tozai Games/SouthEnd Interactive	Tozai Games/Microsoft

Lode Runner X	2012	Xperia mobile devices, Android	Tozai Games/SouthEnd Interactive	Tozai Games/Sony Ericsson

Lode Runner Classic	2012	Windows Phone 7, Android, iOS	Tozai Games/Studio Voltz	Tozai Games/Microsoft

Lode Runner Legacy	2017	Windows, MacOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch	Tozai Games	Tozai Games

Sentence(s)

Lode Runner: The Lost Labyrinth was released in 1990, for the PC Engine.

final_sentence: Lode Runner: The Lost Labyrinth was released in 1990, for the PC Engine.