Championship Lode Runner
Collect every gold bar and escape while luring robots into holes. Gold order, returning bricks and the routes beyond the screen make each stage a planning problem.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.3 / 10
About this game
The runner climbs ladders, crosses bars and digs to either side while collecting gold. Robots pursue through stages that scroll in both directions. Trapping them can clear a route or turn a robot into a temporary foothold. Taking gold in the wrong order or mistiming a closing hole can leave no escape. Pause-and-search lets you inspect the unseen layout before moving; secret codes support selecting later stages.
Collected in series
Lode Runner is an action-puzzle series about collecting gold while enemies close in. You run, climb and dig holes in the floor to trap pursuers or reach treasure, turning a simple-looking maze into a test of routes and timing.
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AI review
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An action puzzle that makes route order matter.
The same robot can threaten a route or help complete it. Looking ahead is valuable because a locally safe move can spoil the escape.
Strengths
- Enemy behavior becomes part of the route-building toolkit.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy planning sequences under pursuit.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension A stage’s final escape depends on earlier collection choices. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Digging is both protection and a way to prepare passage. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Scrolling layouts make the structure larger than the current view. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Pause-and-search offers a way to examine that hidden space. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Brøderbund Software
- Publisher
- Hudson Soft
- Release date
- 1985
- Platforms
- Famicom / NES
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Puzzle · Primary genre
- Tags
- Linear LevelsPlatforming2D GraphicsHigh DifficultyPuzzle SolvingFixed Camera
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Famicom / NESWorldwide1985
Game gallery
Sources
- setsumei.cloudfree.jpSource revision: 1
- setsumei.cloudfree.jp