LODE RUNNER 💰 Versions Comparison ▶ EVOLUTION through its PORTS

Comparison video of the classic 2D puzzle-platform game Lode Runner designed by Douglas E. Smith in 1983. This video features one level of the following versions:

0:00 Apple II (1983)
1:04 Atari 8-bit family (1983)
2:01 Commodore 64 / C64 (1983)
2:46 Commodore VIC-20 (1983)
4:00 NEC PC-9801 (1983)
4:40 PC Booter (1983)
5:23 Arcade (1984)
6:36 Enterprise 64 / 128 (1984)
7:44 Fujitsu Micro 7 / FM-7 (1984)
8:26 Macintosh (1984)
9:14 MSX (1984)
10:03 NEC PC-6001 (1984)
10:55 Nintendo NES / Famicom (1984)
12:27 Sega SG-1000 (1984)
13:22 Sharp X1 (1984)
14:10 ZX Spectrum (1984)
15:21 BBC Micro (1985)
16:07 NEC PC-8801 (1985)
16:51 Famicom Disk System / FDS (Super Lode Runner) (1987)
18:08 MSX2 (Super Lode Runner) (1987)
19:21 Sharp X68000 (1987)
20:22 Amstrad CPC (1989)
21:15 Atari ST (1989)
22:01 Game Boy / GB (Hyper Lode Runner) (1989)
23:26 NEC PC-9801 (Hozonban Lode Runner) (1989)
24:33 PC Engine (Lode Runner: Lost Labyrinth) (1990)
25:29 PC Engine (Battle Lode Runner) (Puzzle mode) (1993)
26:41 Super Famicom / SFC (Lode Runner Twin: Justy to Liberty no Daibouken) (1994)
29:12 PC DOS (Lode Runner: The Legend Returns) (1994)
30:11 Windows (Lode Runner: The Legend Returns) (1994)
31:10 PlayStation / PSX (Lode Runner: The Legend Returns) (1996)
32:00 Sega Saturn (Lode Runner: The Legend Returns) (1996)
32:38 Windows (Lode Runner On-Line: The Mad Monks' Revenge) (1995)
33:42 Atari Lynx (Prototype) (1996)
34:12 Nintendo 64 / N64 (Lode Runner 3D) (1999)
35:04 Super Famicom (Power Lode Runner) (1999)
38:18 Game Boy Color / GBC (Lode Runner: Domudomu Dan no Yabou) (2000)
40:59 WonderSwan (Lode Runner for WonderSwan) (2000)
42:10 Game Boy Advance / GBA (2002)
43:12 GameCube / GC (Cubic Lode Runner) (2003)
44:08 PlayStation 2 / PS2 (Cubic Lode Runner) (2003)
45:08 J2ME / Java Mobile (2003)
45:41 J2ME / Java Mobile (2003)
46:20 Game Boy Advance / GBA (Hudson Best Collection Vol. 2: Lode Runner Collection) (2005)
47:47 Nintendo DS (Lode Runner DS) (2006)
49:00 Xbox 360 / XBLA (2009)
50:26 Android / iOS (Lode Runner Classic) (2012)
51:15 Android (Lode Runner X) (2012)
52:52 Android / iOS (Lode Runner 1) (2017)
53:35 Android / iOS (Lode Runner 1) (Classic mode) (2017)
54:43 PlayStation 4 / PS4, Nintendo Switch, Windows (Lode Runner Legacy) (2017)
55:56 PlayStation 4 / PS4, Nintendo Switch, Windows (Lode Runner Legacy) (Camera 2) (2017)
56:38 PlayStation 4 / PS4, Nintendo Switch, Windows (Lode Runner Legacy) (Classic mode) (2017)

From the second part of the video, many titles have been added that, although they features a different name, graphic style and level design, maintain the same core mechanics of the original game. The sequels of all ports have been deliberately excluded.

This video does not contain all the existing versions of Lode Runner. Despite our efforts, we have not found some of them and we have not managed to load others.

The Version Comparison series only shows official versions of the games, so don't expect to see clones, homebrews or hacks (although we could add them from time to time if we see fit). Anyway, if you like the video, we can make a separate one dedicated to unofficial releases in the future for our Clone Comparison series. If you know of any, feel free to post them in the comments.

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