Lode Runner's Rescue
| Lode Runner's Rescue | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Publisher(s) | Synapse Software |
| Designer(s) | Joshua Scholar[2] |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Lode Runner's Rescue is a 1985 action game developed by Joshua Scholar for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit family as a follow-up to Doug Smiths's Lode Runner.[3] Lode Runner was published by Broderbund, but the sequel was published under the Synapse Software name, a company acquired by Broderbund in 1984. Lode Runner's Rescue uses isometric projection to give a 3D feel.[4]
Gameplay
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Reception
Lode Runner's Rescue was positively received by the press, including Ahoy!,[5][6] ANALOG Computing,[7] Atari Explorer,[8] and Commodore Magazine which described it as a surprise hit.[9]
Greg Williams of 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?" He speculated that the publisher put the series name on an unrelated and independently developed game.[10]
Roy Wagner reviewed the Commodore 64 version for Computer Gaming World and praised the ability of creating the player's screens with icon screen editor.[11]
References
- ^ "1985 Index" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. Vol. 4, no. 10. January 1986. p. 6.
- ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ "Commodore Power Play Issue 17". October 1985. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "Lode Runner's Rescue". Atari Mania.
- ^ "Ahoy! Magazine Issue 28". April 1986. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "Ahoy! Magazine Issue 26". February 1986. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "Analog Computing Magazine Issue 38 (Graphics Issue)". January 1986. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "Atari Explorer (Winter 1986)". December 1986. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "Commodore Magazine Issue 34". October 1989. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ Williams, Gregg (Jan–Feb 1986). "Atari Playfield". Computer Gaming World. p. 32.
- ^ Wagner, Roy (March 1986). "The Commodore Key". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 26. p. 38.
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- Lode Runner's Rescue at Atari Mania
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