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Lode Runner NES cartridge, Hudson Soft’s version of the 1983 classic, published by Broderbund in 1987. Collect gold across 50 levels, dig holes to trap guards and climb ladders to escape. You get the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual. Orders ship within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Broderbund |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
Lode Runner NES is the Nintendo Entertainment System version of Doug Smith's 1983 puzzle-platform game. Hudson Soft developed the console version, and Broderbund published the NES cartridge in North America in September 1987. This listing is the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.
Your goal in each level is simple. Collect all the gold while avoiding the guards, then climb to the top of the screen to move on. Ladders and hand-to-hand bars give you several routes through every level.
You cannot jump, but you can dig. Dig a hole in the brick floor beside you and a guard can fall in and stay trapped for a short time. A guard carrying gold drops it when trapped. You can fall any distance without getting hurt, which also means you can get stuck in a pit and lose a life.
You start with five lives and earn an extra life for each level you clear. The NES version has 50 levels with scrolling screens, music and cartoon-style graphics.
Hudson Soft first released this version on the Famicom in Japan in 1984. It includes a level editor. In Japan, players could save their levels to the Famicom's tape drive. The US NES had no tape drive, so levels you build on the North American Lode Runner cartridge cannot be saved. The editor is still there to play with. We also stock a separate Lode Runner (5 Screw) listing, so check the photos on each page to see the exact cartridge.
See all our NES games. For another Broderbund NES release, try Raid on Bungeling Bay. Read the full history of the series on Lode Runner on Wikipedia.
How many levels does Lode Runner have on the NES?
50 levels.
Can you save levels from the level editor?
Not on the North American NES. Saving needed the Famicom tape drive, which the US NES did not have.
Who made this Lode Runner Nintendo game?
Hudson Soft developed it and Broderbund published it in North America.
Does this Lode Runner cartridge come with a box or manual?
No. You get the loose cartridge only. It is an NES cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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