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VolnuttHeroP64 Jul 13, 2017 @ 8:49am

Sierra's Lode Runner?

Do you think We'll see the Classic Lode Runner from Sierra on Steam if so, I'd like to play it.

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VolnuttHeroP64 Jul 13, 2017 @ 11:01am

Originally posted by Nightcap:
Lode Runner The Legend Returns was such a great game. When this new lode runner showed up on the steam front page it encouraged excitement, but this new game looks like a few steps backwards.

But wasn't Lode Runner Legend Returns a 16-Bit game for Windows 3.1 to XP 32-Bit?

MicroBug Jul 13, 2017 @ 11:44am

Originally posted by Nightcap:
Lode Runner The Legend Returns was such a great game. When this new lode runner showed up on the steam front page it encouraged excitement, but this new game looks like a few steps backwards.

It was! And yeah I feel like that game is still ahead of this one that came 23 years later.

DogMeat

Jul 13, 2017 @ 12:48pm

Lode Runner was my very first game. Played it in on a Tandy 1000 in diapers.

Yeah... good times.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Lode_Runner_Coverart.png

Megafont

Jul 13, 2017 @ 3:47pm

If they were to put it on Steam it should be the upgraded version of Lode Runner: The Legend Returns, aka Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monk's Revenge.

Kill0byte

Jul 13, 2017 @ 4:08pm

Lode Runner Online was made available as freeware by one of the original developers and can be downloaded from http://www.daggert.net/Folio/Programming/Presage/LodeRunner/Loderunner1.htm - however most people have problems with getting the game to install on modern systems. There is a fix available somewhere, but an even better option is Lode Runner: Mad Monk's Revenge Definitive Edition. It's a complete re-write of the game from scratch by a hardcore fan, and it's legal because the original game files were released as freeware. MMR is constantly being updated and can be downloaded from http://mmr.quarkrobot.com/.

VolnuttHeroP64 Jul 13, 2017 @ 4:14pm

Originally posted by Kill0byte:
Lode Runner Online was made available as freeware by one of the original developers and can be downloaded from http://www.daggert.net/Folio/Programming/Presage/LodeRunner/Loderunner1.htm - however most people have problems with getting the game to install on modern systems. There is a fix available somewhere, but an even better option is Lode Runner: Mad Monk's Revenge Definitive Edition. It's a complete re-write of the game from scratch by a hardcore fan, and it's legal because the original game files were released as freeware. MMR is constantly being updated and can be downloaded from http://mmr.quarkrobot.com/.

But Lode Runner Online won't work on newer PCs.

Kill0byte

Jul 13, 2017 @ 4:17pm

Originally posted by Jr786:
Originally posted by Kill0byte:
Lode Runner Online was made available as freeware by one of the original developers and can be downloaded from http://www.daggert.net/Folio/Programming/Presage/LodeRunner/Loderunner1.htm - however most people have problems with getting the game to install on modern systems. There is a fix available somewhere, but an even better option is Lode Runner: Mad Monk's Revenge Definitive Edition. It's a complete re-write of the game from scratch by a hardcore fan, and it's legal because the original game files were released as freeware. MMR is constantly being updated and can be downloaded from http://mmr.quarkrobot.com/.

But Lode Runner Online won't work on newer PCs.

If you re-read my post, I included a link to a fan re-write of the game that runs on modern systems.

MicroBug Jul 13, 2017 @ 4:30pm

Originally posted by Kill0byte:
Originally posted by Jr786:

But Lode Runner Online won't work on newer PCs.

If you re-read my post, I included a link to a fan re-write of the game that runs on modern systems.

The fan-made rewrite works. I tried it. The money doesn't sound like I remember but <3 <3 <3

VolnuttHeroP64 Jul 13, 2017 @ 4:40pm

Originally posted by jmm0803a:
Originally posted by Kill0byte:

If you re-read my post, I included a link to a fan re-write of the game that runs on modern systems.

The fan-made rewrite works. I tried it. The money doesn't sound like I remember but <3 <3 <3

So its an Emulator for Lode Runner online?

MicroBug Jul 13, 2017 @ 4:45pm

Originally posted by Jr786:
Originally posted by jmm0803a:

The fan-made rewrite works. I tried it. The money doesn't sound like I remember but <3 <3 <3

So its an Emulator for Lode Runner online?

No its a recreation. They said it was written in C# and uses the FNA engine.

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Kill0byte

Jul 13, 2017 @ 5:48pm

Originally posted by jmm0803a:
Originally posted by Jr786:

So its an Emulator for Lode Runner online?

No its a recreation. They said it was written in C# and uses the FNA engine.

Exactly. But it uses the assets from the original game so it looks identical. There's even an option to turn the bugs from the original on it off.

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Megafont

Jul 13, 2017 @ 7:35pm

Yea its pretty awesome.

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Kill0byte

Jul 13, 2017 @ 8:51pm

Originally posted by Nightcap:
Originally posted by Kill0byte:
Lode Runner Online was made available as freeware by one of the original developers and can be downloaded from http://www.daggert.net/Folio/Programming/Presage/LodeRunner/Loderunner1.htm - however most people have problems with getting the game to install on modern systems. There is a fix available somewhere, but an even better option is Lode Runner: Mad Monk's Revenge Definitive Edition. It's a complete re-write of the game from scratch by a hardcore fan, and it's legal because the original game files were released as freeware. MMR is constantly being updated and can be downloaded from http://mmr.quarkrobot.com/.
Thanks for this. Knew about the site with MMR, but had been told it wouldnt work on newer pc's. definetly going to check out the fan re-make

You're very welcome! Also the brother of the guy who's making the modern MMR port is working on his own port of Lode Runner 2, so I'm interested to try that out when he finally releases it.

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Challenger May 30, 2018 @ 2:10pm

28th of may original Lode Runner (First one) was added to Steam library with release date of 19 may, so 9 days ago after adding it to library. Very strange. 30th of may (today) it was deleted from library. I was hoping for this to be released because soon after probably we would have seen Lode Runner 2 The Legend returns.
Here's link https://steamdb.info/app/868460
If you click "History" tab, you can see when this game was added and deleted. Maybe they have just made a mistake with release date, and will put it back anytime soon.

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