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The history of Lode Runner, Doug Smith’s seminal action-puzzle platformer from 1983

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Tags: history, 1980s, lode runner, apple.ii, doug smith, puzzle, platformers, gamedev, long read
https://www.filfre.net/2020/12/lode-runner/

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Title
Lode Runner
Authors
Jimmy Maher
Published
Dec 18 2020
Word count
3820 words

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  1. joplin
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    I loved this game as a kid! I played it on several different platforms. It brought me hours of joy. I'm sorry to hear the author died at such a young age. That's unfortunate. You can play the...

    I loved this game as a kid! I played it on several different platforms. It brought me hours of joy. I'm sorry to hear the author died at such a young age. That's unfortunate.

    You can play the original on archive.org. The keys are i,j,k, and l to move, and u and o to dig left or right.

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