''Lode Runner's Rescue'' is a 1985

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developed by Joshua Scholar for the

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and

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as a follow-up to Doug Smiths's ''

Lode Runner ''Lode Runner'' is a 2D puzzle-platform game, developed by Doug Smith and published by Broderbund in 1983. Its gameplay mechanics are similar to ''Space Panic'' from 1980. The player controls a character who must collect all the gold pieces in ...

''. ''Lode Runner'' was published by

Broderbund Broderbund Software, Inc. (stylized as Brøderbund) was an American maker of video games, educational software, and productivity tools. Broderbund is best known for the 8-bit video game hits '' Choplifter'', '' Lode Runner'', '' Karateka'', and ...

, but the sequel was published under the

Synapse Software Synapse Software Corporation (marketed as SynSoft in the UK) was an American software developer and publisher founded in 1981 by Ihor Wolosenko and Ken Grant. Synapse published application software and developer tools, but was primarily known f ...

name, a company acquired by Broderbund in 1984. ''Lode Runner's Rescue'' uses isometric projection to give a 3D feel.

Gameplay

Reception

''Lode Runner's Rescue'' was positively received by the press, including ''

Ahoy! ''Ahoy!'' was a computer magazine published between January 1984 and January 1989 in the US, covering on all Commodore color computers, primarily Commodore 64 and Amiga. History The first issue of ''Ahoy!'' was published in January 1984. The ...

'', ''

ANALOG Computing ''ANALOG Computing'' was an American computer magazine devoted to Atari 8-bit computers. It was published from 1981 until 1989. In addition to reviews and tutorials, ''ANALOG'' printed multiple programs in each issue for users to type in. Almo ...

'', ''Atari Explorer'', and '' Commodore Magazine'' which described it as a surprise hit. Greg Williams of ''

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'' 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. 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. ''Ahoy!'' stated that the Commodore 64 version's graphics were much better than the earlier games.

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* 1985 video games Action games Atari 8-bit computer games Commodore 64 games Single-player video games Video game sequels Video games developed in the United States Video games featuring female protagonists Video games with isometric graphics {{action-videogame-stub