Game Details
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Released on: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Developer: Presage Software
Publishers: Patra , Sierra Online , Natsume Inc.
Themes: Action
Game Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
| Platform | Release Date |
|---|---|
| DOS | December 31, 1994 |
| Mac | December 31, 1994 |
| PC (Microsoft Windows) | December 31, 1994 |
| PlayStation | February 16, 1996 |
| Sega Saturn | March 08, 1996 |
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About:
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns is a 1994 remake to the classic Lode Runner video game. The game takes place in a single frame with many different elements such as ground, ladders, treasure, items, and villains. The goal is to collect all the treasure, avoid touching any of the monks, and reach the exit. A level editor is included with the game, allowing several levels to constitute a single group of levels, as well as the ability to switch between different tile sets. The editor can choose to set the level in night or day, as well as change the background music regardless of the tile set.
Story:
The player character is named Jake Peril and wears a gray suit, although a second player can play as his partner, Wes Reckless (who wears a blue suit), during two-player cooperative levels and head-to-head hotseat play. The robots of the original game are skeletal "mad monks" who wear red robes. The game's manual explains that Jake, and optionally Wes, travel to unknown underground worlds in the hopes of scavenging the untold golden treasures that litter the game's levels. At the end of the game, Jake is seen in the Technological world calling an elevator to the surface, eagerly waiting while the credits roll. The elevator arrives but malfunctions, leaving Jake no other choice but to reach the surface using the presumably tall staircase.