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Lode Runner

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Lode Runner
Lode Runner cover
Developers
Brøderbund
Release dates
Booter This value is not permitted.
DOS 1990
Lode Runner guide on StrategyWiki
Lode Runner on Wikipedia
Lode Runner
Lode Runner 1983
Championship Lode Runner 1984
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns 1994
Lode Runner On-Line: The Mad Monks' Revenge 1995
Lode Runner 2 1998
Lode Runner Legacy 2017

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Floppy disk check (requires the original floppy in the drive to play)
DOS

Essential improvements

Run in DOSBox

Change DOSBox settings[1]
  1. For the PC booter version, use a DOSBox SVN build (required for saving edited levels).
  2. Edit the DOSBox configuration file.
  3. Change cycles=auto to cycles=350 to fix game speed.
  4. For the PC booter version, download a blank floppy image and mount it along with the boot floppy (see BOOT).
  5. Adjust the game speed in-game if needed.

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
A:\
DOS <path-to-game>\LR.USR
The PC booter version saves to a formatted floppy disk (separate from the program disk).

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

"Unable to read/write/init this disk..." error (DOSBox)

Mount floppy image in DOSBox SVN build[1]

See Run in DOSBox.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA

System requirements

Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 128K
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA
DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 128K
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Garrett on November 13, 2017