''Hyper Lode Runner'' is a
video game
Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...
for the
Game Boy
The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same ...
from
Bandai
is a Japanese multinational toy manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Taitō, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Toys & Collectables America and Bandai UK, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California and Richmond ...
released in 1989 in Japan and 1990 in North America. It is based on the 1983 game ''
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 a ...
'' from
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 '' ...
. While each level in the original fit on a single screen, ''Hyper Lode Runner'' has a scrolling playfield.
Reception
''Hyper Lode Runner'' received mixed reviews upon release. ''Total!'' described the game as the "toughest
ame Boycart to date by far", citing frustrations with its "incredibly hard" difficulty.
[ Despite noting the game's "decent gameplay" and the inclusion of an edit mode, ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' found ''Hyper Lode Runner'' to offer little enjoyment as an unremarkable port of the original title.][ In a retrospective review, Dave Frear of ''Nintendo Life'' described the game as "enjoyable" but critiqued the game's "off-putting" difficulty, expressing disappointment with the lack of a save function for the level editor.][
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1989 video games
Bandai games
Game Boy games
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Video games developed in Japan