''Time Runner'' is a

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, similar to Konami's 1981 ''

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'' arcade game, published by Funsoft in 1981. It was written for the

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by Yves Lempereur who also wrote an

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version released the same year. A port to the

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by Scott Maxwell and Troy Lyndon was published in 1983.

Gameplay

''Time Runner'' is a game in which the player goes around the edges of 20 rectangular boxes on a checkerboard playing area to claim one as territory.

Reception

Dick McGrath reviewed the game for ''

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'', and stated that "''Time Runner'' may hold out some challenge to nimble-fingered whiz kids, but in my book it only rates about a 5 out of a possible 10 for arcade games."

References

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