Retro classic Lode Runner comes to the iPod
That’s right. The iPod. You remember those, right?
Did you know that before the iPhone came along, there was a smaller version used mainly for playing music, called the iPod? I know! I was just as surprised as you - especially when I discovered Hudson Entertainment just released the awesome retro classic Lode Runner for it.
I jest, of course (about the long lost iPod - not Lode Runner). Of course we still own and love our iPods, and it’s great to see it still getting a bit of gaming attention. For those who missed Lode Runner the first time around (it was 1983, after all) it’s a platform game that featured one of the first ever level editors.
This latest iPod adaptation features some flashier graphics, of course, and uses the click wheel as a pretty intuitive controller. In many respects the game plays like Pac-Man with gravity - requiring you to traverse the platforms and ladders, collecting up gold while avoiding the robots trying to capture you.
This version also features a couple of new modes to keep things interesting. Puzzle mode involves digging holes in the right order to find all the gold, while Gold Rush (exclusive to the iPod) sets the normally static levels off scrolling - requiring you to collect up the gold without getting left behind.
Available now from iTunes, Lode Runner weighs in at £3.99, and seems to be doing pretty well judging by the user reviews. Here’s a link to get you to its iTunes page a bit quicker.
(Screenshots are from the mobile version - none avaiable yet for the iPod).
