Lode Runner

1983 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1197566
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Lode Runner

Summary

Lode Runner is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (503 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lode Runner's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Lode Runner was published by Broderbund[4].
  • Lode Runner was published by Q122741[5].
  • Lode Runner was published by Hudson Soft[6].
  • Lode Runner's genre is puzzle video game[7].
  • Lode Runner's genre is platform game[8].
  • Lode Runner's developer is recorded as Douglas E. Smith[9].
  • Lode Runner's operating system is recorded as Android[10].
  • Lode Runner's Commons category is recorded as Lode Runner[11].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as Nintendo DS[12].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[13].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as DOS[14].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[15].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as Atari ST[16].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[17].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as TurboGrafx-16[18].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[19].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as MSX[20].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[21].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as SG-1000[22].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as Android[23].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as Sharp X1[24].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as Famicom Disk System[25].
  • Lode Runner's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[26].
  • Lode Runner's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Broderbund[4], Q122741[5], and Hudson Soft[6].

Publication

Publication dates include June 23, 1983[28], September 15, 1984[29], July 20, 1984[30], September 1987[31], and July 31, 1984[32]. Genres include puzzle video game[7] and platform game[8]. Recorded distribution format include ROM cartridge[33] and digital download[34].

Reception

Lode Runner's review score is recorded as 35%[35].

Why It Matters

Lode Runner ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (503 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Bomberman
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q28464434]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790846661412"
  2. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 131
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12267]]: 131, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  3. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 35%
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P444]]: 35%, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159|details]])"
  4. 10w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Lode_Runner
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Lode_Runner"
  5. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Lode_Runner
    Publication date → +1983-06-23T00:00:00Z, +1984-09-15T00:00:00Z, +1984-07-20T00:00:00Z +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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