Submitted 3 months ago by Debs@lemmy.zip to retrogaming@lemmy.world
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This was such a fun game. The premise is so simple but works so well. Staying ahead of the baddies is like an exciting puzzle. It was even better playing single screen multiplayer with a buddy.
Does anyone know of anything that scratches a similar itch?
I think that was the game with the level editor, right? If so, my friend and I had loads of fun creating and solving self-made levels.
Does anyone know of a spiritual successor?
Dhar@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
I helped work on that game. One of the devs on it was one of the authors of the original Lode Runner. The logic for how the monks chase you was lifted directly from the original code - nothing else was as fun. We tried making the monks smarter and it was just too difficult.
Debs@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
That totally makes sense. The monks being kind of dumb and acting in a predictable way adds to the fun. They follow a set of rules the the player learns how to manipulate as they play.
Dhar@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
Exactly! Going partway up a ladder to get the monks to change direction is a key mechanic that breaks if they’re too smart.
zarathustrad@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The original was so good.
I spent a ridiculous amount of time on my Apple IIc editing levels as a kid.