Computer stuf1/7/2024 ![]() This time I was determined to get through the game without looking at any walkthroughs. Who you are and why you’re there isn’t given any time of day but who cares about that stuff! We’re on a mission! And it’s impossible! (Not really.) Like Pirate Adventure before it, this one was pretty good in terms of it being a cohesive setting. Author nev Posted on MaCategories Apple II, game Scott Adams adventure 3: Mission Impossible If anyone can figure it out or knows, let me know and I’ll update this post.Īnd that’s my Championship Lode Runner story.įor more info on the history of Lode Runner, check out the excellent article by the Digital Antiquarian.Īlso note, there’s a hint book which is available here. C D Toomey? Joomey? It doesn’t seem to match any name in the manual or hint book. The signature of Doug Carlston on the letter is just printed but the signature on the certificate is done with a pen. The thing on the left is just a piece of stiff cardboard.Īnd finally, I was a proud owner of a Championship Lode Runner Certificate! Some time later, I was more than excited to receive this in the mail: With nervous fingers I typed it in and got the special password, copied it carefully to the card and mailed it off. So anyway, yeah, after about 2 years, I eventually did it! I completed level 50, the most crazily fiendish level which definitely earned its right to be the last one.Īfter completing the last level, a screen appears asking you to type in the serial number on your registration card. ![]() ![]() You hear that? It’s suitable for framing! We had a legit non-pirated copy and there was the possibility of getting a certificate! It was damn hard but I wanted to get to the end. I played it on and off over the next couple of years. The amount of trial and error is extreme. And while all the levels are hard, some are completely bonkers. So ultimately your save game self-destructs after too many restores and you’re back to level one. One important thing to note about this game: it has save games but every time you restore you lose a life. It was quite tricky at first to say the least, and there was a real sense of accomplishment when we managed to finish level one! For Lode Runner exports only? Yeah, whatever!Īnyway, not knowing any better, my brother and I delved in. I had no idea it was a sequel to a previous game. So (I think on the salesman’s recommendation) I got a cool looking game called Championship Lode Runner. Naturally, I chose Wizardry 2 and Wizardry 3. When we got the Apple //c, it came bundled with some software that I got to choose. We spent many an hour playing things like Wizardry, Sneakers and Snoggle. I already had experience of the Apple II from a friend whose dad was a Maths lecturer. My first computer was an Apple //c, bought when I was 14 or so in 1985. For a long time I didn’t even know it existed… Funnily enough, I never played much of Lode Runner. When people are asked to name their favourite games for the Apple II, Lode Runner is usually somewhere on the list.
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