Lode Runner

Collect the gold, dig traps and evade the guards: Lode Runner comes to Sinclair QL in MODE 4, supplied as IMG and MDV.

Lode Runner title screen, captured in sQLux.

Lode Runner running on Sinclair QL. — Playing the first level of the Sinclair QL edition, captured in sQLux.

Screens captured directly from the game running in the sQLux emulator, presented in 4:3 proportions.

Download Lode Runner — ZIP (IMG and MDV)

The QL edition

A conversion of the DOS version for Sinclair QL in MODE 4, featuring 150 levels. Collect all the gold to reveal the exit and dig holes to hold back the guards. Use a QL with 640 KiB of RAM to play.

Computer: Sinclair QL
Graphics: MODE 4
RAM: 640 KiB
Included files: Lode_Runner.img and Lode_Runner.mdv
Conversion: Outsoftware, 2026, with ChatGPT and Codex

Loading and controls

Floppy: mount the IMG as flp1_ and run LRUN flp1_boot. Microdrive: mount the MDV as mdv1_ and run LRUN mdv1_boot.

On the title screen, press ESC to open the options, then P for Play. Enter a level number (1–150) and confirm with Enter. Collect the gold, use ladders and ropes, and dig holes to trap the guards.

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