

If you can lure him into being run over by a truck, you'll score a nice bonus. As in the TV, there are also ways to get rid of the pesky Wile. If Road Runner inadvertently eats a seed that contains iron filling, Wile's magnet may slow him down. If he misses 5 seeds in a row, Road Runner will faint and also lose a life. Road Runner can eat seeds, for example, which give points as well as replenish his health.

To its credit, Mindscape includes many nice touches in the game that fan of the cartoon will be familiar with.

Of course, there are many obstacles and distractions scattered around to foil your plan. Coyote on your way to the exit on each level. You control Road Runner in a race against Wile E. A level editor is available, like in the original game.Decent - at best - conversion of Atari's fun arcade hit from 1985 based on the Warner Bros. The levels are each set in different areas like Moss Caverns, Skeleton’s Keep, Inferno’s Playground, and many more. You also have the use of a drill, jackhammer, snare traps, and other goodies at your disposal. You do have a limited arsenal that includes bombs and booby traps. Of course as you go the levels become harder and enemies begin to come after you. The game plays as a single screen platformer where your goal is to climb up ladders and clear the levels of treasures in order to progress. There is also the addition of a two-player mode. Graphics, sound, music, as well as character animations. Lode Runner: The Legend Returns keeps very true to the gameplay of the original, but it enhances just about every aspect of it. It was later ported to Playstation and Sega Saturn in 1996.

It was developed by Presage Software and published by Sierra On-Line in 1994 for DOS, Mac, and Windows 3.x. Lode Runner: The Legend Returns is the sequel/remake of the original Lode Runner created by Douglas E Smith.
