/loderunner-ng

Classic Apple II Lode Runner game remake

Primary LanguageCGNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

loderunner-ng is a classic Lode Runner game remake heavily based on LodeRunner_TotalRecall implementation by Simon Hung.
Practically all sprites are taken from LodeRunner_TotalRecall project. Code is mostly written from scratch using LodeRunner_TotalRecall as a reference and documentation. Another helpful source of implementation details was used is Championship Lode Runner: Guard psychology and analysis of the C code article.

Screenshots

Level 1

Build and run

The app can be built using cmake command.

$ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=. .
$ cmake --build .
$ ./loderunner-ng

There is package available for Archlinux.

Application also supports some useful command-line options.

  • -f -- run in fullscreen mode
  • -l N -- start playing directly from level N (1..150)
  • -m -- mute sound
  • -V N -- set sound volume to N percents

Keys

  • Left -- move left
  • Up -- move up
  • Right -- move right
  • Down -- move down
  • X -- dig hole right to the runner
  • Z -- dig hole left to the runner
  • P, Escape -- pause
  • Q -- quit
  • Enter -- start game; skip keyhole animation

Copying

The program's source code (excluding textures and sounds), is released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later, which is distributed in the COPYING file. Textures and sound belongs to LodeRunner_TotalRecall project by Simon Hung.