Lode Runner (1983)
Nintendo Entertainment System · 1983
About this game
The Bungeling Empire has stolen a huge cache of gold from its rightful owners, and your mission is to infiltrate its treasury and recapture it.
This entails progressing through 150 screens of platforms, ladders and ropes.
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The Empire has sent robotic guards down to protect the gold, and contact with any of these will cost you a life.
Your method of escaping them is to press fire to dig a hole in their line of movement, thus causing them to fall in briefly, allowing you to move across the gap safely.
Once all the gold has been collected, a ladder allowing you to move onto the next screen is added.
Completing these screens often requires forward planning and precision.
This was one of the earliest games to include a level editor, allowing the creation of new level designs with no programming skill.
About Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (1983 in Japan, 1985 in the West) revived the North American video game industry after the 1983 crash and established conventions — cartridges, licensing seals, save systems — that shaped the industry for decades. NES collecting is one of the most established retro markets: common titles remain cheap, but a well-known handful of low-print-run games (many from smaller third-party publishers) are among the most expensive video games in existence.
Gamevaro tracks Lode Runner (1983) for Nintendo Entertainment System with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Market values by condition
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-U | €27.50 |
| 2026-05-27 | Boxed (CIB) | NTSC-U | €27.50 |
| 2026-05-27 | Sealed / New | NTSC-U | €27.50 |
| 2026-05-27 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-J | €27.50 |
| 2026-05-27 | Boxed (CIB) | NTSC-J | €27.50 |
| 2026-05-27 | Sealed / New | NTSC-J | €27.50 |
Rarity & condition
Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Lode Runner (1983), suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common Nintendo Entertainment System titles.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Lode Runner (1983) worth?
Lode Runner (1983) for Nintendo Entertainment System is currently worth €27.50 loose, €27.50 complete in box, and €27.50 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Lode Runner (1983) rare?
Lode Runner (1983) has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Nintendo Entertainment System titles.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Lode Runner (1983)?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Lode Runner (1983), loose is €27.50 and CIB is €27.50 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.
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