#Lode runner legend returns controls manual#

Another form of turf is introduced: gooey turf, which slows the passage of both the player and his enemies. In addition to the standard turf, which is susceptible to being dug through with the player's blaster, there are also the nostalgic bedrock (which can only be penetrated with a jackhammer or a larger bomb that, unlike small bombs, permanently destroyed turf or any other item in the level except the exit) and trapdoor turf, which resembles regular turf but which actually is empty space. The game also resurrects the original Lode Runner's several varieties of turf as well as introducing one more. These devices include: snare traps, incapacitating sprays, jackhammers, two types of bombs, pickaxes (which make a pile of rock from the ceiling blocking your enemies), and buckets filled with goo that is used to cover surfaces and slow characters down. New elements introduced to this version include devices that can be picked up and used only one at a time. The goal is to collect all the treasure, avoid touching any of the monks (who are the villains in the game), and making your way to the exit. The game takes place in a single frame with many different elements such as ground, ladders, treasure, items, and villains. The story concludes when the said elevator arrives but malfunctions, leaving Jake no other choice but to reach the surface using the presumably tall staircase. At the end of the game, Jake is seen in the Technological world calling an elevator to the surface, eagerly waiting while the credits roll.

#Lode runner legend returns controls manual#

The game's manual explains that Jake, and optionally Wes, travel to unknown underground worlds in the hopes of scavenging the untold golden treasures that litter the game's levels.

In this reincarnation of Lode Runner, the robots of the original game are skeletal 'mad monks' who wear red robes. Your character is named Jake Peril (who wears a gray suit), although a second player can play as his identical partner, Wes Reckless (who wears a blue suit), who can be played during two-player cooperative levels and head-to-head hotseat play. Lode Runner - The Legend Returns В© 1994 Sierra.ДЄ few traces of a storyline are present in the game.