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Doug Smith wrote the gold-collecting puzzle Lode Runner (1983), and Broderbund's computer release made the diggable brick a hit. Guards follow the thief through holes he digs, and every bar of gold has to be cleared.
The design predates any Nintendo port. Computer players already knew the trap-the-guard rhythm before a console board existed.
Broderbund's release is the hit this title refers to. Hudson's later Famicom life of the puzzle is a descendant, and Smith's computer game is the earlier chase.
Same series is the tight name match. Same franchise is the wider family. Same platform is other games on the systems named above.
None in this catalog yet.
No wider family is grouped for this title beyond the series list.
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