Time Runner is a maze video game, similar to Konami's Amidar arcade game, published by Funsoft in 1981. It was written for the TRS-80 by Yves who also wrote a version for Atari 8-bit computers released the same year.[1] A port to the Commodore 64 by Scott Maxwell and Troy Lyndon was published in 1983.[2]
| Time Runner | |
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| Publisher(s) | Funsoft |
| Designer(s) | Yves Lempereur |
| Programmer(s) | TRS-80, Atari 8-bit Yves Lempereur[1] Commodore 64 Scott Maxwell Troy Lyndon[2] |
| Platform(s) | TRS-80, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
| Release | 1982: TRS-80, Atari 1983: C64 |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editTime Runner is a game in which the player goes around the edges of 20 rectangular boxes on a checkerboard playing area to claim one as territory.[3]
Reception
editDick McGrath in Computer Gaming World stated that "Time Runner may hold out some challenge to nimble-fingered whiz kids, but in my book it only rates about a 5 out of a possible 10 for arcade games".[3] 80 Micro's Eric Maloney said that the TRS-80 version of the game was the best from Funsoft. He approved of its simple but challenging and non-violent gameplay suitable for children, albeit describing it as repetitive.[4] Comparing it to "the old arcade flop" Amidar, R. J. Michaels of Ahoy! enjoyed Time Runner for Commodore 64 despite the "uninspiring" graphics and "familiar" gameplay.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Reed, Matthew. "Time Runner". trs-80.org.
- ^ a b Time Runner at Lemon 64
- ^ a b McGrath, Dick (Jan–Feb 1983). "Route 80: The Road to TRS-80 Gaming". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 8. pp. 38–39.
- ^ Maloney, Eric (April 1983). "Time Runner". 80 Micro. p. 65. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ Michaels, R. J. (May 1984). "Time Runner". Ahoy!. p. 58. Retrieved 2024-08-31.