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Hyper Lode Runner
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<h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> ReceptionReview scores<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Publication</th><th scope="col">Score</th></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly/d5JXGadB">Electronic Gaming Monthly</a></i></td><td>3.25/10<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Nintendo_Life/SW2goULD">Nintendo Life</a></i></td><td>6/10<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Total!/y5IFJkKc">Total!</a></i></td><td>84%<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Hyper Lode Runner</i> received mixed reviews upon release. <i>Total!</i> described the game as the "toughest [Game Boy] cart to date by far", citing frustrations with its "incredibly hard" difficulty.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Despite noting the game's "decent gameplay" and the inclusion of an edit mode, <i>Electronic Gaming Monthly</i> found <i>Hyper Lode Runner</i> to offer little enjoyment as an unremarkable port of the original title.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> In a retrospective review, Dave Frear of <i>Nintendo Life</i> described the game as "enjoyable" but critiqued the game's "off-putting" difficulty, expressing disappointment with the lack of a save function for the level editor.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/44377"><i>Hyper Lode Runner</i></a> at <a href="/facts/MobyGames/ErGhXfX5">MobyGames</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Hyper Lode Runner". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 9. April 1990. p. 22. <a href="https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_Issue_009_April_1990/page/n23" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_Issue_009_April_1990/page/n23</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Frear, Dave (27 February 2011). "Hyper Lode Runner Review". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 30 January 2024. <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/02/hyper_lode_runner_retro" target="_blank">https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/02/hyper_lode_runner_retro</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Hyper Lode Runner". Total!. No. 2. February 1992. p. 65. <a href="https://archive.org/details/Total_Issue_002_1992-02_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n64" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/Total_Issue_002_1992-02_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n64</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Hyper Lode Runner". Total!. No. 2. February 1992. p. 65. <a href="https://archive.org/details/Total_Issue_002_1992-02_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n64" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/Total_Issue_002_1992-02_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n64</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Hyper Lode Runner". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 9. April 1990. p. 22. <a href="https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_Issue_009_April_1990/page/n23" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_Issue_009_April_1990/page/n23</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Frear, Dave (27 February 2011). "Hyper Lode Runner Review". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 30 January 2024. <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/02/hyper_lode_runner_retro" target="_blank">https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/02/hyper_lode_runner_retro</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>