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Lode Runner C64 reverse engineering

Commented assembly source for the C64 Lode Runner, including copy protection, rebuilt to a bit-identical version of the original.

Matching decomp Not stated stalled

Source code

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Last pushApr 14, 2024

GitHub figures as of 2026-10-14, refreshed daily.

Facts

Original: Lode Runner (Commodore 64) (1983)
Platform: Commodore 64
Method: Matching decomp
Provenance: Not stated what this means
Status: stalled
Licence: none
Team: Piddewitt
Started: 2024-03
Runs on: Commodore 64
Needs the original: Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy

How to get it legally

This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of Lode Runner (Commodore 64) you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.

This project was decompiled by Piddewitt. Facts last checked 2026-10-14.

Sources

https://github.com/Piddewitt/Loderunner

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