Goldrunner
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| Developer | Microdeal |
| Programmer | Steve Bak[1] |
| Artist | Pete Lyon |
| Composer | Rob Hubbard |
| Platforms | Atari ST, Amiga |
| Release | 1987 |
| Genre | Scrolling shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Goldrunner is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Steve Bak[1] and Pete Lyon for the Atari ST and published by Microdeal in 1987. Rob Hubbard composed the music.[2] An Amiga version followed, as well as a 1988 sequel, Goldrunner II.[3]
Goldrunner is a freely vertically scrolling shooter game where it is possible to fly back and forth as in Defender. The player steers a golden spaceship equipped with two laser cannons, flying over huge ring worlds whose structures must be destroyed. The ship has a speed booster to accelerate.
