Messages in The Legend Returns and/or Lode Runner Online:
| Level | Level title | Message | Probably means... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | By the Box | JA | Jesse Auerbach |
| 77 | C++ | C++ | C++ (the programming language the game was written in?) |
| 80 | Reveal | LR '94 | Lode Runner 1994 |
| 95 | Miner 49er | P,P,E,S,O,T...? | ? |
| 96 | Tari | Atari logo | |
| 101 | Run | RUN | Good advice |
| 102 | Bad Brad Gas | Brad DeCaussin | |
| 104 | Getting Kinda Warm in Here | JS (JJS?) | ? |
| 131 | Mt. St. Grigory | Reade Grigory | |
| 135 | Reade's Runaround | Reade Grigory | |
| 142 | The Name of the Game | Lode Runner | |
| 149 | Jake's Peril | JWH | Jake Hoelter |
| 153 | Idol Worship | ED | Ed Murphy |
| 177 | Castle Chronos | TD | Todd Daggert |
| Secret 3 | TAD | Todd Daggert | |
| Secret 4 | MPF | Mick Foley |
In Lode Runner On-Line, 2-player levels:
| Level | Level title | Message | Probably means... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 12 13 20 |
Dane One Dane Two Dane Three Dane Four |
Dane Bigham | |
| 49 | Seff-Eff | Stephen Sefl | |
| 54 55 77 |
Steph-Fa Steph-La Steph-Ti |
Stephen Lewis or Stephen Sefl | |
| 57 79 137 138 |
Steph-Fun Steph-Step Stepping Steph Stephen's Step |
Stephen Lewis or Stephen Sefl | |
| 75 | Don't Be Greedy | LKA | Liza Auerbach |
| 80 | Kenny's Pit | Kenny Harris | |
| 86 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | DARK | |
| 115 | Reade's Rally | Reade Grigory |
Messages in the original Lode Runner levels:
| Level | Message | Probably means... |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | ASC | ? |
| 25 | MEC? | ? |
| 44 | LODE RUNNER | |
| 56 | UW | ? |
| 71 | ERINC | ? |
| 81 | (integral)4x2=8x | Incorrect calculus equation * |
| 86 | DGC | ? |
| 95 | LOVE | |
| 114 | DES | Douglas E. Smith |
| 129 | SSS | ? |
| 133 | DDL | ? |
| 135 | DON,GK,GC,MC | ? |