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 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.

He approved of its simple but challenging and non-violent gameplay suitable for children, albeit describing it as repetitive.

enjoyed Time Runner for Commodore 64 despite the "uninspiring" graphics and "familiar" gameplay.