Lunar Lander
- Lunar Lander (1974 on Wang 2200)
- Lunar Lander (1975 on Altair 8800)
- Lunar Lander (1975 on HP Programmable Calculator)
- Lunar Lander (1976 on Apple I)
- Lunar Lander (1976 on Altair 8800)
- Lunar Lander (1976 on Tektronix 4050)
- Lunar Lander (1976 on TI Programmable Calculator)
- Lunar Lander (1977 on HP Programmable Calculator)
- Lunar Lander (1978 on Commodore PET/CBM)
- Lunar Lander (1979 on Apple II)
- Lunar Lander (1979 on Compucolor II)
- Lunar Lander (1979 on Apple II)
- Lunar Lander (1979 on Ohio Scientific)
- Lunar Lander (1979 on Exidy Sorcerer)
- Lunar Lander (1979 on Ohio Scientific)
- Lunar Lander (1980 on Commodore PET/CBM)
- Lunar Lander (1980 on TRS-80, 1981 on Atari 8-bit)
- Lunar Lander (1981 on VIC-20)
- Lunar Lander (1982 on BBC Micro)
- Lunar Lander (1984 on Electron)
- Lunar Lander (1989 on TRS-80 CoCo)
- Lunar Lander (1990 on Game Boy)
- Lunar Lander (1995 on DOS)
Description
Lunar Lander is based on other variants of Lunar Lander (also known by other names such as LEM), popular on mainframes and early home computers.
This version of the game features vector graphics and requires input in real-time. The goal for the player is to land on the moon, by applying thrust to the lander in different directions. If the player hits the moon with too much velocity or lands on uneven terrain the lander will crash. When things tend to go wrong the player can press the abort button to quickly launch the lander back up again. The abort action and applying thrust costs precious fuel of which the player only has a limited amount. The player can rotate the lander to change his direction with more thrust. When the player gets closer to the moon the view zooms in to show a better view of the landing site.
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1001 Video Games
Lunar Lander appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
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Game added by vedder.
Plex Arcade added by firefang9212. Xbox 360, Windows added by Alaka. Macintosh added by jean-louis. Antstream added by lights out party.
Additional contributors: FatherJack.
Game added May 7, 2014. Last modified November 10, 2024.