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Moonlander

Moby ID: 89879
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Released
1973 on Mainframe
Credits
1 person
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Collected By
2 players
Genre
Simulation
Perspective
Side view
Visual
Fixed / flip-screen
Pacing
Real-time
Interface
Direct control
Vehicular
Space flight
Vehicle simulator
Business Model
Commercial
Input Devices Supported/Optional
Light Pen
Number of Offline Players
1 Player
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Description

Moonlander is the first graphical real-time version of Lunar Lander. It was commissioned by DEC to showcase the capabilities of the DEC GT40 graphics terminal.

The game showed a side-view of a mountainous lunar landscape in vector graphics. The lander would drop down and it was up to the player to make sure it would land on a flat surface without too much velocity. Using the light pen the direction and throttle of the thruster could be adjusted.

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Game added by vedder.

Game added June 5, 2017. Last modified March 6, 2024.