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1973 · Remake · Jack Burness · Simulation

Moonlander

Remake

Moonlander (also known as Lunar Lander) is an early computer game made for the DEC GT40 computer and is the first graphical game in the lunar landing simulator subgenre, as well as the first one in real-time.

Released
25 February 1973
Platforms
PDP-11DEC GT40PDP-10
Genres
Simulation
Developers
Jack Burness
Publishers
Digital Equipment Corporation
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
HistoricalNon-fiction
Engine
BASIC
Languages
English
›Story

The plot is partially based on the real world events of the lunar moon landing of 1969.

Keywords

  • space simulation
  • space
  • based on - true story
  • american history
  • lunar landing

Media

Moonlander screenshot 1

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
DEC GT4025 February 1973North America
PDP-1025 February 1973North America
PDP-1125 February 1973North America

Editions and related releases

Part of
Lunar Lander
Ported as
Lunar Lander
Built on it
Lunar Lander
Remake of
Lunar Lander

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Added from the IGDB catalog; not on any collection yet.