Lunar Lander (1980 video game) explained

Lunar Lander is a 1980 video game published by Adventure International.

Gameplay

Lunar Lander is a game in which the player must land a ship on the Moon, in the style of other Lunar Lander games.

This game was part of a series of arcade game clones for the TRS-80 and Atari 8-bit computers. Though not exactly the same as the Atari, Inc. version of Lunar Lander, it was advertised as "an arcade game simulation".^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Richard McGrath reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "I have no real complaints. Adventure International has a winning program here. It is just as advertised--a quality version of an old standby."^[3]

Reviews

• Moves #55, p31^[4]

External links

• • Review in SoftSide
• Review in Electronic Games
• Review in ANALOG Computing
• Review in 80-US

Notes and References

1. Adventure International Microcomputer Software Catalog . Lunar Lander . 3 . 2 . 12 . 1983 . .
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=jtInDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lunar+Lander%22+%22adventure+international%22&pg=PT90 The A-Z of Atari 8-bit Games, p. 83
3. McGrath . Richard . The Eagle Has Landed . Computer Gaming World . May–June 1982 . 1 . 4 . 34–35.
4. https://strategyandtacticspress.com/library-files/Moves%20Issue55.pdf