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6 | [[quoteright:229:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lunar_lander_flyer.png]] |
7 | ''Lunar Lander'' is a series of {{Simulation Game}}s about landing an Apollo 11-style lunar module on a rocky lunar surface. You have a limited amount of fuel with which to maneuver the lander on to level platforms. |
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9 | The first versions were written in the late [[TheSixties 1960s]] and early [[TheSeventies 1970s]] by Jim Storer, Eric Peters, and William Labaree II for DEC [[Platform/MainframesAndMinicomputers minicomputers]], and published as BASIC type-in programs. The earliest version was created in 1969. The first version with graphics was released in 1973 as a TechDemoGame for a DEC's new [=GT40=] vector graphics terminal. Creator/{{Atari}} released an MediaNotes/ArcadeGame version in 1979. This version featured one of the first examples of BribingYourWayToVictory, or at least more gameplay, because it's an EndlessGame: You could insert coins during gameplay to buy more fuel. |
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11 | It later became a MiniGame in other games, and was [[PortOverdosed ported to every platform imaginable]], even pocket calculators. There are now several free versions online. |
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13 | !!''Lunar Lander'' provides examples of: |
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15 | * AlliterativeTitle |
16 | %%* AttractMode: The Atari version. |
17 | * BribingYourWayToVictory: Assuming your definition of victory is the highest score, the Atari version lets you buy more fuel. |
18 | * EndlessGame: You play until you run out of fuel. |
19 | * FanRemake: Numerous versions, especially since the 1990s. |
20 | * GameMod: The original version. Since it's a type-in BASIC program, you can modify it any way you like. |
21 | %%* GameOver |
22 | * HaveANiceDeath: Notably the Atari version. "You just destroyed a 100 megabuck lander", etc. |
23 | %%* NoPlotNoProblem |
24 | %%* RagdollPhysics |
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26 | %%* SideView |
27 | * SimulationGame: The game simulates Newtonian-like physics, involving forces such as the gravity of the Moon and the thrust of your lander. |
28 | * StatusLine: Starting with the 1973 version. Could be the UrExample. |
29 | %%* TechDemoGame: The 1973 version. |
30 | %%* VectorGame |
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