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FloydPinkerton Since: Nov, 2010
2012-12-11 23:15:14

Possibly "Lunar Lander," a 1979 arcade game ported to various computers and consoles in the Eighties.

Random888 Since: Jun, 2012
2012-12-12 09:51:11

"Lunar Lander" does not resemble this game at all:

  • It was not an arcade-style game.
  • The game was about building and launching a rocket. It had absolutely nothing to do with landing on the moon.
  • The graphics were primitive by current standards, but a good deal more advanced than what's in "Lunar Lander".

Kevonni4 Since: Jan, 2011
2013-01-15 20:48:44

Was it for the ZX Spectrum? It may be Jetpac by Rare if that was the computer it ran on.

Random888 Since: Jun, 2012
2013-01-28 19:20:56

What part of "It was not an arcade-style game." was so hard to understand? Stop suggesting arcade games! It was probably something much more along the lines of the original Oregon Trail.

Edited by Random888
Kevonni4 Since: Jan, 2011
2013-01-29 02:05:42

Wikipedia did come up with Rocket Ranger as a possibility in that it does include building and designing a rocket that is used in a jet pack even though some aspects do not match up but the real reason for no one trying to identify your game is that your tone is rude. It's not like everyone is suggesting arcade games when only two persons have even attempted a response and saying that they did not understand makes it worse.

Edited by Kevonni4
Jhimmibhob Since: Dec, 2010
2013-01-29 08:37:04

I believe the final level of Miner 2049er featured something like this.

Edited by Jhimmibhob
Kevonni4 Since: Jan, 2011
2013-02-08 20:49:23

Project: Space Station does have a rocket and you are supposed to build and design a space station. It could be your game as well.

Random888 Since: Jun, 2012
2013-06-02 03:07:21

Sorry for my earlier rudeness. I guess GIFT got the better of me. It's not any of the games suggested above, but "Project: Space Station" is at least on the right track.

Kevonni4 Since: Jan, 2011
2013-08-29 03:10:16

I am sorry as well about overreacting. There was one other possibility mentioned on Giantbomb called Space Agency which fits all aspects of your description except for when it was released. What do you remember about the game that makes you think that it was from the 1980s?

KD Since: May, 2009
2014-02-26 15:25:40

Rocket Factory matches everything you describe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itrfdpD3uv4

I really don't see how their rocket program got funding for rockets that launch, and then hang indefinitely in the air such that the pilot has to parachute out.

Random888 Since: Jun, 2012
2014-02-28 06:34:49

"Rocket Factory" is it exactly! Thank you!

Edited by Random888
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