Lunar Lander (1979)
Port of Moonlander
Arcade · Atari 8-bit · TRS-80
2.85 from 40 ratings
82 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 16 backlogged · 12 wish listed
Details
- Developers
- Atari
- Publishers
- Adventure International, Atari, Atari Corporation
- Genres
- Simulator, Strategy
- Themes
- Action, Historical, Non-fiction, Science fiction
Release dates
- Aug 1979 (North_America) Arcade
- Dec 31, 1981 (North_America) Atari 8-bit, TRS-80
- Dec 31, 1986 (Europe) Atari 8-bit
Also available on
- Lunar Lander (1969) · pdp-8
- Lunar Lander (2005) · 2600
Related
Bundled in
- Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! (Nov 2003) · PC
- Atari Anthology (Nov 2004) · PS2, XBOX
- Retro Atari Classics (Mar 2005) · DS
- Millipede / Super Breakout / Lunar Lander (Aug 2005) · GBA
- Atari Masterpieces Vol. I (Oct 2005) · NGE
- Atari Classics: Evolved (Jan 2008) · PSP
- Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! (Nov 2003) · PC
- Atari Anthology (Nov 2004) · PS2, XBOX
- Retro Atari Classics (Mar 2005) · DS
- Millipede / Super Breakout / Lunar Lander (Aug 2005) · GBA
- Atari Masterpieces Vol. I (Oct 2005) · NGE
- Atari Classics: Evolved (Jan 2008) · PSP
- Atari Greatest Hits Volume 1 (Nov 2010) · DS
- Atari Vault (Mar 2016) · LIN, MAC, PC
- Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1 (Oct 2016) · PS4, XONE
- Atari Flashback Classics (Dec 2018) · NSW, VITA
- Atari Arcade 1 (Dec 2021) · EVER
- Atari Couchcade (Mar 2022) · Plug & Play
- Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (Nov 2022) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Polymega Collection Vol.1: Asteroids (Nov 2024) · Polymega
Remakes
- Lunar Lander: Evolved · PSP
Rating distribution
5 stars
0
4 stars
7
3 stars
22
2 stars
9
1 star
2
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status internpepper Feb 19, 2021
While I appreciate its significance to the genre with the focus on physics and less about mashing buttons, this game was just not fun to play. Even when you successfully land, I don't feel any major sense of accomplishment. Oddly enough, my favorite thing about this game is the text that yells at you when you crash.
Review b_n 3/5 · Nov 18, 2014
1001 Games - #10
Pros: challenging simulation that rewards patience and preciseness, landmark in vector graphics
Cons: can feel more like work than play
Recommendation: the kind of video game one might find in a science museum, Lunar Lander feels very authentic. Worth playing as more than just a historical footnote, but there are better Atari classics from the same era.