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Lunar Lander

Lunar Lander - Japanese Title

Lunar Lander - marquee

Manufacturer: Atari
Year: 1979
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Space
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

  • Orientation: Horizontal
  • Type: Vector
  • CRT: Black and White
  • 19-inch Electrohome G05-801
Conversion Class: unique
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 1
Gameplay: Single
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:
  • Buttons: Rotational (left, right)
  • Throttle Lever
  • Buttons: 1 [Abort]

Sound: Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp)

Lunar Lander


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Lunar Lander Control Panel Image
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Lunar Lander Description

Atari's first vector game. Use rotation buttons and giant thruster control to land the Eagle on the surface of the moon. View screen "zooms in" as you approach the lunar surface.

Cabinet Information

Black cabinet with orange, yellow, blue and white artwork on the side panels.

Game Play

(From the original manual):
Lunar Lander (TM) is a one-player coin-operated electronic game that simulates landing a manned spaceship on the moon. Various video-display phrases indicate score, time elapsed during the mission, fuel units consumed, altitude above the moon, and horizontal and vertical speed. The fuel consumption and both speed readings are important for the player to determine how to land the craft. Realistic engine rumble and crash sounds accompany game play. A high beep warns of an almost-depleted fuel supply, whereupon players can add coins to automatically extend the game and "fill up" their fuel tanks. Depending on the quality of the landing or the crash, various messages are displayed on the screen.

Choose one of four difficulty settings.

Miscellaneous

Play a free version of Lunar Lander at the official Atari site: http://www.atari.com/arcade/lunar_lander.

CAPS/VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,862 members of the Classic Arcade Preservation Society / Video Arcade Preservation Society, 3,937 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 64,459 machines (3,753 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 75 known instances of this machine owned by Lunar Lander collectors. Of these, 71 of them are original dedicated machines, and 4 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

This game ranks a 45 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Wanted - Popular - There are 22 VAPS members currently looking for Lunar Lander.

This game ranks a 55 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

For Sale - There are 4 VAPS members with Lunar Lander machines for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. [More Information]

Foto-Finder™ (books)

  1. The Encyclpedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 73; Color photo;
  2. Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 73; Color photo; Price guide:

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Lunar Lander - Title screen image
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Lunar Lander - Title screen image


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