Lunar lander remade

For those that are lucky enough to remember it, Lunar Lander was a fantastic game. Though it had simple vector graphics and highly repetitive game play, it kept us captivated. We probably lost entire weeks of our lives competing with friends to be the best. Well, now we can relive that experience with a physical version of the game. [Lain] built this fantastic arcade style game to replicate Lunar Lander’s game play exactly. The style of the project is fantastic with giant analog meters and dials giving real time feedback. You even get a prize if you complete all 3 levels. You can get plenty of build details by going through his blog. Maybe he should hook up with the folks that built the Apollo landing computer replica to build the ultimate simulator.

[thanks Mike]

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tagged: apollo, atari, games, lunar lander

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Thats one small game for geeks and one giant repeat for geek kind.

Posted at 7:24 am on Jul 16th, 2009 by grovenstien

Nice Job!

Posted at 7:57 am on Jul 16th, 2009 by Bryan T

Very cool! I think it could be made even more impressive if e.g. a blacklight was used to highlight the moon lander, painted with phosphorous paint, while keeping the harness that moves it in the dark.

Posted at 8:30 am on Jul 16th, 2009 by svofski

uh
it sways so much that it doesn’t really look fun to play
should have spread the suspension wires apart for stability
good workmanship still though

Posted at 8:47 am on Jul 16th, 2009 by S

Man I love Lunar Lander.

It was one of the first mame roms i went after when I got into that stuff.

such a great game

Posted at 9:37 am on Jul 16th, 2009 by strider_mt2k

dammit sorry

i meant to add that I’d be glad to spend ten bucks playing this for a while. :)

Posted at 9:38 am on Jul 16th, 2009 by strider_mt2k

Could they make it more clunky-er?

Posted at 11:20 am on Jul 16th, 2009 by Vonskippy

Bonus points for the “Fly me to the Moon” soundtrack.

Posted at 12:06 pm on Jul 16th, 2009 by wegotaproblem

now he can do the same with space invaders …

Posted at 12:49 pm on Jul 16th, 2009 by hajma

this is absolutely beautiful! i wish i could play! maybe it could be brought back into the software world via a webcam and controls on a web page… i’d definitely play until i got an image of a button to print out

Posted at 3:03 pm on Jul 16th, 2009 by mooo

[kid from Incredibles] That was TOTALLY WICKED! [/kid from Incredibles]

I want one…. (whimpers)

Posted at 9:09 pm on Jul 16th, 2009 by 24601

re: sway – but that’s realism! The real one swayed plenty in that Hollywood soundstage where they set up all the Apollo shots! You just couldn’t tell on TV because having a shot from outside would have been a dead giveaway.

;-)

Posted at 6:40 am on Jul 17th, 2009 by Albannach

I’m really liking the Frank Sinatra.
I’m wondering if it actually play “Fly Me To The Moon” while you’re playing it.

That would be awesome.

Posted at 11:34 am on Jul 17th, 2009 by sam

wow, that is awesome ! Ive been watching http://www.wechoosethemoon.com for the last day or so, then to see this. coooool.

Posted at 3:46 am on Jul 20th, 2009 by Sammy

Fantastic, art, history, technology and humour in one cabinet sized package!

Posted at 6:38 am on Oct 9th, 2009 by Jabba

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