Jack Burness
Moonlander
Moonlander (also known as Lunar Lander) is an early computer game made for the DEC GT40 computer and is the first graphical game in the lunar landing simulator subgenre, as well as the first one in real-time. It is notable for being the first video game with an Easter egg, a lone McDonalds on the moon's surface that can be interacted with or destroyed.
- Released
- 25 February 1973
- Developer
- Jack Burness
- Publisher
- Digital Equipment Corporation
- Engine
- BASIC
- Perspective
- Side view
- Platforms
- PDP-11 · DEC GT40 · PDP-10
- Genres
- Simulator
- Also known as
- Lander · Lunar Lander
- 54
- Player rating
- 8
- Ratings counted
Moonlander
Quick answers
Moonlander
The story
The plot is partially based on the real world events of the lunar moon landing of 1969.
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Key facts
Game modes
- Single player
Themes
- Historical
- Non-fiction
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Screenshots
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Reviews and languages
1 languages in the interface, 0 of them with full voice acting. English is supported.
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Platform releases
- DEC GT40
- 25 February 1973
- PDP-10
- 25 February 1973
- PDP-11
- 25 February 1973
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Official pages
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