''Lunar Lander'' is a 1980 video game published by

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Gameplay

''Lunar Lander'' is a game in which the player must land a ship on the Moon, in the style of other ''

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. Though not exactly the same as the Atari, Inc. version of ''

'', it was advertised as "an arcade game simulation".''The A-Z of Atari 8-bit Games'', p. 83
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Reception

Richard McGrath reviewed the game for ''

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'', and stated that "I have no real complaints. Adventure International has a winning program here. It is just as advertised--a quality version of an old standby."

Reviews

*'' Moves'' #55, p31https://strategyandtacticspress.com/library-files/Moves%20Issue55.pdf

References

External links

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