Jupiter Lander
- Date
- 1981.
- Genre
- Jupiter Lander is classed in the genre space flight simulation game.
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Key facts
• Title — Jupiter Lander • Developer — Hitoshi Suzuki (鈴木仁志)/HAL Laboratory • Publisher — Commodore • Platforms — VIC-20, Commodore 64, PC-8001, PasocomMini PC-8001 • Released — 1981: VIC-20 1981: PC-8001 1982: C64 2019: PasocomMini PC-8001 Jupiter Lander is a lunar lander game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Commodore in 1981 for the VIC-20. In 1982, it was an early release for the new Commodore 64. In 2019, it was also included in Pasocom Mini PC-8001 released by HAL Laboratory.
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Reception
Harvey B. Herman for Compute! said "An old fogey, like me, enjoyed it, but found it almost impossible to land on more difficult sites. The kids found it challenging but learned how to do it almost every time." Henry Cohen for Electronic Games said "Jupiter Lander is a high-resolution, full-color "kissin cousin" to the familiar arcade Lunar Lander." Michael Blanchet for Electronic Fun with Computers & Games said "this is one of those games that is very satisfying once you've mastered it". David Busch for Creative Computing said "What makes the Jupiter Lander game challenging is the speed readout at the side of the screen, showing speed in meters per second."
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reference work
- “Jupiter Lander”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1713751: Jupiter Lander
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