Lunar Lander 1.0
)1994 Chris Athanas

The classic arcade game finally comes to the Newton!

Inspired by the 25th Anniversary of Americans Landing on the Moon, I wrote this game.

You are the commander of the Lunar Landing Module. You must have nerves of steel and fast reflexes to land your spacecraft on the moon. The harder the landing spot, the more points it is worth. Obey your computer's warnings of speed, and keep an eye out on your oxygen supply! One little mistake and its the history books for you!

Hours of fun for kids of all ages.

I wrote this program to learn how to program the Newton. I spent several weeks hacking through the manuals, and finding bugs in the ROM. After I had a beta version, I brought it into work one day for "testing".  I lost the use of my newton for 3 days. People loved it!

Lunar Lander a deceptively simple game. It takes most people several tries before they can even land on the simpler spots. Try the spots to the right if you think you've got it wired! I promise you that it's possible to land in the harder spots, I landed in all the spots myself!

I spent $800 on the Newton Toolkit (ouch!) to develop Lunar Lander. I would like to recoup some of the money through shareware fees from this game. If I get a good enough response, I will be developing more shareware games. I am asking a measly 5 bucks for the game. If 160 people send in their fee, I'll come out even. Most commercial games cost upwards of $40, and aren't nearly as fun!

Please send the $5 to:
Chris Athanas
1817 California St #203
San Francisco, CA 94109

If you want source code for the game, send me $20, and I'll send you a disk with the latest version and the source code. 

Questions, comments, Bugs (ugh...)? Send e-mail to:
Internet: zapper2@netcom.com
AOL: Zappertron
Applelink: SILIBUS2

PS - This game can be commercially distributed on CD's. Just get my permission first.

Thank you for your support, and God Bless America!
