Mars Lander

aka: Viking Mars Lander

Moby ID: 118151

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Released

November 15, 1976 on TI Programmable Calculator

Credits

1 person

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Publishers

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Simulation
Perspective: Text-based / Spreadsheet
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Interface: Text parser
Vehicular: Space flight
Vehicle simulator

TI Programmable Calculator Specs

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Type-in
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

Description

Viking Mars Lander is a Lunar Lander variant. The player is in control of the Viking Mars lander and must prevent it from crashing into the planet. Each tick the player must enter the fuel burn to control the rate of descent towards the surface of Mars. After each tick the current velocity and altitude are displayed. The player can also view remaining fuel and free fall to the planet.

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Credits (HP Programmable Calculator version)

Written by

Kenneth Hopping

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Game added by vedder.

Game added December 5, 2018. Last modified February 22, 2023.