AmigaDOS Lander type game/demo

amicat · 04 March 2023, 02:17

I've been trawling through the internet for a few weeks now trying to find any mention of an old game that I used to play on the Amiga500 when I was young.

I have no idea what the name was or how I came to have it but my memory of it is that it was an AmigaDOS game. I think it came on a disk with other programs on it, maybe it was something that came with the Amiga when it was purchased.

The image in my head of the game itself is of a blue screen, possibly with the AmigaDOS border, and a word written in the middle of it with a large font size. That word might have said Amiga.

The idea of the game was to land a little white moon lander type craft on the word in the middle of screen. This would be achieved with 3 thrusters, a main one coming from the bottom of the craft, and 2 little ones on either side. Due to the physics of the game it was kind of difficult at first but after 15min or so it could usually be mastered.

The one thing I remember very clearly is that when you successfully landed you would the hear the recording of the actual Apollo 11 landing:

"Tranquillity base here. The Eagle has landed." "Roger, Tranquillity. We copy you down."

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

I drew a little picture in Paint of what I think the craft looked like with burners activated.

Catflap · 04 March 2023, 15:54

WB Lander

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Good picture you did from memory!

amicat · 05 March 2023, 07:21

Yes! that is it, that is the one. Thank you so very much.

My memory wasn't too bad I guess but I still got a fair bit wrong. 30 years does that.

Now the next question is does anyone know which disk this was on? The description in the video mentions that it was on a magazine cover disk. I guess that is where I got it from too. I can't find anything on the youtubers website.

Zack · 05 March 2023, 08:26

You can find it on Aminet

WB Lander

amicat · 05 March 2023, 08:35

Thanks Zack,

I did a search on this forum and saw this thread

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...light=wblander

It lead me to the same link as yours. but that version is actually different from the one I had. The version I had is 2.1, I found it on Freds Fish Disk 114. I just played it and it was exactly how I remembered it, but, I forgot one thing. If you don't land quickly enough a flying saucer pops into the screen and tries to crash into you.

http://aminet.net/search?f=2&path=misc/fish&start=100

Catflap · 06 March 2023, 22:07

Wow - never knew there was a version with a flying saucer in it. Guess I only had the older one.

04 March 2023, 02:17	#1
amicat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: Geelong Posts: 3	AmigaDOS Lander type game/demo I've been trawling through the internet for a few weeks now trying to find any mention of an old game that I used to play on the Amiga500 when I was young. I have no idea what the name was or how I came to have it but my memory of it is that it was an AmigaDOS game. I think it came on a disk with other programs on it, maybe it was something that came with the Amiga when it was purchased. The image in my head of the game itself is of a blue screen, possibly with the AmigaDOS border, and a word written in the middle of it with a large font size. That word might have said Amiga. The idea of the game was to land a little white moon lander type craft on the word in the middle of screen. This would be achieved with 3 thrusters, a main one coming from the bottom of the craft, and 2 little ones on either side. Due to the physics of the game it was kind of difficult at first but after 15min or so it could usually be mastered. The one thing I remember very clearly is that when you successfully landed you would the hear the recording of the actual Apollo 11 landing: "Tranquillity base here. The Eagle has landed." "Roger, Tranquillity. We copy you down." Does this sound familiar to anyone? I drew a little picture in Paint of what I think the craft looked like with burners activated.

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04 March 2023, 15:54	#2
Catflap Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambs Posts: 44	WB Lander [ Show youtube player ] Good picture you did from memory!

05 March 2023, 07:21	#3
amicat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: Geelong Posts: 3	Yes! that is it, that is the one. Thank you so very much. My memory wasn't too bad I guess but I still got a fair bit wrong. 30 years does that. Now the next question is does anyone know which disk this was on? The description in the video mentions that it was on a magazine cover disk. I guess that is where I got it from too. I can't find anything on the youtubers website.

05 March 2023, 08:26	#4
Zack Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Valby, Denmark Age: 46 Posts: 83	You can find it on Aminet WB Lander

05 March 2023, 08:35	#5
amicat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: Geelong Posts: 3	Thanks Zack, I did a search on this forum and saw this thread http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...light=wblander It lead me to the same link as yours. but that version is actually different from the one I had. The version I had is 2.1, I found it on Freds Fish Disk 114. I just played it and it was exactly how I remembered it, but, I forgot one thing. If you don't land quickly enough a flying saucer pops into the screen and tries to crash into you. http://aminet.net/search?f=2&path=misc/fish&start=100

06 March 2023, 22:07	#6
Catflap Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambs Posts: 44	Wow - never knew there was a version with a flying saucer in it. Guess I only had the older one.

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