Jupiter Lander
Use thruster control to land the spaceship on the surface of Jupiter. Fuel consumption and speed readings are important for the player to determine how to land the craft. Choose from three landing pads of…
Jupiter Lander is an arcade developed by HAL Laboratory, released 31 December 1981 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and Commodore VIC-20.
What Jupiter Lander is
Jupiter Lander is an arcade game developed by HAL Laboratory and released in 1981. It was published by Commodore Electronics Ltd.. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and Commodore VIC-20.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Use thruster control to land the spaceship on the surface of Jupiter. Fuel consumption and speed readings are important for the player to determine how to land the craft. Choose from three landing pads of varying difficulty. Easiest landing pad multiplies the player's score by 2, hardest by 10.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Jupiter Lander launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.
Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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