Holds up very well. As with a lot of the Atari arcade games from the 70s, the most impressive thing about it is the feeling of momentum. I think there's still an element of psychological mystery as to how the feeling of gravity is communicated so well with so little. There is something charming about the simplicity of the vector graphics and they're complimented with numerical readouts for speed and direction. There's also the snark and satisfaction of the text messages that display after landings, both successful and attempted. It's very satisfying to nudge the lander into a 5x score multiplying landing spot and see "The Eagle Has Landed."

Reviewed on Dec 01, 2023


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