Play Moonbase Alpha! (No, not that one… you’re showing your age… ;)

Moonbase Alpha

“Do you have what it takes ...

In ‘Moonbase Alpha’, players will step into the role of an exploration team member and will be immersed in a futuristic 3D lunar settlement. Their mission is to restore critical systems and oxygen flow after a nearby meteor strike cripples a solar array and life support equipment. Available resources include an interactive command center, a lunar rover, mobile robotic repair units and a fully stocked equipment shed.

This 'First Person Explorer' serious game includes both a single player capability and LAN or internet multiplayer gameplay for up to six active players on a team. Selectable maps will be available for specific player numbers (e.g., 2 player map, 4 player map, etc.).  Each of these maps is represented and tracked individually within the game’s leader boards.

Proper use and optimal allocation of their available resources (player controlled robots, rovers, repair tools, etc.) are key to the team’s overall success.  There are several ways in which the team can successfully restore the life support system of the lunar base, but since the team is scored on the time they take to complete the task, they have to work effectively as a team, learn from decisions made in previous gaming sessions, and make intelligent decisions in order to top the leaderboards.

Team up with your friends…
Utilize the latest NASA technologies…
Immerse yourself in an awe-inspiring lunar environment…
Compete with your team to reach the top of the leaderboards…

Minimum System Requirements

•  Win XP SP3
•  2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor
•  2GB of System RAM
•  NVIDIA 7000-series or ATI Radeon X1900 Video Card
•  2GB of Free Hard Drive Space
•  DirectX 9.0c

Recommended System Requirements

•  Win XP SP3 / Vista / Windows 7
•  2.4+ GHz Dual Core Processor
•  4+ GB of System RAM
•  NVIDIA 9000+ or ATI Radeon 3600+ Video Card
•  5.0 GB of Free Hard Drive Space
•  DirectX 9.0c for XP/Vista
•  DirectX 10 for Windows 7

…” [GD: Site content leached in full. It’s in part my tax dollars, so is it really “leaching”? ]

While I’d much rather my tax dollars go toward actual space exploration, getting people excited about it is a close second. Now if only we hadn’t recently scraped our Return to the Moon program (cough… irony alert… cough…)

BTW, I used to dig the “real” Moonbase Alpha (sigh… gee, NASA, thanks for the “damn, I feel old” moment. lol  )

(via The Road to Know Where - NASA Releases Free "Moonbase Alpha" Online Video Game)