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3D Lunar Lander - Time Waster
by Jason Clarke Aug 27th 2009
Well, we're a little late given that the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing has passed, but this version of Lunar Lander is just too cool to pass up. Grant wrote about the classic versions of Lunar Lander last month, and though this one is certainly inspired by the same event, the implementation is just a tad different.
To play this 3D version of Lunar Lander you will need the Google Earth plug-in for your browser (don't worry, if you don't have it the page will automatically prompt you to install it). This version of Lunar Lander attempts to simulate the landing that Neil Armstrong performed on Apollo 11. The game is rendered in 3D using Google Earth's moon mapping capability, and your view is from outside the lunar landing module.
You can control the lander's tilt side-to-side and forward-and-back by using the arrow keys, and you use the spacebar to fire the ignite the lander's engine. The game starts with you moving rapidly to the left towards the landing site. You must slow the lander down and keep from impacting the ground until you reach the landing site, but be careful not to run out of fuel. To say this is difficult is an understatement, but thankfully there is an Unlimited Fuel cheat you can employ to make landing a bit easier.
It won't win any beauty contests, and it has a pretty weak storyline unless you have a magnificent imagination, but 
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
