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.

If, like me, you're totally obsessed with all of the coverage of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing and walk on the moon, you're going to like Jason Kottke's latest project.

If you're not aware of the coverage I'm talking about, first of all check out We Choose The Moon, which is a project put together by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum to follow the Apollo 11 mission from lift-off to landing on the moon. The site contains CG graphics of the main (i.e. most interesting) stages of the trip, and there is full 24 hour a day coverage of the radio communications between mission control, the service and control module, and the lunar lander. Of course, to top it all off, you can follow mission control, the control module, and the lunar lander on Twitter.

I've been following We Choose the Moon all week, and though it's amazing to have coverage of all of the radio communications, I'm spoiled. I want video. Luckily, NASA knew that video coverage of the moon landing was imperative, and the mission was put together with a priority of having video coverage available and broadcast live to the public. Jason Kottke has delved into YouTube and either found or uploaded copies of Walter Cronkite's CBS News broadcasts of both the first ever moon landing, and the first ever moon walk, for a site he's put together called Apollo 11 Live TV Coverage. Kottke states that the site was inspired both by the anniversary of Apollo 11, and by the unfortunate recent passing of legendary news anchorman Walter Cronkite.

The site is set up with a late-60's era television framing YouTube, which Kottke hopes will help to emulate the experience people had 40 years ago of watching the live action on relatively small and low-resolution television screens. It's cleverly coded to show the video coverage at exactly the same times it was originally broadcast 40 years ago - this isn't typical web-based video where you can scrub backwards and forwards; this is appointment television viewing.

Remember Lunar Lander from back in the days of your Apple ][ or Commodore 64? I sure do. It was tough, but landing in that deep and narrow trough was so rewarding, and a great way to show off to your geeky friends.

There have been many similar games over the years, and Super PerfectoProp is one of them. The concept is similar, in that you are flying a little guy around, but instead of using jets, you're using propellers, and instead of three, you have four. The idea is to take off on the left side of the screen, collect all of the coins, and land safely on the right side of the screen, avoiding the various dangers around you.

In terms of controlling your character, it's a bit more complicated than Lunar Lander. Instead of one booster that pushes straight up, you have two that are on 45 degree angles. To go straight up, you have to press both at the same time, but if you do you'll go up fast. And since there's a power line overhead, you have to be pretty careful about it.

Super PerfectoProp is interesting for just about as long as you'd want to spend playing a time waster, which might be a great fit for your next coffee or lunch break.

Is it humanly possible for someone to put out more creative energy onto the internet than Ze Frank? This guy is a machine, which is not entirely surprising considering that for a year he did not blink once during his daily video podcast.

Anyway, Ze Frank fandom aside, he seems to have recently cranked out an addictive little time waster called MiniRacers. It's unclear how long it has been online, but one thing that is clear is that once you start playing with it, you're going to be stuck for awhile.

The game is somewhat reminiscent of the old classic Lunar Lander, where you'd have to carefully guide a ship to land safely on the moon. However in this case the point isn't so much a soft landing, as a race to a goal through frustrating and sometimes infuriating mazes.

Don't get too excited if you manage to post a high score, since the scores are reset at midnight every night. Of course, we didn't even come close to a high score, but that's probably more a comment about our abilities as players as it is a comment about the game.