L.E.M. - Atari 2600

Price:
$30.00

Options:

TV Type:  NTSC        PAL50        PAL60      
Box Upgrade:  No        Yes (Add $15.00)      
Quantity:

L.E.M. (Lunar Excursion Module)

In the 1960s the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the Apollo program with the goal of landing a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. This goal was first accomplished during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969 when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed, while Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit.

The L.E.M. (Lunar Excursion Module) was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft and was built by Grumman. Along with the Command Module, the L.E.M. was launched into space atop a Saturn V rocket. In space, the two craft docked and traveled to the Moon. Once in orbit of the Moon, the craft separated and the L.E.M. ferried two astronauts to the Moon’s surface. When the astronauts completed their mission on the Moon, the craft separated from its landing struts and returned to space to connect with the Command Module for the trip back to Earth.

The L.E.M. was a well built craft that never failed in any mission assigned to it. Can you keep its record untarnished?

Game Objective

In L.E.M. you are cast in the role of a Lunar Excursion Module commander about to land your craft on the Moon. Your objective is to safely land the L.E.M on the designated landing location without crashing the craft into the Moon’s surface or any asteroids that might be passing through the area.

Landing the L.E.M. safely will initiate a new mission to land the craft at a new landing location.

You get three crafts for each game and a bonus life is awarded after three and eight safe landings. Points are scored by landing the L.E.M. with as much fuel remaining on your fuel gauge as possible.

L.E.M.

Screenshots

L.E.M. Screenshot
L.E.M. Screenshot L.E.M. Screenshot

Additional Information

L.E.M. includes game cartridge and full-color, 28-page manual (manual contains instructions in English, Italian, French, German, and Spanish). L.E.M. is available in NTSC, PAL50 and PAL60 versions. Please select which television version you want. If you don't make a selection, you will receive an NTSC version of the game.

Get an L.E.M. Box!

L.E.M. BoxL.E.M. BoxIf you'd like a boxed copy of L.E.M., please select "Box Upgrade: Yes" at the top of the page before adding L.E.M. to your cart. Our boxes are professionally printed and include a box insert to hold your L.E.M. cartridge in place. We want you to play our games, so we have not sealed or shrinkwrapped the boxes in any way, allowing you easy access to the game cartridge and manual.

These boxes are the same size as boxes Atari produced for their games "back in the day". They look great sitting on a shelf with your other boxed homebrew games, or alongside games from the classic Atari 2600 library. We only have a limited number of boxes for each game, and there is no guarantee they will become available again once our supplies are exhausted. Click on the images to the right to see larger photos of the box.

Number of Players 1
Controller Joystick
Cartridge Size 16K
Programming Filippo Santellocco
Additional Programming Mike Saarna
Package Design Brian Ostrowski
Manual Text Scott Lawrenz
thumb_1099_2600_LEM_1_thumb.jpg
thumb_1099_2600_LEM_2_thumb.jpg

Phil Barnhart on 08/22/2022 06:05pm
This is a great game... it took me a little getting used to, but once I got the hang of the controls, it becomes addicting to play. Reminds me of Lunar Lander from the arcades!
DaveD on 08/28/2020 02:48pm
This game can be super sensitive and difficult. But I imagine landing the real lunar lander in 1969 was too. And when you get it right you feel like the rockstar astronaut you are.

I've been a closet Lunar Lander junkie since that class field trip to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry in the late '70s. Like many of my male classmates I spent my lunch money on that game. I can't tell you how many millions worth of virtual NASA hardware I've crashed into the lunar surface since then.

Lunar Lander was never a deep game. You have a singular mission which is landing your module exactly on target at an appropriate speed. L.E.M. Improves on this formula by adding the roving asteroid in later levels. A welcome addition and fun improvement.

If you play the first few games the same way you might the arcade version you will likely waste a few million more in NASA hardware. Once you realize this is a new ship with new controls operating on an Atari 2600 you'll begin to appreciate L.E.M. For the perfect game it is. It maintains all of the original game's fun while slightly updating it. Simple, fun, addictive. It's still not a very deep game but it can be very satisfying in short bursts.
Derek L on 04/11/2019 11:05pm
This is a very well done version of Lunar Lander. I find it easier to play than the game that inspired it. As other have said, the controls are responsive, even while using the old painline controllers.
Tarzilla on 08/21/2017 04:48pm
Great port of the arcade classic. Simple concept but well executed. The LEM graphics really evoke the original Apollo lander. Precise controls make you feel that crashing was your fault, not the controller's.
Dante Trasatti on 07/26/2017 09:31pm
My absolute favorite homebrew! Simple addictive tight controls and always intense. Well done!!!

Add Your Review


Your Name:
Email Address:
Review:
Note: HTML is not translated! Your email address will not be shared with anyone.
 
Your Rating: 5
 
Verification:
Your Name:
Your Email:
Friends Name:
Friends Email:
Subject:
Message:
Verification: