Does anyone played "Buzz Aldrin Race Into Space"

[Pawelk198604]

When I was a kid I played passionately in the game I liked it very much. I would like to know does anyone played this game, and what do you think about it.

[Nikolai]

Oh, yes. A lot.

It's not bad, really. I still enjoy its open-source release (raceintospace.org) from time to time. But if I had to pick on it, my primary gripe is that it's limited in scope. If you want to launch a one-man orbital mission, for example, your options are limited. Your options only really broaden as you approach Moon-landing technology.

It also offers very limited options to the player once a mission has lost -- the only ones available usually boil down to "Scrub Mission? (Y/N)"-type questions. And there's limited ability to learn from one's mistakes; even one-off random failures require abandoning or restarting a program. But I'm focusing far too much on the faults; it's the best space program management simulator I've ever run across.

In the meantime, KSP really scratches my let's-design-a-rocket-and-try-to-fly-it itch.

[Pawelk198604]

Oh, yes. A lot.

It's not bad, really. I still enjoy its open-source release (raceintospace.org) from time to time. But if I had to pick on it, my primary gripe is that it's limited in scope. If you want to launch a one-man orbital mission, for example, your options are limited. Your options only really broaden as you approach Moon-landing technology.

It also offers very limited options to the player once a mission has lost -- the only ones available usually boil down to "Scrub Mission? (Y/N)"-type questions. And there's limited ability to learn from one's mistakes; even one-off random failures require abandoning or restarting a program. But I'm focusing far too much on the faults; it's the best space program management simulator I've ever run across.

In the meantime, KSP really scratches my let's-design-a-rocket-and-try-to-fly-it itch.

You are not alone "Buzz Aldrin Race into Space" is the best, that game triggered my interest in astronautic, there is no other games similar to that, but that can change quickly, because one small developer studio "Wastelands Interactive" from Poland, my country plans to make similar game.

http://games.gamepressure.com/game_info.asp?ID=15975

Release date has already been moved several times, but the work is still going on supposedly, so it is a hope

In my humble opinion, they should do so as did, "Squad" with KSP, open testing, give people chance to play in alpha release.