Apollo 18: The Moon Missions

Apollo 18: The Moon Missions
Also known as: Apollo: The Moon Missions (in game) Developer: AIM Software Ltd. Publisher: Project Two Interactive BV Platforms: Windows Released in US: March 31, 1999 This game has uncompiled source code. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused cinematics. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text.

To do: Check to see if any of the videos and/or messages presented here actually show up in the game. This game is on the Internet Archive now if someone else wants to try and do it.

Apollo 18: The Moon Missions is an attempt at creating a realistic simulation of manning an Apollo space trip. The game comes on two disks: an FMV-heavy orientation section, and the flight simulation disk with additional training and the mission itself. The story is that an extra-terrestrial civilisation has left a message on some hardware at the Apollo 17 landing site, and the DOD wants to send someone up there to retrieve it.

Curiously, several sequels or possibly add-ons to this game were being planned - Apollos 19 through 24 - but virtually no information on these exist, although the existence of 19 was previously hinted at on producer Allan Kuskowski's website.

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Uncompiled Code Mainly VB.Forms and output logs.

Unused Graphics In spades.

Unused Death Messages

In the simulators, clicking on the AOS indicator and typing in a swear word will get you booted out with the message "Watch your language..." Apparently doing so in the actual mission was supposed to lead to your death, with this message, located in LL7.EXE at address 0009B59E offset 9B5BA:

We notified the FCC regarding your blatant use of vulgarity on public airways, so we sent you wrong gimbal setting.  You are presently on course to Alpha-Centauri.  You should have enough freeze dried peas for the trip.  Bye...

There is also this message at address 0009B8AC offset 9B8B9, meant for somewhere around the landing phase.

When you go on vacation on Earth, you pack; you prepare yourself.  Now aren't you sorry that you weren't properly prepared for the lunar landing?  Oh well, it really doesn't matter now.  It was only two billion dollars... and your life!

Unused Text-to-Speech Messages

You have a specific set of messages to type to send to Mission Control (the only one you really need to type is "go"). A few other prompts were also recorded, but none of them are actually used.

Help	Houston	Houston, Apollo 18	Jettison	Nominal	Roger

Other Unused Voice Lines

These voice lines are never heard in the game (or at least under normal circumstances).

Filename	File	Dialogue
EMGABORT		This is Apollo-Saturn Launch Control; we have an emergency situation. Mission is aborted.
LD445		4 minutes, 45 and counting.
NOCONFIG		This is Apollo-Saturn Launch Control; we are aborting the launch due to improper spacecraft configuration.
NOCOPY		Apollo, we didn't copy.
SIM2		This is NASA Test Director on channel 215, stand by for status briefing. All stations this net switch to channel 212 for conference.
SIM5		This concludes our pre-launch check, advise MTD regarding anomalies on launch channel 215.
STOPSIM		This is NASA Test Conductor on channel 212; this concludes our test simulation.
T45		45 seconds and counting.
T90		90 seconds and counting.
T415		4 minutes, 15 seconds and counting.
T-500		T-5 minutes and counting.
THROTTLE		Apollo 18, Houston; you're go at throttle-up.