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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the 2002 video game on Microsoft Windows. For the 1990 video game for MS-DOS and Amiga platforms, see <a href="Moonbase_(video_game)" title="Moonbase (video game)">Moonbase (video game)</a>.</div>
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</style><table class="infobox ib-video-game hproduct"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn">MoonBase Commander</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Video_game_developer" title="Video game developer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Humongous_Entertainment" title="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Video_game_publisher" title="Video game publisher">Publisher(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Atari%2C_Inc._(1993%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Atari, Inc. (1993–present)">Infogrames</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Video_game_designer" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game designer">Designer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Rhett Mathis</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Video_game_composer" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game composer">Composer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Stuart Ellison</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Game_engine" title="Game engine">Engine</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="SCUMM" title="SCUMM">SCUMM</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Computing_platform" title="Computing platform">Platform(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">
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</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-size:97%;"><a href="North_America" title="North America">NA</a>:</span> August 13, 2002</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Video_game_genre" title="Video game genre">Genre(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Turn-based_strategy" class="mw-redirect" title="Turn-based strategy">Turn-based strategy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mode(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Single-player" class="mw-redirect" title="Single-player">Single-player</a>, <a href="Multiplayer_video_game" title="Multiplayer video game">multiplayer</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i><b>MoonBase Commander</b></i> is a strategy video game released in 2002 by <a href="Humongous_Entertainment" title="Humongous Entertainment">Humongous Entertainment</a>. In the game, the player controls a main hub, which can send out other hubs, attack enemy structures, create defensive buildings, and collect energy for further expansion; this is accomplished through launching buildings and/or weapons from a hub. Each building is connected to its parent hub by a cord, which cannot overlap with other cords. The game features both single-player and multiplayer formats. It won the "Best of 2002: The Game No One Played" award from <i><a href="IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNAward_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNAward-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gameplay">Gameplay</h2></div>
<p>The game is <a href="Turn-based_strategy" class="mw-redirect" title="Turn-based strategy">turn-based</a>, allowing the player to spend a limited number of energy points per turn. The player can spend these energy points by attacking their opponents and/or adding more buildings to their base. Most units are ground-based and are attached by a cord to the unit that created them. Cords cannot overlap or land in water. Regardless of whether a unit is ground-based, all units need to be launched from their originating unit, similar to many <a href="Artillery_game" title="Artillery game">artillery games</a>. The power of a shot is not preset, but determined by how long the player holds down on the launch button. The longer it is held down, the further the unit launches. Wind can also affect the accuracy of launching units. Game maps <a href="Wraparound_(video_games)" title="Wraparound (video games)">wrap around</a> at the edges, meaning that no player is ever in a corner.
</p><p><i>MoonBase Commander</i> has four factions that can be played: NiceCo, DeWulf, System7, and Team Alpha. The factions are functionally identical with only cosmetic differences.
</p><p>The Skirmish mode allows the player to fight up to three computer players of varying difficulty levels. The goal of a skirmish is to destroy all opposing players.
</p><p>Challenge Mode consists of sixteen premade missions, four for each faction. Each challenge has different goals, enemies, and settings. The player earns a Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal upon completing a challenge, based mainly on how long it took them to complete it. The challenges progress linearly and when one challenge is complete, the next is unlocked. The credits are played when all the challenges have been completed.
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<p>Although the game has built in LAN functionality, Internet play is only accessible through third-party software. Initially Internet play was only available through <i><a href="GameSpy" title="GameSpy">GameSpy</a></i>, but the Moonbase Commander Console was created shortly after the release of the original game to overcome this limitation and eventually became the most common method for fans to play online. In 2013, the source code to the Moonbase Commander Console was released under the <a href="MIT_License" title="MIT License">MIT License</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is another utility called MoonbaseIP that also bypasses the need for GameSpy along with MBCImport which allows for custom maps and export/import maps.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2></div>
<p><i>MoonBase Commander</i> was developed on the <a href="SCUMM" title="SCUMM">SCUMM</a> engine, best known for its use in <a href="LucasArts_adventure_games" title="LucasArts adventure games">LucasArts adventure games</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-scummvm2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scummvm2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Re-release">Re-release</h2></div>
<p>In early 2014, <i>MoonBase Commander</i> was re-released on <a href="Steam_(service)" title="Steam (service)">Steam</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in its complete and unabridged form. It includes the full original gameplay, both single player campaigns and local (LAN) multi-player.
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<p><i>MoonBase Commander</i> received mostly positive reviews on <a href="GameRankings" title="GameRankings">GameRankings</a> and <a href="Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MC_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MC-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was praised by Tycho of <a href="Penny_Arcade_(webcomic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Penny Arcade (webcomic)"><i>Penny Arcade</i></a> at the 2002 <a href="Electronic_Entertainment_Expo" class="mw-redirect" title="Electronic Entertainment Expo">E3</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, sales of the game were low, such that when an <a href="Intellectual_property" title="Intellectual property">intellectual property</a> valuation for <a href="Atari_Interactive" class="mw-redirect" title="Atari Interactive">Atari Interactive</a> was performed in 2006, <i>Moonbase Commander</i> was estimated to be worth somewhere between $0 and $100,000.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rights to the <i>MoonBase Commander</i> franchise were sold at auction to <a href="Rebellion_Developments" title="Rebellion Developments">Rebellion Developments</a> following Atari's bankruptcy.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The editors of <i><a href="Computer_Games_Magazine" title="Computer Games Magazine">Computer Games Magazine</a></i> presented <i>MoonBase Commander</i> with their 2002 "Best Budget Game" award.<sup id="cite_ref-cgm12th_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cgm12th-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It won <i><a href="GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s annual "Best Game No One Played on PC" award.<sup id="cite_ref-bestworst2002_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bestworst2002-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The <a href="Steam_(service)" title="Steam (service)">Steam</a> re-release was published by <a href="Rebellion_Developments" title="Rebellion Developments">Rebellion Developments</a>.</span>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/moonbase-commander"><i>MoonBase Commander</i></a> at <a href="MobyGames" title="MobyGames">MobyGames</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="Putt-Putt_Joins_the_Parade" title="Putt-Putt Joins the Parade">Joins the Parade</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Putt-Putt_Goes_to_the_Moon" title="Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon">Goes to the Moon</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Putt-Putt_Saves_the_Zoo" title="Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo">Saves the Zoo</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Putt-Putt_and_Pep's_Balloon-o-Rama" title="Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama">Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Putt-Putt_Travels_Through_Time" title="Putt-Putt Travels Through Time">Travels Through Time</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Putt-Putt_Enters_the_Race" title="Putt-Putt Enters the Race">Enters the Race</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Putt-Putt_Joins_the_Circus" title="Putt-Putt Joins the Circus">Joins the Circus</a></i></li></ul>
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<li><i><a href="Freddi_Fish_3%3A_The_Case_of_the_Stolen_Conch_Shell" title="Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell">3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Freddi_Fish_4%3A_The_Case_of_the_Hogfish_Rustlers_of_Briny_Gulch" title="Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch">4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Freddi_Fish_5%3A_The_Case_of_the_Creature_of_Coral_Cove" title="Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove">5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="Pajama_Sam%3A_No_Need_to_Hide_When_It's_Dark_Outside" title="Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside">No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Pajama_Sam_2%3A_Thunder_and_Lightning_Aren't_so_Frightening" title="Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening">2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Pajama_Sam_3%3A_You_Are_What_You_Eat_from_Your_Head_to_Your_Feet" title="Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat from Your Head to Your Feet">3: You Are What You Eat from Your Head to Your Feet</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Pajama_Sam%3A_Life_Is_Rough_When_You_Lose_Your_Stuff!" title="Pajama Sam: Life Is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff!">Life Is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff!</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="Spy_Fox_in_%22Dry_Cereal%22" title="Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"">"Dry Cereal"</a></i></li>
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<li><i><a href="Spy_Fox_3%3A_%22Operation_Ozone%22" title="Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"">3: "Operation Ozone"</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="Backyard_Baseball" title="Backyard Baseball">Baseball</a></i>
<ul><li><a href="Backyard_Baseball_(video_game)" title="Backyard Baseball (video game)">original game</a></li>
<li><i><a href="Backyard_Baseball_2001" title="Backyard Baseball 2001">2001</a></i></li></ul></li>
<li><i><a href="Backyard_Soccer" title="Backyard Soccer">Soccer</a></i>
<ul><li><i><a href="Backyard_Soccer_MLS_Edition" title="Backyard Soccer MLS Edition">MLS Edition</a></i></li></ul></li>
<li><i><a href="Backyard_Football" title="Backyard Football">Football</a></i>
<ul><li><a href="Backyard_Football_(video_game)" title="Backyard Football (video game)">original game</a></li></ul></li>
<li><i><a href="Backyard_Basketball" title="Backyard Basketball">Basketball</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Backyard_Hockey_(series)" title="Backyard Hockey (series)">Hockey</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="Blue's_Birthday_Adventure" title="Blue's Birthday Adventure">Blue's Birthday Adventure</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Blue's_123_Time_Activities" title="Blue's 123 Time Activities">Blue's 123 Time Activities</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Blue's_Treasure_Hunt" title="Blue's Treasure Hunt">Blue's Treasure Hunt</a></i></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="Fatty_Bear's_Birthday_Surprise" title="Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise">Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Junior_Field_Trips" title="Junior Field Trips">Junior Field Trips</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Big_Thinkers_(video_game_series)" title="Big Thinkers (video game series)">Big Thinkers</a></i></li>
<li><i></i></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Ron_Gilbert" title="Ron Gilbert">Ron Gilbert</a></li>
<li><a href="Shelley_Day" title="Shelley Day">Shelley Day</a></li>
<li><a href="SCUMM" title="SCUMM">SCUMM</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>† <i>Backyard Sports</i> was removed from Humongous Entertainment's control in 2005. That series is currently owned (since 2021) by Backyard Sports LLC and handled (since 2024) by Playground Productions.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><!--htdig_noindex--><div><div class="zim-footer">
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