Buzz Aldrin Approves a Space Agency Videogame

[RicoADF]

I'm not going to lie. This looks like fun. It will be too bad all of our Space programs will end up better than the real US one.

Too bad it must be NASA rather than letting players use one of the others or make their own. Hopefully the sandbox will allow us

 

[Nacho]

Hello all,

I'm Ignacio, the Lead Developer behind Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager. It's good to see an overall positive reaction to this project. The game started as a solo project back in 2007 and I never imagined it would get this far, less alone that I would met Dr. Aldrin in person because of it! If you liked the original Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space, I'm sure you'll love Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager as well

Feel free to post your questions about the game in the newly opened sub-forum on Slitherine's website: http://www.slitherine.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=226&sid=14ddb013b554b9f039a7e3c18efb2b90

 

[Zanderinfal]

Please, PLEASE put in text to speech like in Moonbase Alpha. That game man, that game was really funny for that one single reason.

 

[srm79]

Wow, who saw Buzz Aldrin attaching his name to a space race game. Again, twenty years later [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin%27s_Race_into_Space].

Dammit, Ninja'd! I loved that game though, and I'll be watching this one with interest.

 

[DeimosMasque]

Wow, who saw Buzz Aldrin attaching his name to a space race game. Again, twenty years later [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin%27s_Race_into_Space].

THANK YOU! I Was coming here specifically to post that exact thing. I loved that game so much as a kid so It'll be oool to see it updated and expanded, which honestly is all it looks like and all I want!

 

[Monsterfurby]

Good to see they're remaking Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space. I loved that game back in the day!

 

[BaronUberstein]

I already have Kerbal Space Program. What makes this different or better?

 

[MrMan999]

Lets hope they don't put multiplayer or text-to-speech in it. Lest we have another Moonbase Alpha.

 

[Nacho]

Thank you for the kind words!

I already have Kerbal Space Program. What makes this different or better?

To be honest, I haven't player Kerbal Space Program myself but, from what I could see on their webpage, it seems that the focus on KSP is on actually building and flying ships whereas on Space Program Manager the focus is on the management of the space agency itself (e.g., opening programs, recruiting and managing personnel, allocating R&D efforts, scheduling and launching missions, sticking to deadlines imposed by the nations that own the space agency, etc). We also try to be heavy on the educational aspect, so you'll get lots of historical facts that put the missions and programs featured in the game in a historical context (but without turning it into "edutainment").

All in all, if you played BARIS and would like to play an HD version of it featuring more breadth and depth of programs, then you'll definitely need to check out Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager when it gets released!

Lets hope they don't put multiplayer or text-to-speech in it. Lest we have another Moonbase Alpha.

Don't worry, we're not planning to include any of those features!

 

[BaronUberstein]

Thank you for the kind words!

I already have Kerbal Space Program. What makes this different or better?

To be honest, I haven't player Kerbal Space Program myself but, from what I could see on their webpage, it seems that the focus on KSP is on actually building and flying ships whereas on Space Program Manager the focus is on the management of the space agency itself (e.g., opening programs, recruiting and managing personnel, allocating R&D efforts, scheduling and launching missions, sticking to deadlines imposed by the nations that own the space agency, etc). We also try to be heavy on the educational aspect, so you'll get lots of historical facts that put the missions and programs featured in the game in a historical context (but without turning it into "edutainment").

All in all, if you played BARIS and would like to play an HD version of it featuring more breadth and depth of programs, then you'll definitely need to check out Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager when it gets released!

Lets hope they don't put multiplayer or text-to-speech in it. Lest we have another Moonbase Alpha.

Don't worry, we're not planning to include any of those features!

Ah, okay. Well, glad it's differentiating itself, though I'll admit that a management simulator doesn't sound like my kind of game. <_<

EDIT: I realize my comment makes me sound like an arse!

To clarify, I hope this game does well, and anything that gets more people to support space travel is something I support.

 

[Nacho]

[EDIT: I realize my comment makes me sound like an arse!

To clarify, I hope this game does well, and anything that gets more people to support space travel is something I support.

No worries, no offense taken! Hopefully you'll give the game a chance once it gets released