Back in 2010, NASA made a video game. It was called Moonbase Alpha, and it was meant to simulate what it would actually be like to maintain a lunar colony. Just two weeks after its launch, however, Moonbase Alpha was famous for a different reason: The Microsoft Sam-sounding voice that read out your chat messages.
A compilation of the voice saying chat messages like aeiou, brbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr, and John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! was published 14 years ago today, back when YouTube was still good. The compilation, titled Moonbase Alpha provides a realistic simulation of life on a natural satellite, has been seen nearly 12 million times — but some folks appear to have missed it. So, for its anniversary, it’s time for another watch
Even some folks here at Jalopnik were unfamiliar with Moonbase Alpha provides a realistic simulation of life on a natural satellite, so there’s no shame in being one of today’s lucky 10,000. Just turn on your speakers at work — your coworkers won’t mind — and watch one minute and 51 seconds of pure entertainment. This is what space is all about, baby: Question mark exclamation point question mark exclamation point.