Moondust is a 1983 generative music video game created for the Commodore 64 by virtual reality pioneer, Jaron Lanier.

[15] With the profits from Moondust[16] and additional funding from Marvin Minsky,[17] Lanier formed VPL which would later go on to create the DataGlove and the DataSuit[18] and to become one of the primary innovators of virtual-reality research and development throughout the 1980s.

In Spinsanity mode, the spaceships travel in a spiral pattern making smearing of the seed more difficult for the player.

The review nonetheless concluded "Players shopping for a non-violent game that incorporates graphics and music will want to consider Moondust ...

[23] The Commodore 64 Home Companion agreed on Moondust's uniqueness, describing it as "one of the most creative new games I've seen for any computer".