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| '''Moonbase Alpha''', also known as '''Spacecamp''', is the codename for one of the ''[[Halo 3]]'' Downloadable Content [[multiplayer]] maps from the second map pack <ref>[[Bungie Weekly Update]]: 10/12/07</ref>. It has been described that its fairly large, and is best suited for games such as [[Capture The Flag]] and [[Assault]]. It has also been stated that it has some unique characteristics that make [[Slayer]] interesting and [[Infection]] terrifying. In one of the Bungie Weekly Updates it said that fans of [[Elongation]] would enjoy the map<ref>[[Bungie Weekly Update]]: 1st Nov 07</ref>. This does not mean it is a remake or a spiritual successor, but could relate to the fact [[Elongation]] is on a space station.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *The name '''Moonbase Alpha''' may or may not be a reference to a line said by a character in the Austin Powers movie franchise or from the TV show '''Spaced'''.
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| *It may also be a reference to the moon base featured in '''Space: 1999''' a short-lived (1975-77) science fiction series created by Gerry Anderson for ITC Entertainment. Starring Martin Landau and Barbara Bain, the series concerned the adventures of the occupants of Moonbase Alpha after the moon was blasted out of Earth orbit due to a nuclear explosion. The explosion was caused by an accident involving nuclear waste storage on the moon.
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| *Bungie mentioned that a memorial dedicated to the inventors of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] can be found somewhere on the map.
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| *Bungie mentioned that an Ivy or small garden area in it maybe a spiritual successor to [[Ivory Tower]]
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