Moonbase Alpha was never supposed to be a meme machine. Yet, in the oddest twist of internet culture, this 2010 NASA educational sim has become the stage for some of the most iconic text-to-speech songs the web has heard. From ear-splitting memes to oddly emotional renditions of classics, players have turned the game’s robotic TTS feature into a full-blown underground music platform.

So, if you're ready to make your robotic astronaut sing like a chaotic opera diva, you've landed on the right lunar soil. This 2025 guide will teach you how to craft Moonbase Alpha songs, use TTS codes, drop memes, and maybe even break a few speakers along the way.

Moonbase Alpha is a free simulation game developed by NASA and released on Steam. You're thrown into a moon mission gone slightly wrong, tasked with repairing solar panels and restoring systems after a meteor strike.

Sounds dull? Not when you discover TTS (Text-to-Speech) .

One button opens a text chat window, and what you type is spoken out loud by a Microsoft Sam-style robotic voice. Enter chaos.

The moment players realized you could manipulate spacing, characters, and timing to make the voice sing or scream, Moonbase Alpha went from "educational sim" to "absolute internet goldmine."

To make songs in Moonbase Alpha, you're not using traditional sheet music. You're using phonetics, punctuation, and character spacing to manipulate how the TTS bot reads your lines.

Step-by-Step Guide:

1. Open the Chat Window

   • Press J or K for team or global chat.

2. Understand the TTS System

   • Every character you type is read phonetically. Letters, numbers, and symbols all change how the words are pronounced.

3. Use Spacing for Rhythm

   • Example: aaaaaa aaaa aaaa creates stuttered syllables.

4. Use Dashes and Periods for Pauses

   • Example: He--llo...world adds robotic drama.

5. Repeat Vowels to Create Notes

   • AAA EEE III sounds very different from A E I, depending on spacing.

6. Adjust Speed with Character Length

   • Long words or stretched letters make the voice draw things out.

These bangers have been echoing across lunar speakers for years, and they're still going strong:

• Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley TTS remix)

• Megalovania (Undertale)

• All Star (Smash Mouth)

• He-Man "Hey Yeah Yeah"

• We Are Number One (LazyTown)

• SpongeBob Theme Song

• Darude Sandstorm (typed as random gibberish to simulate the beat)

These aren't "songs" in the traditional sense. They're chaotic keyboard symphonies that sound like a fax machine attempting karaoke. And that’s the point.

Here are some formatting tricks to level up your song game:

Experiment with different combinations. You don’t have to get it perfect—sometimes, the weird ones go viral.

Moonbase Alpha has had a quiet resurgence in 2025 thanks to Twitch streamers and TikTok creators rediscovering its chaotic charm. Entire YouTube compilations now feature the weirdest Moonbase Alpha songs , and TikTok edits use these robotic renditions for background soundtracks.

Popular memes:

• “AAAAAAAAAA” spam with perfect vibrato

• Robotic screaming versions of "Let It Go"

• TTS Rap Battles

• Among Us songs performed in Moonbase Alpha

Want to build your own masterpiece? Start simple:

Template for "Never Gonna Give You Up":

ne ver gon na gi ve you up 
ne ver gon na let you down 
ne ver gon na run a round and des ert you

Then build on that. Add spacing, change timing, and test it out live.

While no longer topping the "most played games" charts, Moonbase Alpha still has an active niche. Steam players launch it for TTS antics, and private servers keep communities running. It has become the retro meme equivalent of karaoke night for gamers.

Want to check it out?

• Still free on Steam

• Still works on modern PCs

• Still hilarious

Moonbase Alpha might not be your first thought when someone says "music game," but give it five minutes and a few memes, and it’ll stay lodged in your memory like a robotic wormhole. Whether you're trying to recreate a pop hit or invent your own digital chant, there's nothing quite like hearing a lunar robot scream-sing "We Are Number One" in perfect dissonance.

Fire it up. Get weird. And remember: the Moonbase never forgets.