Choplifter!

Released 1982 · consists of 9 releases.

Originally developed by Dan Gorlin of Brøderbund, Choplifter!, which claims to be the computer! game of the year, focuses on the simple mechanics of avoiding fire while ferrying hostages from their capture bunkers to a home base.

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Choplifter!

First release date	1982
Platform	Sega Master System , Apple II , Commodore 64 , Nintendo Entertainment System , Atari 8-bit , VIC-20 , ColecoVision , TI-99/4A , Atari 5200 , Atari 7800 , Arcade , NEC PC-8801 , Sharp X1 , FM-7 , NEC PC-6001 , Sega SG-1000 , Sony SMC-777 , Coleco Adam
Developer	Brøderbund Software, Inc. , General Computer Corporation
Publisher	Brøderbund Software, Inc. , Midway Games , Coleco , Sony Corporation , Jaleco Ltd. , Sega , Creative Software , Atari
Genre	Action
Theme	Modern Military
Franchises	Choplifter
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Overview

Choplifter is a side-scrolling action game in which the player controls a helicopter that must elude the various enemy military forces trying to shoot it down while rescuing prisoners. It debuted on the Apple-II home computer in 1982 before being ported or adapted for a number of other home computers and consoles throughout the 1980s. It also saw multiple sequels.

One of the earliest video games to have an exclaimed! title. While the original game and early licensed ports of Choplifter! have an exclamation point on the box art and/or title screen, later ports (notably Sega's) omitted it and subsequent games in the series followed suit.

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Specific release details

	Choplifter!
Platform	Sony SMC-777
Region	Japan
Developer
Publisher	Sony Corporation
Release date	N/A
Product code	None
Company code	None
Rating
Minimum Players	1
Maximum Players	N/A
Resolutions	Other Console Resolution
Sound Systems	Mono
Single player Features	N/A
Multi player Features	N/A
Widescreen Support	No
Notes	N/A

Relate to Choplifter!

Choplifter III

Save the POWs while avoiding the bad guys in this SNES sequel to the venerable Choplifter shoot 'em up/rescue game.

Choplifter HD

The classic rescue helicopter game returns in an HD remake.

Choplifter II: Rescue Survive

Choplifter II was the first Choplifter title for the Game Boy handheld.