Choplifter

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Choplifter
System(s): Sega System 1, Sega System 2, SG-1000, Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer:
Distributor:
Sega Master System
Ariolasoft (DE)
Sega Master System
Kanal 10 (SE rental)
Sega Master System
Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: Brøderbund Software
Developer(s) of original games: Dan Gorlin
Genre: Action[1], Shooting[2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (System 1)
JP
¥? ?
Arcade (System 1)
US
$? ?
Arcade (System 2)
JP
¥? ?
SG-1000
JP
¥4,3004,300[1] C-48
SG-1000
TW
Sega Master System
US
$39.9539.95[7] 5051
Sega Master System
EU
MK-5051-50
Sega Master System
DE
DM 7979 41001
Sega Master System
UK
£19.9519.95[8][10] MK-5051-50
Sega Master System
SE
(Rental)
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Master System
BR
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Choplifter (チョップリフター) is a side-scrolling action game developed by Dan Gorlin for Brøderbund Software that was originally released for the Apple II computer in 1982. It was ported to, among many other systems, to the SG-1000 and Sega Master System and turned into a Sega System 2 arcade game.

Gameplay

The player controls a combat helicopter that must retrieve prisoners of war, trapped in enemy camps and then transport them back to the player's home base.

History

Legacy

In 1985, Sega remade Choplifter as an arcade game, being the first game developed for their System 2 hardware (although variants of the game were also produced that ran on the earlier System 1 hardware). The same year, Sega also released a My Card version of Choplifter for the SG-1000, while a cartridge version for the Sega Master System was later produced in 1986 for the North American and European markets.

Sega's 1992 System 32 arcade game Air Rescue features a similar premise and is considered something of a spiritual successor. A Choplifter III was later released for the Sega Game Gear in 1994 by a third-party publisher, unrelated to any of the first-party versions published by Sega.

Production credits

System 1 version

Source:
In-game high score table


Master System version

Source:
In-game credits
Choplifter SMS credits.png
[13]
  • Special Thanks To: R N K TM N N
Source:
ROM

Hints

Artwork

Choplifter logo.png
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Magazine articles

Main article: Choplifter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Choplifter Arcade EU Flyer.pdf

PDF
System 1 export flyer
Choplifter Arcade EU Flyer.pdf

Choplifter System2 JP Flyer.pdf

PDF
System 2 JP flyer
Choplifter System2 JP Flyer.pdf
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Arcade print advert in Azar (ES) #13: "Diciembre 1985" (1985-xx-xx)
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Master System print advert in Popular Computing Weekly (UK) #6.50: "Vol. 6 No. 50" (1987-12-17)
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Master System print advert in ACE (UK) #6: "March 1988" (1988-02-04)
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Master System print advert in Popular Computing Weekly (UK) #7.09: "Vol. 7 No. 9" (1988-03-03)
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Print advert in Pixel (GR) #66: "Máios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

System 1 version

System 1, US
Choplifter System1 US Marquee.jpg
Choplifter System1 US Instructions.jpg
Choplifter System1 US Manual.pdf
Manual
System 1, JP
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Instuction card(s)

SG-1000 version

SG-1000, JP
Choplifter SG1000 JP Box.jpg
Cover
Choplifter SG JP Cardback.jpgChoplifter SG JP Card.jpg
Card
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Manual
SG-1000, TW

Master System version

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Publication Score Source
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ExpandSega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
87
[16]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
89
[17]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
89
[18]
Computer Action (DK)
75
[19]
Console XS (UK) PAL
85
[20]
Game Mania (UK)
89
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
89
[22]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[23]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[24]
Sega Pro (UK)
89
[25]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[26]
Tilt (FR)
90
[27]
Sega Master System
85
Based on
12 reviews

Choplifter

Master System, US (Made in Japan; ℠)
Choplifter SMS US Box MadeinJapan.jpg
Cover
Choplifter sms us manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, US (Made in Japan; ®)
Choplifter SMS US Box MadeinJapan R.jpg
Cover
Master System, US (Made in Taiwan; ℠)
Choplifter SMS US Box SM.jpg
Cover
Master System, US (Made in Taiwan; ®)
Choplifter SMS US cover.jpg
Cover
Choplifter sms us cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, US (rerelease)
Choplifter SMS US cover2.jpg
Cover
Master System, EU
Choplifter SMS EU Box NoR.jpg
Cover
Master System, EU (Sega®)
Choplifter SMS EU cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, EU ("No Limits")
Choplifter SMS EU nolimits cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, DE
Choplifter SMS DE cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, SE (Rental)
Choplifter SMS SE rental cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, AU
Choplifter SMS AU cover.jpg
Cover
Choplifter SMS AU cartback.jpgChoplifter SMS AU cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, BR
ChoplifterSMSBRCardboard.jpg
Cover
ChoplifterSMSBRCartridge2.jpg
Cart
ChoplifterSMSBRManual.pdf
Manual
Master System, BR (newer)
Choplifter SMS BR cover.jpg
Cover
Choplifter SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Choplifter SMS BR Manual Alt.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
SG-1000
 ?
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32kB Cartridge (JP)
SG-1000
 ?
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32kB Cartridge (JP) Page
SG-1000
 ?
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32kB Cartridge (TW)
SG-1000
 ?
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32kB Cartridge (TW) (Alt1)
SG-1000
 ?
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32kB Cartridge (TW) (Alt2)
Sega Master System
 ?
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128kB Cartridge (EU/US)

References

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  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/sc3000/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-28 02:34)
  2. File:Choplifter SMS US cover2.jpg
  3. Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 81
  4. https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n132/mode/1up
  5. Game Machine, "1985-07-15" (JP; 1985-07-15), page 8
  6. Computer Entertainer, "October 1986" (US; 1986-10-xx), page 14
  7. Computer Entertainer, "October 1986" (US; 1986-10-xx), page 12
  8. Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 8.2 Computer & Video Games, "November 1987" (UK; 1987-10-15), page 132
  9. File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf, page 2
  10. The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2
  11. Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-28 (2000-08-25,09-01)" (JP; 2000-08-11), page 94
  12. https://media.vgm.io/albums/74/2047/2047-1506489755.jpg
  13. File:Choplifter SMS credits.png
  14. Computer & Video Games, "March 1988" (UK; 1988-02-15), page 10
  15. Popular Computing Weekly, "Vol. 7 No. 10" (UK; 1988-03-10), page 48
  16. Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 51
  17. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 94
  18. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 55
  19. Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 34
  20. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 139
  21. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
  22. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
  23. S: The Sega Magazine, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-05), page 13
  24. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
  25. Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 20
  26. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70
  27. Tilt, "Décembre 1987" (FR; 1987-1x-xx), page 100


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