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| bobscreen2=Choplifter SMS Title.png | | bobscreen2=Choplifter SMS Title.png | ||
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| tab3=SG-1000 | | tab3=SG-1000 | ||
− | | publisher=[[Sega]] | + | | publisher=[[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]] |
| developer= | | developer= | ||
{{company|[[Sega R&D 1]]|system=SYS1,SYS2}} | {{company|[[Sega R&D 1]]|system=SYS1,SYS2}} | ||
{{company|[[Sega R&D 2]]|system=SMS}} | {{company|[[Sega R&D 2]]|system=SMS}} | ||
{{company|[[Compile]]|system=SG}} | {{company|[[Compile]]|system=SG}} | ||
+ | | distributor={{company|[[Ariolasoft]]|region=DE|system=SMS}} | ||
+ | {{company|[[Kanal 10]]|region=SE rental|system=SMS}} | ||
+ | {{company|[[Tec Toy]]|region=BR|system=SMS}} | ||
+ | | licensor=[[Brøderbund Software]] | ||
| system=[[Sega System 1]], [[Sega System 2]], [[SG-1000]], [[Sega Master System]] | | system=[[Sega System 1]], [[Sega System 2]], [[SG-1000]], [[Sega Master System]] | ||
− | | originaldevelopers= | + | | originaldevelopers=Dan Gorlin |
− | + | | sounddriver= | |
− | | sounddriver= | ||
| peripherals= | | peripherals= | ||
| players=1 | | players=1 | ||
− | | genre=Shooting{{fileref|Choplifter SMS US cover2.jpg}} | + | | genre=Action{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200928023407/https://sega.jp/history/hard/sc3000/software.html}}, Shooting{{fileref|Choplifter SMS US cover2.jpg}} |
| releases={{releasesArcade | | releases={{releasesArcade | ||
| sys1_date_jp=1985-10{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book-1.pdf|page=81}} | | sys1_date_jp=1985-10{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book-1.pdf|page=81}} | ||
+ | | sys1_date_us=1985 | ||
| sys2_date_jp=1985 | | sys2_date_jp=1985 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{releasesSG | {{releasesSG | ||
− | | sg_date_jp=1985 | + | | sg_date_jp=1985-07{{magref|gamemachinejp|264|8}} |
− | | sg_rrp_jp=4,300 | + | | sg_rrp_jp=4,300{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200928023407/https://sega.jp/history/hard/sc3000/software.html}} |
| sg_code_jp=C-48 | | sg_code_jp=C-48 | ||
| sg_date_tw=198x | | sg_date_tw=198x | ||
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| sms_date_eu=1987-08{{magref|cvg|73|132}} | | sms_date_eu=1987-08{{magref|cvg|73|132}} | ||
| sms_code_eu=MK-5051-50 | | sms_code_eu=MK-5051-50 | ||
− | | sms_date_uk=1987-08{{magref|cvg|73|132}} | + | | sms_date_uk=1987-08{{fileref|SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf|page=2}}{{magref|cvg|73|132}} |
| sms_code_uk=MK-5051-50 | | sms_code_uk=MK-5051-50 | ||
− | | sms_rrp_uk=19.95{{magref|cvg|73|132}} | + | | sms_rrp_uk=19.95{{magref|cvg|73|132}}{{fileref|Mastertronic UK Catalogue 1988.pdf|page=2}} |
| sms_date_de=1987 | | sms_date_de=1987 | ||
| sms_code_de=41001 | | sms_code_de=41001 | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | | otherformats={{NonSega|APPLE2|A8B|C64|VIC20|5200|7800|Coleco|MSX|FM7| | + | | otherformats={{NonSega|APPLE2|A8B|C64|VIC20|5200|7800|Coleco|MSX|FM7|PC6001mkII|PC8801|SMC777|X1|NES}} |
}} | }} | ||
− | {{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (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. | + | {{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (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. |
− | Sega's 1992 [[System 32]] arcade game ''[[Air Rescue]]'' features a similar premise and is considered something of a spiritual successor. | + | ==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 [[Sega System 2|System 2]] hardware (although variants of the game were also produced that ran on the earlier [[Sega System 1|System 1]] hardware). The same year, Sega also released a [[Sega Card|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== | ==Production credits== | ||
===System 1 version=== | ===System 1 version=== | ||
{{creditstable| | {{creditstable| | ||
− | *'''Programmer:''' [[Rikiya Nakagawa]] | + | *'''Main Programmer:''' [[Rikiya Nakagawa]]{{magref|dmjp|2000-28|94}} (R.N) |
+ | *T.Y | ||
+ | *H.U | ||
+ | *KOH | ||
+ | *M.Y | ||
+ | *'''Sound:''' [[Tohru Nakabayashi]]{{ref|1=https://media.vgm.io/albums/74/2047/2047-1506489755.jpg}} (T.N) | ||
+ | *M.K | ||
| console=SYS1 | | console=SYS1 | ||
+ | | source=In-game high score table | ||
}} | }} | ||
===Master System version=== | ===Master System version=== | ||
+ | {{multicol| | ||
{{creditstable| | {{creditstable| | ||
*'''Main Programming:''' [[Drunkard Kagi]] | *'''Main Programming:''' [[Drunkard Kagi]] | ||
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*'''Sound Effects:''' [[Tokuhiko Uwabo|Hairy Uwa]] | *'''Sound Effects:''' [[Tokuhiko Uwabo|Hairy Uwa]] | ||
*'''Coordinator:''' [[Prince Yama]] | *'''Coordinator:''' [[Prince Yama]] | ||
+ | *''Choplifter'' was licensed from [[Brøderbund Software|Broderbund Software Inc.]] | ||
+ | *© Dan Gorlin 1982 | ||
+ | | source=In-game credits | ||
+ | | pdf=Choplifter SMS credits.png | ||
+ | | console=SMS | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{creditstable| | ||
*'''Special Thanks To:''' R N K TM N N | *'''Special Thanks To:''' R N K TM N N | ||
+ | | source=ROM | ||
| console=SMS | | console=SMS | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | }} | |
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==Hints== | ==Hints== | ||
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TeddyBoy&ChoplifterSMSUSHints.jpg|Master System US hints (with ''[[Teddy Boy Blues]]'') | TeddyBoy&ChoplifterSMSUSHints.jpg|Master System US hints (with ''[[Teddy Boy Blues]]'') | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Artwork== | ||
+ | {{gitem|Choplifter logo.png}} | ||
==Magazine articles== | ==Magazine articles== | ||
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|azar|13|116 | |azar|13|116 | ||
|text=Arcade print advert | |text=Arcade print advert | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |{{galleryPrintAd | ||
+ | |pcw|6.50|32 | ||
+ | |text=Master System print advert | ||
}} | }} | ||
|{{galleryPrintAd | |{{galleryPrintAd | ||
|ace|6|12-13 | |ace|6|12-13 | ||
|cvg|77|10 | |cvg|77|10 | ||
+ | |text=Master System print advert | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |{{galleryPrintAd | ||
+ | |pcw|7.09|2 | ||
+ | |pcw|7.10|48 | ||
|text=Master System print advert | |text=Master System print advert | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| marquee=Choplifter System1 US Marquee.jpg | | marquee=Choplifter System1 US Marquee.jpg | ||
| controlpanel=Choplifter System1 US Instructions.jpg | | controlpanel=Choplifter System1 US Instructions.jpg | ||
− | | manual= | + | | manual=Choplifter System1 US Manual.pdf |
}} | }} | ||
{{ScanArcade | {{ScanArcade | ||
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{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=Master System | | console=Master System | ||
− | | region=US | + | | region=US (Made in Japan; ℠) |
+ | | cover=Choplifter SMS US Box MadeinJapan.jpg | ||
+ | | cart= | ||
+ | | manual=Choplifter sms us manual.pdf | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Master System | ||
+ | | region=US (Made in Japan; ®) | ||
+ | | cover=Choplifter SMS US Box MadeinJapan R.jpg | ||
+ | | cart= | ||
+ | | manual= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Master System | ||
+ | | region=US (Made in Taiwan; ℠) | ||
+ | | cover=Choplifter SMS US Box SM.jpg | ||
+ | | cart= | ||
+ | | manual= | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Master System | ||
+ | | region=US (Made in Taiwan; ®) | ||
| cover=Choplifter SMS US cover.jpg | | cover=Choplifter SMS US cover.jpg | ||
| cart=Choplifter sms us cart.jpg | | cart=Choplifter sms us cart.jpg | ||
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}}{{Scanbox | }}{{Scanbox | ||
| console=Master System | | console=Master System | ||
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| console=Master System | | console=Master System | ||
| region=EU | | region=EU | ||
+ | | cover=Choplifter SMS EU Box NoR.jpg | ||
+ | | cart= | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Master System | ||
+ | | region=EU (Sega®) | ||
| cover=Choplifter SMS EU cover.jpg | | cover=Choplifter SMS EU cover.jpg | ||
| cart= | | cart= | ||
}}{{Scanbox | }}{{Scanbox | ||
| console=Master System | | console=Master System | ||
− | | region=EU | + | | region=EU ("No Limits") |
| cover=Choplifter SMS EU nolimits cover.jpg | | cover=Choplifter SMS EU nolimits cover.jpg | ||
| cart= | | cart= | ||
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===ROM dump status=== | ===ROM dump status=== | ||
{{romtable| | {{romtable| | ||
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}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
+ | {{NECRetro|italics=yes}} | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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{{ChoplifterOmni}} | {{ChoplifterOmni}} | ||
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Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega R&D 1 Sega R&D 2 Compile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Ariolasoft (DE) Kanal 10 (SE rental) Tec Toy (BR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Brøderbund Software | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer(s) of original games: Dan Gorlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1], Shooting[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Contents
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
- Main Programmer: Rikiya Nakagawa[10] (R.N)
- T.Y
- H.U
- KOH
- M.Y
- Sound: Tohru Nakabayashi[11] (T.N)
- M.K
Master System version
- Main Programming: Drunkard Kagi
- Program Assistance: Dumb Muro
- Graphic Design: Funny Fuku
- Sound Effects: Hairy Uwa
- Coordinator: Prince Yama
- Choplifter was licensed from Broderbund Software Inc.
- © Dan Gorlin 1982
- Special Thanks To: R N K TM N N
Hints
Master System US hints (with Teddy Boy Blues)
Artwork
Magazine articles
- Main article: Choplifter/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #77: "March 1988" (1988-02-15)[13]
also published in:
- Popular Computing Weekly (UK) #7.10: "Vol. 7 No. 10" (1988-03-10)[14]
Physical scans
System 1 version
SG-1000 version
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Master System version
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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128kB | Cartridge (EU/US) |
References
NEC Retro has more information related to Choplifter
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/sc3000/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-28 02:34)
- ↑ File:Choplifter SMS US cover2.jpg
- ↑ Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 81
- ↑ Game Machine, "1985-07-15" (JP; 1985-07-15), page 8
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "October 1986" (US; 1986-10-xx), page 14
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "October 1986" (US; 1986-10-xx), page 12
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Computer & Video Games, "November 1987" (UK; 1987-10-15), page 132
- ↑ File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf, page 2
- ↑ The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-28 (2000-08-25,09-01)" (JP; 2000-08-11), page 94
- ↑ https://media.vgm.io/albums/74/2047/2047-1506489755.jpg
- ↑ File:Choplifter SMS credits.png
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1988" (UK; 1988-02-15), page 10
- ↑ Popular Computing Weekly, "Vol. 7 No. 10" (UK; 1988-03-10), page 48
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 51
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 94
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 55
- ↑ Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 34
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 139
- ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
- ↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-05), page 13
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
- ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 20
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70
- ↑ Tilt, "Décembre 1987" (FR; 1987-1x-xx), page 100
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