Difference between revisions of "Choplifter"

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System 1
Master System
SG-1000

Choplifter

System(s): Sega System 1, Sega System 2, SG-1000, Sega Master System

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

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1985-10^[3]	¥?	?
US	1985	$?	?
JP	1985	¥?	?

JP	1985-07^[4]	¥4,3004,300^[1]	C-48
TW	198x
US	1986-09^[5]	$39.9539.95^[6]	5051
EU	1987-08^[7]		MK-5051-50
DE	1987	DM 7979	41001
UK	1987-08^[8]^[7]	£19.9519.95^[7]^[9]	MK-5051-50
SE (Rental)	19xx
AU	19xx
BR	19xx

Non-Sega versions
Apple II Atari 5200 Atari 7800 Atari 8-bit family ColecoVision Commodore 64 FM-7 MSX Nintendo Entertainment System PC-6001 mkII PC-8801 SMC-777 VIC-20 X1

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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

Main Programmer: Rikiya Nakagawa^[10] (R.N)
T.Y
H.U
KOH
M.Y
Sound: Tohru Nakabayashi^[11] (T.N)
M.K

Source:

In-game high score table

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

Source:

In-game credits^[12]

Special Thanks To: R N K TM N N

Source:

ROM

Hints

Master System US hints (color scan)
Master System US hints (B/W scan)
Master System US hints (with Teddy Boy Blues)

Artwork

Magazine articles

Main article: Choplifter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

CA

PDF

System 1 export flyer

PDF

System 2 JP flyer

Arcade print advert in Azar (ES) #13: "Diciembre 1985" (1985-xx-xx)

Master System print advert in Popular Computing Weekly (UK) #6.50: "Vol. 6 No. 50" (1987-12-17)

Master System print advert in ACE (UK) #6: "March 1988" (1988-02-04)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #77: "March 1988" (1988-02-15)^[13]

Master System print advert in Popular Computing Weekly (UK) #7.09: "Vol. 7 No. 9" (1988-03-03)
also published in:

Popular Computing Weekly (UK) #7.10: "Vol. 7 No. 10" (1988-03-10)^[14]

Print advert in Pixel (GR) #66: "Máios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Physical scans

System 1 version

System 1, US



Manual

System 1, JP

Instuction card(s)

SG-1000 version

SG-1000, JP
Cover
Card Error creating thumbnail: convert: pixel cache allocation failed `/tmp/magick-UzD8i5Qr5wU0ONqilHUP6f0Cm04uoaSw[0]' @ error/cache.c/AcquireCacheNexusPixels/5133. convert: Insufficient memory (case 4) `/home/sonicret/domains/segaretro.org/public_html/images/temp/transform_5fc156dff68f.jpg' @ error/jpeg.c/JPEGErrorHandler/338. Manual

SG-1000, TW

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

87

^[15]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

89

^[16]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

89

^[17]

Computer Action (DK)

75

^[18]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

85

^[19]

Game Mania (UK)

89

^[20]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

89

^[21]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

80

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

89

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

85

^[25]

Tilt (FR)

90

^[26]

	85
Based on 12 reviews

Choplifter

Master System, US (Made in Japan; ℠)
Cover
Manual

Master System, US (Made in Japan; ®)
Cover

Master System, US (Made in Taiwan; ℠)
Cover

Master System, US (Made in Taiwan; ®)
Cover
Cart

Master System, US (rerelease)
Cover

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU (Sega®)
Cover

Master System, EU ("No Limits")
Cover

Master System, DE
Cover

Master System, SE (Rental)
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (newer)
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32	732b7180
MD5	ee557c7811f03c44965a56b80801a3b9
SHA-1	e0828517fdc9a5537fda39dbc49942494eb3196d

32kB

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	ff435469
MD5	0500fe7f7cbda7a9ec19be1094aa67dd
SHA-1	da92459e64ed6cc0ce93b03a60fad049e13a505f

32kB

Cartridge (JP)

Page

?

CRC32	746a8d86
MD5	ab4105fd66e149e2bfbd5e5566e6aa76
SHA-1	af6c40febe02fe2b424ea99e666cf3f451eb5a1f

32kB

Cartridge (TW)

?

CRC32	7c603987
MD5	dac1f7d97039682793378fdba7ee2d8e
SHA-1	61d1afe62b2be0da26d8a185828387063dd4b06e

32kB

Cartridge (TW)

(Alt1)

?

CRC32	825e1aae
MD5	3427ae928bce91b314e62be92dbf8446
SHA-1	daf36c050b0e507d2f2470050299a648716c9158

32kB

Cartridge (TW)

(Alt2)

?

CRC32	4a21c15f
MD5	747a206eaaadf48714695e8b4ccead7e
SHA-1	856e741eec9692fcc3b22c5c5642f54482e6e00b

128kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Choplifter

Choplifter
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Hidden content \| Magazine articles \| Reception Prototypes: Prototype

Games in the Choplifter series, and related games
Choplifter (1985) \| Air Rescue (Master System) (1992) \| Choplifter III (1994)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200928023407.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fsc3000.2Fsoftware.html-1] 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_p-2] File:Choplifter SMS US cover2.jpg

[:File:Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf_p81-3] Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 81

[:File:GameMachine_JP_264.pdf_p8-4] Game Machine, "1985-07-15" (JP; 1985-07-15), page 8

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.5_07.pdf_p14-5] Computer Entertainer, "October 1986" (US; 1986-10-xx), page 14

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.5_07.pdf_p12-6] Computer Entertainer, "October 1986" (US; 1986-10-xx), page 12

[:File:CVG_UK_073.pdf_p132-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Computer & Video Games, "November 1987" (UK; 1987-10-15), page 132

[:File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf_p2-8] File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf, page 2

[:File:Mastertronic_UK_Catalogue_1988.pdf_p2-9] The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2

[:File:DCM_JP_20000825_2000-28.pdf_p94-10] Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-28 (2000-08-25,09-01)" (JP; 2000-08-11), page 94

[https:.2F.2Fmedia.vgm.io.2Falbums.2F74.2F2047.2F2047-1506489755.jpg-11] ttps://media.vgm.io/albums/74/2047/2047-1506489755.jpg

[:File:Choplifter_SMS_credits.png_p-12] File:Choplifter SMS credits.png

[:File:CVG_UK_077.pdf_p10-13] Computer & Video Games, "March 1988" (UK; 1988-02-15), page 10

[:File:PCW_UK_7.10.pdf_p48-14] Popular Computing Weekly, "Vol. 7 No. 10" (UK; 1988-03-10), page 48

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p51-15] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 51

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p94-16] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 94

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p55-17] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 55

[:File:ComputerAction_DK_01.pdf_p34-18] Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p139-19] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 139

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p81-20] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p133-21] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_09.pdf_p13-22] S: The Sega Magazine, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-05), page 13

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p55-23] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p20-24] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 20

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p70-25] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

[:File:Tilt_FR_049.pdf_p100-26] Tilt, "Décembre 1987" (FR; 1987-1x-xx), page 100

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@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Bob
+| logo=
 | bobscreen=Choplifter Title.png
 | bobscreen2=Choplifter SMS Title.png
@@ Line 6: / Line 7: @@
 | tab2=Master System
 | tab3=SG-1000
-| publisher=[[Sega]]
+| publisher=[[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]]
 | developer=
 {{company|[[Sega R&D 1]]|system=SYS1,SYS2}}
 {{company|[[Sega R&D 2]]|system=SMS}}
 {{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]]
-| originaldevelopers=[[Brøderbund Software]]
+| originaldevelopers=Dan Gorlin
-| romsize={{Arcade}} 358.5kB
+| sounddriver=
-| sounddriver=
 | peripherals=
 | players=1
@@ Line 20: / Line 24: @@
 | releases={{releasesArcade
 | sys1_date_jp=1985-10{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book-1.pdf|page=81}}
+| sys1_date_us=1985
 | sys2_date_jp=1985
 }}
 {{releasesSG
-| sg_date_jp=1985
+| sg_date_jp=1985-07{{magref|gamemachinejp|264|8}}
 | 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
@@ Line 34: / Line 39: @@
 | sms_date_eu=1987-08{{magref|cvg|73|132}}
 | 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_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_code_de=41001
@@ Line 44: / Line 49: @@
 | sms_date_se_r=19xx
 }}
-| otherformats={{NonSega|APPLE2|A8B|C64|VIC20|5200|7800|Coleco|MSX|FM7|PC88|X1|NES}}
+| 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. The player controls a combat chopper that must retrieve P.O.Ws.  trapped in enemy camps and then transport them back to the player's home base. 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 1987 for the North American and European markets. 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.
+{{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==
 ===System 1 version===
 {{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
+| source=In-game high score table
 }}
 ===Master System version===
+{{multicol|
 {{creditstable|
 *'''Main Programming:''' [[Drunkard Kagi]]
@@ Line 64: / Line 84: @@
 *'''Sound Effects:''' [[Tokuhiko Uwabo|Hairy Uwa]]
 *'''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
+| source=ROM
 | console=SMS
 }}
+}}
-NOTE: "Special Thanks..." is found in the ROM but not listed in-game
 ==Hints==
@@ Line 76: / Line 103: @@
 TeddyBoy&ChoplifterSMSUSHints.jpg|Master System US hints (with ''[[Teddy Boy Blues]]'')
 </gallery>
+==Artwork==
+{{gitem|Choplifter logo.png}}
 ==Magazine articles==
@@ Line 88: / Line 118: @@
 |azar|13|116
 |text=Arcade print advert
+}}
+|{{galleryPrintAd
+|pcw|6.50|32
+|text=Master System print advert
 }}
 |{{galleryPrintAd
 |ace|6|12-13
 |cvg|77|10
+|text=Master System print advert
+}}
+|{{galleryPrintAd
+|pcw|7.09|2
+|pcw|7.10|48
 |text=Master System print advert
 }}
@@ Line 107: / Line 146: @@
 | marquee=Choplifter System1 US Marquee.jpg
 | controlpanel=Choplifter System1 US Instructions.jpg
-| manual=Choplifter_System1 US Manual.pdf
+| manual=Choplifter System1 US Manual.pdf
 }}
 {{ScanArcade
@@ Line 134: / Line 173: @@
 {{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
-| region=US (℠ variant)
+| 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=
@@ Line 140: / Line 193: @@
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
-| region=US (® variant)
+| region=US (Made in Taiwan; ®)
 | cover=Choplifter SMS US cover.jpg
 | cart=Choplifter sms us cart.jpg
-| manual=Choplifter sms us manual.pdf
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
@@ Line 195: / Line 247: @@
 ===ROM dump status===
 {{romtable|
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+{{rom|SG|sha1=E0828517FDC9A5537FDA39DBC49942494EB3196D|md5=EE557C7811F03C44965A56B80801A3B9|crc32=732B7180|size=32kB|date=|source=Cartridge (JP)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
-{{rom|SG|sha1=DA92459E64ED6CC0CE93B03A60FAD049E13A505F|md5=0500FE7F7CBDA7A9EC19BE1094AA67DD|crc32=FF435469|size=32kB|date= |source=Cartridge (JP)|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}}
+{{rom|SG|sha1=DA92459E64ED6CC0CE93B03A60FAD049E13A505F|md5=0500FE7F7CBDA7A9EC19BE1094AA67DD|crc32=FF435469|size=32kB|date=|source=Cartridge (JP)|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes|protoname=SG-1000 prototype}}
-{{rom|SG|sha1=AF6C40FEBE02FE2B424EA99E666CF3F451EB5A1F|md5=AB4105FD66E149E2BFBD5E5566E6AA76|crc32=746A8D86|size=32kB|date= |source=Cartridge (TW)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
+{{rom|SG|sha1=AF6C40FEBE02FE2B424EA99E666CF3F451EB5A1F|md5=AB4105FD66E149E2BFBD5E5566E6AA76|crc32=746A8D86|size=32kB|date=|source=Cartridge (TW)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
-{{rom|SG|sha1=61D1AFE62B2BE0DA26D8A185828387063DD4B06E|md5=DAC1F7D97039682793378FDBA7EE2D8E|crc32=7C603987|size=32kB|date= |source=Cartridge (TW)|comments=(Alt1)|quality=|prototype=}}
+{{rom|SG|sha1=61D1AFE62B2BE0DA26D8A185828387063DD4B06E|md5=DAC1F7D97039682793378FDBA7EE2D8E|crc32=7C603987|size=32kB|date=|source=Cartridge (TW)|comments=(Alt1)|quality=|prototype=}}
-{{rom|SG|sha1=DAF36C050B0E507D2F2470050299A648716C9158|md5=3427AE928BCE91B314E62BE92DBF8446|crc32=825E1AAE|size=32kB|date= |source=Cartridge (TW)|comments=(Alt2)|quality=|prototype=}}
+{{rom|SG|sha1=DAF36C050B0E507D2F2470050299A648716C9158|md5=3427AE928BCE91B314E62BE92DBF8446|crc32=825E1AAE|size=32kB|date=|source=Cartridge (TW)|comments=(Alt2)|quality=|prototype=}}
-{{rom|SMS|sha1=856E741EEC9692FCC3B22C5C5642F54482E6E00B|md5=747A206EAAADF48714695E8B4CCEAD7E|crc32=4A21C15F|size=128kB|date= |source=Cartridge (EU/US)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
+{{rom|SMS|sha1=856E741EEC9692FCC3B22C5C5642F54482E6E00B|md5=747A206EAAADF48714695E8B4CCEAD7E|crc32=4A21C15F|size=128kB|date=|source=Cartridge (EU/US)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
 }}
 ==References==
+{{NECRetro|italics=yes}}
 <references/>
-{{NECRetro|italics=yes}}
 {{ChoplifterOmni}}
+{{Choplifter}}

Difference between revisions of "Choplifter"

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Latest revision as of 02:18, 8 November 2024

Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Production credits

System 1 version

Master System version

Hints

Artwork

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

System 1 version

SG-1000 version

Master System version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References