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

Developer:

Sega R&D 1

Sega R&D 2

Compile

Licensor: Brøderbund Software

Developer(s) of original games: Dan Corlin

Genre: Action^[1], Shooting^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1985-10^[3]	¥?	?
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^[7]	£19.9519.95^[7]^[8]	MK-5051-50
SE (Rental)	19xx
AU	19xx
BR	19xx

Non-Sega versions
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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. 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 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 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.

Sega's 1992 System 32 arcade game Air Rescue features a similar premise and is considered something of a spiritual successor.

Production credits

System 1 version

Programmer: Rikiya Nakagawa

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^[9]

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)

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

Computer & Video Games (UK) #77: "March 1988" (1988-02-15)^[10]

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
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SG-1000, TW

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

87

^[11]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

89

^[12]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

89

^[13]

Computer Action (DK)

75

^[14]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

85

^[15]

Game Mania (UK)

89

^[16]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

89

^[17]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

80

^[18]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

89

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

85

^[21]

Tilt (FR)

90

^[22]

	85
Based on 12 reviews

Choplifter

Master System, US (℠ variant)
Cover

Master System, US (® variant)
Cover
Cart Manual

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)

?

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

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[: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:Mastertronic_UK_Catalogue_1988.pdf_p2-8] The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2

[:File:Choplifter_SMS_credits.png_p-9] File:Choplifter SMS credits.png

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

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p51-11] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 51

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p94-12] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 94

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p55-13] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 55

[:File:ComputerAction_DK_01.pdf_p34-14] Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p139-15] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 139

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p81-16] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p133-17] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_09.pdf_p13-18] S: The Sega Magazine, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-05), page 13

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p55-19] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55

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

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p70-21] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

[:File:Tilt_FR_049.pdf_p100-22] Tilt, "Décembre 1987" (FR; 1987-1x-xx), page 100

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Contents

Production credits

System 1 version

Master System version

Hints

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

System 1 version

SG-1000 version

Master System version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References