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, Shooting
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1985-10 ¥? ? US 1985-12 $? ? JP 1985 ¥? ? JP 1985-07 ¥4,3004,300 C-48 TW 198x US 1986-09 $39.9539.95 5051 EU 1987-08 MK-5051-50 DE 1987 DM 7979 41001 UK 1987-08 £19.9519.95 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 Famicom FM-7 MSX 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 (R.N)
• T.Y
• H.U
• KOH
• M.Y
• Sound: Tohru Nakabayashi (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

• Special Thanks To: R N K TM N N

Source:

ROM

Hints

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  Master System US hints (color scan)

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  Master System US hints (B/W scan)

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  Master System US hints (with Teddy Boy Blues)

Artwork

Magazine articles

Main article: Choplifter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

File:SMS QC TVAdvert.mp4

CA

File:SMS QC TVAdvert.mp4

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)

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)

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
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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 87 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 89 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL 89 Computer Action (DK) 75 Console XS (UK) PAL 85 Game Mania (UK) 89 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 89 S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL 80 Sega Power (UK) PAL 75 Sega Pro (UK) 89 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 85 Tilt (FR) 90

	85
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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

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