Choplifter

Choplifter (1982)

by Atari Corporation, Brøderbund Software, Coleco, Creative Software, Jaleco, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Soft Pro International, Sony, SystemSoft, Tec Toy, TO TEK International
Genres:Shooter, Arcade
Themes:Action
Game modes:Single player
Story:Choplifter is military themed scrolling shooter where you play as a pilot. Take off from your home base and fly across a horizontally-scrolling playfield of rugged terrain to reach the enemy Bungelings' barracks. There, you must land and rescue a group of helpless hostages and return then to your base. To hinder your mission, the enemy will attack with an array of armaments including tanks, jets, and dangerous air mines. To complete a perfect game, you must rescue all of the 64 hostages.Show more
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user avatar@E_Wuser avatar@E_W
January 29, 2025
This is an amazing arcade game with a super fun gameplay loop. Same goes for its sequels! I'd love to see more of these older games preserved on GOG, with backup offline installer of course.
user avatar@Soulbleederuser avatar@Soulbleeder
January 29, 2025
A great game. Still have the cartridge for sega master system. Deserves to be a part of the GOG Preservation Program so everyone can play it on modern devices.
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