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Choplifter

TitleChoplifter
First release1982
DeveloperDan Gorlin
PublisherBroderbund
PlatformsAtari 5200, Atari 7800, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, MSX, Master System, NES / Famicom, ArcadeADB
Genreaction game
Also known asチョップリフター
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
Commodore VIC-20: 1982-01-01
Atari 5200: 1982-07-01
Commodore 64: 1982-07-01
ColecoVision: 1984-05-01
MSX: 1985-01-01
NES / Famicom: 1986-06-26 (NTSC-J)
Master System: 1986-09-01 (NTSC-U), 1987-08-01 (PAL)
Atari 7800: 1987-07-01
Wikidata IDQ1076255

The Bungeling Empire holds sixty-four United Nations delegates hostage, tasking the player with piloting a helicopter into enemy territory. You must land at specific posts to retrieve hostages from prison barracks and ferry them to safety while dodging military forces. Success requires balancing speed and caution to avoid enemy fire during rescue runs.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1076255) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (colecovision/choplifter) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (vic20/choplifter) · last updated 2026-10-11 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (c64/choplifter) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (nes/choplifter) · last updated 2026-10-12 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (5143) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (6786) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (49377) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (10269) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (36501) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (18950) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (2717,96925) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (4894) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (choplift) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetchoplift
Title at ADBChoplifter (8751 315-5151)
ManufacturerSega
Year1985
GenreShooter / Flying Horizontal
Players2
MAME driver statusGOOD
Choplifter – Flyer
Flyer
Choplifter – Marquee
Marquee
Choplifter – Cabinet
Cabinet
Choplifter – Title
Title
Choplifter – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Sega); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:13 UTC · filled here: platform
Choplifter – box art (front)
Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Broderbund · internal use only
1 / 28 Box art Box art (front) 1
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (18): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Broderbund · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Broderbund · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Broderbund · internal use only.
Image: Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Commodore Educator64 open choplifter.jpg”)
Sprites
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Videos
Master System Longplay [027] Choplifter (US/EU)
World-of-Longplays · Master System version · longplay · 18:25auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
Choplifter Commodore 64 Gameplay
C0mputersncars · Commodore 64 version · gameplay · 9:47auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-31 18:50 UTC
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