CHOPLIFTER. 1982, REIMAGINED

OPERATION 01 / BUNGELING FRONTIER

Bring them home.

Awaiting takeoff
RESCUED00 / 64
ON BOARD00 / 16
LOST00
HELICOPTERS▰ ▰ ▰

RESCUE PILOT, YOU’RE UP.

64 lives.
One way home.

Fly left into enemy territory. Land near the hostages, let them board, then return to the green pad at home base.

16 seats3 helicopters4 barracks

ARROWS TO FLY · SPACE TO FIRE · ENTER TO START

FIELD RADIOYour first pickup is waiting just west of the border.121.50 MHz

01 / FLIGHT CONTROLS

↑←↓→ or WASDFly
SPACE Fire X Ground attackZ Turn

02 / THE RESCUE

Land gently beside the waving hostages. Wait for boarding, then return to the green home pad to unload. Shoot locked barracks to free the others.

03 / STAY ALIVE

Face the screen with X to attack tanks below. Dodge jets and homing mines. Watch your fire, and never land on a hostage.

PILOT REFERENCE

Flight manual

Rescue as many of the 64 hostages as you can. Each of four barracks holds 16 people. Your helicopter has 16 seats and you have three helicopters.

Arrows / WASD
Fly in any direction. Release to hover; hold down to land. Slow down before touching the ground.
Space
Fire sideways, or fire down when facing the screen. Ammunition and fuel are unlimited.
X
Toggle ground attack. Face the screen and fire downward to destroy tanks or open barracks.
Z
Turn left or right independently of your direction of travel. You can fly backward.
P / Escape
Pause or resume.
M / F
Mute sound / toggle fullscreen.

Land in a clear spot beside a freed group. They run to your helicopter and board automatically. Return right to the green pad and wait for everybody to unload. Passengers only count as rescued once they get home.

Tanks attack low helicopters and exposed people. Jets appear after your first full delivery; homing mines after your second. Tanks and jets stay outside the friendly border, but mines can follow you home. An enemy hit or a collision costs a helicopter and everyone aboard.

Mechanics researched from the original manual and this full Apple II playthrough. Original artwork and synthesized sound; no ROM or original game assets.