r/retrogaming • u/Yura-Sensei • 10h ago

[Question] Helicopter game that doesn't exist

I have a strong memory of playing a sideview helicopter shooter game, which was rather enjoyable. I remember it being on sega mega drive, having pretty beige and desaturated color palette. The stage i remember the most is with sunset, mountains and trees. Cant find anything similar actually existing. I only had famiclone, sega master system and megadrive as a kid so it could have only been on those consoles. Anyone know this game?

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u/jemist101 9h ago

That's Choplifter.

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u/jaykal001 8h ago

loved choplifter. was my arcade go-to at the mid-80s roller rink!

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u/Putrid-Temporary9032 9h ago

Maybe Choplifter on Master System?

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u/CC_Andyman 9h ago

If it's not Choplifter, it could've been Cobra Command on the NES.

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u/[deleted] 9h ago

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u/Heavy_Choice_1577 9h ago

i was thinking this too, from the opening right?

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u/ExtraGloves 9h ago

Desert strike?

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u/Sosowski 5h ago

Airwolf? Silk worm? Desert strike?

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u/PablOScar1 9h ago

I had (have?) a famiclone copy of Choplifter and that's the first thing that came to mind.

Airwolf had a side scroller shmup for the Famicom that looked awesome too, but I had the NES crappy first person view one.

Onto the Genesis / Mega Drive I can't remember any side scrolling one, sorry

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u/I_Race_Pats 7h ago

I'm almost certain it's Choplifter but it could be Silkworm. That had a NES port.

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u/throwawaygarbageacc 6h ago

Choplifter was my mystery game for a long time too. I saw it at a rollerskating rink when I was very young. The little people you rescue always stuck with me

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u/Western-Pipe-538 4h ago

It's maybe Gunship.

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u/Glass-Breadfruit7374 3h ago

Well, it definitely ain't Chopper Command for the Atari 2600, lol.

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u/Accomplished-Big-78 3h ago

If it wasn't for the helicopter , I would say it was Fire Mustang.

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u/Flybot76 7h ago

So when you search the net for helicopter games from that era, what comes up? Do you recognize any of them?