Chopper I

Description

Vertically scrolling helicopter shoot 'em up. You fight choppers, tanks and boats. Shooting large choppers gives power-up, either heavier guns or special bombs. Watch out for obstacles rising from the ground.

Chopper I was produced by SNK in 1988.

SNK released 183 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. SNK was based in Japan.

Other machines made by SNK during the time period Chopper I was produced include: Guerrilla War, Guevara, Touchdown Fever, Battle Field, Bermuda Triangle, Gold Medalist, P.O.W. - Prisoners Of War, Fighting Soccer, Mechanized Attack, and Koukuu Kihei Monogatari - The Legend Of Air Cavalry

Specs

Name	Chopper I
Developer	SNK (Japan)
Year	1988
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7334
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	JAMMA
Dipswitch Settings	Chopper I Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 2 - FireCall Air Strike
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Control Panel	Chopper I Control Panel Image

Chopper I KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Chopper I Census

There are 15,272 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,670 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,971 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Common - There are 35 known instances of this machine owned by Chopper I collectors who are active members. Of these, 3 of them are original dedicated machines. 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 29 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a Chopper I machine for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Chopper I circuit board for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 8 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

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Technical

CPU: 2xZ80
SOUND CPU: Z80
SOUND: YM-3812 and Y8950

Manuals

Instruction Manual - Chopper I Manual — **Instruction Manual**
(8 pages, 620 kB File)

Instructions Manual Vertical Conversion Kit - Chopper I Manual — **Instructions Manual Vertical Conversion Kit**
(10 pages, 808 kB File)

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