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Your chopper is fueled and ready for action, and it's a good thing too, as the supply convoys below need your help. The enemy is sending out their own choppers and jets, both armed with dual warhead bombs, intent on destroying both the convoys and you. Get your trigger finger ready and prepare to strike, because this week's game is Chopper Command!
Game Information
- Game Name: Chopper Command
- Released By: Activision, 1982
- Left Difficulty: B / Novice - Rapid Fire
- Right Difficulty: B / Novice - Rapid Fire
- Game Mode: Game 1 (Cadet Level)
- Chosen By: Gateway
As before, next week's game will be chosen by the next person in the member list, which happens to be Damon Plus! Please send me a private message with your choice of game for next week!
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Current High Scores
- 999,999 (D.Yancey) [+11]
999,999 (the 5th ghost) [+11] - 151,900 (Rom Hunter) [+10]
- 40,300 (Mad Scientist) [+9]
- 35,200 (khryssun) [+8]
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- 22,800 (keilbaca) [+6]
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- 18,900 (leearco) [+4]
- 18,500 (Galaga_Freak) [+3]
- 17,600 (LarcenTyler) [+2]
- 16,500 (Goochman) [+1]
- 16,400 (Omegamatrix) [+1]
- 11,300 (vdub_bobby) [+1]
- 7500 (scogey) [+1]
- D.Yancey [+2]
- Helping Out Bonus - Write up an exciting intro for this game, and get 1 bonus point (first submission only). Detail the scoring system, and get 1 bonus point (again, first submission only).
- LarcenTyler [+2]
- LarcenTyler [+2]
- 999,999 (Multiple Submitters)
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- Shoot Enemy Helicopter - 100 Points
Shoot Enemy Jet - 200 Points
When you complete a wave, you receive a bonus for each convoy truck remaining multiplied by the wave number you're on and then multiplied by 100.
For every 10,000 points scored, you earn a bonus chopper. You can have a maximum of six choppers in reserve.
The Manual said:
As always, you really should read the manual.
What's that? You don't have the manual? Well, AtariAge has a typed and a scanned copy of the manual online. Here are the hints it provides:
- Your truck convoys will always travel from the right to the left. And so will the enemy formations. Knowing this, you can position yourself at the left side of the screen and start firing as soon as the enemy aircraft appear. This is important because your helicopter's chances of being hit by a multi-warhead missile increase the closer the enemy aircraft get. The enemy pilots are real kamikazes, too, and they'll collide with you if they can't shoot you down.
What's that? You don't have the manual? Well, AtariAge has a typed and a scanned copy of the manual online. Here are the hints it provides:
- Your truck convoys will always travel from the right to the left. And so will the enemy formations. Knowing this, you can position yourself at the left side of the screen and start firing as soon as the enemy aircraft appear. This is important because your helicopter's chances of being hit by a multi-warhead missile increase the closer the enemy aircraft get. The enemy pilots are real kamikazes, too, and they'll collide with you if they can't shoot you down.
D.Yancey said:
Just don't fly into the range of the enemy. Sit on the left side of the screen just outside of their range. Keep firing. When they scroll forward enough to appear on the right side of the screen, blast one of them. Fly back out of their range and repeat this process for #2 and #3 enemies on each section. They can no longer ram your chopper and their bombs are almost never a threat. Good luck!
--Ze_ro
