RPMegaChopper
Rescue 64 hostages from behind enemy lines in this Choplifter homage
Mission Overview & Story
A high-octane homage to Dan Gorlin's legendary Choplifter — rebuilt from the rotors up for the RP6502 Picocomputer! Fly behind enemy lines in your red-trimmed rescue chopper, save 64 brave hostages from 4 fortified POW camps, and show those tanks, drones, and fighter jets what a pilot from the Great White North can do. Armed with precision physics and heavy firepower, hover, rotate, bomb, and bullet your way to glory!
Mission Briefing — Operation Northern Lights
TO: Captain Neutrino Snow, 1st Rotor Wing
FROM: HQ (Sudbury Deep Command)
SUBJECT: P.O.W. Extraction Protocol
The enemy has 64 peacekeepers locked down in 4 fortified bunkers. CSIS operatives have already infiltrated the camps and rigged the blast doors of every prison block with remote-detonated shaped charges, marked with a Red Target Indicator near the foundation.
- Precision Strike: Land a single accurate shot on the red weak point of each base.
- Breach: The shaped charge will blow the doors outward, allowing hostages to escape.
- Extract: Touch down, load them up (16 at a time), and airlift them to Canadian home base.
Hostile Forces
- Tanks: Shell from the ground. Fly high or hover forward to bomb them.
- Fighter Jets: Patrol the stratosphere — if you stay high too long, they will intercept!
- Air Drops: Don't linger on the ground waiting for hostages — bombers will drop payloads on your landing zone!
- Drone Balloons: Floating seeker mines drift into your path. Shoot them down or dodge.
Controls Reference
Keyboard Controls
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Fly / Altitude / Scroll | ↑ ↓ Altitude, ← → Bank & Scroll |
| Fire Weapons | Space (Bullets when facing side, Bombs when facing screen) |
| Rotate Chopper | Z (Face Left → Hover Forward → Face Right) |
| Start / Reset | Enter |
Gamepad Controls
| Action | Button / Input |
|---|---|
| Flight Pitch & Roll | D-Pad or Left Stick (Up/Down altitude, Left/Right bank) |
| Fire Bullets / Bombs | Button 1 / A Button |
| Rotate Direction | Button 2 / X Button |
| Pause / Start | Start Button |
Scoring & Multipliers
| Event / Target | Points | Effect / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hostage Brought to Safety | 100 pts | 16 max per airlift, 64 total |
| Enemy Tank Destroyed | 200 pts | Drop bombs while facing screen |
| Enemy Jet Shot Down | 500 pts | High altitude dogfight |
| Drone Balloon Popped | 50 pts | Clears airspace |
Pro Strategies & Survival Tips
- Pro Tip: Hover forward-facing over tanks to drop tank-busting bombs! Altitude determines blast radius.
- Touch down only when hostages are already close to the landing zone to prevent bomber air-strikes.
- Your chopper carries 16 hostages at a time. Return to base before proceeding to the next camp.