Mr. Heli

Battle Chopper

Japanese arcade flyer of Mr. Heli.
Developer(s) Irem
Publisher(s) Irem
Platform(s) Arcade, Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, PC-Engine, Virtual Console
Release date(s)

Arcade version:


Computer versions:
1989

Genre(s) Scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Single player, Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Arcade system Irem M-72 system hardware
CPU V30
Sound Sound CPU : Z80
Sound Chips : YM2151, DAC
Display Raster, 384 x 256 pixels, 512 colors

Mr. Heli, fully titled in Japan as Mr. HELI no Daibōken (Mr.HELIの大冒険?, "Mr. Heli's Great Adventure") and known in North America as Battle Chopper, is a 1987 multidirectional scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Irem.

Gameplay

Screenshot of Mr. Heli (arcade version)

Players control a wacky fighter chopper named Mr. Heli, while shooting enemies, collecting power-ups, and defeating bosses to advance levels.

Ports and related releases

Front cover of the Amiga version.

Mr. Heli was later ported for the Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum and Atari ST by Firebird, as well as for the PC Engine in Japan by Irem. This version was also re-released for the Wii Virtual Console on March 18, 2008 only in Japan.

Mr. Heli later appeared in the Japan-only Game Boy title Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter, along with other characters from the game, as well as characters from three other Irem franchises: R-Type, Ninja Spirit and Hammerin' Harry. Mr. Heli was mentioned in one of the billboards seen in the final stage of Irem's Vigilante and also appeared in R-Type Final as a playable ship.

External links

Arcade version
Home versions
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, January 11, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.