Battle Chopper
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Mr. Heli, fully titled in Japan
as and known in North America
as Battle Chopper, is a 1987
horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up
arcade game
developed and published by Irem.
s, and defeating bosses
to advance levels.
, Amiga
, Amstrad CPC
, ZX Spectrum
and Atari ST
. Mr. Heli was also ported by Irem for the PC Engine in Japan. 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 billboard
s seen in the final stage of Vigilante, also by Irem. Mr. Heli also appeared in R-Type Final
as a playable ship.
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Home versions
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
as and known in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
as Battle Chopper, is a 1987
1987 in video gaming
-Notable releases:* January 14, Nintendo releases Zelda II: The Adventure of Link in January for the Famicom Disk System in Japan only. The game would go unreleased in America for nearly two years afterwards.* February 20, Konami releases Contra...
horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...
arcade game
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
developed and published by Irem.
Gameplay
Players control a wacky fighter chopper name Mr. Heli, while shooting enemies, collecting power-upPower-up
In computer and video games, power-ups are objects that instantly benefit or add extra abilities to the game character as a game mechanic. This is in contrast to an item, which may or may not have a benefit and can be used at a time chosen by the player...
s, and defeating bosses
Boss (video games)
A boss is an enemy-based challenge which is found in video games. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight...
to advance levels.
Ports and related releases
Mr. Heli was later ported by Firebird for the Commodore 64Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
, Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
, Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,...
, ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
and Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
. Mr. Heli was also ported by Irem for the PC Engine in Japan. This version was also re-released for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
Virtual Console
Virtual console
A virtual console – also known as a virtual terminal – is a conceptual combination of the keyboard and display for a computer user interface. It is a feature of some operating systems such as UnixWare, Linux, and BSD, in which the system console of the computer can be used to switch between...
on March 18, 2008 only in Japan.
Mr. Heli later appeared in the Japan-only Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
title, Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter
Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter
is a 1993 strategy video game developed and published by Irem exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy on July 30, 1993. It features characters from four of Irem's franchises: R-Type, Mr. Heli, Ninja Spirit, and Hammerin' Harry....
along with other characters from the game, as well as characters from three other Irem franchises: R-Type
R-Type
is a side scrolling shoot-em-up arcade game produced by Irem in 1987. The player controls a space fighter named R-9a "Arrowhead" to defend humanity against a mysterious but powerful alien life-form known as "Bydo", which was later discovered to be not entirely alien in origin...
, Ninja Spirit
Ninja Spirit
Ninja Spirit, known in Japan as , is a 1988 platform arcade game developed and published by Irem.- Story :The game's hero, Moonlight , is a young ninja who lost his father to a mysterious half-man half-beast creature...
and Hammerin' Harry
Hammerin' Harry (series)
Hammerin' Harry, known in Japan as , is a series of platforming video games developed and published by Irem in 1990. The titles were developed and published for the arcades, NES, Game Boy, Famicom and Sony PSP platforms.-Games:...
. Mr. Heli was mentioned in one of the billboard
Billboard
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s seen in the final stage of Vigilante, also by Irem. Mr. Heli also appeared in R-Type Final
R-Type Final
R-Type Final is a horizontally-scrolling shooter video game by Irem for the PlayStation 2 video game console originally planned as the last game in the series; however, R-Type Command was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2007.-Story:...
as a playable ship.
External links
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- Mr. Heli no Daibouken at arcade-history
- Battle Chopper at arcade-history
Home versions