It's retro game of the week time again -- and this week, it's the truly excellent Sega Master System version of Choplifter. A great game in its time that has aged fantastically well!
@alexkidman To be fair, the original #AppleII version of #Choplifter and it's derivatives such as the #Atari800 version that I played did age much worse (terrible slowdown issues, and an easy to reach end at a maximum score of 48 diminishes it's replay value significantly). Thankfully, the #SEGA#MasterSystem version is instead based on SEGA's vastly enhanced arcade coin-op. On the Atari 800 I recommend #Synapse's #FortApocalypse instead to fulfill your chopper cravings.
@Thorsten_Guenther Indeed, I noted in my write up that the SMS version is based on Sega’s redeveloped arcade version. Would love to know who holds the rights now; feels like it’s long overdue for an official new version.
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