Chopper Commando
Encyclopedia
Chopper Commando is a former shareware
computer game written by Mark Currie in 1988 (version 2.0 was released in 1990).
, piloting the chopper through a side-scrolling map to complete various missions.
The game featured deformable terrain, which the player could blast holes in with weapon explosions. The game also allowed the player to eject from the chopper to control a pilot capable of throwing grenades.
Blasting through the mountain on the far right would enable the player to pass through the apparently impenetrable mountain range, giving access to a secret helipad that gave the helicopter super-powerful bombs and missiles if he or she exited and re-entered the copter. Blasting through the mountains on the far left gave entrance to a special screen with a secret message.
At the time he wrote version 2.0, Mark Currie was fifteen years old. The source code was written with Turbo Pascal
5, ran on the DOS operating system, and featured CGA
graphics. The game and source code have since been released as freeware
.
Shareware
The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...
computer game written by Mark Currie in 1988 (version 2.0 was released in 1990).
Summary
In the game the player controls a military chopperChopper
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, piloting the chopper through a side-scrolling map to complete various missions.
The game featured deformable terrain, which the player could blast holes in with weapon explosions. The game also allowed the player to eject from the chopper to control a pilot capable of throwing grenades.
Blasting through the mountain on the far right would enable the player to pass through the apparently impenetrable mountain range, giving access to a secret helipad that gave the helicopter super-powerful bombs and missiles if he or she exited and re-entered the copter. Blasting through the mountains on the far left gave entrance to a special screen with a secret message.
At the time he wrote version 2.0, Mark Currie was fifteen years old. The source code was written with Turbo Pascal
Turbo Pascal
Turbo Pascal is a software development system that includes a compiler and an integrated development environment for the Pascal programming language running on CP/M, CP/M-86, and DOS, developed by Borland under Philippe Kahn's leadership...
5, ran on the DOS operating system, and featured CGA
Color Graphics Adapter
The Color Graphics Adapter , originally also called the Color/Graphics Adapter or IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter, introduced in 1981, was IBM's first color graphics card, and the first color computer display standard for the IBM PC....
graphics. The game and source code have since been released as freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
.