Chopper 1 (otherwise known as Air Cavalry Story).
SNK’s 1988 vertically-scrolling arcade shoot ’em up Chopper 1 (known in Japan as Air Cavalry Story) will be released tomorrow (August 21st) across Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, as part of Hamster’s Arcade Archives series of classic arcade reissues.
Launching a couple years prior to the launch of the Neo Geo arcade platform, it’s probably safe to say that the original arcade version of Chopper 1 hasn’t gone on to be as well loved or as well remembered as many of the classic titles the company would later go on to work on throughout the ’90s. Nevertheless, we imagine it will still be of interest for shoot ’em up fans to check out, to see how it stacks up to similar attack-helicopter-themed game of the era, especially Toaplan’s Twin Cobra.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Chopper 1 (otherwise known as Air Cavalry Story).
SNK’s 1988 vertically-scrolling arcade shoot ’em up Chopper 1 (known in Japan as Air Cavalry Story) will be released tomorrow (August 21st) across Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, as part of Hamster’s Arcade Archives series of classic arcade reissues.
Launching a couple years prior to the launch of the Neo Geo arcade platform, it’s probably safe to say that the original arcade version of Chopper 1 hasn’t gone on to be as well loved or as well remembered as many of the classic titles the company would later go on to work on throughout the ’90s. Nevertheless, we imagine it will still be of interest for shoot ’em up fans to check out, to see how it stacks up to similar attack-helicopter-themed game of the era, especially Toaplan’s Twin Cobra.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
