Thanks to brijohn from the NABU Community we now have the classic Broderbund game Choplifter converted from the MSX version to the NABU Personal Computer which is now available using the NabuNetwork.com v2.0 software and is located in the Game Room section.

For this MSX to NABU PC port, Brian made a few changes since the MSX version uses it’s second joystick button to turn the helicopter around.

In the NABU version it works like the Commodore 64 or Apple II variants where you press the fire button while holding left or right. Keyboard also works with the controls being arrows to move and space to fire.

In addition there is an infinite lives cheat, press and hold YES and then press NO while at the title screen, If you then start a game you will have infinite lives.

Choplifter is a military themed scrolling shooter developed by Dan Gorlin for the Apple II and published by Broderbund in 1982. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit family the same year and also to the VIC-20, C64, Atari 5200 (1984), ColecoVision, MSX, and Thomson computers.

The player assumes the role of a combat helicopter pilot. The player attempts to save hostages being held in barracks in territory ruled by the evil Bungeling Empire. The player must collect the hostages and transport them safely to the nearby U.S. Postal Service building, all the while fighting off hostile tanks and other enemy combatants.

If you haven’t tried it, be sure to check out our NABU Network Internet Adapter software and play some classic video games!

To find out more about MSX game ports like Choplifter and other NABU games projects, please check out the NABU Network Github resources page under the “Other Fun NABU Software Projects” section.