geo255 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I spent some long hours playing a game on my friend's Atari 800: A vertical-scrolling game where you fly a little (small sprite) helicopter down into some underground tunnels. Eventually the tunnels start flooding with water, and you have to get back up and out in time. Anyone else remember what this game was called? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glurk Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 This sounds vaguely familiar to me, but all that even comes to mind are "Fort Apocalypse" and "H.E.R.O." And I don't think you mean either of those. So sorry, for being no help at all, haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo7 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 6 hours ago, geo255 said: I spent some long hours playing a game on my friend's Atari 800: A vertical-scrolling game where you fly a little (small sprite) helicopter down into some underground tunnels. Eventually the tunnels start flooding with water, and you have to get back up and out in time. Anyone else remember what this game was called? Sounds like caverns of mars in a way but that isnt a helicopter and the fly back up is no water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 My guess is also Fort Apocalypse, but I'm pretty sure I finished the game back in the day and don't recall any flooding... http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-fort-apocalypse_2054.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0tki Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 The only one with a helicopter, tunnels and water that comes to my mind is "Buried Bucks" aka. "Chopper Hunt". 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 @Kr0tki called it - i knew the game but couldnt remember the name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Yup, spot on, I could see the game in my head but not the title. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Sounds like ROTO... an Analog game by Mike Stortz. Except I don't remember any water but then I generally don't play any games anyway. Mike Stortz was a buddy who I have lost touch with when he moved away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Buried Bucks - I spent hours playing this game. Fun and I always found it cool how the water was handled and the explosions. Strafing the ground was a blast 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo7 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 5 hours ago, Kr0tki said: The only one with a helicopter, tunnels and water that comes to my mind is "Buried Bucks" aka. "Chopper Hunt". Buried Buck$ 1982 and Chopper Hunt 1984 are very similar but also slightly different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo255 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) OK, thank you for all the great ideas! I googled them up, but we haven't found the right game yet. Let me try drawing a crude mock up from my 40-year-old memories... My image here shows the whole playfield, but in actual play only about ⅓ of this is shown as the screen scrolls (vertically only I think). The helicopter sprite was very small, like I've shown. The top blade was animated, with a left & right motion. I can't remember if the flooding was water or lava. It would slowly fill upwards from the bottom as a means of time pressure to complete your task (whatever that task was). There was some kind of "shhhhhhhhhh" sound when the flooding as happening. Any other ideas? Edited September 13, 2021 by geo255 more details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible kid Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Zeppelin? http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-zeppelin_5923.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppie Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Never played it but a quick search brought up Chopper Rescue by MicroProse???: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-chopper-rescue_1049.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mad. Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) LAVA RUN. Lava Run.xex Edited September 13, 2021 by .mad. add another game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo255 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 (The internets tell me that 2nd image .mad. posted is called "O'Riley's Mine". https://www.myabandonware.com/game/o-riley-s-mine-5n7) But, nope... none of these are quite right The helicopter looked very much like the one in Lava Run - except I remember it being white, and the tunnels more like O'Riley's Mine. It was a kind of slow-moving, almost peaceful game. I'm thinking it must have been pretty obscure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo7 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 2 hours ago, geo255 said: (The internets tell me that 2nd image .mad. posted is called "O'Riley's Mine". https://www.myabandonware.com/game/o-riley-s-mine-5n7) But, nope... none of these are quite right The helicopter looked very much like the one in Lava Run - except I remember it being white, and the tunnels more like O'Riley's Mine. It was a kind of slow-moving, almost peaceful game. I'm thinking it must have been pretty obscure! For some reason that rings a bell… might be rare liky the cymbal games 20 collection rare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible kid Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 It's unlikely it's this, but to leave no stone unturned: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-hero_2439.html I hope you/we find it, I'd like to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Krazy Kopter? http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-krazy-kopter_2842.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Chopper Rescue/ Air Raid I but I don't think water rises up to get you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800XLNZ Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Another contender: RescueMission.xfd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo7 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Everyone is forgetting two aspects. Vertical Water rising 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 I used to play the C-64 version of Chopper Hunt all of the time as a kid. It was not without its flaws, though, so I would have liked to have seen the compelling concept explored in a bit of a more refined production (even though Chopper Hunt was itself a refined Buried Buck$). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 52 minutes ago, oo7 said: Everyone is forgetting two aspects. Vertical Water rising Is it possible it was a type-in (especially with the "slow pace" you describe) or do you think it was a commercial release? It would be odd to have a vertically-oriented game on a home computer at the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo255 Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, Bill Loguidice said: Is it possible it was a type-in (especially with the "slow pace" you describe) or do you think it was a commercial release? It would be odd to have a vertically-oriented game on a home computer at the time. Yes, maybe an amateur game downloaded from a BBS. I wrote some of those, and the lesser ones are now lost - having never made the leap from BBS to the internet. With two-way vertical scrolling I wouldn't think it was a type-in BASIC game. Thanks everyone for all the ideas, though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-fire-and-flood_30997.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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