Genre(s) Scrolling shooter Initial release date December 1987 Designer Irem | CPU V30 Developer Irem Sound Zilog Z80 | |
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Mode(s) Single player, Up to 2 players, alternating turns Arcade system Irem M-72 system hardware Display Raster, 384 x 256 pixels, 512 colors Platforms Arcade game, TurboGrafx-16, Commodore 64, Wii, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Wii U, Amstrad CPC, AmigaOS Publishers Irem, Firebird Software Ltd. Similar Irem games, Shoot 'em up games | ||
Mr. Heli, fully titled in Japan as Mr. HELI no Daibōken (Ｍｒ．ＨＥＬＩの大冒険?, "Mr. Heli's Great Adventure") and known in North America as Battle Chopper, is a 1987 multidirectional scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Irem.
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Gameplay
Players control a wacky fighter chopper named Mr. Heli, while shooting enemies, collecting power-ups, and defeating bosses to advance levels.
Ports and related releases
Mr. Heli was later ported for the Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum and Atari ST by Firebird, as well as for the PC Engine in Japan by Irem. This version was also re-released for the Wii Virtual Console on March 18, 2008 only in Japan.
Mr. Heli later appeared in the Japan-only Game Boy title Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter, along with other characters from the game, as well as characters from three other Irem franchises: R-Type, Ninja Spirit and Hammerin' Harry. Mr. Heli was mentioned in one of the billboards seen in the final stage of Irem's Vigilante and also appeared in R-Type Final as a playable ship.