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Choplifter

Choplifter, developed by Dan Gorlin and published by Atari, was released for Atari 5200 in North America on 1984-05 (exact day not documented). Its documented physical format is Cartridge. The catalog classifies it as Shooter. PLAYBACK links 1 documented physical package to this game family.

Verified catalog factsA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

Choplifter is documented as a physical Cartridge release for Atari 5200. Developer: Dan Gorlin. Publisher: Atari. Cataloged genre: Shooter. The archive records this package family for North America with a documented release date of 1984-05 (exact day not documented). This family currently groups 1 documented physical package.

Released
May 1984 · Exact day not documented
Platform / family
Atari 5200
Format / type
Cartridge
Region
North America
Developer
Dan Gorlin
Publisher
Atari
Genre
Shooter
Exact physical item

Package identifiers still being researched

Researching

This panel separates the exact physical package from its broader game family. Only identifiers and contents tied to a stored source are shown as verified.

Manuals, inserts and extras not listed here have not yet been source-verified. They are not assumed absent.

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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Choplifter is developed by Dan Gorlin and published by Atari. The source-linked collector record documents a Cartridge release for Atari 5200 in North America, dated May 1984 (the exact day is not documented). The catalog classifies it as Shooter.

Developer
Dan Gorlin
Publisher
Atari
Research status
Structured source record
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Release context

The documented release is May 1984 (the exact day is not documented) for North America on Atari 5200. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

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Regional differences

This record is scoped to North America. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

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Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Cartridge. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

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Editions and revisions

No separate limited, bundle, or collector's edition is currently documented beneath this game family.

Research sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org — catalog record ↗