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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ヘリコプター) is a July 1968 10-cent electro-mechanical arcade game similar to [[Midway]]'s helicopter game ''Whirly Bird'' (1969) and Amusement Engineering's ''Helicopter Trainer'' (1968) although is thought to pre-date both of them.
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ヘリコプター) is an electro-mechanical helicopter arcade game developed and manufactured by [[Sega]], and first released in 1968.{{magref|cb|1968-07-20|69}}
  
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Players fly a helicopter around circle. The helicopter is attached to a rod that pivots on top of a center pylon and a counter weight helps lift the helicopter. Player controls the helicopter's pitch and speed. The object of the game is to fly the helicopter so it touch one of seven stationary pins (located around the edges of the helicopter's circle of rotation) with the helicopter's two pring "whiskers". The stationary pin to touch is identified by a light. After touching one stationary pin, another stationary pin is lit. When the correct pin is hit, points are scored. There is a set amount of time per game. The more targets hit, the higher the score.
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==Specifications==
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===Dimensions{{fileref|Billboard US 1968-07-20.pdf|page=40}}===
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{{Dimensions|hi=70|wi=34.5|di=40|diagramsize=150}}
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==Gameplay==
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For 10-cents, players fly a helicopter around the machine in a circular motion. The helicopter is attached to a rod that pivots on top of a center pylon and a counter weight helps lift the helicopter. Player controls the helicopter's pitch and speed. The object of the game is to fly the helicopter so it touch one of seven stationary pins (located around the edges of the helicopter's circle of rotation) with the helicopter's two pring "whiskers". The stationary pin to touch is identified by a light. After touching one stationary pin, another stationary pin is lit. When the correct pin is hit, points are scored. There is a set amount of time per game. The more targets hit, the higher the score.
  
 
Sega's ''Helicopter'' uses an 8-track tape for background sound for the helicopter engine and rotor sound effects. The speed of the tape player changes to roughly correspond to the throttle setting of the model helicopter, so the sound gets faster as the helicopter goes faster.
 
Sega's ''Helicopter'' uses an 8-track tape for background sound for the helicopter engine and rotor sound effects. The speed of the tape player changes to roughly correspond to the throttle setting of the model helicopter, so the sound gets faster as the helicopter goes faster.
  
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==History==
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===Dimensions{{fileref|Billboard US 1968-07-20.pdf|page=40}}===
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Two similar contemporary competitors were [[Midway]]'s ''Whirly Bird'' (1969) and Amusement Engineering's ''Helicopter Trainer'' (1968), with ''Helicopter'' thought to predate them both.
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==Photo gallery==
 
==Photo gallery==
 
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Helicopter_machine2.jpg|''Helicopter'' playfield
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Helicopter machine1.jpg|Front
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==Physical scans==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FaeuJk9WFg Footage of an exhibition of amusement equipment at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London in 1968 showing ''Helicopter'' running]
  
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 00:55, 26 August 2023

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Helicopter US front.jpeg
Helicopter
System(s): Electro-mechanical arcade
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Distributor: Sonic (ES)
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Electro-Mechanical)
JP		 ¥150,000[1] ?
Arcade (Electro-Mechanical)
US		 $? ?
Arcade (Electro-Mechanical)
ES		 ? ?



































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Helicopter (ヘリコプター) is an electro-mechanical helicopter arcade game developed and manufactured by Sega, and first released in 1968.[3]

Specifications

Dimensions[4]

876.3 mm (34.5")
1.778 m (70")
1.016 m (40")


Gameplay

For 10-cents, players fly a helicopter around the machine in a circular motion. The helicopter is attached to a rod that pivots on top of a center pylon and a counter weight helps lift the helicopter. Player controls the helicopter's pitch and speed. The object of the game is to fly the helicopter so it touch one of seven stationary pins (located around the edges of the helicopter's circle of rotation) with the helicopter's two pring "whiskers". The stationary pin to touch is identified by a light. After touching one stationary pin, another stationary pin is lit. When the correct pin is hit, points are scored. There is a set amount of time per game. The more targets hit, the higher the score.

Sega's Helicopter uses an 8-track tape for background sound for the helicopter engine and rotor sound effects. The speed of the tape player changes to roughly correspond to the throttle setting of the model helicopter, so the sound gets faster as the helicopter goes faster.

History

Two similar contemporary competitors were Midway's Whirly Bird (1969) and Amusement Engineering's Helicopter Trainer (1968), with Helicopter thought to predate them both.

Promotional material

Helicopter flyer1.jpg
US flyer
Helicopter flyer1.jpg
Helicopter EM ES Flyer.jpg
ES flyer
Helicopter EM ES Flyer.jpg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Billboard (US) #1968-07-27: "July 27, 1968" (1968-07-27)
Logo-pdf.svg

Photo gallery

  • Front

  • Playfield

Physical scans

ES
Helicopter EM ES Manual.pdf
Manual

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1977 Sega Price List, page 7
  2. ↑ http://thetastates.com/eremeka/1969prior.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-21 09:33)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cash Box, "July 20, 1968" (US; 1968-07-20), page 69
  4. ↑ File:Billboard US 1968-07-20.pdf, page 40
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