Stunt Copter Explained

Stunt Copter
Publisher:HomeTown Software
Designer:Duane Blehm
Platforms:Macintosh
Released:1986
Genre:Action

Stunt Copter is a monochrome Macintosh action game written by Duane Blehm and published by his Kansas-based company, HomeTown Software, in 1986.[1] [2]

Gameplay

The game involves piloting a small helicopter around a playfield. The player has to position the helicopter and drop a person suspended from the aircraft onto a hay bale or moving cart. If incorrectly timed, the person might fall onto the ground or injure the horse or the driver of the cart.[3]

Legacy

After his death, his parents released his games and source code into the public domain.[4]

MacAddict magazine used Stunt Copter to demonstrate software compatibility of Mac OS X public beta.[5] An OS X version was released by Antell Software.

An iPhone version was released by nerdgames in 2009.[6] [7] In 2011, an iPad version of Stunt Copter was released by Apollo Software which is similar to the original.[8]

In 2018, a collection of his games were uploaded to the Internet Archive and made playable in a web browser.[9]

Notes and References

  1. July 1995. Macworld Online, Fun and Games . Macworld. IDG. 0741-8647. 43.
  2. Book: Moss, Richard . The Secret History of Mac Gaming . . March 22, 2018.
  3. Book: Prevost . Ruffin . Terrell . Rob . 1994 . The Mac Shareware 500: The Last Word on the Best Virus-Free Mac Shareware, Second Edition. Ventana Press . 117 . 1-56604-076-0. Chapter 5: Fun & Games. For some reason, the game holds a stupid fascination for a few minutes before becoming witless and annoying..
  4. http://macintoshgarden.org/games/duane-blehms-source-code Duane Blehm's Source Code
  5. Sammis . Ian. Reynolds . David . December 2000. OS X Xposed, Software & Hardware Compatibility. MacAddict . Future Network USA . 1088-548X. 52. 40.
  6. Web site: Simple Mac Classic 'Stunt Copter' Comes to iPhone . Patterson . Blake . March 29, 2009 . . June 20, 2018.
  7. Web site: StuntCopter . https://web.archive.org/web/20170703045713/http://www.nerdgames.ca/stuntcopter.html . July 3, 2017 . June 20, 2018.
  8. Web site: Apollo Software - Statys . https://archive.today/20120720222439/http://www.apollosoftware.ca/stuntcopter/ . July 20, 2012 . June 20, 2018.
  9. Web site: The Duane Blehm Collection . . December 27, 2018 . November 12, 2021.