chopper 1

chopper 1

Arcade, 1988

This shoot-’em-up doesn’t do much to reinvent the wheel but it remains a refreshingly old-school blaster that holds up well in a genre that’s now obsessed with negotiating waves and waves of intricate bullet patterns. In addition to a satisfying selection of power-ups to master, the landscape can be just as much a problem to deal with as enemies, meaning you’ll often have to manoeuvre your way around rock outcrops or punch holes through otherwise impassable walls to continue.