Stunt Copter

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] Blehm's other games include Cairo Shootout, ZeroGravity, and PUZZ'L. He died unexpectedly in June 1988.[3][4]

Stunt Copter
Publisher(s)HomeTown Software
Designer(s)Duane Blehm
Platform(s)Macintosh
Release1986
Genre(s)Action

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.[5]

Legacy

After his death, his parents released his games and source code into the public domain.[6]

MacAddict magazine used Stunt Copter to demonstrate software compatibility of Mac OS X public beta.[7] An OS X version was released by Antell Software.[8]

An iPhone version was released by nerdgames in 2009.[8][9] In 2011, an iPad version of Stunt Copter was released by Apollo Software which is similar to the original.[10]

In 2018, a collection of his games were uploaded to the Internet Archive and made playable in a web browser.[11]

References
  1. "Macworld Online, Fun and Games". Macworld. IDG. July 1995. p. 43. ISSN 0741-8647.
  2. Moss, Richard (March 22, 2018). The Secret History of Mac Gaming. Random House.
  3. "Norman Duane "Duane" Blehm (1951-1988)". Find A Grave. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  4. Moss, Richard (September 6, 2017). "Researching Mac gaming history part 2: Usenet". Unbound. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  5. Prevost, Ruffin; Terrell, Rob (1994). "Chapter 5: Fun & Games". The Mac Shareware 500: The Last Word on the Best Virus-Free Mac Shareware, Second Edition. Ventana Press. p. 117. ISBN 1-56604-076-0. For some reason, the game holds a stupid fascination for a few minutes before becoming witless and annoying.
  6. Duane Blehm's Source Code on macintoshgarden.org "Source Code for Duane Blehm's games (Stunt Copter, ZeroGravity, Cairo Shootout), released into the public domain by his parents after his passing."
  7. Sammis, Ian; Reynolds, David (December 2000). "OS X Xposed, Software & Hardware Compatibility". MacAddict. No. 52. Future Network USA. p. 40. ISSN 1088-548X.
  8. Patterson, Blake (March 29, 2009). "Simple Mac Classic 'Stunt Copter' Comes to iPhone". TouchArcade. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  9. "StuntCopter". Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  10. "Apollo Software - Statys". Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  11. "The Duane Blehm Collection". Internet Archive. December 27, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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