# Flash game - fly the chopper!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 4, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432 "2005-02-04T21:34:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/1 "2005-02-04T21:34:13Z")

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Ohh, this is deceptively addictive.

[http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf](http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf)

Don’t say you weren’t warned! Blue thunder, anyone?? 😃

Max.

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**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/2 "2005-02-04T21:37:11Z")

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Oh, and of course… let’s hear your score! My best score is 988.

So far. 😃

Max.

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**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/3 "2005-02-04T22:02:14Z")

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1178

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/4 "2005-02-04T22:08:45Z")

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1. I’ve reached my goal of 1000+, and hereby announce my retirement from the world of competitive flash helicopter flying.

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/5 "2005-02-04T22:10:31Z")

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I play this (and [ping pong](http://www.addictinggames.com/pingpong.html)) pretty often when bored and have only managed to hit ~1200 on the former and 21/4 on expert level ping pong.

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**Author:** ![Phelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Phelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phelan)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/6 "2005-02-04T22:17:56Z")

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1596!!!  
Woot!!

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**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/7 "2005-02-04T22:40:35Z")

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**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/8 "2005-02-05T00:42:36Z")

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1254

I must stop now.

But, maybe if I try it one more time…

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**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/9 "2005-02-05T00:50:26Z")

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This game has been available for Palm OS for quite a few years (Called SF cave). It is an awesome game.

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**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/10 "2005-02-05T01:52:27Z")

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2698 🆒

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**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/11 "2005-02-05T02:14:52Z")

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2708 and I swear I’m never playing again! Hour and a half of my life that I’ll never get back!

🙂

Good game suggestion.

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**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-game-fly-the-chopper/288432/12 "2005-02-05T03:28:01Z")

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Whippersnappers! In my day this game was called “Pitfall” and was made with ascii graphics where you fell down a tunnel with sides that abruptly came in and minefields to navigate.

Enjoy,  
Steven
