Chopper Command

Chopper Command is a video game by Activision that was released in June 1982 for the Atari 2600. It was designed and programmed by Bob Whitehead. In Chopper Command, the player controls a military helicopter in a desert scenario protecting a convoy of trucks. The objective is to destroy all enemy fighter jets and helicopters attacking the player's helicopter and the friendly trucks below, thus ending the current wave. The game ends when the player loses all his/her lives or reaches 999,999 points. A radar, called Long Range Scanner in the instructions, shows all enemies, even those not visible on the main screen. A player who reached 10,000 points could send in a photo of the TV screen and receive a "Chopper Commandos" patch.