Choplifter

Article summary

Choplifter (stylized as Choplifter!) is a 1982 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed by Dan Gorlin and published by Broderbund for the Apple II. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit computers the same year, and later to the VIC-20, Commodore 64, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, MSX, and Thomson computers. In 1985, Sega released a remake for arcades, with subsequent ports published for the Master System and Famicom in 1986. Graphically enhanced versions for the Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari 7800 were also released in 1988 by Atari Corporation.

Key claims

1. release date: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1348668016