H.E.R.O.

Description

There is trouble in the mines! Volcanic activity has trapped numerous miners, and it is your job to save them. As Roderick Hero, you need to make your way through the dangerous mineshaft avoiding the dangerous creatures and lava, and find out where the miners are located before you run out of energy. To help on your mission, Roderick Hero has several useful types of equipment. A prop pack will allow you to hover and fly around the mineshaft and (hopefully) avoid the many dangers within. Your helmet features a short range microlaser beam which can be used to destroy the bats, spiders, snakes, and other creatures you'll encounter in the mines. From time to time, your path through the mine may be blocked by stone or lava walls. You begin each mission with six sticks of dynamite which can be used to destroy these obstacles (be careful you don't blow yourself up, though!) If you run out of dynamite, your laser beam can also be used to destroy the walls, though this will take longer and use up more energy. As the levels progress, the mine shaft will become longer and more maze-like, creatures will more frequently block the path, and lava walls and pools will appear which are dangerous to the touch.

Alternate Titles

• "H.E.R.O.: Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation" -- Tag-lined title
• "HERO" -- Common spelling
• "Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation" -- Unabbreviated Title

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User Reviews

Probably the best MSX game ever!	MSX	Coltrane (1047)
Another Activision classic	Atari 2600	x0n1c64 (14)

The Press Says

Pixel-Heroes.de	Commodore 64	Sep, 2007	10 out of 10	100
Pixel-Heroes.de	Atari 2600	Sep, 2007	10 out of 10	100
The Atari Times	Atari 2600	Dec 16, 2003	90 out of 100	90
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Atari 2600	Dec 10, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Retrogaming History	Commodore 64	Aug 25, 2009	8 out of 10	80
The Video Game Critic	Atari 2600	Aug 30, 2005	B	75
All Game Guide	ColecoVision	1998		70
Power Play	Atari 2600	May, 1988	7 out of 10	70
TeleMatch	Commodore 64	Nov, 1984	2 out of 3	67
The Video Game Critic	Atari 5200	Jul 16, 2004	C	50

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Trivia

Players who were able to rack up 75,000 points or higher were eligible to receive the "Order of the H.E.R.O." patch from Activision if they sent in a screenshot to the company.