H.E.R.O. (Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation) is a video game developed and released by Activision for the Atari 2600 in March 1984. Designed by John Van Ryzin, it was later ported to the Apple II, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum and SG-1000.
In H.E.R.O., the player uses a helicopter backpack and other tools to rescue victims trapped deep in a mine. We have here either online versions of the original game or it’s clones or remakes.
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H.E.R.O. is free port for Windows of the Activision's 1984 Atari 2600 classic, one of the most memorable games on this platform, if not the most iconic, and a title that helped shape its genre. This homebrew fangame was released in 2025.
H.E.R.O.I. is a Brazilian remake of the classic H.E.R.O., one of the best and most popular games ever released to the dear old Atari 2600, later ported to other platforms. It’s the pretty much the same deal, but with enhanced (still retro) graphics and sound effects: you are part of a special rescue team and […]
Save your teammates yet again, in the third installment of the Deep Cave series, a cool H.E.R.O. flash remake. Controls Arrow Keys: Movement Up: Fly Down: Dyna (bomb) Space: Laser More Atari 2600 or Atari 2600-related stuff
A tremendous explosion has blocked all the exits of the mine… Again! And again, you must save your teammates. A beautiful remake of a great MSX game and a Atari one, H.E.R.O.. Controls Arrow Keys: Movement Up: Fly Down: Dyna (bomb) Space: Laser More Atari 2600 or Atari 2600-related stuff
The Deep Caves (or The Deep Mines) is a beautiful remake of a great ancient game: H.E.R.O., one of the great Atari 2600 classics. Like in the original, a tremendous explosion has blocked all the exits of the mine. Save your teammates and have fun! Controls Arrow Keys: Movement Up: Fly Down: Dynamite (bomb) Space […]
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