R/C Stunt Copter

R/C Stunt Copter was originally announced under the title "Fly by Wire".{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_34/page/n123/mode/2up|title=NG Alphas: Fly by Wire |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=34 |date=October 1997 |pages=120–21 |access-date=September 24, 2022}}{{cite magazine |author=The Whizz |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/2/22/GamePro_US_114.pdf |title=Stunt R.C. Copter: Will it Be a Chart-Topping Chopper-Stopper? |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=114 |date=March 1998 |page=44 |access-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127163258/https://retrocdn.net/images/2/22/GamePro_US_114.pdf |url-status=live }} David Perry decided to create the game because flying a radio-controlled helicopter is something most males would like to do but could not afford to.

Mathematician Robert Suh modeled the radio-controlled helicopter and its flight mechanics, using a book of equations for flight models as a reference. The game was designed specifically for the PlayStation's Dual Analog Controller.{{cite magazine |author=Scary Larry |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_111_Volume_09_Number_12_1997-12_IDG_Publishing_US/page/n71/mode/2up |title=Rising Shiny (Shiny New Prospects) |magazine=GamePro |issue=111 |publisher=IDG |date=December 1997 |page=70 |access-date=September 24, 2022}}

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| GR = 76%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198427-rc-stunt-copter/index.html |title=R/C Stunt Copter for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501092531/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198427-rc-stunt-copter/index.html |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |url-status=dead}}

| Allgame = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Sackenheim |first=Shawn |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19867&tab=review |title=R/C Stunt Copter - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116150242/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19867&tab=review |archive-date=November 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 25, 2022}}

| CNG = 5/10{{cite web |last=Chick |first=Tom |date=September 3, 1999 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Rcstunt/ |title=R/C Stunt Copter |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816210043/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Rcstunt/ |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 25, 2022}}

| Edge = 4/10{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/1/10/Edge_UK_076.pdf |title=RC Stunt Copter [sic] |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=76 |date=October 1999 |page=96 |access-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207053040/https://retrocdn.net/images/1/10/Edge_UK_076.pdf |url-status=live }}

| EGM = 7.375/10{{cite magazine |last1=Boyer |first1=Crispin |last2=Smith |first2=Shawn |last3=Hsu |first3=Dan "Shoe" |last4=Chou |first4=Che |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d6/EGM_US_123.pdf |title=RC Stunt Copter [sic] |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=123 |date=October 1999 |page=232 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-date=November 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129194923/https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d6/EGM_US_123.pdf |url-status=live }}{{efn|Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 7/10, one gave it 8/10, and the other gave it 7.5/10.}}

| Fam = 26/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=19271&redirect=no |title=RCスタントコプター |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |access-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924235222/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=19271&redirect=no |url-status=live }}

| GI = 7/10{{cite magazine |last=Helgeson |first=Matt |url=https://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4357 |title=RC Stunt Copter [sic] |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=78 |date=October 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000605123242/http://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4357 |archive-date=June 5, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 24, 2022}}

| GameFan = 90%{{cite magazine |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Tyrone "Cerberus" |last2=Chau |first2=Anthony "Dangohead" |last3=Mylonas |first3=Eric "ECM" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_10/page/n17/mode/2up |title=RC Stunt Copter [sic] |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=7 |issue=10 |date=October 1999 |page=17 |access-date=September 25, 2022}}{{efn|In GameFan{{'}}s viewpoint of the game, three critics gave it each a score of 90, 87, and 92.}}
(G.N.) 83%{{cite magazine |last=Ngo |first=George "Eggo" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_10/page/n45/mode/2up |title=R/C Stunt Copter |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=7 |issue=10 |date=October 1999 |page=46 |access-date=September 25, 2022}}

| GSpot = 7.2/10{{cite web |last=Fielder |first=Joe |date=August 31, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/rc-stunt-copter-review/1900-2549027/ |title=RC Stunt Copter [sic] Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205054958/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/driving/rcstuntcopter/review.html |archive-date=December 5, 2004 |url-status=live |access-date=September 24, 2022}}

| IGN = 8.8/10{{cite web |last=Blache III |first=Fabian |date=September 10, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/11/rc-stunt-copter |title=RC Stunt Copter [sic] |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=September 24, 2022}}

| NGen = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Charla |first=Chris |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen59Nov1999/page/n123/mode/2up |title=RC Stunt Copter [sic] |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=59 |date=November 1999 |page=120 |access-date=September 24, 2022}}

| OPM = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Kujawa |first=Kraig |url=https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_3_Issue_1_1999-10_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n119/mode/2up |title=RC Stunt Copter [sic] |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=3 |issue=1 |date=October 1999 |page=120 |access-date=September 25, 2022}}

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The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Chris Charla of NextGen said of the game, "A unique game with unique control, this game is a winner." In Japan, where the game was ported and published by Taito on November 30, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.

Four-Eyed Dragon of GamePro said, "If you're an RC hobbyist or a flight-sim fan, R/C Stunt Copter is great to play; otherwise, rent the game for a quick test flight."{{cite magazine |author=Four-Eyed Dragon |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/1/10/GamePro_US_134.pdf |title=R/C Stunt Copter |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=134 |date=November 1999 |page=100 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027182337/https://retrocdn.net/images/1/10/GamePro_US_134.pdf |url-status=live }}{{efn|GamePro gave the game two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 3/5 for sound, and 4/5 for control.}}

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