Choplifter was a 1982 video game which I played on the Atari 800 computer. You played a pilot who had to rescue hostages but you could accidentally kill them if you landed on them. One day, a friend and I got so frustrated, we deliberately killed all of the hostages.
Choplifter! (1982) – MobyGames
Choplifter (1982)( Broderbund) : Dan Gorlin : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive