Bionic Commando PAL (C64)

Bionic Commando

Platform: Commodore 64 Year: 1988 Developer: Software Creations, Ltd.

For other games in the series see Bionic Commando.

Bionic Commando was ported to the Commodore 64 by two different companies, one in North America and this one for Europe. The PAL version in Europe is superior to the USA version with better graphics, music, controls, and an overall more accurate portrayal of the original arcade game. As with the arcade game, you play Super Joe, a soldier with a bionic arm who must shoot and swing his way through five highly dangerous stages. The game is incredibly difficult, and the low-resolution graphics of the Commodore 64 don't make it any easier.

Screenshots

The loader screen. Too bad they couldn't make the whole game look like that! The title screen. Early in the forest stage. Finished the first stage. Like a boss! The fort at the beginning of stage 2. I'm in the top 5!

Music

Most of the music is just a rearrangement of the original arcade music, although Tim Follin infused a bit of his own flair into the tracks. However, the loader and ending themes were composed especially for this game. Interestingly, Follin ported Heat Wave, a track from the NES game and not found in the original arcade release.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen
01	Bionic Commando Loader	Tim Follin	Tim Follin	1:46
02	The Forest	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	3:36
03	Heat Wave	Junko Tamiya	Tim Follin	2:43
04	Infiltration	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	1:59
05	Power Plant	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	3:17
06	Stop the Missile	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	2:16
07	End of Stage	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	0:07
08	Game Over	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	0:02
09	High Score	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	0:32
10	Ending	Tim Follin	Tim Follin	0:54

Credits

• Ripper: High Voltage SID Collection
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Musician: Tim Follin
  • Not Credited Composer: Harumi Fujita
  • Not Credited Composer: Junko Tamiya

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Game Rip

Formats	Download	Size
	Download	8 KB

Ripping Commodore 64 music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.

Releases

EU Title: Bionic Commando Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1988/??/?? Publisher: Capcom Co., Ltd.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/c64/bionic-commando - Moby Games.
• gamefaqs.com/c64/565708-bionic-commando - GameFAQs.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_Commando - Wikipedia.
• thealmightyguru.com/Reviews/BionicCommando/Wiki/index.php Fan Page.