Bionic Commando (NES)

Bionic Commando

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Platform: NES Year: 1988 Developer: Capcom Co., Ltd. Buy: Amazon

Bionic Commando is a pseudo-sequel to the game Commando. You control Radd and his bionic arm as he swings and shoots his way through the enemy areas trying to rescue Super Joe and save the world from the Badds (or, in the Japanese version, the Nazi's). The game was very underrated because the sharp learning curve for the controls, but once you get past that, the game is very exciting.

Screenshots

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Music

The soundtrack is one of the best for the NES, but often looked over due to the obscurity of the game. Of the several tracks, some of them show exceptional use of the NES audio chip. Most of the music is catchy and easy to hum to. Some of the sound effects of Bionic Commando would later be used in Code Name: Viper.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Size	Download
01	Prologue	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	1:15	1.0 MB	[1]
02	Game Start	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	0:04	0.1 MB	[2]
03	OK, We'll Move	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	0:36	0.5 MB	[3]
04	Bionic Commando Theme	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	2:19	1.8 MB	[4]
05	Leap of Faith	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	1:33	1.3 MB	[5]
06	Heat Wave	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	2:11	1.7 MB	[6]
07	Power Plant	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	2:21	2.1 MB	[7]
08	Rise of the Albatross	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	1:30	1.3 MB	[8]
09	Boss Dialog	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	0:22	0.3 MB	[9]
10	Intruder Alert	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	0:29	0.4 MB	[10]
11	Victory	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	0:07	0.1 MB	[11]
12	Meet the Enemy and Descend	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	0:48	0.7 MB	[12]
13	Amongst Allies	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	1:01	1.0 MB	[13]
14	Game Over	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	0:04	0.1 MB	[14]
15	Albatross	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	0:29	0.4 MB	[15]
16	You Win!	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	0:06	0.1 MB	[16]
17	Ending	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	0:19	0.3 MB	[17]
18	Epilogue	Junko Tamiya	Unknown	1:04	0.9 MB	[18]

Playlist

Type	Open
File:M3U.png	Online Playlist

Credits

• Ripper: Chris Covell
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Music: Junko Tamiya credited as Gondamin

(Source)

Game Rip

Format	Download	Size
	Download	49 KB

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

The music of the PAL (European) version of the game is slower then the NTSC (USA/Japanese) version. This slowdown occurs because PAL plays at a different frame rate. Most games correct for this problem, but Bionic Commando did not. A PAL version of the soundtrack should be made to accommodate European fans.

Links

• Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_Commando