Bionic Commando (NES)

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Bionic Commando
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Platform: NES
Year: 1988
Developer: Capcom Co., Ltd.
Buy: Amazon
For other games in the series see Bionic Commando.

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.


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Music

The soundtrack is top notch 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 go on to be reused in Code Name: Viper (NES).


Recording

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Title

Composer

Arranger

Length

Size

Listen

01 Prologue Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 1:15 1.0 MB
02 Game Start Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 0:04 64 KB
03 OK, We'll Move Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 0:36 562 KB
04 Bionic Commando Theme Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 2:19 1.9 MB
05 Leap of Faith Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 1:33 1.3 MB
06 Heat Wave Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 2:11 1.8 MB
07 Power Plant Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 2:21 2.1 MB
08 Rise of the Albatross Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 1:30 1.3 MB
09 Boss Dialog Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 0:22 350 KB
10 Intruder Alert Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 0:29 415 KB
11 Victory Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 0:07 108 KB
12 Meet the Enemy and Descend Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 0:48 748 KB
13 Amongst Allies Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 1:01 1.0 MB
14 Game Over Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 0:04 63 KB
15 Albatross Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 0:29 393 KB
16 You Win! Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 0:06 90 KB
17 Ending Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 0:19 266 KB
18 Epilogue Junko Tamiya Yoshihiro Sakaguchi 1:04 942 KB

Credits

(Sources: USA, Japan 1, Japan 2. Alias and original composer verified by Capcom staff)

Albums


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Formats

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Size

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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.


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