Bionic Commando (GB)

Bionic Commando

Platform: Game Boy Year: 1992 Developer: Minakuchi Engineering Co., Ltd. Buy: Amazon

For other games in the series see Bionic Commando.

Bionic Commando for the Game Boy is a remake of the Bionic Commando (NES) game. It is the same style of platform shooter and features a slightly easier to work with bionic arm. You control Rad by swinging him over various obstacles, shooting at enemies, and infiltrating enemy territory. Since the game is a remake, the main goal is the same: you're trying to rescue Super Joe and save the world from the evil empire. All references to Nazism and World War II have been eliminated, and there is a more high tech theme to the game. Although the game is grayscale, the graphics are wonderful, and some of them are even better than the original, and a stronger anime motif is used. A few tunes are reused in the game as well, though the Game Boy sound chip doesn't quite match up the NES.

Screenshots

The title screen. The introductory conversation. Moving around the map. The weapons selection screen. Swinging on the bionic arm. Finished an area.

Music

A couple of the songs from the Game Boy remake are based on the original arcade game and the NES port, but most of the music is unique. The game doesn't credit a composer, but Kouji Murata has claimed to have composed the new music and arranged the old tunes. The new music is still in the same style as the earlier games, and the arrangements are nicely made.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	Prologue	Kouji Murata	Kouji Murata	1:09		Download
02	Map	Kouji Murata	Kouji Murata	0:40		Download
03	Area 0	Kouji Murata	Kouji Murata	2:18		Download
04	Area 1	Kouji Murata	Kouji Murata	1:41		Download
05	Heat Wave	Junko Tamiya	Kouji Murata	2:15		Download
06	Leap of Faith	Junko Tamiya	Kouji Murata	1:34		Download
07	Bionic Commando Theme	Harumi Fujita	Kouji Murata	2:25		Download
08	Neutral Area	Kouji Murata	Kouji Murata	1:10		Download
09	Area Clear	Kouji Murata	Kouji Murata	0:10		Download
10	Combat	Kouji Murata	Kouji Murata	1:15		Download
11	Boss	Kouji Murata	Kouji Murata	0:55		Download
12	Game Over	Kouji Murata	Kouji Murata	0:07		Download
13	Password Entry	Kouji Murata	Kouji Murata	1:29		Download
14	Epilogue	Junko Tamiya	Kouji Murata	1:15		Download
15	Unknown	Kouji Murata	Kouji Murata	0:22		Download

Credits

• Ripper: Unknown
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Not Credited Composer: Junko Tamiya
  • Not Credited Composer: Harumi Fujita
  • Not Credited Composer: Kouji Murata

Several songs are based on the original arcade music composed by Harumi Fujita (verified by Capcom). They may also have been based on the NES port which was arranged by Junko Tamiya (verified by Capcom). Kouji Murata lists this game in his works on his archived page.

(Source: Kouji's website [1]; game lacks credits.)

Game Rip

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Ripping Game Boy music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site. The soundtrack was recorded using the Game Emu Player in foobar2000.

Releases

Japan Title: トップシークレット　ヒットラー (Bionic Commando) Platform: Game Boy Released: 1992-07-24 Publisher: Capcom Co., Ltd.     USA Title: Bionic Commando Platform: Game Boy Released: 1992-10-?? Publisher: Capcom U.S.A., Inc.     UK Title: Bionic Commando Platform: Game Boy Released: 1992-??-?? Publisher: Capcom Co., Ltd.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/gameboy/bionic-commando_ - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.com/gameboy/585633-bionic-commando - GameFAQs.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_Commando_%28Game_Boy%29 - Wikipedia.

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Notable Songs	Bionic Commando Theme • Heat Wave • Power Plant • Leap of Faith
Notable Personnel	Harumi Fujita • Junko Tamiya • Kouji Murata
Notable Companies	Capcom