Bionic Commando (ZXS)

Bionic Commando

Platform: ZX Spectrum Year: 1988 Developer: Capcom Co., Ltd., Software Creations, Ltd.

For other games in the series see Bionic Commando.

Bionic Commando is a platform shooter where you control a soldier who has a bionic grappling-hook for an arm. Since you can't jump, the grappling hook is your only source of vertical movement.

Like most early games, there is little in the way of plot. The game doesn't have a back-story or clear objective. You just shoot all the enemy soldiers and avoid the hazardous environment on your way to the ends of each stage. Each stage ends with a "boss" soldier which is actually one of the weakest enemies in the game. The game only features 5 stages, but like early games, it makes up for begins short by being extremely difficult.

The ZX Spectrum port is made by the same group that made the superior Bionic Commando PAL (C64) port.

Screenshots

The title screen. The menu.

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Music

VGMPF Album Art

Tim Follin based the ZX Spectrum music on the work he did for the PAL version of the Commodore 64 port, however, due to size constraints, several tracks were cut including the loader, ending, and Power Plant tracks. Because of this, stages 4 and 5 use Stop the Missile.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	The Forest	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	3:17		Download
02	Bionic Commando Theme	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	2:35		Download
03	Infiltration	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	1:59		Download
04	Stop the Missile	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	2:04		Download
05	End of Stage	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	0:07		Download
06	Game Over	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	0:02		Download
07	High Score	Harumi Fujita	Tim Follin	0:32		Download

Credits

• Ripper: Unknown
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Music: Tim Follin
  • Not Credited Composer: Harumi Fujita
  • Not Credited Composer: Junko Tamiya

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Game Rip

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Ripping ZX Spectrum music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site. The soundtrack was recorded with NEZ Plug version 0.9.4.8 in Winamp.

Releases

EU Title: Bionic Commando Platform: ZX Spectrum Released: 1988-??-?? Publisher: Go!

Links

• mobygames.com/game/zx-spectrum/bionic-commando - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.com/sinclair/946893-bionic-commando - GameFAQs.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_Commando - Wikipedia.
• thealmightyguru.com/Reviews/BionicCommando/Wiki/index.php - Fan page.

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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