Bionic Commando (c) 1987 Capcom.
The player takes on the role of 'Super Joe', an elite Commando who is equipped with a bionic arm; an ingenious device that acts as an advanced grappling hook and must be used to traverse the many platforms and ledges that make up the game's levels. The arm can also be used to destroy the enemies that populate the levels, as well as to retrieve bonuses and weapons that are occasionally dropped by parachute.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Main CPU : 68000
Sound CPU : Z80
Sound Chips : YM2151
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 1024
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in March 1987.
This game is known in Japan as 'Top Secret'.
Many Capcom employees consider this to be one of the most difficult games Capcom ever released in arcades.
There are several songs available in the test mode that are not used in the actual game. The game's main character, 'Super Joe', made his first appearance in the 1985 game, 'Commando'.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Bionic Commando (1987)
2. Bionic Commando (1988, NES) (called 'Top Secret - Hitler's Revival' in Japan)
3. Bionic Commando - Elite Forces (2000, Nintendo Game Boy Color)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Music by : Harumi Fujita

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Nintendo Game Boy (1992)
Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, 'Capcom Classics Collection')
Microsoft XBOX (2005, 'Capcom Classics Collection')
Nintendo Game Boy Advance (2006, 'Capcom Classics Mini Mix')
Sony PSP (2006, 'Capcom Classics Collection Remixed')
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] (2008, 'Bionic Commando Rearmed', remake of the NES version)
Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] (2008, 'Bionic Commando Rearmed', remake of the NES version)
* Computers :
Atari ST (1987)
Commodore Amiga (1987)
Commodore C64 (1988)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)
Amstrad CPC (1988)
Commodore Amiga (1988, 'Amiga Gold Hits 1')
PC [MS-Windows] (2008, 'Bionic Commando Rearmed', remake of the NES version)

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.