ALL NEW BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #30 Commando

[yamatetsu]

ALL NEW BYOAC High Score Competition! Games played so far: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,156317.0.html


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Game Name : Commando
ROM Name  = commandou
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Parent rom commando.zip is needed.

Settings:
   


Controls:   
    8 way joystick, 2 buttons




The player takes control of a soldier named Super Joe, who starts by being dropped off in a jungle by a helicopter, and has to fight his way out singlehandedly, fending off a massive assault of enemy soldiers.

Super Joe is armed with a sub-machine gun (which has unlimited ammunition) as well as a limited supply of hand grenades. While Joe can fire his gun in any of the eight directions that he faces, his grenades can only be thrown vertically towards the top of the screen, irrespective of the direction Joe is facing. Unlike his submachine gun bullets, grenades can be thrown to clear obstacles, and explosions from well-placed grenades can kill several enemies at once.

At the end of each level, the screen stops, and the player must fight several soldiers streaming from a gate or fortress. They are ordered out by a cowardly officer, who immediately runs away, although shooting him in the back awards the player bonus points. Along the way, one can attempt to free prisoners of war as they are transported across the screen by the enemy.

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_(video_game)

KLOV: https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7376


The final scores.

1st     yamatetsu    124,200

2nd    jasonbar        74,600

3rd     wp34            46,000

4th     epetti            33,700



Last day: Sunday, February 24 2019, midnight Pacific Time
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Happy gaming!

[yamatetsu]

79,500.

[epetti]

Not a fan of the controls for this game. 33,700.

[jasonbar]

I remember this game being funner.

Maybe I was thinking of Gun.Smoke or Ikari Warriors...?

Yup, controls are tricky. I think the best strategy is to just run at top speed & shoot as many people in the back as you can.
Honorable!

74,600 after a few games.

-J

[yamatetsu]

124,200. Made it to area 5.

[wp34]

I loved this game when it was in the arcade and it has been on my "would like to have" list for years.  Not anymore.  The controls are just whack.  The Arnold Commando movie from the 80's holds up much, much better.

The sounds and graphics are superb though.  I just wish the controls were more like Smash TV.

39,200 is the best I can do so far.

If you are interested I found this podcast that talks about Commando.  There are some interesting tidbits about the game and the various console ports.  The Commando part starts at about the 1 hour 20 minute mark.

http://tenpencearcade.co.uk/podcast-88-commando/

[wp34]

I'm tapping out at 46,000.

[yamatetsu]

The scores.

1st     yamatetsu    124,200

2nd    jasonbar        74,600

3rd     wp34            46,000

4th     epetti            33,700

wp34, your turn to choose the next game.

[wp34]

Sounds good.  I'll get something posted later today.

Thanks yamatetsu for managing the record books.   

[Mr. Peabody]

I can't recall the last time I played this, and was surprised I had it, though got around to playing it the other night. Jackal is a proper version of it, to speak nothing of Ikari Warriors, but I found it fun enough. I forgot to use grenades, so I likely have a LOT better in me.

[Jimbo]

Damnit, I missed this by 2 days! 

I managed to get 131,500.  Sadly it then got trumped twice by a work colleague!!! Grrr I will have my revenge!

[yamatetsu]

Thanks yamatetsu for managing the record books.   

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