Commando (Arcade) - 1 Credit Challenge
4In this video, I'm doing a 1 Credit Challenge of a game that I've planned to do this for a long time. That game is: Commando for the Arcade. This game was developed and published by Capcom, it was released in 1985. Commando was ported to many home computers and consoles, like: Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commdore 64, Intellivision, MSX, ZX Spectrum and NES. The game also appears on Capcom Classics Collection, Activision Anthology, and on the Wii Virtual Console Arcade, as well as Capcom Arcade Cabinet for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Commando was followed by a sequel titled: Mercs in 1989, which I did two videos on my channel. A second sequel, Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 was released as a downloadable title for the Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network in 2008. I remember playing the C64 version of Commando, back when I was a kid. In 2015, Nostalgia released a newer version of Commando on the C64 called: Commando Arcade. But for this video, I'm going to play the original arcade version to see how far I can get with only one credit. 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. Extra lives are given at 10,000 points, and per 50,000 scored up to 960,000; thereafter, no more lives. About my 1 credit challenge run on Commando: I think I did pretty good after a lot of practice, but I wasted some lives at area 3 and I got game over. Overall, Commando is a great run and gun shooter by Capcom, but also a tough game. I hope you enjoy this 1 Credit Challenge video of Commando for the Arcade and thanks for watching!
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