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Post by Discoalucard on Sept 18, 2007 21:28:59 GMT -5
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Post by Gen on Sept 18, 2007 22:42:34 GMT -5
Sweet, sweet Mercs! I was a fan of Commando arcade, too, but 3-player Merc cabinets owned me. Is Ikari/Heavy Barrel next on the agenda?
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Post by ReyVGM on Sept 18, 2007 22:48:50 GMT -5
This was left in the commando article:
(EN: He devised a lot of other adjectives alongside "completely," but I just thought they sounded like overkill. You can keep them in if you wish.)
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Post by Haz on Sept 18, 2007 22:53:43 GMT -5
Mercs > Commando
I like Commando too though. The original AC version was just a little super hard.
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Post by zzz on Sept 18, 2007 23:43:13 GMT -5
This was left in the commando article: (EN: He devised a lot of other adjectives alongside "completely," but I just thought they sounded like overkill. You can keep them in if you wish.) Yeah, that was not exactly proper grammar, but I was obviously just trying to emphasize the point. Anyway, nice to see this go up. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2007 7:57:21 GMT -5
This was left in the commando article: (EN: He devised a lot of other adjectives alongside "completely," but I just thought they sounded like overkill. You can keep them in if you wish.) Yeah, that was not exactly proper grammar, but I was obviously just trying to emphasize the point. Anyway, nice to see this go up. Sorry, man, but it's the English major in me. I didn't intend for you to see that editor's note, so I hope there's no raw feelings.  |
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Post by aggroger on Sept 19, 2007 8:16:02 GMT -5
"The Commodore 64 saw a bootleg port that looks like crap, but actually plays relatively well. " Err,the C64 version was an official conversion.And trust me,it plays much worse than it looks,it has more bugs than an anthill and it has only three levels so it lacks any lastability. The conversion was did by a software house called Elite,specialized in half-assed conversions ( Paperboy,Ghosts'n Goblins,Bomb Jack and 1942 among others ).Needless to say,it was hugely popular back then. But for some reason is hugely popular among Commodore fans..in fact is so popular that I think of C64 Commando as the most overrated 8-bit game ever.On the other hand the ZX port looks pants but plays a treat. That said,I'm a huge fan of Commando but I've never been particularly keen on Mercs for some reason. By the way,here's Commando's C64 box scan,taken from Lemon64: .jpg) |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2007 12:32:49 GMT -5
Nice article. I actually liked the Commodore 64 port, and its music. There's a couple of things in the article that I want to point out: [/size][/quote] Intellivision is misspelled and there's a space missing after some of the slashes. Also, wasn't there a crappy PC port of Commando?The article's font size suddenly changes to smaller right after the "mercs-genesis1.png" screenshot. If you're interested in adding any blatant Commando rip-offs in the article, there's the Who Dares Wins games, at least. |
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Post by Haz on Sept 19, 2007 13:49:38 GMT -5
Nice article. I actually liked the Commodore 64 port, and its music. There's a couple of things in the article that I want to point out: [/size][/quote] Intellivision is misspelled and there's a space missing after some of the slashes. Also, wasn't there a crappy PC port of Commando?The article's font size suddenly changes to smaller right after the "mercs-genesis1.png" screenshot. If you're interested in adding any blatant Commando rip-offs in the article, there's the Who Dares Wins games, at least. [/quote] And Rambo: First Blood Part II (Japan: Ashura, Europe: Secret Commando) for the Sega Master System. |
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Post by The bag of sand on Sept 19, 2007 14:31:40 GMT -5
I have this game on this NES Multi cart for GBA. Its the Japanese one though.
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Post by johnh on Sept 19, 2007 15:37:46 GMT -5
Let it be known to one and all that I have completed NES Commando, all 16 levels, without continuing. Flear me!
A couple of additions: there are plenty of secret passages in the NES version, including some booby-trapped ones. One of the secret rooms is called the Gas Room, and if the player can't grenade open the hidden exit before a timer runs out he dies instantly. Also, there's a powerup that increases grenade blast range that comes in very handy, and finding every prisoner in a level (including those in secret passages) is worth a huge score bonus.
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Post by Shinigami on Sept 19, 2007 16:37:12 GMT -5
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Post by sideshow on Sept 19, 2007 22:56:41 GMT -5
Me and my brother played Mercs for countless hours back in the Genesis days. Such an outstanding 2 player game.
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Post by Gen on Sept 20, 2007 18:31:58 GMT -5
It's chess-speak. Don't worry. I had to look it up, too: Shinigami thought he had finished the level, when he was suddenly fleared by a stray machine gun bullet. |
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Post by ReyVGM on Sept 23, 2007 18:31:35 GMT -5
I have the mobile phone version of Commando is anyone is interested.
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