Bionic Commando (1992 video game)
A futuristic adaptation of the NES Bionic Commando.
Bionic Commando, a platform game for the Game Boy, was released in 1992. Minakuchi Engineering handled development, with Capcom as the publisher. This title adapts the NES version of Bionic Commando, swapping its contemporary setting for a futuristic sci-fi backdrop. Later re-releases arrived on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2011 and through the Nintendo Classics service in November 2025.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Minakuchi Engineering
- Publisher
- Capcom
- Released
- July 24, 1992 (JP)
- September 19, 1992 (NA)
- 1992 (EU)
- Genre
- Platform
- Modes
- Single-player
- Platforms
- Game Boy
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Plot
The Game Boy version of Bionic Commando reimagines the NES game’s modern-day military setting as a futuristic one. Players control Rad Spencer (called Ladd in the NES original), an FF Corps agent (the FF Battalion in the NES version). His mission is to rescue his ally Super Joe from the Doraize Army and stop their leader, Director Wiseman (based on the Weizmann character from the Japanese Famicom game, renamed Killt in the NES localization), from completing the secret Albatross project. The military theme is replaced with sci-fi elements: enemies wear futuristic armor and have spiky hair. The game also adds cinema-style opening and ending sequences, along with character drawings during in-game dialogue, making it more story-focused.
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