Guide/FAQ to Bionic Commando on GameBoy
Version .01
written by `Xenocide <
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
Story
Controls
Characters
Items
Weapons
Passwords
Legal
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Introduction
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Bionic Commando was an arcade game which has been ported to several platforms, including
the NES. The game plays like a shooting side scroller with a twist: rather than jump,
you're forced to rely on your bionic grappling hook to scale platforms. In additon, you
collect capsules from enemies to earn extra hits per life.
If you liked Bionic Commando, other games you might like include Bionic Commando:Elite
Forces(GBC), Ikari Warriors(Arcade/NES), and Metal Gear(NES/GBC).
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Story
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Super Joe has been sent in to destroy the enemies' secret weapon, the Albetross. Unfortunately,
Super Joe has been captured. Now its up to you, Rad Spencer, to save him with your brains, quick
reflexes, and your trusty grappling hook. On your adventure you will come across enemy
technology after battles, and your own technology can be found in neutral zones across the land.
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Controls
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Map
Transfer - Change Map location. May run into enemy.
Descend - Select your weapons and enter the side scrolling mode
Sidescrolling
Select - Pause and bring up status screen
Start - Use item
Left/Right - Move
Down - Duck
B - shoot gun
A - Use grappling Hook
On the eliteness of the grappling hook:
A - Shoot hook. Press A again to ascend, Forward to swing or eith Down or Back to let go.
A+Forward - Grapple forwards. Tap A to draw yourself in or Back to let go.
A+Down - Grapple forwards while in a crouch. Press A to draw yourself in or Back to let go.
A+UP - Grapple upwards. Tap A to ascend, or Down to let go.
While drawn in on a platform press Up to climb up it.
WHile swinging press forward to keep moving forward, so you can grapple again.
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Characters
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Super Joe - The guy who you're going in to rescue. He is assumed to be a captive.
Rad Spencer - Your character, a Bionic Commando.
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Items
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Capsules
Those things that the enemies occasionally drops are cartridges. Collect enough for an increase
in LIFE. You can earn five for a total of eight LIFE hits.
LIFE ups at:
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16
32
64
128
300
Items
In addition, sometimes you earn an item to be equipped from defeating a boss. Here's my list:
Bio Protein (1) - Use to refill your life bar.
Flare (2) - Use to illuminate dark areas
Leg Armor (7) - Damage enemies when you land on them while equipped.
Permit (8) - Lets you enter certain Neutral Areas.
Hyperbarrel (10) - shoots several shots at once.
Armor
Shield Goggles (4) - Absorb one hit. Does not refresh with Bio Protein
Visor Helmet - Aborbs two hits.
Body Vest - Aborbs three hits.
Recievers - recivers let you use Comm rooms in levels
Alpha - Used in quadrants 1,2,3,4
Beta (5) - Used in areas 6,7,8
Ipsilon (9) - Used in areas 10,12,13
Gamma (11) Used in
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Weapons
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Standard Rifle - Shoots a single shot straight forward.
Wide Range Rifle (3) - Shoots three shots in a vertical spread. Shots dont travel far.
Grenade Launcher (6) - Shoots a powerful shot forward. Useful against enemies behind barrels.
Vulcan (12) - Shoots fire up, down and forward a little ways.
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Passwords
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Key
C= Circle; T= Triangle; S= Square; _=Empty
Area Zero Clear
CCCS__
S__CT_
SSC__T
TTCS_S
Area One Clear
C_TCC_
_SSC_T
S_TS_S
_TCCC_
Area Three Clear
ST_SSS
STT_ST
_S_S_T
__SCSC
Level Four Clear
CC____
_TCSSS
CTS_SC
_CCCCS
Level Six Clear
T__CT_
SSTCS_
S__CCC
SCCT_C
Level Seven Clear
TCCCC_
T_TS_C
TSSTTC
TCSSST
Level Eight Clear
SS_CC_
__TSCS
TT_CTS
CT_T_C
Level Ten Clear
TT__SS
CCSCS_
SCCSSS
TSSC__
Level Twelve Clear
_CS_SC
T_SSTS
TSSSCT
T_TCS_
Level Thirteen Clear
CCTCTT
T_ST_S
SSCSS_
TCSS_S
Level Sixteen Clear
CTCTSC
TSCS_C
_SCC_T
S_CTSS
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Legal
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