game
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title Bionic Commando (Euro)
set name bionicc
manufacturer Capcom
year 1987
genre Platform (hof)
category Platform / Shooter Scrolling (hof)
driver status good
driver source bionicc.c
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rating

59.3% after 48 votes
 
clones Bionic Commando (US set 1)
Bionic Commando (US set 2)
Top Secret (Japan)
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display
colour emulation good
palette 1024
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 256x224
frequency 60.000000Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
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controls
players 2
nplayers 2P alt
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu 68000 @ 12MHz
cpu Z80 @ 3.579545MHz
audio YM2151 @ 3.579545MHz
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data
version added .110u3
last change(s) none
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
tse_02.1a  65536  e4aeefaa  bionicc    77b6a2d4337bf350239abb50013d030d7c5c8640 
tse_04.1b  65536  d0c8ec75  bionicc    04138c75ca3939604100b7e9fb451f7fceee67ca 
tse_03.2a  65536  b2ac0a45  bionicc    d0933e74870efa9ea703251b30a56ef706ac24fe 
tse_05.2b  65536  a79cb406  bionicc    50eada2f3e80c28dcb5529890d9b279c73f0115a 
ts_01b.4e  32768  a9a6cafa  bionicc    55e0a0e6ca11e8e73339d5b4604e130031211291 
tsu_08.8l  32768  9bf0b7a2  bionicc    1361335c3c2c8a9c6a7d99566048d8aac99e7c8f 
tsu_07.5l  32768  9469efa4  bionicc    53c70361e8d9e54825f61b87a10df42438aaf5b0 
tsu_06.4l  32768  40bf0eb4  bionicc    fcb186c31747e2c9872de01e34b3e713dc74df82 
ts_12.17f  32768  e4b4619e  bionicc    3bec8399ffb28fd50ce6ae88d90b091eadf8bda1 
ts_11.15f  32768  ab30237a  bionicc    ea6c07df992ba48f9eca7daa4ea775faa94358d2 
ts_17.17g  32768  deb657e4  bionicc    b36b468f9bbb7a4937286230d3f6caa14c61d4dd 
ts_16.15g  32768  d363b5f9  bionicc    1dd3991d99db2d6bcbdb12879ba50a01fef95004 
ts_13.18f  32768  a8f5a004  bionicc    36ab0cb8ec9ce0519876f7461ccc5020c9c5b597 
ts_18.18g  32768  3b36948c  bionicc    d85fcc0265ba1729c587b046cc5a7ba6f25363dd 
ts_23.18j  32768  bbfbe58a  bionicc    9b1d5672b6f3c5c0952f8dcd0da71acc68a97a5e 
ts_24.18k  32768  f156e564  bionicc    a6cad05bcc6d9ded6294f9b5aa856d05641aed02 
tse_10.13f  32768  d28eeacc  bionicc    8b4a655a48da276b07f3464c65743b13cec52bcb 
tsu_09.11f  32768  6a049292  bionicc    525c862061f426d679b539b6926af4c9f14b47b5 
tse_15.13g  32768  9b5593c0  bionicc    73c0acbb01fe69c2bd29dea11b6a223c8efb54a0 
tsu_14.11g  32768  46b2ad83  bionicc    21ebd5691a544323fdfcf330b9a37bbe0428e3e3 
tse_20.13j  32768  b03db778  bionicc    f72a93e73196c800c1893fd3b523394d702547dd 
tsu_19.11j  32768  b5c82722  bionicc    969f9159f7d59e4e4c9ef9ddbdc27cbfa531eabf 
tse_22.17j  32768  d4dedeb3  bionicc    e121057bb541f3f5c755963ca22832c3fe2637c0 
tsu_21.15j  32768  98777006  bionicc    bcc2058b639e9b71d16af05f63df298bcce91fdc 
63s141.18f  256  b58d0023  bionicc    e8a4a2e2951bf73b3d9eed6957e9ee1e61c9c58a 
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cabinet art
cabinet bionicc.png bionicc.png
marquee bionicc.png
control panel bionicc.png
flyer bionicc.png
PCB bionicc.png
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additional information
info 0.110u3 [Stefan Lindberg]

0.34b1 [Steven Frew, Phil Stroffolino, Paul Leaman]

NOTE:
  • When playing on stage 2 'infiltration' (or just using the sound test) the music (Sound test 02)'s second loop has several of the instruments offset forward (in time) from when they should be playing. On subsequent loops it gets worse and worse. It sounds to me like something is looping over ['wrapping around'] too late/incorrectly. Same thing happens on the pcb. Fujix
  • Clone topsecrt: There are grey tiles around the title in the original pcb and the bootleg too. It looks very ugly, but it's the right behaviour. Kold666 (ID 01253)
WIP:
  • 0.128u2: Fixed 'Bonus Life' dipswitch.
  • 0.126u2: Aaron Giles merged memory maps in Bionic Commando.
  • 0.124u3: Nicola Salmoria modified Bionic Commando to compute the palette based on the schematics.
  • 0.123u6: RansAckeR added DIP locations to Bionic Commando.
  • 0.123u3: Couriersud added CPU clocks from schematics to Bionic Commando driver. Comment about Z80 NMI generation. Changed 68000 CPU1 clock speed to 12MHz and Z80 CPU2 to 3579545 Hz.
  • 0.122u6: Bryan McPhail fixed at the end of level 2 the background gets darker and darker until it becomes black in Top Secret (Japan).
  • 0.110u3: Stefan Lindberg added Bionic Commando (Euro). Renamed (bionicc) to (bionicc1).
  • 12th October 2000: Bryan McPhail fixed Bionic Commando sprite colors.
  • 0.37b6: Added prom ($0 - priority).
  • 6th August 2000: Nicola Salmoria implemented correct tile/sprite priority system in Bionic Commando, Exed Exes, Ghosts 'n Goblins and Last Duel.
  • 0.36b9: Changed YM2151 clock speed to 3579545 Hz.
  • 0.36b8: Nicola Salmoria added vh_eof_callback and Bryan McPhail added VIDEO_BUFFERS_SPRITERAM to the MachineDriver structure. See Bionic Commando, Last Duel or other CPS1 games.
  • 18th October 1999: Bryan McPhail sent in a general sprite lag fix, helping CPS-1 games, bionicc and lastduel.
  • 0.36b7: Added 'Freeze' dipswitch.
  • 11th October 1999: Jarek Burczynski sent in an update to his YM2151 emulator, and fixed a dip switch in Bionic Commando.
  • 0.35b8: Changed palettesize from 448 to 1024 colors.
  • 4th April 1999: John Butler and Nicola fixed Bionic Commando hiscore functions.
  • 0.35b2: Maurizio Clementini added clone Top Secret (Japan).
  • 0.34b8: Howie Cohen added hiscore save in Bionic Commando.
  • 0.34b4: Nicola Salmoria added clone Bionic Commando (set 2).
- 0.34b1: Added Bionic Commando (Capcom 1987). TODO: Optimize the video driver (it currently doesn't use tmpbitmaps) and Get rid of input port hack.
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Romset: 897 kb / 25 files / 333 zip
history Bionic Commando (c) 1987 Capcom.


The player takes on the role of 'Super Joe', an elite Commando who is equipped with a bionic arm; an ingenious device that acts as an advanced grappling hook and must be used to traverse the many platforms and ledges that make up the game's levels. The arm can also be used to destroy the enemies that populate the levels, as well as to retrieve bonuses and weapons that are occasionally dropped by parachute.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : 68000

Sound CPU : Z80

Sound Chips : YM2151


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 1024


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


Released in March 1987.


This game is known in Japan as "Top Secret".


Many Capcom employees consider this to be one of the most difficult games Capcom ever released in arcades.


There are several songs available in the test mode that are not used in the actual game. The game's main character, 'Super Joe', made his first appearance in the 1985 game, "Commando".


- SERIES -
  3. Bionic Commando - Elite Forces (2000, Nintendo Game Boy Color)
    4. - STAFF -
    • Music by : Harumi Fujita
    • - PORTS -
    • * Consoles :
    • Nintendo Game Boy (1992)
    • Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, "Capcom Classics Collection")
    • Microsoft XBOX (2005, "Capcom Classics Collection")
    • Nintendo Game Boy Advance (2006, "Capcom Classics Mini Mix")
    • Sony PSP (2006, "Capcom Classics Collection Remixed")
    • Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] (2008, "Bionic Commando Rearmed", remake of the NES version)
    • Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] (2008, "Bionic Commando Rearmed", remake of the NES version)
    • * Computers :
    • Atari ST (1987)
    • Commodore Amiga (1987)
    • Commodore C64 (1988)
    • Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)
    • Amstrad CPC (1988)
    • Commodore Amiga (1988, "Amiga Gold Hits 1")
    • PC [MS-Windows] (2008, "Bionic Commando Rearmed", remake of the NES version)
    • - SOURCES -
    • Game's rom.
    • Machine's picture.
    • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=bionic-commando&page=detail&id=254&o=2
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code comments
00000000:FFC550:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Credits
00010000:FFC551:00000063:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Credits (2/2)
  1 Loop = 5 Stages. Total 2 Loops
00000301:FFC5A4:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Select Current Loop
00001301:FFC588:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Select Starting Stage:Set on displayed "Press Start" message screen
00000000:FFC5A1:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Time
00000000:FFC57E:00000008:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives
20800000:00A77E:00000060:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility
20810000:00AA4A:00000060:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (2/9):1st & 2nd = Enemy
20B10000:00AD16:0C020002:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (3/9):3rd - 5th = Enabled collision check for pipe
20910000:00AD1A:00006604:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (4/9)
20B10000:00AD1C:6000005A:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (5/9)
20B10000:00AEF4:0C02000B:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (6/9):6th - 8th = Enabled collision check for items
20910000:00AEF8:00006604:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (7/9)
20B10000:00AEFA:600000DE:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (8/9)
20810000:0242FA:00000060:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (9/9):Bee
00000000:FFC999:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Always have fast arm "ON"
00000001:FFC999:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Turn fast arm "OFF"
00000000:FFC55A:00000000:00000002  Rapid Fire:Turn it OFF on the name entry screen
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