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Commando (World)

  1. Game infos
  2. Parent and Clones
  3. Sound
  4. Driver
  5. Inputs
  6. Controls
  7. Display
  8. Dipswitchs
  9. Roms list
  10. Chips list
  11. Serie
  12. Categories
  13. MAMEinfo
  14. History
  15. High scores
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Game infos

Description Commando (World)
Name commando
Manufacturer Capcom
Year 1985
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P alt
Added to MAME .022
Romset size 274 KB
Romset file 22 files
Romset zip 129 B
Language English
Evaluation 70 to 80 (Good)
Genre Shooter

Parent and clones

Parent This game is the parent

Sound infos

Sound_channels 1

Driver infos

Driver status good
Driver emulation good
Driver color good
Driver sound good
Driver graphic good
Driver cocktail
Driver protection
Driver savestate yes

Inputs infos

Input service no
Input tilt no
Input players 2
Input buttons
Input coins 2

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
joy 8 no

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 270 no 256 224 60

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade cm02.9f 16384 f9cc4a74 ee8dd73919c6f47f62cc6d999de9510db9f79b8f audiocpu 0 good no
arcade cm03.8m 16384 35486542 531a85c9e03970ce037be84f2240c2df6f6e3ec1 maincpu 8000 good no
arcade cm04.9m 32768 8438b694 e154478d8f1b635355bd777370acabe49cb9d309 maincpu 0 good no
arcade vt01.5d 16384 505726e0 2435c87c9c9d78a6e703cf0e1f6a0288207fcd4c gfx1 0 good no
arcade vt05.7e 16384 79f16e3d 04e1f03a4d6b4cc2b81bce3a290bbb95de900d35 gfx3 0 good no
arcade vt06.8e 16384 26fee521 2fbfc73ee860f72a20229a01d4da9f5cc2e858d3 gfx3 4000 good no
arcade vt07.9e 16384 ca88bdfd 548b05460bc7983cc81f15c70e87f47d10db2812 gfx3 8000 good no
arcade vt08.7h 16384 2019c883 883c0156ceab99f4849fe36972c4162b4ac8c216 gfx3 c000 good no
arcade vt09.8h 16384 98703982 ba9a9b0dcadd4f52502828408c4a19b0bd518351 gfx3 10000 good no
arcade vt10.9h 16384 f069d2f8 2c92300a9407470b34965021de882f1f7a84730c gfx3 14000 good no
arcade vt11.5a 16384 7b2e1b48 5d49e1d8146e4ef744445b68f35677302e875a85 gfx2 0 good no
arcade vt12.6a 16384 81b417d3 5ec7e3f0c8069384a5f6eb39232c228b9d7b8c0c gfx2 4000 good no
arcade vt13.7a 16384 5612dbd2 9e4e1a22b6cbf60607b9a81dae34482ae55f7c47 gfx2 8000 good no
arcade vt14.8a 16384 2b2dee36 8792278464fa3da47176582025f6673a15a581e2 gfx2 c000 good no
arcade vt15.9a 16384 de70babf 6717e23baf55f84d3143fb432140a7c3e102ac26 gfx2 10000 good no
arcade vt16.10a 16384 14178237 f896e71c7004349c9a46155edfd9f0aaa186065d gfx2 14000 good no
arcade vtb1.1d 256 3aba15a1 8b057f6e26155dd9e48bde182e680fce4519f600 proms 0 good no
arcade vtb2.2d 256 88865754 ca6dddca98baf00a65b2fb70b69cf4704ef8c831 proms 100 good no
arcade vtb3.3d 256 4c14c3f6 644ac17c7413f094ec9a15cba87bbd421b26321f proms 200 good no
arcade vtb4.1h 256 b388c246 038f9851699331ad887b6281a9df053dca3db8fd proms 300 good no
arcade vtb5.6l 256 712ac508 5349d722ab6733afdda65f6e0a98322f0d515e86 proms 400 good no
arcade vtb6.6e 256 0eaf5158 bafd4108708f66cd7b280e47152b108f3e254fc9 proms 500 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
Speaker mono audio
YM2203 ym2 audio 1500000
Z80 audiocpu cpu 3000000

Serie

Serie : Commando
  1. Command-O (for 4016/4032, except "Fat-40") (1980)
  2. Commando (World) (1985)
  3. Commando (1985)
  4. Commando (1985)
  5. Commando (1985)
  6. Commando (UK) (1985)
  7. Commando (UK) [Original] (1985)
  8. Commando (1985)
  9. Commando (bootleg set 1) (1985)
  10. Commando (bootleg set 2) (1985)
  11. Senjou no Ookami (1985)
  12. Commando (US set 1) (1985)
  13. Commando (US set 2) (1985)
  14. Mercenario (Commando bootleg) (1985)
  15. Space Invasion (Europe) (1985)
  16. Space Invasion (bootleg) (1985)
  17. Commando (1986)
  18. Commando (USA) (1986)
  19. Commando (clean crack) (1987)
  20. Commando (1987)
  21. Commando (1988)
  22. Commando (Prototype) (1988)
  23. Commando (PAL) (1989)
  24. Commando (1989)
  25. Commando (1989)
  26. Commando (NTSC) (1989)
  27. Mercs (World 900302) (1990)
  28. Mercs (Euro, Bra) (1990)
  29. Senjou no Ookami II (Japan 900302) (1990)
  30. Mercs (USA 900608) (1990)
  31. Mercs (USA 900302) (1990)
  32. Mercs (UK) (1991)
  33. Mercs (Euro, USA) ~ Senjou no Ookami II (Jpn) (1991)
  34. Space Invasion (Euro) (200?)

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.22 [Nicola Salmoria, Paul Johnson]


Artwork available


TEST MODE:

- Press P1 Button 1 during the startup message to enter the test screen.


WIP:

- 0.174: Rockman added clone Mercenario (Commando bootleg).

- 0.152: Kevin Eshbach added clone Commando (US set 2). This may be older than the other data east set as this doesn't have service mode. Changed description of clone (US) to 'Commando (US set 1)'.

- 0.149u1: Kevin Eshbach added PAL16L8 dump to clone Commando (bootleg set 2).

- 0.149: Kevin Eshbach added clone Commando (bootleg set 2). Note: There's a 16L8A PAL (with a 74LS244P and a 74LS367AP, not dumped) on a tiny sub-board between the CPU1 ROMs and the CPU1 (a Z80 compatible NEC D780C-1). This sub-board is plugged on what seems to be a ROM socket. Changed description of clone (bootleg) to 'Commando (bootleg set 1)'.

- 0.142u3: Angelo Salese removed deprecat.h dependancy and updated irqs accordingly for Commando.

- 0.135u2: Fabio Priuli added save state support to Commando.

- 0.133u1: Renamed (commandu) to (commandou), (commandj) to (commandoj) and (commandb) to (commandob).

- 0.114: Justin Szczap added DIP locations to the Commando driver.

- 0.110u2: Canim fixed upside down service mode in Commando.

- 0.108u3: ClawGrip added clone Commando (bootleg).

- 3rd September 2006: Mr. Do - Ad_Enuff optimized Commando bezel. File sizes are now half of what they were (with no loss in quality).

- 0.89u2: Fixed rom names.

- 0.71: Brian Troha added clone Space Invasion (Europe). Changed description of clone 'Space Invasion' to 'Space Invasion (bootleg)'. Renamed (spaceinv) to (sinvasnb).

- 4th July 2003: Brian Troha added the original? European version of Space Invasion.

- 0.67: Changed description of clone 'Senjo no Ookami' to 'Senjou no Ookami'.

- 17th September 2002: Brian Troha added an original version of Space Invasion to the Commando driver.

- 23rd June 2001: Limes and THE SHEEP dumped Space Invasion (Europe) (Capcom 1985).

- 23rd August 2000: Zsolt Vasvari converted 1942, Commando and Vulgus to the tilemap system.

- 0.36RC2: Added proms ($300, 400, 500 - palette selector, interrupt timing and video timing).

- 0.35b12: Nicola Salmoria added clone Space Invasion.

- 0.34b8: Changed description of clone 'Commando (Japan)' to 'Senjo no Ookami'.

- 0.34b4: Nicola Salmoria added clone Commando (US). Changed parent description to 'Commando (World)'.

- 0.34b2: Nicola Salmoria finally fixed Commando sometimes not starting. It was a bug in the decode routine, which has been completely rewritten.

- 0.33b6: Changed description to 'Commando (US)' and clone (Japanese version) to 'Commando (Japan)'.

- 0.31: Aaron Giles added new vblank_duration field in MachineDriver, which controls how long to delay screen refresh after a vblank interrupt. This is important to get video properly in sync in some games (e.g. sprites and background in Commando). Known issues: Some missing sprites here and there, probably caused by sprite multiplexing.

- 0.28: Nicola Salmoria added clone Commando (Japanese version). Changed parent description to 'Commando (US version)'.

- 0.26: Mirko Buffoni fixed Commando dipswitch bonus settings.

- 0.25: Nicola fixed Commando driver, so now intermissions have the correct tiles positioned.

- 0.23: "And there was MUSIC!" [Mirko Buffoni]. Thanks to Ishmair's YM-2203 FM engine, music is supported in Commando, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Diamonds. Since the synthesis is based on FM generation via OPL, you must have a SoundBlaster, Adlib, or compatible to get the music. However I heavily dislike this approach and I'm looking for documentation on FM generation. If anyone want to join to the party forward me a mail!

- 0.22: Nicola Salmoria added 'Commando' (Capcom 1985). High score supported as well. Original sound is done by YM2203 (FM synthesis) while now is done by 8910 (no FM). So music is not present. Thanks to Paul Johnson for the ROM encryption scheme and colors of Commando. Control: Arrows = Move around and CTRL = Fire. Press CTRL during the startup message to enter the test screen. Game is playable with accurate colors and partial sound.


LEVELS: 8


Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha

* JEmu

* JEmu2

* Sparcade


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History


Arcade Video game published 34 years ago:

Commando (c) 1985 Data East USA, Inc.

North American release. Game developed in Japan. See the original for more information; "Senjou no Ookami".

- TRIVIA -

Commando was licensed to Data East for US manufacture and distribution in July 1985. It was the first (and and only) game that Capcom licensed to Data East.

Tim Balderramos holds the official record for this game with 10051200 points on July 5, 1986.

- SERIES -

1. Commando (1985)
2. Mercs [CP-S No. 09] (1990)
3. Wolf of the Battlefield - Commando 3 (2007, XBLA, PSN)

- PORTS -

Here is a list of ports released outside Japan. To see Japanese ports, please see the original Japanese version entry, "Senjou no Ookami".

* CONSOLES:
[US] Nintendo NES (nov.1986) "Commando [Model NES-CO-USA]"
Mattel Intellivision [US] (1987) "Commando [Model 9000]"
[US] Atari 2600 (1988) "Commando [Model AK-043]"
[US] Atari 7800 (1990) "Commando [Model CX7838]"
[EU] Sony PlayStation (sept.3, 1999) "Capcom Generations 4 - Blazing Guns [Capcom Generations Disc 4] [Model SLES-31881]"
[US] Microsoft XBOX (sept.27, 2005) "Capcom Classics Collection"
[US] Sony PS2 (sept.27, 2005) "Capcom Classics Collection [Model SLUS-21316]"
[EU] Microsoft XBOX (nov.18, 2005) "Capcom Classics Collection"
[EU] Sony PS2 (nov.18, 2005) "Capcom Classics Collection [Model SLES-53661]"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [US] (dec.6, 2010) : as "Wolf of the Battlefield: COMMANDO"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [EU] [AU] (dec.17, 2010) : as "Wolf of the Battlefield: COMMANDO"
Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] [EU] (feb.20, 2013, "Capcom Arcade Cabinet"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] [EU] (feb.20, 2013, "Capcom Arcade Cabinet"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] [AU] (feb.21, 2013, "Capcom Arcade Cabinet"
Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] [US] (apr.2, 2013) "Capcom Arcade Cabinet: Game Pack 4 [DLC]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] [US] (apr.3, 2013) "Capcom Arcade Cabinet: Game Pack 4 [DLC]"
Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] [US] (may.21, 2013) "Capcom Arcade Cabinet: All-In-One Pack [DLC]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] [US] (may.22, 2013) "Capcom Arcade Cabinet: All-In-One Pack [DLC]"

* HANDHELDS:
[US] Sony PSP (oct.24, 2006) "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded [Model ULUS-10134]"
[EU] Sony PSP (nov.10, 2006) "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded [Model ULES-00377]"
[AU] Sony PSP (nov.16, 2006) "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded"

* COMPUTERS:
[US] Commodore C64 [EU] (1985)
BBC Micro [EU] (1985)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1985)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1986, "Budget Edition")
PC [Booter] [US] (1986)
[EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1986)
Commodore 16 [US] (1986)
Commodore Plus/4 [EU] (1986)
[US] Apple II (1987)
Commodore Amiga [US] (1989)
[EU] Atari ST (1989)
[US] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (2003) "Capcom Arcade Hits 3"
PC [MS-Windows, CD-ROM] [US] (dec.21, 2004) "Capcom Coin-Op Collection Volume 1"

* OTHERS:
Mobile Phones [US] (sept.1, 2004)
Apple iPhone/iPad [US] (nov.4, 2010) "Capcom Arcade [Model 397347348]"
Apple iPhone/iPod [US] (jan.13, 2011) "Commando [Model 414168660]"

- CONTRIBUTE -

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High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

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majygool______________________176.300
sawys_________________________140.700
louisonb______________________128.500
foxmulder______________________93.200
dark_kariya____________________90.300
lole___________________________89.500
fok999_________________________86.600
kernzy_________________________78.300
lorddraakh_____________________70.500
gnu____________________________59.800
warlike________________________54.800
muesliman______________________50.300
didyeah________________________49.100
ezequiel_______________________48.900
esia747________________________48.300
thegamer_______________________35.000
zarouk_________________________28.400
hulkiii________________________15.700
gatts47_________________________7.100