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[OnPoint]

Yes, Capcom did make an 8-bit game called Commando. And yes, it's awesome. But this is not that game. There's an indie-developed Contra-style shooter in town, and it's available on a PC or Mac near you. 8bit Commando is a throw-back run-and-gun with great gameplay, sharp pixel graphics and a fantastic chiptune soundtrack by Ozzed. It came out back in July, but I felt like it needed a little attention here on GAF today.

Features

1. 6 stages
2. Local co-op
3. Online leaderboards

It's available at several locations for a price of about $6.

• The developers website - $6.25
• Desura - $6.99
• Gamer's Gate $5.99
• Beamdog - $6.99
• Impulse Driven - $8.99
• Mac App Store - $6.99

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7_77vc074w&feature=player_embedded
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HRBQj6ItX8
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShFUTPNMAjs

• Extra Guy
• Game Cola
• Indie Game Mag
• Gaming Daily
• Bytten
• Even more

 

[stilgar]

Dudebro II rip-off



Also, nice op. Looks awesome.

 

[shuri]

And the look is way more 16 bits than 8 bits....

 

[sixteen-bit]

And the look is way more 16 bits than 8 bits....

Maybe it's more of a PCE thing than a NES one.

wait... PCE was 16-bit, wasn't it :/

 

[VariantX]

Well we can agree that the music sounds 8-bit at least

 

[OnPoint]

And the look is way more 16 bits than 8 bits....

Quite true. But don't let that ruin it for you. The game is a ton of fun, especially in co-op.

 

[GrayFoxPL]

Doesn't look like a fan-game, a real deal!

 

[GDGF]

Maybe it's more of a PCE thing than a NES one.

wait... PCE was 16-bit, wasn't it :/

Kind of.

This looks like Contra for the Amstrad or something.

 

[nincompoop]

Maybe it's more of a PCE thing than a NES one.

wait... PCE was 16-bit, wasn't it :/

No, it had an 8 bit CPU and 16 bit GPU

 

[sixteen-bit]

No, it had an 8 bit CPU and 16 bit GPU

So TG-16 must have been a misnomer

 

[Mimir]

Looks pretty cool, I'll probably pick this up. Strangely, it seems to be priced differently on every store, ranging from $5.99 on GamersGate to $8.99 on Impulse.

You might want to update the purchase links for Desura, GamersGate, and Impulse. Those links just lead to images on the developers' website rather than to the storefronts.

 

[OnPoint]

Whoops! Thanks Mimir, fixed. Added varied pricing in too. How strange that it's set up like that

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Looks cool. Can't wait for it to hit one of the "pay want you want" bundle sites.

 

[Pimpbaa]

So TG-16 must have been a misnomer

No, it just showed how pointless categorizing a system by how many bits a component was (especially the cpu). The TG-16 was about as "16-bit" as the other systems.

 

[Tain]

The art looks nicer than most amateur 2D action games, and I like the size of the screen versus the entities, but I'm not too fond of the size of the lifebar or how sparse the presented scenes look. That one video calling it an "easy Contra" hurts things, too, given how easy the original Contra is.