Bionic Commando (1992 video game)

is a 1992 platform video game developed by Minakuchi Engineering and published by Capcom for the Game Boy. It is an adaptation of the Nintendo Entertainment System version of Bionic Commando, changing the present-day setting of the NES version into a futuristic science fiction one.
The game has been re-released via the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console service in 2011 and the Nintendo Classics service in November 2025.

Plot

The Game Boy version follows the same plot as the NES version, changing the present-day setting of the NES version into a futuristic one. The player takes the role of Rad Spencer, an agent of the FF Corps, whose mission is to rescue his ally Super Joe from the Doraize Army and prevent their leader, Director Wiseman, from the Doraize Army's secret project codenamed Albatross.
This version also shifts the military theme present in the original to a more sci-fi territory. The uniforms and helmets of the enemies are changed for futuristic armors and "spiky" hair. This version also adds a more modern cinema-like opening and ending sequences. These sequences and character drawings in the in-game dialogues, making the Game Boy version more story oriented.

Gameplay

Like the NES version, the player must navigate through the overworld map to move from level to level with a transport helicopter, called "DX-3 Turbocopter". A difference from the NES version are the player's encounters with enemy transport vehicles. While on the NES version, these encounters featured a top-down interface, on the Game Boy version, they remain side-scrolling like the rest of the game.