Commando
Typed out by Bert Sampson
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COMMANDO
CAPCOM GAME PAX INSTRUCTIONS
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A Special Message From Captain Commando!
Thank you for selecting funfilled COMMANDO...one of the exclusive family
video games from the Captain Commando "Challenge Series."
COMMANDO, created by CAPCOM... premier world-wide arcade game designer...
features colorful state-of-the-art high resolution graphics.
This high quality game pak is Licensed by Nintendo for Play on the
Nintendo ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
Nintendo and Nintendo Entertainment System are trademarks of Nintendo of
America Inc.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Please take time to read the important instructions in this booklet.
Observing the step-by-step instructions and complying with the warnings
will be your personal guarantee to greater game satisfaction over a long
period of time.
SAFETY PRECATIONS
1. Avoid subjecting this high precision game pak to extreme temperature
variances. Store at room temperature.
2. Do avoid touching terminal connectors. Keep clean by inserting game
pak in protective storage case.
3. Never attempt to disassemble your game pak.
4. Use of thinners, solvents, benzene, alcohol and other cleaning agents
can damage the game pak.
5. For best results, play the game a distance away from your television
set.
6. Pause for 10-20 minutes after 2 hours or more of continuous game
playing. This will extend the performance of your game pak.
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NAMES OF CONTROLLER PARTS AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Controller *1 - Moves Super Joe in 1 or 2 player game.
Controller *2 - Moves Super Joe in 1 or 2 player continuation game.
Control Pad Four Seperate Action Tips
Each tip imptinted Pressing any of four tips move you and
with letter to show Super Ace in that direction.
direction or /\ Super Joe moves up.
movement: \- Super Joe moves up to the left side.
(- Super Joe moves left.
/- Super Joe moves down to the left side.
\/ Super Joe moves down.
-/ Super Joe moves up to the right side.
-) Super Joe moves right.
-\ Super Joe moves down to the right side.
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HOW TO PLAY
"Super Joe" and your skill must defeat the evil enemy army. Armed with a
rifle and limited grenades, your assignment is to rescue hostages and keep
the evil army from controlling the world. "Super Joe" must be watchful of
the hidden characters that give him additional power and points. Also
hidden are ladders that can open secret hidding places where hostages are
being held.
SELECT BUTTON
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Press SELECT to move asterisk (*) next to title of game you wish to play.
* This button does not function while playing game.
START BUTTON
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Pushing this button starts the game you selected.
TO PAUSE
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Press START Button whenever you choose to pause while actively playing
game. A pause tone will be heard and game will be interupted.
To resume game playing where you left off, press START Button again.
* Button "B":
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Enables "Super Joe" to fire his rifle ar the advancing enemies.
* Button "A":
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Enables "Super Joe" to throw his limited supply of grenades.
Four Seperate Action Tips
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Each controller has cross-shaped control pad. Pressing any of the 8
different angles moves "Super Joe" in that direction.
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HINTS ON GAME PLAY
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| After the helicopters land Super Joe, you must advance |
| as quickly as possible through the four different screens |
| to defeat the enemy. Watch for hidden bonuses that can |
| assist you in defeating the enemy. |
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| Watch out for poisonous snakes in the underground |
| shelter. Super Joe can kill the enemy commander hid- |
| ing behind the barricade with only a grenade. The |
| enemy will come at you with knives, guns, and will |
| shoot at you with a grenade launcher. |
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| Try to get as many grenades as you can; they are located |
| in flashing boxes throughout each screen. |
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CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Wireless Remote Radio - When you get this, all enemies on the screen die
and you get a free ride by helicopter to the next screen.
Medal of Honor - Gives you 1 free life.
Binoculars - When discovered will show Super Joe where the hidden shelters
are
Bullet Proof Jacket - When Super Joe finds this hidden on the ground it
will protect him from 10 enemy bullets, and 2 hand grenades.
Money Bag - When you destroy the enemy by hand grenades, a money bag will
appear for extra points.
K-Rations (food) - When Super Joe kills a sergeant by a hand grenade he
gets additional points.
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CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Corporals Stripes - When Super Joe kills an enemy colonel in their
underground hiding place, he gets additional points.
Lietenants Stripes - When Super Joe kills an enemy lietenant in their
underground hiding place, he gets extra additional points.
Gasoline Can - Super Joe gets extra bonus points when this is discovered.
Flashlight - Super can fing this in their underground hiding place. When
he has found the flashligh, the entire screen goes dark.
Hand Grenade - Hidden on the ground; when Super Joe finds this, he can kill
all the enemies on the screen.
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90-DAY LIMITED WARRANTY CAPCOM GAME PAKS
"A bunch of stuff you don't really need"
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COMPLIANCE WITH FCC REGULATIONS
"Even more stuff you don't really need"
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LOOK FOR CAPCOM'S EXCITING NEW GAMES
GHOSTS 'N GOBLINS
1942
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CAPCOM
PREMIER
WORLD-WIDE
ARCADE GAME
DESIGNER
NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
Printed in Japan