Commando Nintendo

If there was ever a game that fueled the imagination of a kid playing war then Commando would have to be it.

In the past ten years first person shooters have become gravely popular. In the past five or so years a handful of war themed FPSs have came out and have been hugely popular... Call of Duty and Socom easily come to mind. Those games are pretty accurate in what a battlefield could feel like. They don't necessarily glorify war but it's presented in a way that is meant to be realistic.

Thank God for that! Can you imagine if war was like Commando? I played for no more than ten minutes this evening and counted more than 200 kills!

I'll never forget the first time I saw Commando in the arcade. Mid-80's. Grocery Store. Inserted Quarter and pressed 1up. Suddenly the grocery store started to rumble as the helicopter from the game floated up the screen. What kind of sick operator cranked the volume up to max? I was embarrassed but I'd be damn to let the opposing army take my quarter without a fight.

Super Joe lept from the chopper and waved it good-bye and I started my shock and awe campaign against the no-name grey army. I didn't care that the politics in the region escalated into this all out war. The thoughts of returning home and being called a baby killer and being spat on never crossed my mind either. My mission was to kill, and that quarter was part of my allowance! I'm paying for this battle and I was ready to get my money's worth!

Unlimited bullets! Grenades picked up from the battlefield! It was the only two weapons a true soldier needed -unlike the heroes of Socom and Call of Duty!

The battle didn't last long and America lost three of it's finest in a span of about two minutes. I'll never forget those palm trees that waved under the windy blades of my chopper or that jerk that kept firing mortars. Or that nice man I rescued.

Commando reminds me of army men, in an army world; a life of plastic, it's so fantastic. I can kill a guy or make grenades fly... Uh... yeah... those are the lyrics to the Army Man Credo...or Barbie Girl... or something. Nevermind I'm going to bed.