Sunday 15 January 2023

'Probably' everything that ripped off Commando

To avoid any confusion, I'm covering Mark L. Lester's ultra-violent, tongue-in-cheek action classic, not unrelated Capcom arcade of same name (also released in 1985).

Den D (aka D-Day)

Known as Commando: The Return in Germany, Mikhail Porechenkov starred and directed 2008 remake.

Despite some cosmetic differences, shit is largely shot-for-shot, but at least makes no attempt to disguise the fact.

Oh, English title doesn't refer to the Normandy landings, but to the Day of Desantnik, which is celebrated every year in Russia on 2 August.

Anyway, let's party.

Sound bites

Golden Axe

Before he's captured, Matrix grabs a goon's rifle and whacks him over the head.

Sega decided to use peculiar squawk as a death scream.

Operation Wolf 3

"DON'T SHOOOOT!"

Yep, civvies say that a lot in Lethal Enforcers wannabe.

More importantly, enemies use Sully's scream, after Matrix 'lets him go'.

Cover art

Navy Moves vs Poster 1


In 16 bit versions, McArra¹ speaks.

Alright!
Yes, he's a man of few words.

¹Name is a play on macarra, Spanish for pimp.

Fusion 2 vs Poster 2


I tip my beret.

Tooling up


Others took note.

Fire Force


Magic Pockets

Different, but same principle.



Look Who's Posing

NAM-1975 - manual
Turok
Mercs
Dogs of War
Total Carnage
Finally.

Contra III: The Alien Wars (NA) and Contra Spirits (JP) vs Super Contra arcade flyer (NA)


I know it's the same franchise, but I do find it odd that Konami presumably used cheesy actor as template for stage complete screen.

Miscellany

Leon and Krauser - Resident Evil 4 vs Matrix and Bennett


Point made, yes?

Last Alert aka Red Alert


Operation Thunderbolt


Best of all.

Braddock: Missing in Action III

Check out sequence involving Braddock, a grenade and explosion.


Which is absolutely NOTHING like:


HA HA HA!

WTF?

Komando 2
As far as I'm concerned, Slovakian developer Ultrasoft skipped Komando.
Anyway, while artist did a pretty good job of erroneously depicting Schwarzenegger in Commando clone, adding a bloody bullet hole to chest for dramatic effect is just bizarre.
Your Sinclair, issue 1 (January 1986)
Once again, representation is delusional. 
The above was impressively copied from:


Rick and Morty - Rickdependence Spray (S5 E4)

At one point, a marine states:

"They say cutting a sperm's throat is like running a warm knife through butter."

Which is extremely similar to Lenny Juliano's Soldier trying to talk tough:

"Slitting a little girl's throat is like cutting warm butter."

Probably a nod, but who knows?

Operation Wolf

Presenting the grand finale.

Ignoring animals, innocents (and other shit), Taito's lightgun monster is basically an unauthorised adaptation of 'Matrix vs Arius's army'.

Intro





Randomly, Matrix (sorry Roy Adams) loading Uzi is identical to rifle close-up near the beginning.


Film briefly goes first-person.


Stage 1 complete screen wraps shit up.

Communication Setup
This appears to have been inspired by Matrix remotely detonating C-4.


Because I can.

PC Engine port re-imagines arcade.
Okay guys, time to let off some steam.

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