Conference rusure::nintendo

	Continuing Bionic Commando
	 On a few occasions after being killed for the third time
	the menu comes up and asks me if I want to start or continue.
	It will give you three more lives if you continue, but It 
	doesn't always do this, in fact its only done it a 2 or 3
	times in the (approx) 50 games I've played. . Sometime out of
	frustration of being killed I hit several buttons at random.
	So I know it will continue if hit the right buttons.
	Of course I can never figure out what I did to get the 
	continue message. Does anybody know the combination of 
	buttons to hit to get the continue  message??
	 There are other games out there that will continue if you
	can decipher the secret codes of continuing. I'm guessing that
	these codes are installed as possibly a debugging aid so the
	designer doesn't have to start at the beginning every time he gets
	killed, and he/she can make their way through to the end game.
	But then you would think they would be removed from final 
	revs for shipping.?? Maybe their just an added feature, puzzle.
	 We should start a subject in this notesfile to keep track of
	continuing codes. Call it say???"Continuing Codes"???? It may
	be a while before I get time to read through this notesfile
	and compile list of the ones I've already seen go by. If you 
	should have a list already, please submit it.  Steve
	

    where do they sell bionic commando in mass
    

    re .1:
    
    Now, I haven't verified this, but I think the continues accumulate
    every time you pick up an eagle when you encounter the enemy in
    the trucks. There is apparently no limit to the number of continues
    you can accumulate, last night I had 6 at one point. It is worth
    investigating, as in the instruction manual it says that the eagle
    increases your "power". I think I'll try it tonight.
    
    I would have tried it last night, except I was too busy blowing
    area 12 into little bits.
    
    						John.

    I NEED HELP REAL BAD!!     I CANT EVEN GET TO THE BRIDGE.    WHAT IM
    DOING WRONG??    WE EVEN TRIED TO MAP OUT EVERYTHING.
       
                                            HELP
                                               JOHN

    IF ANYONE CARES ANYMORE,  THE EAGLES ARE WHAT GIVES YOU THE CONTINUES
    AND YOU CAN GET UP TO NINE CONTINUES.  AS TO NOTE .4, YOU'LL HAVE TO
    BE MORE SPECIFIC.
    
                                   STEPHEN
    

    After renting this game a couple of times and really enjoying it, I
    finally bought it last week (a real bargain, too; $20 at Electronics
    Boutique).  And I've been playing it not quite non-stop; that 'til the
    other night when I got stuck and couldn't get out...
    
    One of the real annoying things with this game is that if you get
    yourself into a situation where you're supposed to have a certain piece
    of equipment to continue and you don't, there's no way to get out of
    that situation.  You can't go back and re-select the right equipment. 
    You can't even "kill yourself" to re-start game play.  You're stuck and
    the only way to get out of it is to reset the game which starts
    everything over from scratch.
    
    So imagine my frustration the other night when after playing for close
    to an hour and a half, I had cleared areas 1 through 6 and many of the
    connected areas (13, 14, 16, etc.) and was on my way to area 7 and got
    stuck.  I had selected my equipment for area 7, got down there, and
    couldn't blast through the wall to get things started, and I had the
    rocket gun too!!!  ARGH!!!  And I haven't played it since...
    
    So are there any kind souls out there who've played this game and can
    help me get through this "gotcha"??  I really don't want to spend
    another hour and a half to get to that point just to experiment and
    fail and start all over again...  Help??  Please??
    
    - Skip

    	There is a way to get out.  However, I forget exactly what I did. 
    Just try moving to the left instead of the right and hit the buttons. 
    But several times I have managed to get out of a scene without
    completing it.
    
    	This is a great game.  And for $20 I think it would be a steal.
    
    							Ned

re .6

	Spoiler on how to exit from a screen 
	without having to hit RESET:


	Exit = A + B + START buttons.  Press them
	at the same time.

	If you want to know what you need to get
	by those walls, just ask here.  Good luck!

    re: .8
    
    Thanks for the tip!!  I tried it last night and it worked like a
    charm!!  I even got the right equipment to make it through the wall (I
    had been trying from one area to the next in numerical order) and
    eventually rescued Super Joe.  But I quit without finishing the whole
    game because it was getting a wee bit past my bedtime...
    
    Thanks again!!
    
    - Skip

    Does anyone know how to get the eagles that give you continues?
    I always get to high levels and die without being able to continue.
    Any hints?

	When you transport from one area to another, try to meet up
	with the opponent who travel around in the choppers or trucks.
	The in the combat scene, you will see the Eagles on the ground.
	Just walk over them and you will pick them up.

	Good luck!

		--pete

                Thanks alot pete it works like a charm. If I need any more
    help I know where to come for answers.
    
                                     -Jimmy
    

    HOW DO YOU GET TO LEVEL 8? EVERY TIME I TRY IT DOESN'T WORK. WHAT DO I
    NEED TO GET THERE?
    

    You'll have to explain this a little further.  I never had a problem
    getting to a level, but once there I did have difficulty getting
    through it without the right weapon.  Might this be the one on the
    sea with a wall in front of you at the start?    

      When I try to go to level 8 it says I don't have enough power left
    and I don't know what to do, please help if you can!
    
                                           -jim

	I do recall getting this once, too.  But not too sure what
	I did to correct that.  I know you have to completely go
	through 1-7 and get the weapons before proceeding to 8.
	Are you skipping over those areas to get to 8?

	-Pete

    
    	In the book/manual it shows you various weapons you pick up
        through-out different stages and what each weapon does. it also
    	shows variuos things such as iron boots and a helmet etc. my
        question is (how do you kick) with the boots and where do you find
    	the helmet? the manual doesn't explain how to use the boots. I
        almost made it thru the final zone (12) I was so close, I had to
    	swing across a bed of spikes but fell short of the final doorway.
    	it took me 3� hours to get to the final zone. I wish there was a
    	password so you could pick up where you left off. also I found that
    	if you (in zone 5) climb the tower and get past the helicopter
        guys, after you read the message in the computer room asking you
        if your from the federation, you then exit the room and stay on the
    	ledge and shoot the soldiers as they come down and collect the
        bullets. if you continue to collect bullets you will notice in the
    	top left section of the screen these green symbols. this will allow
    	you to be hit by more bullets yourself and you won't die so
        quickly. I found that if you do this say for 5 minutes you will get
    	about 7-8 symbols and this helps out alot on your final climb to
        the top. also this will carry over to all the other zones.
    
    	Dave
    

    Well,  I finally beat this game and it only took me two continues to
    do it!  I made it all the way through without finding the helmet and
    without using the iron boots or the rapid fire device.  Never figured
    out what the boots were for.
    
    Great game!
    
    Andy