War has never been so much fun! ...well, unless you're playing the Amiga version over this one... Today on Ancient DOS Games, Gemini's taking a look at Cannon Fodder, an action game made by Sensible Software and published through Virgin Interactive in 1993, designed to promote an anti-war message in an extremely subtle way. This episode covers how the game is played, how to obtain the game, and how to get it working best on modern systems using DOSBox. ------------------------------------------ Additional Information and Corrections: * If you want to get the DOS version from GOG (or Cannon Fodder 2) follow this link: http://www.gog.com/game/cannon_fodder/?pp=91dfde1d6e005e422f64a59776234f1f4c80b5e4 * I didn't adjust the video aspect ratio as normal since the aspect ratio I've shown it at is what it's SUPPOSED to look like, given the greater vertical resolution of the original Amiga game and the mostly unmodified graphics of this version. * Thanks to a fan of the show, we've determined that the MT-32 support DOES produce sound effects. Supposedly they sound really bad but then the check was done using emulation, so the real hardware might produce different results. :B * Although I didn't encounter any "suppa boosta" powerups, the manual says they're hidden in secrets, so it's possible I might've missed on earlier in the game in one of the missions I did make it too. * I haven't played any of the sequels, so I'm unsure if they're better or worse than the original game, but I imagine they can't be worse than this DOS version of the original game. :P ------------------------------------------ Pixelmusement Website: http://www.pixelships.com ADG on Pixelmusement: http://www.pixelships.com/adg Alphabetical Index of ADG Episodes: http://www.pixelships.com/adg/index2.html