Cannon Fodder -Versions Comparison- Amiga, CD32, AtariST, MS-DOS, Sega Genesis, and much more!

Cannon Fodder is a shoot 'em up developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment for the Amiga in 1993. Virgin ported the game to home computer systems MS-DOS, the Atari ST and the Archimedes, and the consoles Jaguar, Mega Drive, SNES and 3DO. The game is military-themed and based on shooting action with squad-based tactics. The player directs troops through numerous missions, battling enemy infantry, vehicles and installations.
Cannon Fodder has a darkly humorous tone which commentators variously praised and condemned. Its creators intended it to convey an anti-war message, which some reviewers recognised, but the Daily Star and a number of public figures derided the game. In other respects, reviewers highly praised the game, which widely achieved scores of over 90% in Amiga magazines. Amiga Action awarded it an unprecedented score, calling it the best game of the year.
Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
3:00 - In-Game
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[@_WORG_]

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[@raveltammeleht6278]

amiga version kicks ass. My favourite amiga era game, best sound effects, good gameplay logics and sharp visuals. Lemmings comes second in my book, but to be honest so many amiga games are just damn well crafted.

[@jimmihenry]

AMIGA #1. Best sound, best colours most fun watching :).

[@DAZZYVANDAM]

Never been so much fun...always loved that music...I was quite impressed with the Atari Jaguar version, until just now i never even knew it existed.

[@stephenhall2980]

Amiga: the original and best. Cd32: the same as Amiga 500. No AGA enhancements at all. Wasn't there an FMV intro though? Atari st: sounds horrible,less colour,looks ok gameplay wise. Jaguar: great conversation, almost identical to the original. Megadrive: worse intro music but otherwise looks the same as Amiga. SNES: lower resolution and muffled sound,a shame. 3do: strangely slow music and weird aspect ratio, maybe an emulator issue? Ms DOS:far too zoomed in and bad FM audio, although pc specs varied wildely at the time.

[@shevat]

There was FMV intro in CD32 version, but AFAIR it required FMV board addon in Amiga.

[@paolomoretti9291]

DOS version supported the mt32 via midi. He didn't configure his emulator to work with munt. With that, it sounded even better than Amiga (real instruments samples vs digital oscillators). Of course the hardware needed was way more expensive though.

[@erebos007]

Megadrive doesn't look the same as the Amiga version....at all. I find Jaguar GFX better than the Amiga version, more detailed.

[@sviru007]

cd32 is the best version - no slowdowns like on a500. Much better framerate.

[@trevorbletso2133]

Snes had the best gun and rocket sounds though. This game doesn't feel the same to me without the WHIZZZ of the rockets.

[@Wagoo]

I remember the Acorn Archimedes version being a decent port

[@MegaTerryNutkins]

I still think the Gameboy Colour port is the most impressive in terms of what it did with the hardware. Even had the animated intro.

[@turbinegraphics16]

Jag looks good, there was a gbc version too and it was pretty good.

[@robloxfan23_]

SNES and genesis versions of the intro uses uh, ooh, and Piano sounds instead of using vocals

[@benjib2691]

I guess the vocals were absent on the SNES port due to how limited the audio RAM available is compared to what Paula has access on the Amiga. It seems to be the only likely explanation, as the SPC700 is sample based so it should be able to reproduce vocals wih a larger audio RAM amount.

[@jrs4516]

i don't know what DOS setup you have but the music and sound effects were not like that when i played it. i didn't have any sort of oddball high end card either just a common SBP2 knockoff

[@_WORG_]

You're right, in my version the sound blaster is not functional in-game (bug)

[@gelzamangitzaman1482]

what a great music,brings back lots of good old memories.Amiga version is the best i cant imagine playing this game without a mouse.

[@mkastelovic]

Please, doublecheck the MS-Dos verion again. In my version are the sound like on Amiga ( just the music is midi ). You have clearly something wrong in your MS-Dos sound settings.

[@gaborszabo6406]

Pc sux, amiga rulezzzzz! :D

[@mkastelovic]

​@@gaborszabo6406 I know, I'm huge fan of Commodore Amiga. I have several Amigas at home and also boxed cannon fooder for Amiga ( I can compare ), anyway the comparison is not fair. That's was the point.

[@mkastelovic]

@@gaborszabo6406 this is how it sounds really on PC - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bTcoCFps2Hr68

[@gaborszabo6406]

@@mkastelovic sorry it was a joke.

[@gaborszabo6406]

@@mkastelovic thank you, i checked :)

[@mattx5499]

Amiga version is perfect. British gamemakers knew how to make outstanding games. And I mean outstanding by them being original, replayable and a bit controversial.

[@grave8digger8]

Amiga forever for this Game. sound Graphics are so good

[@Riva1000]

What's with the broken sound in DOS version ? That is not how I remember the game sounding on PC.

[@parallaxview2143]

You probably had it on CDROM 😊

[@Riva1000]

​@@parallaxview2143 I played it on Amiga 1200 so no, no CD. But now I see the video is constantly switching between versions of the game from very different platforms. And some of those are really bad. I think I didn't notice the switching before.

[@parallaxview2143]

@@Riva1000 ahh. Makes sense now. Have a good one.

[@rtid7538]

Get the CD32 version up on a machine with the FMV module fitted!

[@PascalSquale]

Atari Jaguar 👍

[@paolomoretti9291]

No way a console version was better: it was a game tought to played with a mouse. Amiga or DOS but only with an MT32, otherwise it sounded like shit.

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

Picked this up on the Amiga, then Jaguar, so missed a lot of ports. Man the ST Version looses so much atmosphere, due to to the lack of ambient sound fx. Could never get past stage 8 on either version i bought, as the difficulty curve goes through the window and game stopped being fun Jaguar version took some getting used to, you need a mouse for this one.

[@sawomirkarkocha5677]

At first place, ST version lacks horizontal scrolling.

[@xavier_le_x]

Really ? Don't you know Creative labs or Gravis ultra sound ? At this time most of PC got a soind card. Sounds cards actually better than amiga or others : 16 bits 44100khz....

[@Crisot.]

I wonder why devs makes colorful graphics for other plateforms, but stick to A500 graphics for CD32...

[@amipal24]

Cheaper to port, and release quickly.

[@Crisot.]

@@amipal24 yes, of course, but since they have done more coloured assets for other plateforms, why not using them on CD32. Well, on this game, the OCS version still looks the best despite the low colors, but that's not always true for other games.

[@gaborszabo6406]

Commodore business :(

[@Galahadfairlight]

Because Sensible Software only did the Amiga and Atari ST versions, all the other versions were ported by other dev teams.

[@MrRussor]

Where's the Acorn Archimedes version? It was basically identical to the Amiga one kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHbZgKFtqtR3rc0

[@McShave]

The Amiga version is and always will be the superior version.

[@kingofmambo]

Nope lol

[@chloedevereaux1801]

yeah its not tho is it............. fkkn amiga shills

[@Turrican]

It's miles ahead of the others. The music and sound effects are incomparable.

[@kingofmambo]

@@Turrican all versions look the same

[@gamescoffer]

I agree but I think the machine gun sounds better in the Atari Jaguar, 3DO and SNES versions.

[@georgekaplan4696]

Cd32 the best 👌👋

[@TsukiZer0]

no GBC. sad.

[@mikejohnson699]

Atari St version looks surprisingly good. Where's the Jaguar version?

[@rabbit8037]

It sounds surprisingly awful though - especially since the title music was almost done quite well

[@fandangobrandango7864]

It was jerky as hell

[@Wagoo]

Another case where by that time the ST version should really have had an STE version, could have had original sound then

[@theALFEST]

ms-dos capture is just wrong

[@GameplayCrush]

This is not at all what the DOS version sounds like, something wrong with your settings

[@iamthomaschoo]

amiga, 32cd, 3do are the winners tis time

[@TheVanillatech]

Genesis version the guys have M16's.

[@bitset3741]

I am a massive Amiga fan but I really think the dithering in the Amiga, ST, Genesis, and SNES versions are a bit distracting. Especially in the trees. The PC, Jag, and 3DO version use more colors and have little dithering. The Amiga definitely has the best sound and music though, and ST the worst. This game really needs a mouse so I think Amiga and PC are the best. I never played it on ST, but it sounds pretty bad and is choppy. Great game on all platforms. I only own PC and Jaguar versions now.

[@yetersizbakiye8164]

Efsane..

[@Fools_Requiem]

Jag win

[@gg_grey]

3do version is by far the best. It's smooth and has the best sounds. Other sounds don't interrupt gun sounds either. Unfortunately you have to play it with a controller which make it way more difficult and annoying. Also lookup Open Fodder. You amiga boys will like that version on PC.

[@karlwalker1771]

AMIGA KICKS ASS SORRY BUT IT`S BRILLANT!!!

[@elmariachi5133]

I bought the game after it had been hyped so much in the Amiga magazines. Sadly it wasn't soo much fun :(

[@HanJammer]

MS-DOS one looks the best... Amiga has the best sound.

[@danyoutube7491]

The MS-DOS version looks a bit zoomed in, as if the amount of map on screen is less than the Amiga version. Other than that, it looks the same as the Amiga I think.

[@FreddieFraggs]

The MS-Dos one looks way too dark! The amiga one has much more detail and also shows more of the map at once.

[@parallaxview2143]

3DO is ugly. Amiga still the best although i loved PC CDRom version as well.

[@grave8digger8]

Atari and MS-dos sounds " erbärmlich". Atari Jaguar is okay

[@user-kp3ut5dw9b]

Отвратительная версия для ДОС,могли бы и лучше сделать. А звук стрельбы на Генезисе как по мне самый интересный.А так думаю самая лучшая версия для Амиги СД32,ну для Ягуара и 3ДО само собой.

[@user-qd5fi4fd6f]

Графика и звук, вообще между собой не дружат. В версиях с красивой графикой имеется ужасный звук, а в версиях с хорошим звуком - ужасная графика. Амига наиболее сбалансированная из всех. Поставил DOS эмулятор на телефон и ужаснулся звуку, думал, что звуковые настройки неправильные. Нет, так и есть, оказывается. Даже на сеге звук приятнее был.