Cobra Command Ingame video footage (Part 3 of 3)

Strangely, the CC machine in our local arcade *started* with the canyon scene at the beginning of this vid. Was that normal?

I know some of the arcade machines had some of the stages going at random. The way they went was: Stages 1-4: Random, Stage 5; Fortress, Stages 6-9 Random, Stage 10 Main Base.
The order the laserdisc runs these scenes is the standard stage order, and the iPhone version keeps that continuity.

thank you for posting all of u, only us that remember this great game which was well in advance of all others, save dragons lair maybe a few others but those stood out I would love to have a big convention with cobra command players lol, I play commache 4 now online but nothing compared to cob com. cheers all

Ahhhhh COBRA COMMAND - never got past 4 missions, but I kept trying....that is until one day, Magically I might add, all arcades got rid of laser-disc games all together - I was heart broken. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

the best laser disc game in the world

Well said. Amazing work.

It would be interesting to point out, that many of the cobra command games built by Data East were challenging in the earlier stages of production. They had heat problems with the disc player sitting in the cabinets. Once they over came that problem, they were ready to get the units out to the arcades. The games were a bit pricey, but they did sell, and the arcade/machine owner vendors did see their investment back. But they didn't understand alot of the diagnosing of the player and consoles.

Interesting. You really know the history of this game.

back in the days jettmanas, I was (still am) deep in electronics and programming by hobby. When laser disc came out, it was like digital television next year! it was a big step in video distribution. I wanted to know about it. Then it hit the arcades, and in a big way it got my attention! I got Byte magazine and it had an outstanding article about the laser disc units, pre 6800 Motorola, it was fascinating, and i called and made connection with a Data East Technician on the CC project.

hahahahahaaaa! i spent so much money on cobra command alone, i could have bought that damn 1969 charger back in the 70's or 80's! darn it! but i love this game! and played it with ease! And when it was very new, i learned this game so well, that i was the center of attention! This is back in the days when families went to the arcades, and watched the players like in the movie Tron! or the last star fighter! playing video games yes that was real! and i miss those days! The animation was quality!