After the cartoon chaos of Biomechanical Toy, the One Credit Challenge takes us into a dystopian future with a beat’em up classic: Captain Commando. Welcome to Metro City in 2026, where a team of unlikely superheroes takes on an army of super-criminals to save the planet.

Developed by Capcom for the CPS-1, the game features four characters with unique abilities: Captain Commando (Capcom’s former promotional mascot), Mack the Knife the alien, Ginzu the Bushinryu ninja (like Guy from Final Fight), and Baby Head, a genius infant piloting his mech. The gameplay expands on the genre’s foundations with the ability to ride enemy robots, keep certain weapons, and play with up to four players simultaneously.

With nine varied stages — from the city to the moon Callisto — and its over-the-top sci-fi comic book atmosphere, the title stands as one of the most iconic beat’em ups in Capcom’s catalog. Set in the same universe as Street Fighter, it remains a must-play for fans of side-scrolling brawlers.

🏆 Challenge Rules

Your objective is to achieve the highest score using a single credit.
The challenge runs from March 1st to March 15th at 11:59 PM. You can attempt it as many times as you like.

📢 How to participate?

• Launch the game (ROM: captcomm)
• Play and try to beat the highest score
• Take a screenshot or photo of your final score
• Share your score on the Discord channel #challenges, including your username and score.

⚖️ Rules to follow

To ensure fairness:

The score must be achieved with a single credit, without save states, rewind, cheats, or auto-fire (unless the game includes it by default).

Gentlemen’s agreement: using glitches that artificially inflate the score is also prohibited.

🎁 Rewards and fair play

The challenge is прежде all about discovering games, sharing tips, and, of course, having fun — all in a competitive spirit that’s always welcome!

The winner will receive a game key (GOG, Steam, etc.) to choose from a list of around 100 titles.
If you have won a challenge within the last three months, the reward will go to the next participant.

Your ranking will be added to the One Credit Challenge leaderboard.
The Season 1 champion will receive either a free RGB Dual 2 or a one-year subscription to Recalbox Patreon.

Good luck to everyone — and may the best score win!