Punisher, The

Punisher, The
Who says crime doesn't pay? Frank Castle - A.K.A The Punisher - does, that's who. A devoted family man and honored detective... until the mob changed all that. Now he's out to seek revenge as Marvel Comics' ultimate payback warrior! As The Punisher, you've got street smarts and an explosive arsenal of portable weaponry... from a clip-fed automatic pistol to a heavy-duty military assault rifle (not to mention the shoulder-mounted surface-to-surface rocket launcher). Your target: Kingpin - The BIGGEST of the big bosses. But first you've got to take on hundreds of thugs, hoods, felons and...
Who says crime doesn't pay? Frank Castle - A.K.A The Punisher - does, that's who. A devoted family man and honored detective... until the mob changed all that. Now he's out to seek revenge as Marvel Comics' ultimate payback warrior! As The Punisher, you've got street smarts and an explosive arsenal of portable weaponry... from a clip-fed automatic pistol to a heavy-duty military assault rifle (not to mention the shoulder-mounted surface-to-surface rocket launcher). Your target: Kingpin - The BIGGEST of the big bosses. But first you've got to take on hundreds of thugs, hoods, felons and low-life criminals on each of the six challenging levels. This is real "arcade-style" action - and everything's a target! And don't forget, while you're out hunting them... they're out hunting you!
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Punisher, The
Who says crime doesn't pay? Frank Castle - A.K.A The Punisher - does, that's who. A devoted family man and honored detective... until the mob changed all that. Now he's out to seek revenge as Marvel Comics' ultimate payback warrior! As The Punisher, you've got street smarts and an explosive arsenal of portable weaponry... from a clip-fed automatic pistol to a heavy-duty military assault rifle (not to mention the shoulder-mounted surface-to-surface rocket launcher). Your target: Kingpin - The BIGGEST of the big bosses. But first you've got to take on hundreds of thugs, hoods, felons and...
Who says crime doesn't pay? Frank Castle - A.K.A The Punisher - does, that's who. A devoted family man and honored detective... until the mob changed all that. Now he's out to seek revenge as Marvel Comics' ultimate payback warrior! As The Punisher, you've got street smarts and an explosive arsenal of portable weaponry... from a clip-fed automatic pistol to a heavy-duty military assault rifle (not to mention the shoulder-mounted surface-to-surface rocket launcher). Your target: Kingpin - The BIGGEST of the big bosses. But first you've got to take on hundreds of thugs, hoods, felons and low-life criminals on each of the six challenging levels. This is real "arcade-style" action - and everything's a target! And don't forget, while you're out hunting them... they're out hunting you!
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Publisher
Beam Software, LJN Ltd.
Genre
Action > Shooter > Rail
Release Date (US)
11/01/1990
Cheat Codes/Hints
25 bazooka rounds
Press A, B(2) on controller two, followed by Up(2), Left, Down on controller one, and then A on controller two when the wanted posters appear during the opening sequence. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
999 Assault Rifle ammo
At the wanted poster screen, push Up A A A A Left Left Down on Controller 2.
999 assault rifle rounds
Press Up, A(4), Left(2), Down on controller two when the wanted posters appear during the opening sequence. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
999 Submachine Gun ammo
At the wanted poster screen, push Right, A,B,B,B,A, Left ,A on Controller 2.
Codes
Extra Bazookas
When you're at the ''Wanted Poster'' screen, press A, B, B, Up, Up, Left, Down, A on Controller #2.
Double Lives
At the mission selection screen, press Left, Right, A, Right, B, Up, Up, and A on Player 2's controller - a sound will confirm that you did it right. (This can be entered up to four times before any new mission, multiplying lives by 2, 4, 8, and 16, respectively.)
Easter Egg
After beating the game, when you see the Punisher's final line - "Well, my job's finished..." - hold Up, B, and Select simultaneously to see the Punisher's face.
Extra lives
Press Left, Right, A, Right, B, Up(2), A on controller two at the mission selection screen. A sound will confirm correct code entry. This can be repeated up to four times, giving you 2, 4, 8, or 16 times the normal amount of lives.
Level skip
Press Down, B, A, B, Up, Down(2), Right on controller two at the wanted poster screen. Then, press Select on controller one during game play to advance to the next level.
Maximum Percentage Completion
At the "Stage Completed" screen, hold Down, Right, and B as soon as you can, before the percentage counter is displayed. The counter should now display 100% completion, regardless of what your true completion was.