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Cannon Fodder

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4.3/5

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4.3

115 Reviews

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Cannon Fodder
Description
Don't wait till you see the whites of their eyes... Don't kid yourself it will be over by Christmas... Don't try to shut out the screams... And don't forget to wash your hands afterwards... From a queue of some 360 "eager" conscripts waiting to go to war, a team of up to six will "volunteer" for ea...
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115 Reviews

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Product details
1993, Sensible Software, ...
System requirements
Windows 10+, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, DirectX 9.0c...
Time to beat
7.5 hMain
-- Main + Sides
28 h Completionist
11 h All Styles
Description
Don't wait till you see the whites of their eyes...
Don't kid yourself it will be over by Christmas...
Don't try to shut out the screams...
And don't forget to wash your hands afterwards...

From a queue of some 360 "eager" conscripts waiting to go to war, a team of up to six will "volunteer" for each new mission. Encourage your soldiers to shoot anything that moves, throw grenades, fire bazookas, drive tanks, fly choppers, split up and do their own thing... and die... Guide your no-hoper's troop straight through deadly missions. And if you lose some of them? There's more where that came from...

FEATURES:

  • Easy interface means non-stop carnage
  • 360 fresh-faced recruits anxiously awaiting your direct orders to shoot to kill, throw grenades, drive tanks, fly choppers, divide and conquer or run around in circles and take each other out with friendly fire
  • 24 bullet spraying missions with 72 levels
  • All the great sound effects like jungle noises, booming explosions, distant copter rotors and some poor soldier's dying screams
  • Five types of enemies including M-16 carrying grunts, snipers, copter commandos, jeep engineers and artillery hot shots
  • Guide your motley crew over hill n' dale, through jungles, freezing cold wastelands and Africa-hot deserts, annihilating the enemy and blowing up buildings on the way
  • Use shameless flattery and brute force to work your way up the ranks from private to four-star general
  • 8 minute cartoon introduction

© 2005 The Codemasters Software Company Limited ("Codemasters"). All rights reserved. "Codemasters"® and the Codemasters logo are registered trademarks owned by Codemasters. "Cannon Fodder"™ and featured game titles are trademarks of Codemasters. All other copyrights, trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners and are being used by Codemasters under license.

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System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

This game is powered by DOSBox.
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
7.5 hMain
-- Main + Sides
28 h Completionist
11 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04), Mac OS X (10.15+)
Release date:
{{'1993-11-29T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Size:
35 MB

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What improvements we made to this game:
Update (20 March 2025)
  • Tweaked DOSBox configuration to improve stability.
  • Set Roland MT-32 for music playback to enhance sound quality.
  • Switched to DOSBox version 0.74-3 to fix occasional skipping intros issue and resolve a crash in Mission 18-3.
  • Validated stability.
  • Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11.
  • Verified Cloud Saves support.
Update (21 March 2019)
  • Added Cloud Saves functionality.
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Posted on: February 10, 2013

WhiskeyOscar

Verified owner

Games: 311 Reviews: 5

Sheer fun

Cannon Fodder has appeared on almost every platform and been an amazing game that has aged superbly. The Cannon Fodder intro on Amiga was one of my earliest gaming experiences and the respectful depiction of war and the tributes given to those who served (such as poppies, look it up) while simultaneously being a satire is something no game before or since has managed to the degree that Cannon Fodder has. Stoo even sometimes survived.


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Posted on: November 13, 2014

Zachuli

Games: 123 Reviews: 1

R.I.P. Jools, Jops & Stoo :(

War! Never been so much fun! Go up to your brother Kill him with you gun Leave him lying in his uniform Dying in the sun


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Posted on: August 15, 2012

Ramis-Samis

Games: 258 Reviews: 19

Wow, I finally found it.

It has been such a long time that I have seen or heard of this game. I remember playing the demo when it came out in 94. I played it over and over. At least I think it was the Demo. Anyways the fact is. Thank you GOG for bringing out this oldie that has been almost forgotten. I feel like I am a kid again. :D


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Posted on: May 8, 2016

doublew

Verified owner

Games: 82 Reviews: 1

Obnoxious

Played the shareware demo for hours when I was a kid, so I thought the game was just tough. Turns out that it's just sloppy and hiding behind its humor. The UI is an unresponsive nightmare, even by the standards of the time (unable to load a saved game without a new game already being in progress, no quitting to DOS, I guess you just unplugged your PC?). Many levels of the game just turn into a luck-based quickdraw between your units and the rocket-launcher soldiers, since they're able to shoot at your range or longer (they can fire when under the UI bar). And even further levels add vehicles with ramp-jumping sections that make no sense for this control scheme. Not even my happy memories can save it.


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Posted on: April 29, 2009

HomicidalBunny

Verified owner

Games: 133 Reviews: 3

Hours of Point-and-Click fun...

I've always loved this game. From the moment I first played it from a demo CD more than 10 years ago I've been a fan. It's well worth the $5.99 price tag. This is a simple point-and-click action game originally from Westwood (The makers of such fine video games as The Legend of Kyrandia series and Command and Conquer). For those who are interested I've made a Dock Icon for the game which you can download at Deviant Art. Just search for Cannon Fodder.


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