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Cannon Fodder

TitleCannon Fodder
First release1993
DeveloperSensible Software
PublisherVirgin Interactive
Platforms3DO, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, DOS, Game Boy Color, Mega Drive / Genesis, SNES / Super Famicom
Genresreal-time tactics, shoot 'em up
Also known asCannon Fodder 1
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingT Teen
Releases
Amiga: 1993-01-09
DOS: 1993-12-01
Atari ST: 1994-01-01
3DO: 1994-01-01
Mega Drive / Genesis: 1994-01-01 (PAL)
SNES / Super Famicom: 1994-01-01
Amiga CD32: 1994-08-10
Wikidata IDQ254723

Directing a squad of up to five soldiers through combat missions involves using indirect controls to move troops and fire machine guns. Players can pick up grenades to destroy enemy groups, while navigating various installations and fighting against infantry, Jeeps, tanks, and helicopters in this top-down action-strategy hybrid.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q254723) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (megadrive/cannon-fodder) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (snes/cannon-fodder) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (amiga/cannon-fodder) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (gbc/cannon-fodder) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (20222) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (9577) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (32157) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (63474) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (10086) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (6241) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (1594) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (16): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Codemasters · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Virgin Interactive · internal use only.
Sprites
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Videos
Amiga 500 Longplay [122] Cannon Fodder
World-of-Longplays · Amiga version · longplay · 3:12:39auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
Cannon Fodder Longplay (Amiga) [50 FPS]
AL82 Retrogaming Longplays · Amiga version · longplay · 3:42:37auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
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