METAL SLUG!

[timrpgland]

http://www.rpgland.com/grimnir/grimnirmarco.jpg The forum wouldn't be right without metal slug, the best 2D shooter :(

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[Zomboid]

I love the zombie puke attack in metal slug 3 :)

[CrapOnAStick]

METAL SLUG! :rock

[ItalianStereotype]

so we have splatterhouse and metal slug...what are we missing?

[CrapOnAStick]

WARCRAFT 3! :rock

[Thetawaves]

BW?

[timrpgland]

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[Zomboid]

You rule, tim :bestthread

[Thetawaves]

www.gsarchive.com has a lot of Metal Slug 1,2,3, and X gifs but they take too damn long to load sometimes. like this one:

http://www.gsarchives.com/neogeo/sprites/MetalSlug3/Monkey_idle_handsinpants.gif :/

[Spexor]

i've never had the oprotunity to play that game but i've always wanted to. what system/systems was it on? oh and that link doesn't work

[Thetawaves]

Now it does...www.gsarchives.com

Why am I answering you...

[Spexor]

because i'm not being hostile?

[Thetawaves]

But you said you were leaving >:

[Spexor]

i said i wasn't going to post on that thred because it was pointless, i'm outnumbered, so what's the use. Now seriously, was it on the Neo Geo system or was it on another console?

[Thetawaves]

Neo Geo

[timrpgland]

booya! April 24th!

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[Zomboid]

booya! April 24th!

http://www.rpgland.com/games/metalslug3/ps2ms3.gif

I'd be interested if I didn't have the rom (thanks tim).

[timrpgland]

No problem will get 4 to ya once I get the chance, I'm still buying it though. The Metal Slug X PS version was awesome.

[cw]

Metal slug 1,2,3,and X are playable on mame... all you need is the roms to run them I will get the names of them if you would like....
Just do a search for mame on google..... mame is sort for multiple arcade emulator

[timrpgland]

Wow thanks for your insight, I don't know what I would do without you. :rolleyes

Who are you talking to? Don't try making this thread into a rom thread, it's here to praise Metal Slug.

[cw]

oh great another prick...........

[timrpgland]

I'm not really a prick but yeah it gets annoying. No need for a remake of the old metal slug threads.

[The_Legionnaire]

But where are we going to download the roms though? Now the Speksnk isn't offering them for d/l?

[timrpgland]

You can find them all over foreign sites. Just look.

[Milkman Dan]

The best place to find almost any ROM is at filemirrors.com. Thats where I got all my Metal Slug ROMs.

By the way tim your avatar really kicks ass, but I always loved Tarma best.

[timrpgland]

NO WAY

Marco is way better than Tarma. It's sad Mega used a different character for Metal Slug 4, Trevor. Tarma made a cameo appearance at least.

[Zomboid]

NO WAY

Marco is way better than Tarma. It's sad Mega used a different character for Metal Slug 4, Trevor. Tarma made a cameo appearance at least.
Damn straight. Marco rules all >:

[NoxThox]

metal slug kicks ass. check the sig :)

[whoreable]

too bad that sig is way too huge. you might wanna change it.
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[NoxThox]

yah i was kind of worried about the size:( i need to scale it to banner-size but i dont have a good site to store it on... i keep hacing to ask my friend if he'll host... oh well

[timrpgland]

Metal Slug still rules... :(

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[darkvare]

i love the hadouken prisoner

[Zomboid]

God bless you, Tim.

[timrpgland]

I'm anxious to see what happens with Metal Slug 6. First one to not be run on the neo geo arcade hardware.

[darkvare]

i hope it dosent gets like megamanx did

[timrpgland]

There is this energizer bunny commercial where the energizer bunny is a excercise instructor and keeps going and going. Anyway, when the first guy drops they use the same sound effect as when you die in Metal Slug.

[Robodie III]

Are you talking about Marco's death sound on the Energizer commercial? Or Tarmas? Trevor?
I haven't seen the commercial, but the series is full of public domain sound effects. Then again, every game is full of them.

In the Sealab episode I Robot, listen to the sound Dr. Quinn makes when he opens his chest up at the end. It's one of the soldier bullet deaths. Not the "aarg" but the other one.

[timrpgland]

The PSP will finally be worth it come November!

http://psp.ign.com/articles/698/698188p1.html

[Jeff The Ninja]

Yay, thats sweet, but I need a PSP
:(

[the_dudefather]

its Fio all the way for me (if you know i mean......like as a character to select to play in the game........)

[BlueOatmeal]

As soon as my RAM cart comes in I'ma play some Metal Slug all night long for my Saturn.

[timrpgland]

Has anyone ever seen this? Pretty cool

http://www.wickedsmallgames.com/games/m/metal-slug-reloaded/

[Zomboid]

Tiiiiiim I'm gonna use some of those metal slug gifs in my sig, k?

[Vampywampy]

Fio is by far the best character. ;O


But I rate the games as follows...

3 > X > 5 > 4 > 1 > 2

I'd love an MS6 ROM, but I doubt it's gonna happen any time soon. :<


I mean, come on.

CPS3 isn't even emulated yet, and that's years old.

But hey, it'll happen in a few years.


...hopefully.

[timrpgland]

I'm sure some of you heard the news already but, hellz yes, Metal Slug 6 is going to be on the Anthology (psp and wii).

edit: sorry can't finish this post without some kind of metal slug animation

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[Grislygus]

Metal Slug has the best damn explosions...

[Mockery]

Sweet, I can't wait to play it on the Wii.

Also, for those of you who like Metal Slug's graphics, check out another game by the same team called "In The Hunt". It's just like Metal Slug, only you play as a submarine :o

[Dr. V]

The Will will devour all other versions of Metal Slug and digest them into awesome little Metal Slug poops for us all to take home and enjoyl

[timrpgland]

.Also, for those of you who like Metal Slug's graphics, check out another game by the same team called "In The Hunt". It's just like Metal Slug, only you play as a submarine :o


ha, copier. I posted that in the underwater game thread. :P

[timrpgland]

I picked up Anthology for the PSP yesterday. Great stuff but the loading is insane. Also has some lag issues here and there.

I'm just glad to finally have it. I still don't own a Wii but I'd like to get it for that as well when I do (just because I'm a freak).

I still need to import Metal Slug 3D.

Now all they have to do is put them out for XBLA and I can spend more money :)

[Mockery]

Looks like the Neo Geo System is going to be coming to the Virtual Console, so you might be able to get Metal Slug that way eventually too. :P

[timrpgland]

Yeah I heard about that but the VC doesn't currently have any games playable online, does it?

[damnd]

I really like how the zombie scientist uses his intestines as a handy weapon in MS3! This has to be still the best SNK game ever released!

[xscoot]

Yeh, metal slug IS the best series, and anthology for wii is perfect. 5 control schemes (6 if you have a GC controller.) Plus three dificulty settings and your choice of limited or unlimited lives. Add in the art and music galleries plus a staff interview and you got a perfect use of 60 bux. Now I'm just waiting for a wii remake of metal slug 3D.

[timrpgland]

So I'm sure most/some of you have heard the news. The Mighty METAL SLUG 3 is coming to XBOX LIVE ARCADE. We're also getting a Metal Slug 7 for the DS.

[Zomboid]

We'll be hitting that up on co-op :O

[timrpgland]

You know this man. 3 is the best and I'm so glad they chose that one right off the bat. I can't wait for the achievements, online coop and leaderboards. It'll only be my 4th MS3 purchase.

[Chojin]

Three neo-geo fighters are on the VC now :o

[Zbu Manowar]

Nothing beats Metal Slug Anthology for the PS2. Yeah, a tad out of date and it's odd that SNK is getting around to throwing out all of their old games in PS2 anthologies (Fatal Fury, King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown), but it works just the same. It's the best $20 I ever spent.

[timrpgland]

Metal Slug 3 comes out on XBLA this Wed! ;)

[Zomboid]

Fuck. That means I have to get more points.

[Cedar]

Metal Slug 3 comes out on XBLA this Wed! ;)
FUCKING GREAT!!!:rock

[Mockery]

Metal Slug 3 comes out on XBLA this Wed! ;)
Have they changed anything about it? Cuz I already have the Metal Slug Anthology on the Wii and it's awesome. But I do like how they redo the graphics on a lot of XBLA games... though it's hard to imagine them improving the graphics on Metal Slug of all games heheh.

[Cedar]

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/m/metalslug3xboxlivearcade/
looks like they didn't change a thing

[Chojin]

Hard to justify paying $10 for a single metal slug game.

[executioneer]

but does it have the gray blood :contractualobligation

[Terror Dino]

Hard to justify paying $10 for a single metal slug game.
Thats why you should go out and pay about 25euro (whatever that is in dollers) for 6 of em on the Wii. And if you dont have a Wii...for shame.

[executioneer]

i heard from someone that the controls for the wii ones are kind of bad

[Zomboid]

Plus you can't play online with your favorite i-mock members! Or can you? :\

[Chojin]

I already have metal slug anthologies, but yes, the control schemes suck.

Also I don't know about you guys but for 2 player games like that I prefer to play with the guy sitting next to me.

[Zomboid]

I think that guy's name is "Zak", or something. Anyway, I like playing 2 players with whoever, really. Sometimes I'm by myself but there's people on my friends list that wanna play and that's usually just as fun.

[Terror Dino]

Nah playing with some one there is the only way to play metal slug. Have arcades thought you nothing of the metal slug brothership.

[Spruce Moose]

The controls on the Wii version of the Metal Slug Anthology are only bad if you choose the wonky new Wiimote control options. Which you don't have to at all. Turning the Wiimote sideways works great for me(even the wiimote has enough buttons for Metal Slug, and I don't mind giving a little jerk for a grenade), or even just plugging in a Gamecube controller(more buttons than the game even needs).

If you only have a Wii, I would tell the reviews up yours and get this game. It's a great buy regardless of the version, and the new controls are only a bother if you're dumb enough to choose them(of course, the reviewers need to cover the whole game, including those controls, especially since they're the only thing different in that version).

[timrpgland]

Only have had a little time to play it so far but it's a very good port.

Online, leaderboards, spot on controls and no loading issues (like the PSP anthology).

Unfortunately it's grey blood...

[executioneer]

hahaha :(

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I got the PS2 version for christmas and didnt have to worry about bad controls or paying $12 for one game.

[Max Radical]

I got the anthology for PSP over the holidays, and goddamn I love it. Playing through all seven games, then playing through them again with less continues and more feeling like a bullet-dodging badass.

You've always got to love the ending cinema to the first game: grieving kids, widows, and you're there "Wait a minute, I'm the badass good guy, right?"

[timrpgland]

METAL SLUG XX US TRAILER YA'LL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqjziHNN1Y8

Lots of bullets

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Heck yeah!

[darkvare]

i want it just to play as leona :/

[Wiffles]

Check out Gunforce and Gunforce 2. Its made by the same metal slug guys ^.^

Also the Submarine game that Rog was talking about ^.^

[LordSappington]

Fio ftw.

[MarioRPG]

Oh god that trailer is awesome. Metal Slug kicks so much ass.

[Mad Melvin]

I am ashamed to admit, but the only Metal Slug I ever played was the first one. That was until about three weeks ago, when I found Metal Slug Anthology (Wii) for a very reasonable price. Now I stand before you a changed man. Pure awesomeness in a neat package.

[Anselm]

I've had my Neo-Geo since the year it was released. Purchased it used with Magician Lord and Baseball Stars Professional from Game Dude, a catalogue company that had a store in California.

When Metal Slug came out, my Neo-Geo library had stopped growing. I was going to buy the cartridge for $300. My finger was on the button and I just didn't follow through. I rationalized that the money could be better spent better on a new system or several other games. Looking back, it was the "responsible" choice.

So I never played Metal Slug. Now I regret it. I want the cartridge but it has now slipped well beyond my financial grasp. I'm going to go buy the anthology and play it, but not having it for my AES system is going to permanently haunt me as the one that got away. Well...that, and having power cut out during a lightning storm after playing a single game of 1942 for 4 hours straight. My dog dying would not have gotten as strong a reaction that night.

~Anselm~

[TheCoolinator]

I recently purchased the Metal Slug Anthology for PS2. It's probably the most amazing SNK compilation ever created.

Metal Slug 4-5-6 graphics are jaw dropping. Retro-gaming at it's best.

[Anselm]

Which anthology is better? I'd rather play it on the PS2 for the joystick but I hear the Wii version has actual blood, where the PS2 version does not. Anyone have first hand knowledge on these two?

Also , I tried finding both last night at the PS3 and Wii online stores. The PS3 store only has it for the PSP and the Wii store doesn't sell it at all. Looks like a trip to Gamestop will be happening at lunchtime today.

~Anselm~

[TheCoolinator]

Which anthology is better? I'd rather play it on the PS2 for the joystick but I hear the Wii version has actual blood, where the PS2 version does not. Anyone have first hand knowledge on these two?

Also , I tried finding both last night at the PS3 and Wii online stores. The PS3 store only has it for the PSP and the Wii store doesn't sell it at all. Looks like a trip to Gamestop will be happening at lunchtime today.

~Anselm~

I think they're both identical in the sense that all they have on them is Metal Slug 1 - 6 and the image gallery.

I would have to believe that the Wii version would run a little smootherr. I know on the PS2 version there is some slowdown here and there while I can only assume that on the Wii the framerate is more stable but that's just speculation.

[timrpgland]

The best version of the anthology is the PS2 version.

The Wii's controls aren't as good.

The PSP's loading is horrid.

I was recently playing Metal Slug 3D for PS2, pretty good actually.

[TheCoolinator]

The best version of the anthology is the PS2 version.

That's the one I have. I think most people just put it on free play and plow right through it. I like to give myself 5-10 credits and see if I can beat the game.

[Shadowdancer21b]

I love having the Metal Slug Anthology on PS2. SNK Playmore has REALLY been great about releasing collections of their best games. I have to tip the cap to them. My wife will actually play Metal Slug with me now.

[The Doctor]

Thanks for posting on this Shadowdancer and bringing the article o my attention, as i have not thought about these games since Metal Slug 1 and now have to purchase the anthology.

[Shadowdancer21b]

Thanks for posting on this Shadowdancer and bringing the article o my attention, as i have not thought about these games since Metal Slug 1 and now have to purchase the anthology.
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