[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~