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Title: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Custle on January 10, 2011, 12:31:32 PM
I've seen that few people have mentioned Metal Slug around here, so I decided to start topic, because I didn't find one.

I ordered Metal Slug Anthology for PS2 and I hope all the games would be as good as Metal Slug 3 (I already have it). I liked the MM3 very much, but are the other games on Anthology as good or even better than 3?

And does the Anthology have Unlimited lives option? I read from one source that said that it hasn't, but on the source it said it has. Can someone confirm this fact?
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: PureYeti on January 11, 2011, 12:11:32 AM
I don't know its a personal choice to me, I enjoy all the series. There is an option for unlimited or limited lives. The amount of limited lives you get is depending on the difficulty you choose.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Delta on January 11, 2011, 04:12:23 AM
I'm still waiting for a Metal Slug with overhauled graphics, i'm not asking for HD stuff, just some new sprites/graphics.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Xxenace on January 11, 2011, 05:33:44 AM
SNK plz put fio in a bikini in the next MS game id pay 60 bucks for that
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: marchefelix on January 13, 2011, 09:45:16 PM
The next Metal Slug better have Mars People in it
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: sibarraz on January 13, 2011, 09:56:54 PM
I want the achievement in metal slug xx to beat the game with 1 continue but lol, I cant get it
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: marchefelix on July 24, 2011, 09:46:18 PM
Bump.

This awesome series needs more discussion.

To generate more talk: what do you like better? This or Contra?
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: solidshark on July 25, 2011, 04:01:18 PM
Bump.

This awesome series needs more discussion.

To generate more talk: what do you like better? This or Contra?

Definintely MS. I can say I'm a little bias since I grew up playing this game, but most Metal Slug games are amazing because of their level design, creativity, comedy and the fact that I can replay it as soon as I've finished it, and I can't do that with every game.

Speaking of Metal Slug and comedy:
Metal Slug: The Movie - Talking Classics (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/metal-slug-talking-classics/717797)
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Custle on July 25, 2011, 04:22:34 PM
Metal Slug hands down. I've never got any joy when I Contra. Metal Slug is just more fun game.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: sibarraz on July 25, 2011, 08:13:59 PM
I'm trying to get the ''no continue'' achievement in metal slug XX


So far I can survive until the 5th stage without dying need more practizing
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: marchefelix on July 28, 2011, 06:14:02 AM
I have a Metal Slug 6 machine in an arcade near me, and yet I've never been able to beat the game. I even cheat by picking Ralf :P
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Custle on July 28, 2011, 05:59:53 PM
I was once visiting gospel music festival. I walked around the the place it was held and I saw Metal Slug 6 machine. I immediatly run to play. I put 2 euros to that machine. It didn't work and I put 2 euros more and tried again and it still didn't work. You can imagine how much I cursed.

Good that I later bought Anthology. Metal Slug 6 was first game I tried. And it became my favorite of whole series.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: MUSOLINI on July 29, 2011, 06:58:10 AM
personally i think ms 1, x and 3 are the best. biggest gripe of the ms games ive got is that at the hardest level the bosses dont get harder in patterns, or in the amount of firepower they use. instead they need to get shot for what seems like an hour to kill just 1. even those damn trains in 2 and x, shooting them on the hardest difficulty took a long ass time. something im still not too fond of. maybe with a new engine they could just have you attacked by more enemies and have more bullets on screen instead of having bosses and such take forever to kill. this is something i also cant stand in games like god of war 3, the game doesnt get harder on the hardest difficulty, its just that all the enemies take forever to die and your moves and weapons dont seem that strong anymore.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: LouisCipher on July 30, 2011, 04:14:11 PM
Bump.

This awesome series needs more discussion.

To generate more talk: what do you like better? This or Contra?

I think people who choose Contra do so out of nostalgia. Contra basically started the Run 'n Gun genre, Super C streamlined that experience. Contra 3 and Contra Hardcorps take it that much farther, I prefer Hardcorps because of the alternate paths.

I prefer Metal Slug because of the art style, very satisfying weapons and Tank usage, overt humor, and the branching paths in Metal Slug 3. What a way for old SNK to go out with Metal Slug 3. Ending your run with probably the greatest Run 'n Gun game ever made. Metal Slug 5 is pretty good. The others should be avoided.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: ZeWickedOreo on August 03, 2011, 12:34:06 PM
I love this gamee! My family used to play this =)))))))
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Custle on August 06, 2011, 05:15:38 PM
The others should be avoided.
I don't know.  First game has best soundtrack, 2 is good, but that slowdown issue, X is improvment and hard, 3 feels so damn long, 4 should be avoided, 5 has good soundtrack but meh, 6 is my favorite, 7 had limited lives, which annoyed me. Haven't played XX and that 3D game.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: MUSOLINI on August 06, 2011, 08:48:14 PM
ms3 is pretty crappy imo, not as bad as 4 or 5, but still pretty crappy and way too long and some enemies dont die fast enough. bes ones are still 1 and x imo.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: LouisCipher on August 07, 2011, 09:35:49 PM
I never understood the criticism that MS3 was too long. I mean, people complain that a Run 'N Gun game is too short, but this one's too long? The final mission will take you about a half hour or so, but I thought it was epic. It had TONS of variety. More variety and imagination than any Run 'N Gun aside from maybe Gunstar Heroes.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: JoeJustice on August 07, 2011, 10:00:12 PM
3's my all time favorite too. Especially back when I had it on Xbox with limited lives. The day I beat that damn final stage was one of the most epic moments in gaming I've ever had. It may be long but its a non-stop adrenaline rollercoaster that never lets up.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: MUSOLINI on August 08, 2011, 04:50:09 AM
i usually play on hadest, and ms games on hardest just kills it. its not even hard, just damn repetetive and takjes way too fucking long imo. back in the days i could finish ms1, 2/x and 3 in 1cc on hardest. and even then it took a long ass while, especially all those times when you run out of special weapon bullets (which will happen a lot on hardest). games are still fun though, its probably my favorite side scrolling shooter along with contra series.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: sibarraz on August 08, 2011, 07:14:43 AM
The next Metal Slug better have Mars People in it

XX has mars people on it
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: marchefelix on August 08, 2011, 11:40:27 PM
The next Metal Slug better have Mars People in it

XX has mars people on it

Yay! ^_^

But isn't XX a PSP port of 7 w/ more content? That's what someone told me, so if I'm wrong, it's not my bad.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: sibarraz on August 09, 2011, 04:06:05 AM
Yep, is an ''ultimate metal slug 7''

Still, isn't weird to never see them, they are in a secret passage on the stage, I don't know if they appear on 7 though
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: PureYeti on August 09, 2011, 03:53:49 PM
Difference between 7 and XX are minor. There is only secret passages, different weapons and vehicles placement, unlimited continues, big weapon powerups, and a new rank called "Satan" in combat school.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Custle on August 09, 2011, 06:22:52 PM
Difference between 7 and XX are minor. There is only secret passages, different weapons and vehicles placement, unlimited continues, big weapon powerups, and a new rank called "Satan" in combat school.

So it is better version then? MS7 felt bit meh.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: PureYeti on August 09, 2011, 06:45:04 PM
Yea with multiplayer and exclusive playable character Leona Heidern. Playing it will be the same though except it has longer loading time than 7
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: sibarraz on August 09, 2011, 06:46:14 PM
I liked XX, it was a little fun game
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: marchefelix on August 10, 2011, 01:18:21 AM
Don't you also get the MS4 characters?
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: PureYeti on August 10, 2011, 04:55:36 AM
Sadly no, you don't
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: LouisCipher on August 10, 2011, 08:33:58 PM
Leona is DLC for Metal Slug 7 XXX BangBus edition.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: marchefelix on August 12, 2011, 08:50:28 AM
Sadly no, you don't

I could've sworn... but I guess they're not.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: sibarraz on August 13, 2011, 03:47:24 AM
Leona is really fun to use, I had yet to understand how to use moon slasher, it seems that used well you had great advantage

But my favorite thing in the game is pick clark and just do argentinas like mad
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: DR.Howard on November 15, 2011, 10:20:45 AM
i can get to level 5, half way, in MS2 with out dieing if i dont do anything stupid

love this series soo much, these games got me into SNK to begin with
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: marchefelix on November 16, 2011, 03:18:59 AM
these games got me into SNK to begin with

Looking back, I think that was the case with me too  :)
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: PureYeti on November 16, 2011, 03:55:44 AM
im ready for some high score contest if you guys are up to it
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: nightmoves on November 16, 2011, 05:25:50 AM
High score contest you say? Well my high score for Metal Slug(the first one) is a little over 1,900,000 points. If I remember correctly, the world record score is a couple thousand points over 2 million.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: LouisCipher on November 16, 2011, 07:48:02 AM
these games got me into SNK to begin with

Looking back, I think that was the case with me too  :)

Same here. Got into Metal Slug through emulation and got curious about other SNK games.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: nightmoves on November 17, 2011, 06:42:03 AM
Did some research, and supposedly the world record for Metal Slug 1 is over 2,600,000. That means I'm 700,000 points short... I gotta lot of work to do...
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: PureYeti on July 13, 2012, 07:59:47 AM
Metal Slug 3 is out for the iPhones and Androids

http://www.snkplaymoreusa.com/snk-to-release-the-neogeo-action-shooting-masterpiece-metal-slug-3-on-iphone-android (http://www.snkplaymoreusa.com/snk-to-release-the-neogeo-action-shooting-masterpiece-metal-slug-3-on-iphone-android)
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Hungry Color on July 13, 2012, 08:18:43 AM
i can get to level 5, half way, in MS2 with out dieing if i dont do anything stupid

love this series soo much, these games got me into SNK to begin with

Pretty much, I bought the Collector's edition or whatever it was that had Metal Slug 1-6 or whatever it was on a sheer whim for like 15 or so bucks used, it's always worked perfectly.

I thought it was cool that it looked like WORMS if anyone remembers that but I only saw screenshots of that in game magazines. Either way, it was an excellent decision.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: selfReg on July 13, 2012, 09:13:01 PM
Metal Slug 3 is out for the iPhones and Androids

3? Legit.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Hungry Color on July 23, 2012, 03:41:07 AM
Didn't realize how hard I necroed this thread somehow, either way, Imma put my high scores up for fun.

From the Anthology, I don't have any of the PSP games, or a PSP.

MS- 722059
MS2- 1266529
MSX- 1871409
MS3- 2902769
MS4-914309
MS5-574319
MS6- 2415519

Are you all bad enough dudes to also post up scores from 20, 10, or even 5 limited continues? Even less?
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: SuperVehicle001 on March 23, 2013, 07:10:47 AM
Necroing this thread because I love this game. Looks likes its time for me to buy another copy of Metal Slug now that I have an arcade stick :)
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: marchefelix on April 01, 2013, 10:31:28 PM
^Which game in the series do you like the most?
Title: Re: Re: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: SuperVehicle001 on April 02, 2013, 06:03:12 AM
^Which game in the series do you like the most?
That's a tough one. Metal Slug 2 and X where good. However my fav has to be Metal Slug 1 because that's the one I sank the most quarters into on an old Neo Geo MVS. Lots of nostalgic memories :)

I'm going to customize the art on my SFxT Pro stick with a Metal Slug theme. I don't like SFxT and the art is ugly so it's mod time!

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Mr Bakaboy on April 02, 2013, 02:03:46 PM
3 probably was the best made version, but I can't help playing Metal Slug 1 on the MVS over and over.  Trying to beat it on no continues of late.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: marchefelix on April 03, 2013, 10:00:44 PM
I'm stuck between 3 and X.

If I had to decide, I'd say X because it doesn't have an extra-long level at the end like 3 does.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: The Fluke on June 06, 2013, 10:55:54 PM
I completed metal slug one in 2 continues, so a pretty sloppy run but i somehow did well where it's more acceptable to fail.. haha. I got a score of 686282 wich yet again feels pretty decent. I think i'm gonna try to top that, it's really nice to play the game on the neogeo x when you don't have it plugged in to the tv. I still have the plastic film that protects the screen on though so it looks a bit weird.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: VIEWTIFLJOE on July 31, 2013, 11:16:41 AM
Metal Slug is probably the game of my childhood. I must of spent hundreds of quarters when I first started playing it. Metal Slug 3 was my personal favorite. I also enjoyed Metal Slug X. As for the original, it is was fun and all but I always found it preety cheap how easily I would die in that game (yet again I was preety young when I played it). Marco 4 Life!
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: nightmoves on August 04, 2013, 10:06:08 PM
The first Metal Slug I played was the second one. I spent so much time(and quarters) trying to beat it as a child. Then I learned of the existence of Metal Slug X, a harder version of 2. It's so difficult that I still can't beat it without dying once.

Spending so much time and effort on X is probably why it's my favorite.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Dark Chaotix on December 08, 2013, 03:26:10 PM
Not sure if anyone knows or can help, but does metal slug 1 or 2 have lag online?
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: Dark Chaotix on December 13, 2013, 04:14:36 AM
I ended up doing a a playthrough no death for metal slug 1.

Free Credit! - Metal Slug Playthrough (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN7lxyjeeC4#ws)
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: selfReg on December 19, 2013, 05:37:22 AM
^cool vid. I'm about to get myself a few Metal Slug MVS carts. Thank god for CMVS component out. Gonna definitely try recording a few runs of my own.
Title: Re: Metal Slug Series
Post by: PureYeti on May 01, 2014, 06:38:29 PM
SNKP just release Metal Slug Defense to the iOS and Android. It plays similar to Tower Defense so if you are a fan of that then its worth checking it out. If not, its free ;)

http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/us/press/pdf/140501_1.pdf (http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/us/press/pdf/140501_1.pdf)