Metal Slug is an overall meh series with two (three?) great games

[kernow]

Metal Slug 4 and 5 were a disappointment. I only played them briefly and then they went on the shelf where they will wait until I die.
I had the most fun with part 3, then 2 or X.

You could just sell them, you know, and buy good games?

 

[VJP]

You could just sell them, you know, and buy good games?

Luckily i have most of the good ones and am not dependent on the money/would miss them in my collection.
I don't really want to pay today's prices for the 2-3 games I'm still missing.

 

[Sammy/SNK-FAN]

I sadly never got to play Slug 1 or 2. Its too bad authentic cards are so insanely expensive.

I owned X, 3,4,5. I thought they were all fun, but my favorites are 4 and 5. I thought 3 had way too much going on for me.

 

[Hattori Hanzo]

You don't need the carts to play them in 2024.

 

[HeavyMachineGoob]

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLEmv6I

 

[Moob Butter]

I sadly never got to play Slug 1 or 2. Its too bad authentic cards are so insanely expensive.

Emugooblate them

 

[Hattori Hanzo]

Imagine insertion marks on a legit Slug 1

 

[Azra113]

Can you summarize or is there a part of the video to jump to? Don't feel up to watching a 2 hour video.

@ 1:11:33

tl:dw the game is unnecessary
I still play X and I feel like its a bit too long. 3 feels like a metal slog

 

[Sammy/SNK-FAN]

You don't need the carts to play them in 2024.

Very true, but I’m old school and wait until I have the carts to play the games. There is just something special about waiting to play them on actual hardware and a crt.

 

[Hattori Hanzo]

Enjoy paying a stack for a Slug 1 boot then.

 

[Trevor spencer]

1 and X are the best imo , 3 is good but way to long.

 

[StevenK]

I sadly never got to play Slug 1 or 2. Its too bad authentic cards are so insanely expensive.

I owned X, 3,4,5. I thought they were all fun, but my favorites are 4 and 5. I thought 3 had way too much going on for me.

Very true, but I’m old school and wait until I have the carts to play the games. There is just something special about waiting to play them on actual hardware and a crt.

It's 28 years since slug 1 was released. You won't be old school, you'll be dead.

 

[HeavyMachineGoob]

Very true, but I’m old school and wait until I have the carts to play the games. There is just something special about waiting to play them on actual hardware and a crt.

Go old school with a conversion made with MVS Roms then.

 

[kernow]

lol old school
meaning I'll play games 35yrs later

 

[Moob Butter]

Very true, but I’m old school and wait until I have the carts to play the games. There is just something special about waiting to play them on actual hardware and a crt.

This is why I have them on NGCD

 

[Sammy/SNK-FAN]

Thanks, I’ll have to look into the CD version. I’ve only had the AES and MVS.

 

[Sammy/SNK-FAN]

lol old school
meaning I'll play games 35yrs later

I am still playing old games, many that I’ve never played before.

For the record, I did have an AES back in 2002-2004. I bought Slug 4, 5, KOF 02, 03 new when they were released. I also spent many hours playing KOF02 and 03 in arcades in Japan when they were new (taught English in Nagasaki). 2000’s was still late for the Neo, but better late then never. Besides, I couldn’t afford the AES until I started teaching full time.

 

[LoneSage]

Metal Slug 6 is a better effort than 4 and 5.

 

[douglas]

Sage with the thought provoking threads, as usual.

Maybe I'm an optimist, but I find enjoyment in all the mainline slugs, 1-7. Yeah, most after 3 lack the passion, charm, and refinement of the originals, but they are certainly far from bad games, and definitely do not warrent labeling the series as "overall meh".

Despite the hate, 3 is my favorite, but objectively speaking, X is probably the best.

 

[kernow]

Despite the hate, 3 is my favorite, but objectively speaking, X is probably the best.

anything previous that was said now has no merit

 

[Heinz]

I'd rather play Mental Slag

 

[yagamikun]

I'd rather play Mental Slag

So...I imagine the gameplay of "Mental Slag" would be like going to work but not getting paid for it?

 

[Heinz]

So...I imagine the gameplay of "Mental Slag" would be like going to work but not getting paid for it?

Interesting, I was thinking more along the lines of trying to escape a crazy old tart but I can see where the Hallmark channel might take it.

 

[HellioN]

Interesting, I was thinking more along the lines of trying to escape a crazy old tart but I can see where the Hallmark channel might take it.

 

[Tarma]

I'd rather play Mental Slag

Plenty of those to be found in the UK... hit up @kernow for more deets.