My best buy ever today (Metal Slug AES)

[vincewy]

why is metal slug so valuable? the print run couldnt have been that small...???
just incredible supply and demand?

willie

Many will disagree with me, but yes, the print run for US home version is extremely small, like 50-100, in 1996, SNK didn't expect the scale of popularity of Metal Slug, almost all of the boards made went to coinop version (MVS carts), even that production run wasn't large to begin with.

When I first heard about the limited run in 1996, I didn't even blink and got the game from Japan Video Game for $270. The rest of my Metal Slug collection are JP version and I still have US MS1 simply because it's hard to find another copy (JP version) in this condition w/o paying arm and legs.

[Zubiac666]

I have the CD system...but I'm too cheap to buy Slug for it As for the US Metal Slug AES...it runs about $2500 these days. Most expensive non-LE game I know of!

I guess u mean "Limited edition" with "LE",don't ya?
however.... u r not right.
The europaen AES version of "Kizuna Encounter" goes for € 5000.- minimum
the holy grail for neogeo-collectors

[Videogamerdaryll]

Congrats..I would love to see pictures please..Is it Minty..?

[kattkatt]

Congrats..I would love to see pictures please..Is it Minty..?

Unfortunately not....yet. I don't have it in my hand yet (a week or so) and I really don't want to say hey before it's safe here. Never failed with EMS shipping before though.

/CC

[Retsudo]

you have metal slug without a Neo Geo eh? You willing to part with the game, so those of with Neo Geo's can enjoy it?

You Have $2,500? If so, it's yours

[Gunstarhero]

Well, that is an excellent deal kattkatt. I do have Metal Slug AES, but its a conversion ....Only way I'd ever be able to have it. I just got Shock Troopers and have been playing it the past couple days...I didn't think it was going to be this good, but Shock Troopers holds up quite well to Metal Slug...I don't think one is better than the other, both are extremely top notch action shooting games.