Metal Slug MVS

[tholly]

Last week I won a copy of Metal Slug for the MVS off eBay. Today I got home for Spring Break and popped it in my 4-Slot and all I can say is WOW. This game is great. From what I have played so far it is one of my top favorite games now. It is amazing how a system that old has such great graphics. To anyone considering an MVS setup and this game......do yourself a favor and buy it, you won't regret it.

[Ed Oscuro]

Also, to everybody who believes third person (Heretic 2 or Castlevania 64 style) Metal Slug is a good idea: Shoot your temple.

[buttasuperb]

Also, to everybody who believes third person (Heretic 2 or Castlevania 64 style) Metal Slug is a good idea: Shoot your temple.

[omnedon]

I have it too, and am waiting for my Phantom, so I can play it on my AES. I was hoping this week, but it looks like no go.

I've only tooled around with the PS1 version. I wanna play the real thing....

[tholly]

I have it too, and am waiting for my Phantom, so I can play it on my AES. I was hoping this week, but it looks like no go.

I've only tooled around with the PS1 version. I wanna play the real thing....

yea, i doubt there is anything better than the real thing. it is just amazing to play this game how it was meant to be played....on an mvs cab with a joystick and a huge monitor right in front of you, although, i would love playing this on an aes also....or just playing an aes in general. that system is one of the next ones on my list and i hope to pick it up this summer, although i will obviously not be getting metal slug for it also...

[Packerfan66]

I still can't figure out what everybody likes about that game so much. I found it at a convenient store and after 2 minutes of it I was bored. It seems like if a 2D game is rare and expensive people think it is the best game ever. COuld you honestly say it was better then Gunstar Heroes?

[buttasuperb]

COuld you honestly say it was better then Gunstar Heroes?

Yes. It's the overall style of it. Nice hand draws graphics, good music, good difficulty, blood, and a little comedy thrown in makes this a classic game.

It's not technically rare or expensive either, the MVS cost me $50 i think.

[maxlords]

I still can't figure out what everybody likes about that game so much. I found it at a convenient store and after 2 minutes of it I was bored. It seems like if a 2D game is rare and expensive people think it is the best game ever. COuld you honestly say it was better then Gunstar Heroes?

Yeah, it's not really comparable to Gunstar Heroes. Metal Slug is above all, a comedy run n gun. They're both REALLY REALLY good. As for it being rare...well, MVS Metal Slug is quite common. I paid $125 for a mint complete MVS kit for it. That's cheap in MVS. A loose cart runs ya $50, VERY cheap. Compare that to the AES version at $1500-2500 a copy. Either way, Slug is a VERY VERY good game. A lot of rare and expensive games suck however, for every system....this one just doesn't fall under that rule. if you don't like it....I can understand that, but if you clock a half-hour or so into it, you'll see why it's considered one of the classics.

As for me, I've got the MVS carts for Metal Slug 1, 3, and X, and I'm waiting for my 4 slot cab via train right now (Super Neo 29 w/29" monitor). Can't wait!

@ EdOscuro's comment: LMFAO!

[StrychNiNE]

I love Metal Slug - I'm definitely a huge fan boy, I'll save posting why I think its so great extensively, as I've done that before, but in short: It's made with love, and it has classic, pure, difficult, gameplay.

In any case - my school has a MVS cab with MS2..or X I forget, anyway, I've noticed that with 2 players it sometimes slows down considerably, during large explosions involving food usually. Is this just the cab or does everyone experience this? That's probably one of the only things keeping me from breaking down an splurging on a cabinet.

[ClubNinja]

Also, to everybody who believes third person (Heretic 2 or Castlevania 64 style) Metal Slug is a good idea: Shoot your temple.

Hee hee!

As much as I liked Heretic 2 (I really liked Heretic 2), Metal Slug should not be dirtied with 3D. Yuck.

[tholly]

I still can't figure out what everybody likes about that game so much. I found it at a convenient store and after 2 minutes of it I was bored. It seems like if a 2D game is rare and expensive people think it is the best game ever. COuld you honestly say it was better then Gunstar Heroes?

yea, I only paid $50 for it also and it is worth the money, even at the high AES prices it is worth it. I just did a quick play through of the whole game and I am even more impressed than I was when I first put it in. I'm sure I didn't do too good and didn't notice some stuff, but that's nothing I can't see the next time I play through it.