A port of Metal Slug
Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 is a run and gun action shooting game. Between April and August 1997, Sega Saturn and PlayStation versions developed by SNK and Ukiyotei respectively were released only in Japan. Both ports feature "Combat School" mode from the Neo Geo CD release while the PlayStation version features a new mode, "Another Story", consisting of plot-based minigames, and an art gallery featuring concept art (characters, vehicles, weapons, levels). To retain all animations frames of the arcade original, the Saturn version used newer compression techniques, inter-level loading and the 1 MB RAM expansion cartridge.
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Pixel art peaked here. In the years since Metal Slug released, not a single game ever came close to topping the legendary standard SNK set with the arcade original. The overwhelming amount of attention to detail in every single stage, enemy and VFX is awe inspiring.
The PS1 version has a couple of extra modes with a cute instructor that hands you missions after you complete the arcade stages, and a gallery featuring tons of really charming concept art.
The only thing that pissed me off while revisiting MS was the "Vehicle Attack", triggered by pressing Square+X. Many times, I ended up tossing my Metal Slug away because I was trying to jump to dodge shit while maintaining fire lmao
An eternal classic, from when SNK was at the top of their game.
The PS1 version has a couple of extra modes with a cute instructor that hands you missions after you complete the arcade stages, and a gallery featuring tons of really charming concept art.
The only thing that pissed me off while revisiting MS was the "Vehicle Attack", triggered by pressing Square+X. Many times, I ended up tossing my Metal Slug away because I was trying to jump to dodge shit while maintaining fire lmao
An eternal classic, from when SNK was at the top of their game.