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Cover art for Metal Slug

Metal Slug, Japanese cover

Default, 1 of 2

Available Physical + digital

Cover: Default; 1 of 2 · Swipe; Default, 1 of 2
Released: Apr 19, 1996
Studio: Nazca Corporation
Platforms: 11

Metal Slug

Apr 19, 1996 Nazca Corporation 11 platforms

Arcade Platformer Shooter game Action Comedy

Metal Slug is a 1996 run-and-gun arcade video game originally developed by Nazca Corporation and released by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS. It is the first installment in the eponymous series. Set in 2028, players assume the role of Peregrine Falcon Strike Force soldiers Marco Rossi and Tarma Roving in a fight against the Rebel Army led by Donald Morden and overthrow his coup d'état to prevent a New World Order.

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Released

April 19, 1996Japan
April 19, 1996Worldwide
May 1996North America
1996Europe

Also known as

Metal Slug 1 Metal Slug 3D Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 メタルスラッグ

Versions

Metal Slug Original · 1996
Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 Port · 1997 · PS1, PS3, PSP +1
ACA Neo Geo: Metal Slug Port · 2016
Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 Port · GBA

Standalone expansions

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Languages

8 languages English fully voiced

English audio · interface
French interface
Italian interface
Japanese interface
Korean interface
Russian interface
Simplified Chinese interface
Spanish interface

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