Metal Slug Discussion Thread

[Tonygameman]

Let's get this straight. This is a thread for discussing anything relating to SNK's classic run-and-gun video game series, Metal Slug.

Topics include:

1. Talking about video games and other media involving this series.
2. Cleaning/fixing some pages.
3. Potential upgrades.
4. Adding more profiles.
5. And etc. (aka anything) of course.

 

[QrowBarr]

Such a nostalgic game, used to play this in the ps2 when I was younger.

Weaker weapons gradually damage and destroy small building sized bosses and robots, though that takes a while afaik.

The large beams from the mothership regularly vaporize humans, which is 9-A according to our references for common feats. The players can withstand said beam.

 

[Tonygameman]

Such a nostalgic game, used to play this in the ps2 when I was younger.

Weaker weapons gradually damage and destroy small building sized bosses and robots, though that takes a while afaik.

The large beams from the mothership regularly vaporize humans, which is 9-A according to our references for common feats. The players can withstand said beam.

So the players should be 9-A/Small Building level (at Normal/Weak Weaponry key) based on this feat? A link should be fine to show, before requesting it to be calced.

 

[Tonygameman]

Bump.

 

[Tonygameman]

Bump.

 

[Tonygameman]

Metal Bump.

 

[Tonygameman]

Bump at once!

 

[Tonygameman]

Bump.

 

[Tonygameman]

So, it's revealed in EVO 2019 that King of Fighters XV is in development and Haohmaru's making a guest appearance in Soul Calibur VI thanks to a reboot's success.

I wonder if our soldiers will get a chance for a new game since SNK seems to return back to it's glory (some evidence from this year).

 

[Tonygameman]

Bump yourself, guys!

 

[JiggyHunter11]

I'll play through all MS games one of these days, maybe the characters being just glass cannon is gameplay stuff. There must be an instance where they survive explosions or something that gives them greater durability.

 

[Tonygameman]

I'll play through all MS games one of these days, maybe the characters being just glass cannon is gameplay stuff. There must be an instance where they survive explosions or something that gives them greater durability.

That's probably great to think/talk about (given Steven's mention about surviving mothership's large vaporizing beams above).

 

[JiggyHunter11]

I remember that the slug could withstand falling from space into the ocean at the end of MS 3.

 

[Tonygameman]

I found a video of that feat (starts and ends here; chose the latter cause it has all characters surviving that).

 

[JiggyHunter11]

Another thing is the amount of giant vehicles that marco and his friends have defeated in the series, it's so consistent that i think they should normally scale to them, at least with a Heavy Machine Gun.

 

[Tonygameman]

Bump.

 

[AguilaR101]

There are plenty of overlooked feats in the series.

characters can destroy large part of wooden buildings with a single rock throw

Few shots from a heavy machine gun are able to bust mid sized buildings

characters can pilot spaceships moving at hypersonic speeds and split large meteors with weapons

If you take a close look, you can see characters can outright tank meteors the size of baseballs

 

[Tonygameman]

There are plenty of overlooked feats in the series.
characters can destroy large part of wooden buildings with a single rock throw

Few shots from a heavy machine gun are able to bust mid sized buildings

characters can pilot spaceships moving at hypersonic speeds and split large meteors with weapons

If you take a close look, you can see characters can outright tank meteors the size of baseballs

Exact timestamps for last two links?

 

[AguilaR101]

https://youtu.be/OPCHeaqZZBQ?t=2118

The entire last mission of MS3 has you dodging meteors left and right not to mention spaceships need to be at least that fast to achieve orbit.

https://youtu.be/tz6m4vEdCh0?t=2937

If you lose the ship you're practically bound to get hit by baseball sized meteors that do no damage to the character, so that's a durability feat for them.

 

[Tonygameman]

Thanks to that leak talk, Metal Slug became trending in Twitter and I like that happening!

 

[Tonygameman]

Bump.

 

[Tonygameman]

Mission Bumped.

 

[JiggyHunter11]

So, if we ever consider including MSA profiles, do you think that would even be possible? There's likely a bunch of feats but the scaling would be a mess.

 

[Tonygameman]

So, if we ever consider including MSA profiles, do you think that would even be possible? There's likely a bunch of feats but the scaling would be a mess.

Maybe that would work. Some variants are probably going to be keys (Marco's first two current would be combined thanks to feats above).

 

[JiggyHunter11]

Yeah, the problem would be finding a transcript to all story cutscenes and there's a new one every week since 2016, but i guess the descriptions on the character profiles/Another story missions might lead into something.

 

[Skalt711]

Cool thread

 

[Tonygameman]

SNK: "The Bump is Now."

 

[Tonygameman]

Bump.

 

[Tonygameman]

Bumpsion Start!

 

[AguilaR101]

Feats from metal slug 3 should make them at least 9-A physically and hypersonic in reactions thanks to the fact characters can tank football sized meteors and dodge them during the final mission.

You only need calcs for the AP of said meteors.

 

[Tonygameman]

Stalker Maggot and I thought that heroes may get Resistance to Transmutation for them being able to turn back into humans by collecting items (or waiting long enough to wear it off by itself) when turned into a zombie/mummy.

Edit: Jasonsith just did calculations of some feats (and they're just accepted).

 

[Stalker_Maggot]

I think that might be resistance to Transformation actually

 

[Tonygameman]

I think that might be resistance to Transformation actually

Just changed it up. Anyway, here's a first match/battle.

 

[JiggyHunter11]

Now we just need a calc for the MS3 feat and a way to use MSA i guess.

 

[Stalker_Maggot]

Here is a MS matchup

 

[Alien_Dual_Blaster]

Metal Slug: We've got spaceships, aliens, and giant enemy crabs! Holy shit.

Also, the protagonists of Metal Slug can demolish ******* buildings with their weapons.

 

[Tonygameman]

Metal Slug: We've got spaceships, aliens, and giant enemy crabs! Holy shit.

Also, the protagonists of Metal Slug can demolish ******* buildings with their weapons.

I know, right? (Scaling with King of Fighters characters may work via Ralf/Clark/Leona normally, other characters on Metal Slug Defense and Fio's appearance in KoF 2006/Maximum Impact 2; same potentially goes to Samurai Shodow characters via Nakoruru in XIV since KoF is a crossover series)

 

[Tonygameman]

Bumpy Machine Gun!

 

[Tonygameman]

Bump.

 

[Alien_Dual_Blaster]

It really sucks that Metal Slug hasn't created and released any new content for a decade already.

At most, all we are getting is a new compilation artbook complete with its detailed history: https://kotaku.com/metal-slug-the-ultimate-history-is-a-very-impressive-b-1839799373