I've been wanting to play these games for a while. There's a compilation that came out some time ago, but I read that it's apparently atrocious, being full of visual glitches and also sporting massive input lag, rendering the games unplayable.
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What's the best way to play the Metal Slug games these days?
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I've been wanting to play these games for a while. There's a compilation that came out some time ago, but I read that it's apparently atrocious, being full of visual glitches and also sporting massive input lag, rendering the games unplayable.
The only version I played is the Anthology one on the Nintendo Wii. It's available on multiple platforms, but I have no idea what the general sentiment is about the game is.
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Hamster-ported Arcade Archives on various consoles are the 'best' versions.
I stick with the PS2 Anthology on PS4 because it was super cheap and the port issues don't bother me.
I stick with the PS2 Anthology on PS4 because it was super cheap and the port issues don't bother me.
A lot of people say that the PSP version of Metal Slug Anthology is pretty.
Edit: Pretty good lol
Edit: Pretty good lol
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Is PC an option? If so a little bit back there was a Humble NEOGEO 25th Anniversary Bundle, which effectively gave the ROMs for Metal Slug 1, 2, 3, and X legally. That bundle is no longer available, but the individual four games appear to still be offered on the Humble Bundle store, although I have no idea if you still get the ROMs with them.
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Used to own the Wii Anthology collection, was perfect.
Tried it on PS4.....not perfect with the weird delay on inputs. Its a Ps2 classic i think.
Had no idea it was on Switch though, so yay.
Tried it on PS4.....not perfect with the weird delay on inputs. Its a Ps2 classic i think.
Had no idea it was on Switch though, so yay.
MVS = Multi Video System, aka the original arcade boards. Setting up an MVS cabinet is a little bit expensive, but (to my understanding) the carts are significantly cheaper than the AES (home) versions. Probably not what you're looking for either way tho...
4 and 5 are the last ones that can be ported as ACA, right?
Was there always some slowdown in the games, even in the arcade versions? People are using the word "perfect" to describe these ports, but I bought Metal Slug X for Switch and while it is very much playable and enjoyable it still has slowdown here and there (and I find the start menus confusing but that's probably just me not being familiar with these Arcade Archives titles).
If you have a PS4 or Switch, buy the ACA NEOGEO versions. That's it.
Avoid the PS2 Anthology available for the PS4, because of the bad input lag.
Avoid the PS2 Anthology available for the PS4, because of the bad input lag.
Apparently the PS2 port on PS4 is pretty rough, heard a lot of people trashing that version.
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Nice avatar!
I'm pretty lax with performance depending on the game and I thought it was playable.
It varies from game to game. There was always a little bit of slowdown here and there. Metal Slug 2 (the game X is a remake of) had a LOT of slowdown.
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Hey,
Sorry for the bump. I figured I'd ask this here instead of making another thread.
So people are recommending the "ACA" ports, which are available on PSN, as they have good performance. My question is: are the ports available on GOG these ones? Are they the good ports? Some of the reviews are describing slowdowns and the such, so I'm wondering.
Thanks
Sorry for the bump. I figured I'd ask this here instead of making another thread.
So people are recommending the "ACA" ports, which are available on PSN, as they have good performance. My question is: are the ports available on GOG these ones? Are they the good ports? Some of the reviews are describing slowdowns and the such, so I'm wondering.
Thanks
I bought a bunch of the neogeo games on gog, and for a lot of them you can't even modify the controls, I'm gonna check mine and tell you which have issues
For anyone saying the Wii version, note that western releases were altered to remove the flashing effects when shooting bosses, which impacts the experience a bit. Japanese version remains intact and also has Classic Controller support, making it the best version available on yhat console.
Yeah, they're fine, thing to note is that some slowdowns are there even in the arcade versions, so I'd recommend skipping 2 if it bothers you, but these GOG ports ain't the aca ones, they were done by dotemu.
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