This Dreamcast Metal Slug Port Is Even Better Than The Neo Geo Original

"Thank you!"

by Damien McFerran Tue 25th Jun 2024

This Dreamcast Metal Slug Port Is Even Better Than The Neo Geo Original 1 — *Image: SNK*

A new fan-made port of Metal Slug has been released for the Sega Dreamcast which is even better than the 1996 original.

Developed by Ian Micheal, this port leverages the developer's DreamNeo CD Neo Geo CD emulator to deliver the smoothest and most feature-rich conversion of the game yet seen.

It offers 60fps performance with no frameskip, a save game system, improved gamma correction and the ability to switch between regional versions.

Furthermore, an 'arranged' version of the game is also included, which offers improved music.

Released in arcades for the Neo Geo AES in 1996, Metal Slug is one of the most famous run-and-gun shooters ever made. It has spawned a series which continues to this very day, with the latest entry – spin-off Metal Slug Tactics – coming this year.

[source dreamcast-talk.com]

Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media's sites from an editorial perspective. He's also the editor of Time Extension, the network's newest site, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming's past glories.

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Blast16
Tue 25th Jun 2024

Love me some Metal Slug! This sounds pretty cool. Still have my PS2 collection and have on Switch too. Never gets old!!

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PinballBuzzbro
Tue 25th Jun 2024

aside from 4 this series is just like perfection man. not a single entry that isn't tip top peak quality and im glad its had such a huge impact on people and is still going.

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PopetheRev28
Tue 25th Jun 2024

I don't get the hype behind Ian Micheal's work and that is completely independent of my less than positive interactions with him. I won't elaborate beyond that he hijacked several threads I had on Dreamcast Talk and made them all about him.

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X68000
Tue 25th Jun 2024

Have they eradicated the immense slowdown?

That was always a dealbreaker for me. Not as bad as MS2 but still annoying.

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smoreon
Tue 25th Jun 2024

Correction/clarification: This is still 30fps, just like the original.

They're claiming that it's "60fps", but in this case, it only means that the emulated Neo Geo is outputting the full 60Hz, regardless of what the actual game is doing.

In other words, it's a roundabout way of saying "full speed".

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Honkshot
Tue 25th Jun 2024

Ian Michael is a legendary contributor to the Dreamcast community, and has been for as long as I can remember. He's the guy that made a special version of TMNT: Cowabunga Collection for the DC (among many other things).