In Real Life

This Awesome Metal Slug Tank Was Born A Fisher Price Toy

Jin Saotome, a man who moulds toys like Demi Moore fondles clay, has taken a cheap, awful Fisher Price toy and turned it into something about a million times cooler.


October 17, 2011
Nintendo

Now This Is A Wii U Game We’d Like To See

We’ve seen glimpses of its potential, but here’s an idea for a Wii game that takes the unique controller’s augmented reality capabilities and just runs with them.


October 15, 2011
Nintendo

If Metal Slug On Wii U Featured Augmented Reality…

Kotaku AU

This (sadly) fake creation, combining the Wii U and perennial side-scrolling favourite Metal Slug, shows us a future where augmented reality games aren’t a massive joke. A future where disgusting cups filled with cigarettes can double as cover for tiny, pixellated heroes and a container for your used cancer sticks. A future where you have to engage in the thoroughly analogue activity of cutting out small squares with Xs on them to make full use of your digital video game.


August 31, 2011
In Real Life

Metal Slug Gets Real (Really Real!)

Reader Andrew McMurry sends us this short little video he made, in which he jumps head-first into a Metal Slug level and proceeds to shoot, slash and explode his way through legions of bad guys. All in the name of your entertainment.


June 21, 2011
In Real Life

When Mario & Metal Slug Become One

Mario and Metal Slug. They’re two of 2D gaming’s most wonderful franchises, and for these three shining moments, they become one.


October 19, 2010

The LEGO Metal Slug Hauls Some Serious Ass

This LEGO-fied version of the infamous Metal Slug from SNK’s series of the same name is more than just a rad brick-based recreation of the tank. It features amazing handling.


July 22, 2010
News

Games Within Games: Making Asteroids, Final Fantasy, Metal Slug In Starcraft II

Starcraft II looks to be an amazing game in its own right, but it’s also an incredible tool for making your own games.


May 19, 2010

The Importance Of Writing


May 6, 2010
In Real Life

Metal Slug Toys Even Cuter In Real Life

Treasure Festa, a toy show currently going down in Japan, has already given us a few video game-related treats. Time for a few more, with this set of Metal Slug vehicles.


December 8, 2009
News

Metal Slug XX Coming To XBLA — In Japan, At Least — Next Year

Metal Slug XX, due out for Japanese PSPs this month, joins three other SNK arcade titles on Xbox Live Arcade in early spring, Siliconera reports. In the past SNK has released its Japanese, North American and European XBLA titles simultaneously.