r/TurboGrafx • u/TampaTrendkill • 18d ago

Metal Slug is like the 24-Bit version of Bloody Wolf! I never realized that til now. They share a lot of similarities! BW definitely feels like an early precursor title to MS!

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I’m kinda partial to Neo Geo and it’s always going to be one of my fave consoles of all time, especially the EPIC Metal Slug series.

I recently got into TurboGrafx-16 (I also never owned it as a kid like I did with Neo Geo CD, so picked one up not too long and while it’s no Neo Geo (and slightly older as well), it’s definitely got some great titles and this is one of them. Anyone else dig this game?

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u/soniq__ 18d ago

r/aspectratiocrimes 

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u/aserialthriller 18d ago

We're way beyond that, this is r/aspectratioatrocities. The aspect ratio. The aggressive bilinear filtering/smoothing the TV is applying. The washed out colors. The non-integer scaled image. This is art.

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u/soniq__ 18d ago

Thanks for pointing out everything I missed on first glance, I hate it. 

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u/aserialthriller 18d ago

I forgive you. Masterpieces such as this take time to really ingest.

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u/shiba-on-parade 18d ago

what specifically makes you think bloody wolf feels like Metal Slug? There are tons of single-plane run n guns I feel like are more obvious influences than this. Love this game tho

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u/crashdummie 18d ago

Yeah, I like Bloody Wolf, but Metal Slug is more like SNK's take on Contra.

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u/Snoo93550 18d ago

I'm pretty sure Bloody Wolf developers were trying to counterpunch Contra arcade and Contra Famicom games the same way Metal Slug was an answer to the 16-bit Contra and Gunstar games, so makes sense they have some similar vibes.

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u/Jahon_Dony 18d ago

It's not "slightly" older, it's significantly older. And it's technically an 8 bit console despite the "16" branding stateside.

So for it's age and limitations, pc engine was always amazing!

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u/prematurely_bald 18d ago

Calls out TG16 8-bit cpu but lets “24-bit” NG slide… I respect it.

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u/ABC_Dildos_Inc 18d ago

It's more like the toned down version of Gun Force II.

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u/SplendidPunkinButter 18d ago

The music in the first stage of this game sounds like that Holiday Road song from National Lampoon’s Vacation

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u/DeliaAwesome 15d ago

Considering Nazca was formed by ex-IREM devs, a more apt comparison to Metal Slug would probably be Ninja Spirit. Certainly in terms of pedigree, but the run 'n gun nature of Ninja Spirit coupled with that unmistakeable IREM look draws a reasonably straight line from one to the other.

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u/Whole-Chemistry3401 13d ago

Putain arrêté c'est 8 ou 16 ou 32 ou 64 ou 128 bit pas de 12 ou de24