Talk:Metal Slug/Archive 1

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Eri?

Uh, I don't know whether to call vandalism or not, but there's no character info on Eri right now. I suppose I'll write up one tomorrow if it isn't vandalism after all. Also, a mention of the lesser playable characters would probably be worthwhile. 83.70.178.165 (talk) 01:56, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Blood in Metal Slug games

The 'Public Opinion' section stated that Metal Slug X is the only game in the series to use 'milk blood' - this isn't true. All of the games in the original line - from the original to Metal Slug 5 - can be set to use normal blood or 'milk blood'. I assume the original writer merely stumbled across a Metal Slug X machine somewhere that just happened to have blood switched off.

The Playstation port uses "milk port". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.253.64.213 (talk) 22:20, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Gameplay

Legend

Score
Vehicle health (if using one)
Lives remaining
Time left to clear current part of stage
Bombs remaining
Current weapon ammunition
Score multiplier (numeral) (ms6 only)
Score multiplier (graphical) (ms6 only)
Weapons (selected/available) (ms6 only)
Prisoners saved (resets at life lost or level completed)

One of these screenshots could be used to explain the gameplay (as larsinio pointed out). --elias.hc 14:30, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Vote

I'm starting a vote here for what image to use for the gameplay section. Voted can be for either image 1 or 2.

2 - Better quality (the png version is derived from a lq gif), no ugly borders, no irritating lines. --elias.hc 17:38, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

1 or a new one' - 2's numbering is too awkward, but i agree the image quality is low. We shoudl just take another ms6 screenshot and number it ourselves. --larsinio (poke)^(prod) 19:47, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

I'd suggest either [1] or [2] then… Still I'm sticking to 2 and I'd very much appreciate to get to know another view on this. --elias.hc 20:52, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

1. I can barely see any image quality difference, and 1 is more representative of this series. --maru (talk) contribs 21:14, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree that the screenshot - or to be exact: the scene in the game - is not representative for the series, but it doesn't matter because that's not what the screenshot is meant for. It's meant to explain the HUD, as 80.146.85.176 said, which is the same in every screenshot and there're other screenshots that show what metal slug is usually like. More should be added to the article about the series, though, the way I see it. --elias.hc 21:44, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

2.I think the second image is better cause you can barley see something in the first one. Its too small! The pic shouldnt represent the series it should explain the HUD :P 80.146.85.176 21:39, 23 May 2006 (UTC)Oldirt

2 . Second picture is more iteresting

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Merge discussion

Disagree with it. More rapid fire merging instead of article improvement and expansion? That seems a bit rediculous. With the exception of Tarma all articles can easily be expanded with a lot more info and solidified with references, especially given the striker and fighter appearances for Fio and Marco and Mars People's appearances in fighting games themselves.

Promote info not footnotes.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 13:42, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Absolutely. --84.234.60.154 (talk) 19:42, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I support a merge of both Mars People and General Morden into this main article. I don't think they can pass wikipedia's notability guideline without a merge. Even so, they're short enough that all the articles would be improved by keeping these topics together. Randomran (talk) 04:48, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

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Dominion tank police

Should there be a section in the series discussing the design of the metal slug and its possible inspiration from bonaparte from dominion tank police Or does the design have a common source for both series? They are pretty much identical in design down to the rear chaingun and tank's size. comparison pictures located here: http://www.flyingomelette.com/oddities/oddities15.html

Merge discussion

Someone left a merge template on the other page, but never opened the discussion here. That page consists of one paragraph, and the game itself apparently didn't amount to much. MSJapan (talk) 02:49, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Requested move 19 November 2018

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Moved as there appears to be a consensus for Gonnym's proposal. (non-admin closure) Iffy★Chat -- 12:31, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

Metal Slug (series) → Metal Slug
Metal Slug → Metal Slug (1996 video game)

– Per WP:NCVG, the Metal Slug series has plenty of entries (see List of Metal Slug video games) to move the series as a whole to Metal Slug, and the first entry to disambiguator "... (video game)" soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 11:26, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Support anything to get rid of the awful (series) dab. If move fails then move to (video game series). In ictu oculi (talk) 12:12, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
Support moves. Textbook case of WP:NCVG. ONR (talk) 12:45, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
Support first, oppose second as it should be Metal Slug (1996 video game) as there is a Metal Slug (2006 video game) per WP:INCDAB. --Gonnym (talk) 21:34, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
Support Gonnym's proposal, as per Gonnym's reasoning. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 21:51, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Good call, @Gonnym:. I've updated the move request accordingly. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 07:59, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Support first, oppose second - The article about the franchise should be named "Metal Slug", but the article about the first Metal Slug video game should be titled "Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001". Hansen Sebastian^Talk 16:16, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

@Hansen Sebastian: I think the WP:COMMONNAME is Metal Slug, not Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 17:40, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Support Per nom._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 16:56, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

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Official art book

Bitmap Books has produced, with the full cooperation of SNK, an official MS artbook titled Metal Slug: The Ultimate History, which is 452 pages long and includes concept art, screenshots, interviews and features, as well as input from Kazuma Kujo, Takushi Hiyamuta, Andoh Kenji and Takeshi Okui, three of the key developers who shaped the series.81.228.104.157 (talk) 08:13, 15 November 2019 (UTC)