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another Gamest interview, this one with planners AKIO and MEEHER and "special thanks" KINTE on the making of Metal Slug 2, the sequel to the hit Neogeo run-and-gun https://shmuplations.com/metalslug2/ topics include pixel art and (over)animation, differentiating from the OG, new characters & more

—In Stage 6, there's a cool character who appears just one time (I don't want to spoil it for players). Is it a policy of yours to include things like that, things that only show up once?

Meeher: Yeah, that is something we're very explicit about. For us, it's precisely because something will only appear once that we want to splurge on the animation frames. This how it's supposed to be. (laughs) For as long as I can remember, I've been thinking about ways to make crazy, outrageous things happen during the battles. I don't want to create ordinary stuff that the player expects. I want the attacks and stage gimmicks to be wild too, to surprise the player. I'm basically a "setting otaku", so I like to create really detailed explanations and lore for everything after the fact, but at the same time, I don't get too hung up having a specific kind of world or atmosphere. Is this interesting? Is this cool? That's what I ask myself, and then afterwards I find a way to justify its existence in the game world.

December 30, 2025 at 7:35 AM

JJOR64

@jjor64.bsky.social

Today we are playing the SNK classic Metal Slug 2!

youtu.be/g72FX-ieHRc

#metalslug #metalslug2 #nintendoswitch2 #nintendo #switch2 #games #gaming #videogames #retro #retrogames #retrogaming #nintendoswitch #switch #arcadearchives #snk #arcade

Metal Slug 2 ACA Neo Geo (Switch) - Full Playthrough - JJOR64 plays Nintendo Switch on Switch 2

YouTube video by JJOR64

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December 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM

Spicyred69art🔞🇿🇦🏳️‍🌈

@spicyred69art.bsky.social

Okay someone hear me out on the Mutated Soldiers from Metal Slug 2. #metalslug2 #mutatedsoldier

December 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM

Atisal

@atisal.bsky.social

El recopilatorio #NEOGEO Arcade 2 para #Evercade está de #OFERTA en #Amazon por 21,99€.

Este pack incluye los juegos #CrossedSwords, #NinjaCommando, #Sengoku2, #ArtofFighting2, #MetalSlug2 y #Garou: Mark of the Wolves.

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NEOGEO Arcade 2

La colección NEOGEO Arcade 2 trae 6 juegos clásicos más: Crossed Swords (1991), Ninja Commando (1992), Sengoku 2 (1993), Art of Fighting 2 (1994), Metal Slug 2 (1998) and Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1999). - Manual a todocolor incluido - Compatible con todos los dispositivos Evercade (Handheld, Evercade VS, Evercade VS-R, Evercade EXP, Evercade EXP-R, Evercade Alpha) y consolas Super Pocket. - Tu sistema Evercade puede requerir una actualización de firmware a la última versión para disfrutar al máximo de este cartucho.

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October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM

Video Game Music Hall of Fame

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Game: Metal Slug 2
Music: Livin' on the Deck
Credited: Takushi "HIYA!" Hiyamuta

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGMc...

#VGM #VideoGameMusic #SNK #NEOGEO #Arcade #MetalSlug #MetalSlug2 #MetalSlugX

LIVIN ON THE DECK (Stage 3-1)

YouTube video by SNK SOUND TEAM - Topic

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July 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM

Píxel Sonoro

@pixelsonoro.bsky.social

🎵🎶En Tokyo Sound Machine #7 profundizamos en la historia de uno de los juegos más laureados de la historia de los arcades, #MetalSlug2.

🔫 Repasamos la vida y obras de Takushi Hiyamuta

💣 ¡@victoralonso.es nos da las claves para el 1 cc!

¿Te vienes?

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April 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM

shmuplations.com

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This week we have three new translations to share! First up, a Metal Slug 2 interview from 1998 with planners Akio Oyabu and Meeher. They discuss the differences between MS2 and the first game, as well as various aspects of the character and stage design. shmuplations.com/metalslug2/