Aqua Ippan - A Fan Made Metal Slug Homage Inspired by the Original Metal Slug Prototype! (Alpha)

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

This game is currently in development by Division 六, a long term Metal Slug modder and custom sprite creator. The game aims to implement features that were in the original Metal Slug prototype (and were dropped), such as the way the hostages follow you and fight by your side.

[@AntipaladinPedigri]

I don't recall if they followed you in the original, but some did follow you in the next installments, fighting with Dragon Ballesque energy blasts.

[@livanbard]

developers that start as modders always delivery stuff of higher quality

[@vahnoeckran8459]

@@AntipaladinPedigri That's one specific character, Hyakutaro Ichimonji, who disguises himself as POW. Once found, he, well... follows you around, fighting with Dragon Ballesque energy blasts. For one life or one area, whichever ends first. He first showed up in Metal Slug 2.

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

@@AntipaladinPedigri Oh, I hadn't realized that. I'm more familiar with the original then the others. Thanks for the heads up! :)

[@2R-CmdR]

In others Metal Slug, we do get a Monkey, alien ufo, POW as a follower.. maybe im missing some more 🤔

[@christosgeorgiafentis4825]

Wow, this is surprisingly super faithful to Metal Slug. They didn't even cheap out on the animations, they literally hand drew everything. I respect that.

[@TKUltra971]

SNK have always been legendary with its sprite artwork and animations. I fell in love with metal slug at Metal Slug X then beyond. Fan made games meeting that quality with original ideas and story? Oh yes please.

[@khairulrul9296]

Absolutely agree with you. I've been dying for a Metal Slug fan game that matches exactly with it's pixel art style (and the story too to some extent) for a good long time now. There's just something special about them compared to most other sprite art games i've seen. Maybe because it's mainly my childhood but ehh, who cares.

[@nishantshade668]

Nothing can match the awesome quality of hand drawn graphics.

[@rukiachanbleach]

too bad they have abandoned sprites for crap off 3d games

[@mgg7756]

I'm pretty sure the team behind Metal Slug came from Irem. You can see the visual style in other older Irem's game.

[@TheSolBlader]

Some of the original Metal Slug team, including the pixel artist, are working on a new game called Black Finger Jet too

[@Juggernaut909]

Omg it's so smooth. The sprites, the art style, the music, everything is here to make every Metal Slug fan blush with nostalgia!

[@_ArmIa]

This looks, sounds, and feels so much like a Metal Slug game whilst also having such a distinct personality of its own. Absolutely phenomenal. I cannot wait to play this.

[@dard2240]

You can play demo.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Metal Slug series has one of the most of the satisfying pixel art animation with the mix of gorgeous backgrounds and ensued chaos of war and bloodshed in terms of gameplay. For a fan game, this is very spot-on, except what's missing is the blood.

[@hieioni3354]

Agreed. I guess they decided to play it safe and not include blood in the game.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@hieioni3354 Understandable.

[@division8407]

Thanks for doing a video on my game! Feels surreal after being a subscriber for some time now haha The game is at its earliest stage right now, so except more unique gameplay features, sound design changes and more enemies!

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

You're welcome! Really love the game. It looks and plays beautifully (that sprite animation is phenonemal). Feels like it could be an official Metal Slug spin-off! Awesome work! :)

[@division8407]

@T-51b Soldier That's the plan if the game gets finished yes!

[@Meninx87]

You're making such a masterpiece. Thank you so much!!!

Most impressive! Congratulations! It really looks and feels like a SNK/NAZCA game.

[@fantomas1770]

@@division8407 hi, why are students killing bandits left and right and how did they even manage to destroy a tank with just bricks and a spear gun (which also has unlimited ammo)?

[@Exotio_]

I can't believe they managed to make the music have that "Metal slug" vibe , it sounded like it was taken straight from the original game.

[@bladesofseven]

That opening cutscene, though. That's what convinced me just how much the devs loved Metal Slug. I'm so looking forward to this.

[@dedman1096]

I honestly really love the look of those soldiers. Always made me feel kinda bad for putting them down.

[@GhostTrueCapitalist]

I'm a huge Metal Slug fan and I do hope this becomes popular and successful. It looks great.

[@flakproof]

I have been following the development of this game for years, Since day 1. The creator originally wanted this game to be melee only 👀

[@SaviourV]

Like I said on another video, this particular Metal Slug fan-game focuses on enemy harassment instead of brutally killing them. A harpoon shot to the jaw hurts a *LOT* though. As does an oxygen tank to the head. 😆

[@alastor8091]

​@@SaviourV oxygen tanks and bricks can be just as fatal if not worse given the possible disfigurement/brain damage. Kill them? No, put them in a wheel chair. Make them breath through a machine. Force their families or the state to fund their medical bills, eat away at their children's college fund. Leave them a shell only able to eat, sleep, and shit. Have their wives look at their broken mangled faces every time they bring the children to see. They say he can hear them when they say "I love you", perhaps he can. Perhaps he's screaming on the inside at how he'll never be the father he wished he had growing up, that his kids won't ever hear him say "I love you too". Then again, perhaps that brick you threw killed his mind and soul, his body nothing more than a meat puppet kept alive by machines while his brain stem is the only thing functioning, not another human or even animalistic thought to ever pass through his hollow vessel. Ask yourself: is that really better than just being fucking dead? Now ask yourself something else: did you do it on purpose :)?

[@wavefile1674]

Man, the sprites look so good holy crap!

[@tinylittlemachine]

the pixel art in this game is absurdly good, its up to par with the original metal slug games

[@rx-0gundam393]

I just watched this a week ago! I'm surprised to see you guys play this! I've been a MS fan for a long time! So it's cool to see it also rise up to popularity!

[@VilaToro64]

A breath fresh air from the new 3d direction snk is going for. They forgot what made metal slug good. The sprite animation and man the music gots that classic metal slug feel to it. good job!!

[@AES_Animation9]

When you playing this game, my childhood game memories comes out...😢

[@frankiecdg7621]

That smooth no-lag and perfect fps is what metal slug really lacked at the time... So cool!

[@Grahaminations]

Ayyy, Alpha's playing it! Every new video brings it closer to the spotlight!

[@georgeofhamilton]

This is a really faithful homage to _Metal Slug._

[@hieioni3354]

Great fan made Metal Slug game! This would fill the hole left by the lack of Metal Slug game these days :D

[@K_lower0550]

This is just a Demo, yet it give so much metal slug vibes

[@Leon3347]

This is my comfort channel

[@ryanrios4328]

The fact that from granades you have oxytanks and bricks reminds me of the fact one of the metal slug games had stones as granades.

[@davidfrancisco3502]

And the player character is armed with a dart gun instead of an actual pistol.

[@delvin0965]

As a big fan of metal slug. Let me say… THANK YOU!

[@Meninx87]

The animations, the color palette, the spot-on style of music, the way the enemies spawn, the backgrounds, the level flow, the overall feeling of this game is mindblowingly perfect. If i hadn't read in the title it was a fan made game, i would have thought this was some kind of metal slug official spinoff. It's simply incredible. Maybe if i really have to pick on something, i'd say the impact of the secondary weapons isn't as satisfying as it was in the original games with the grenades, but i do understand the need and attempt at trying something different. Overall It's just a miracle of a fan project and i can't stress enough how incredibly amazing it looks and feels. Bravo!

[@SavanBerry]

Sin duda jugare Aqua Ippan para cuando tenga la pc para armarla y jugar esta joya, tendre que esperar medio año mientras trabajo asi que desenme suerte señores y me cuentan como les fue para los que ya hayan jugado este juego.

[@HasufelyArod]

Suerte.

[@Mx.Dmg1999]

Love the art style of the MS games, the animations here are so smooth

[@Se05239]

Art-style is incredible.

[@AntipaladinPedigri]

OMG I love it! Captures the humour of MS perfectly. I love the bricks and the moonwalking kid.

[@maboilaurence8227]

Finally, a game that can match Metal Slug's sprites' fluidity, those are rare.

[@WszyscyGramyPL]

This is such great news. The graphic art of metal slug was always beautiful and I missed it ever since. The music, the graphics, the feel everything oozes metal slug. Can't wait for the full release!

[@Doctorgeo7]

Honestly, it's a massive shame no one has made a worthy successor to the Metal Slug series. Looks like that's going to change.

[@geezerton1404]

The fact that this imitates Metal slug down to a tee it insane metal slug is such a different style from most other games and this has that style is a more E for everyone style (metal slug is a very bloody and Gory game it’s very good but difficult 😮‍💨) and the characters are more lengthy and tall

[@arxeha]

aww the ending song is so nostalgic

[@the1stwing]

As a huge Metal Slug fan, this has me uber hyped

[@ASTERISK_P]

音楽もグラフィックも良すぎる！

[@frds_skce]

Whoa, what an effort! Even the opening cutscene looks fluid as hell. Can't wait finally have special homage to Metal Slug that it needs by now. (Definitely not another mobile games of MS, of course)

[@piggypoo]

Strange choice of weaponry The brat following you while backwards walking is adorable. Music is great

[@iLLuMeNaTTi]

This is awesome! Metal slug was an amazing game growing up. Great sound affects, just like the originals

[@runethehorse]

Omg I love this so much! Brings back so many great memories!

[@cheplays2482]

Looks and sounds absolutely beautiful. Can't wait to play a demo when available.

[@marktempesths2945]

Metal slug was one to best pixel shooting game and theme song before and now.

[@nishantshade668]

SNK's game art combined with fluid gameplay and storyline characters were really fantastic. Really bad ending for a good studio.

[@DEERCRACKERLOVER]

Most of its IP is sold for other Studio and get some of its shares just to sustain Example: Metal Slug Awakening

[@youknowwhatever8649]

I like to think this is a prequel to metal slug one and that the kids you’re saving are the future POWs

[@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial]

Those “Yeah!” Samples are from Aero The Acrobat 2-whenever Aero picks up an item.

[@UrlDoManoloEstranho]

If there was like, really more blood would feel even more like Metal Slug

[@DavidProfate]

Me encanta este trabajo. De los más bonitos que he visto! Ojalá que todo te vaya bien para que lo termines!! Con gusto lo compraré!

[@enzopena1875]

when you pick up the bricks,the narrator should say...BrIIIICKS

[@majorsilly8966]

I grew up on metal slug and other side scrolling games like it ❤️

[@Phenix-wl1rq]

Oh my gosh! This is amazing! I have loved metal slug for the longest time and just watching this is WOW!!! I’m so happy that the MS community still thrives today!

[@Charlie-Cat.]

Amazing game it is and i tak with the developer regarding Aqua Ippan about the possibility of having a Neo-Geo version of the game in the near future. Also, your video was shared on the Neo-Geo thread on the forums over at AtariAge for others to take notice. Thank you for sharing this with us bro. 8^) Anthony..

[@kingoftangents]

Love the Contra 3 motorcycle level inspired music!

[@yanlonggz]

Can't get enough of demo! But I respect to the team that they truly make the game this good since demo! I'll just replay a demo over and over. I'll instant-buy this game when it come out.

[@Jack_Has1000]

Thanks for showing it. I'll check it out. Meanwhile I'll try to calm myself down after hearing the outro pun XD

[@thcdenton]

This looks gorgeous. Hope they add blood.

[@iam16bits]

If SNK ever decides to do Metal Slug 8 then they've got to hire these people to do it.

[@bumpermanthesecond615]

it's as fun as the og metal slug i could even expect the next feature of HEAVY MACHINE GUN

[@greenbroccolistudios1275]

Division 6 the uploader of all metal slug soundtracks and a Game developer ;)

[@dr.3405]

I saw him 28 minutes after this video was released.

[@Binmaru]

Thanks for sharing!! Love what I see so far!

[@kenenomoto3735]

The motion of loading and firing rifle grenades like Swiss Army infantry in the 1970s or Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force infantry is very impressive.

[@dansamarco1610]

Holy FUCK does this look great! When I was younger I had an old Metal Slug cabinet I played the hell out of. Needless to say, this looks and feels so much like it despite being its own thing. I *really* hope it comes to fruition, this is exciting.

[@fernandog.ramirez.6917]

That looks very fine, the only thing missing are the weapon pick-ups.

[@swiftstreak98]

As a Metal slug fan I approve of this game

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Metal Slug without the pixel art sprites is just not the same. When it came out and 3D games were starting to take over the market, it looked so distinct, and so beautiful, that it survived across generations and technological changes. The original Metal Slug games still hold up. It's one of those timeless classics. No surprise that a game inspired by its style and gameplay looks so good.

[@TheSkalker]

Yo, this looks and sounds dope. I really like Metal Slug series especially the 2D one. People who worked on this one did a great job!

[@MintyCow101]

omg its just like Commando on Miniclip!! i freakin love commando ❤

[@odilioflores3593]

I wish there was as much Metal Slug like and Contra like games as there are Doom Like Games

[@svelter3504]

they need to put this on steam if its not already on there this looks swag

[@AmazingSpider-Man]

It even has its own Hyakutaro Ichimonji. 👍

[@teddyboukagain9985]

It looks and sounds perfect.

[@thecinemagician]

That grapple shot at the beginning was * wild * and I think that's what was bouncing off everyone that got hit later on, but only cause you took down a ground to air missile launcher with bricks.😂

[@IndiePlayerAnimesh]

It kinda reminds me of ct special forces games

[@ericnguyen2444]

I'm a big fan of Metal Slug, and while I can see the inspiration, I really hope it begins to embrace its own identity. At the moment, it feels like it's trying to /be/ Metal Slug, and it's weaker as a result of this. Enemies death animation seem to play at random, causing them to fly in wildly inappropriate directions based on how they died. The gameplay is also terse and slow, I counted like, a total of two times the enemies actually shot back, discounting the bullet sponge mini bosses. The bullets the main character fires is weirdly arrow shaped, the explosions feel really weak, especially since it's supposed to kill you, and the background is incredibly static. There's dozens of these little details that Metal Slug has that add up to create a truly interesting and action packed experience that this simply lacks. If it wants to be a more grittier version of Metal Slug, then let the creative direction approach that. If it wants to be another Metal Slug, then it /has/ to do everything Metal Slug did, at the very least. Given that this is in development, I do hope that the developers are reading this, and take it in stride. I sincerely hope that this project of yours is successful.

[@division8407]

Thanks for the very well thought-out comments! I can definitely understand your point of view that, as of now, the game is a lesser Metal Slug. Despite the first stage playing like a regular MS mission, my main objective is to later add unique gameplay features and setpieces different to MS to make it truly stand out from its inspiration. While I love the MS games, I am aware making a straight up copy of their games wouldn't work since I don't have the same kind of creative spirit and replicating 1:1 what they did wouldn't be right. And for that, my goal is to try and take the basic formula of MS1 and make it go in another creative direction. The demo can only go so far to show the game's potential, so thanks for the early words of encouragement! Me and my peers will do our best for the rest of the development. 👌

[@randomidiot5960]

Wow, everything is awesome

[@doomthedemonhedgehog]

i hope this awesome game comes to steam

[@ReynWeird]

the gun and grenades are so lackluster compared to Metal Slug. Other than that looks nice!

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

Hi! The animations for the throwable weapons are still being worked on (so I expect the oxygen tanks will have a satisfying explosion).

[@hieioni3354]

Agreed. But I guess this game is now just an alpha or beta? We'll have to see how the full version looks like.

[@G0REX94]

A must play!

[@Secordrian]

This is just Awesome!

[@Krizalid3YE]

You got me sold when i saw the baguettes. XD

[@spacecore94]

I see Metal Slug inspiration, I watch

[@MforMovesets]

OW that's amazing! Could use some blood though.

[@Antonio-hx7yh]

simply mind blowing. So faithful to MS

[@Quantium]

This is really great! Needs alot more blood, but still really great.

[@Why_you_dont_love_me]

Bro es perfecto. Original, pero manteniendo la esencia de metal slug

[@talhajaved9265]

Needs some kabooms and vehicles. Otherwise, it's perfect!

[@Jimmyfitzgerald1202]

I hope they remaking Mission 1 in full version. Its already good but need some fix like the soldier (its kinda passive in demo) and level design

[@greenhowie]

This looks amazing, I'm much happier supporting projects like this than SNK these days, that company is no friend to gamers or developers.

[@NotaPizzaGRL]

What did SNK do? I know that some member of the House of Saud owns part of the company. KOF XV looks nice and at least they're finally acknowledging Fatal Fury outside of pachislot and mobile games.

[@The6thMessenger]

It's like Back 4 Blood vs Left 4 Dead. I hope this goes beyond basically a reskinned Metal Slug, like maybe new weapons such as a Minigun.

[@한승현-h1m]

This is really well made

[@cabbagememes2852]

This is actually very well made

[@pabloteixido2155]

This is awesome and looks great

[@axelprino]

Wow, they actually managed to match the art style and absurd level of detail from Metal Slug. I'm a bit confused by the gameplay tho, those throwable air tanks don't appear to do anything, or at least there's not much visual feedback that they're doing damage. And the lack of weapon upgrades is a bit conspicuous, it wouldn't be a MS inspired game without something similar to the heavy machine gun. Although I love the idea of throwing bricks at the enemies, it's just so viscerally funny.

[@tunch90]

God I miss the old arcades

[@-neurasthenie-]

Phenomenal But if I don't have an announcer going "Heavy Machine gun" every now and again, what are we even doing as a society?

[@awkwardverse]

This looks very cool

[@conejostalker1114]

Still better than the infamous 5 elite

[@MathewSan_]

Great video 🔝👍

[@Desert2252]

Looks great