Metal Slug Story Explained Part 1

[@Mach5Johnny]

So Morden is basically a tragic villain… Damn it’s such a crying shame how criminally underrated The Metal Slug Series is!

[@kanehodder3459]

Yeah his story is unexpectedly sad. The fact that he was once a respected Colonel of the regular army explains at least somewhat while they went through the trouble of rescuing him from the martians

[@robfus]

Now that I know I wonder how is possible that the heroes didn't side with him, especially after the denied resignation i mean. Is clear that the regular army is exploiting them as the leadership is to much corrupted to create a real plan.

[@frank-2martialoffrankoslav151]

@@robfus Apathy and Ideology. Once you Believe in Something, it's Hard to get you to See the Flaws

[@Ruintheus]

@@kanehodder3459 but then he also started a war that lead to the death of literal millions and the ruination and sacking of entire cities and destabilization of entire countries lol He carved out the new borders of the world in blood. Saving him . . . Is no good unless you need a strategic weapon of some kind through his influence lol

[@AserehtGracilla]

A villain is born once you take away someone they love. In the case of Morden that is his family. Can't blame the man for starting a war tho

[@pfunk6945]

I didn't realize Marco was just trying to retire the whole time. That makes for an interesting character design.

[@meganinten0078]

Like Solid Snake

[@KenMasters.]

Rambo (who Marco was based on), was also trying to retire in every film but always gets drafted or determined to go to wars anyway.

[@Linkonpark100]

That actually explains why his portraits look so weepy when he’s selected in the second and third games.

[@superneird3255]

@@Linkonpark100 Yeah

[@pixelice6206]

@@Linkonpark100 he's tired He want freedom Until we choose him of course

[@biorobot2]

Lol everlasting peace ....... that last for like 2 days

[@joseurbina3835]

Metal Slug Lore is so ridiculous it put Gears of War Lore to shame. LOL 😂 Long Story Short: After the end of *"The Pendulum Wars"* the World was at Peace for about 4 weeks until *"Emergence Day"* came and eventually *"The Locust War"* (Main Games 1-3) began etc. (That's gotta be a New Record.)

[@strikeforce1500]

Not even Treaty of Versailles lasted that little lmao

[@pixelice6206]

Iol

[@mcilrain]

That wasn't everlasting peace, real everlasting peace has never been tried.

[@condorX2]

Imagine what the other side must have felt seeing bullets flying at them every split sec. They can only fire 1 bullet every 2 sec.

[@trickster9346]

I love all the lore videos for games that are normally not talked about

[@makotoyuki345]

Just goes to show how mainstream games don’t always have the better content

[@maxanderson3733]

That is in part what makes this channel such a GOD! DAMN! GEM!

[@aztecklover69]

if only they knew; thats as long as there are humans; there will always be war.

[@Medevenx2K]

You mean SNK Games lol

[@DeaDlyCorpsE528]

no one is making a vid about that shitty game you made in class norman

[@T3hKaiser]

Love how such a rich lore is communicated entirely through gameplay and pantomiming. Great video, as always.

[@ShoryuGame]

Much appreciated!

[@Aaltonen119]

@@ShoryuGame thanks for this, I really appreciate it. I feel old! This is still my favorite video game.

[@BlingIsSpring]

Panto what? I swear you spergs say anything to try and sound smart.

[@imthethriller]

Someone needs to do a Metal Slug VS Call of Duty lore meme vid

[@BullseyeRey]

Seeing this post put a smile on my face. Rest in peace friend.

[@patataspotato6916]

16:48 "Allen O'neil, who survived their last encounter, had also made a comeback. Determined to get his revenge. This time he wasn't alone as he was helped by other soldiers. But he lost again and fell into the sea, where he was eaten by a killer whale. This time he's dead for sure. . . . . . . . Probably." . . . lol

[@starseeker1992]

allen o neil ate the whale

[@RGCN_0011]

A theory was actually circling about the killer whale being a secret submarine where Allen was actually saved by his comrades and the bones shown were not his, which makes it more probable than it being a real killer whale.

[@patataspotato6916]

@@RGCN_0011 NGL that actually makes sense in the metal slug universe.

[@suprisebuttsecksspy5958]

@@patataspotato6916 remember when we meet allen o niel in metal slug 3 and we thought we kill him at ms2?. Also we fight together we allen oneil to eliminate alien in final mission at ms3? Yeah good old times :)

[@patataspotato6916]

@@suprisebuttsecksspy5958 yea I remember spending a f*ck ton of coins just to finish that one last mission, and I regret nothing lol

[@yedo8516]

As violent as this game is, the animations are so charming and eye catching. The design invested into this series has been consistently stellar, making the series timeless overall. I also love the characters. Marco in Neo Geo Coliseum was my favorite character in that game. He was just so well animated and fun to use.

[@alyasVictorio]

As a future indie game dev, that made me inspired to make the great game visual inspired from Metal Slug, despite of its completely different genre

[@marche800]

A Canadian dictator. Don't see that everyday.

[@ignaciojohnjoy]

A racist Afro-American

[@jordanjackson6151]

SNK is chalk full of unexpected character types - ethnic wise. Even their lore is down right captivating and yet the quality of the games remains solid.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

@@ignaciojohnjoy That's most of BLM

[@strikeforce1500]

Hey, at least it wasn't an Austrian backed by Germany.

[@bitelaserkhalif]

Trevor Phillips seems to fit

[@AlexMarth]

all my saved money from skipping lunch as a kid is being payed with this video

[@khaliphileskosana4536]

Aww yea

[@jordanjackson6151]

All my saved lawn mower money in early High School just to buy Metal Slug X on Ps1. Played it to death. Then I bought 4 and 5. Then the others. Never looked back.

[@erixgarcia5166]

The change from buying tortillas in my ranch in mex. Lol then my mom going finding me and pull my ear all the way home

[@lsr444]

Money well spent! 👍

[@alvallac2171]

*All *paid *video.

[@BetaXeeta]

Man I remember playing these games in the laundromat while waiting for clothes to wash/dry and because of that I see it as one of the Mexican experiences

[@knight0375]

Metal slug runs in mexican blood as well as king of fighters and dragon ball

[@TheBrazilRules]

Wait. You mexicans had arcade machines in laundromats? We don't even have laundromats in Brazil!

[@BetaXeeta]

@@TheBrazilRules they were pretty shitty ones, like clearly they weren’t from the actual manufacturers and would have multiple games that weren’t even from the same companies

[@Lalo-ub3xe]

Me too

[@skankhunt7850]

@@TheBrazilRules nah but we had arcade cabinets, in my little town there was 3 liqour stores and each one had a cabinet, one of them being a neo geo arcade and the others with megaman x 1-3

[@tarodeculture]

"As they ran out of gas, they adapted their vehicles to operate without it." Lol Metal Slug 3 was wacky. SNK knew how to be creative, and they had a lot of fun doing it. This video was amazing. I can't wait for the second part!

[@jordanjackson6151]

Number 3 got a rare perfect 100 score in the now forgotten (Best Video Game Magazine Ever) Game Fan Magazine. Made me wanna play it as I had only owned 2 (X edition), 4 & 5 before. Ended up loving it just the same - unbiased. My kind of insanity in a 2D game. If I aint playing classic Contra titles or Gunstar Heroes, it's Metal Slug. Everyone else can enjoy their First Person Shooters as I won't contradict them. But I know what I love and why I love it.

[@jeffdelavega7043]

Can leap also 🤣

[@klauserji]

Metal slug 3 was like.... really magical when i played it as a kid. Like. Wow. Regular war, then alien comes, then we become allies, etc. 3 and 6 is my fav.

[@Tpoleful]

Those leg powered tanks and cable planes are some of the most hilarious Things I've seen.

[@AllenTheAnimator004]

@@Tpoleful no wonder they failed miserably in their mission

[@macparnami]

i never knew a rich lore existed for this game series , Thank you very much Sir

[@ShoryuGame]

Glad I could help!

[@alvallac2171]

*I *series. Thank *much, sir.

[@Mr.Pallanza]

Amazing, such lore on a "Show, don't tell" by the developers is amazing. Thanks for this!

[@ShoryuGame]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bukojoetheslapsoils8273]

So much better than Elden Ring's "Don't show. Don't tell."

[@hassaniqbal8667]

Finally after almost 25 years, I have learned the story behind this game.

[@AllenTheAnimator004]

10:16 - "The war was over and the world enjoyed an everlasting peace... that lasted for like two days." 🤣🤣🤣

[@Yuuri27]

I started laughing and I felt like a bad person after 😂😂

[@kennedymiyamoto4314]

One of the few youtubers I actually look forward to new videos from. You always make great videos no matter KOF or metal slug. Can’t wait to enjoy more content in the future 🙏🏽

[@ShoryuGame]

I'm glad to hear that. Thank you!

[@osamaroum]

man you should change the name of the channel to SNK Encyclopedia, anyway when i was a kid i always thought METAL SLUG 2 was based on INDEPENDENCE DAY MOVIE.

[@Linkonpark100]

I like how in MS2 and 3, selecting Marco makes his portrait look weepy. He’s like “Please, let me retire in peace!”

[@Peasham]

Should''ve called it HEAVY MACHINEGUN lore

[@Freefork]

LAWNCER!

[@Jeffmetal42]

@@Freefork rawket lawncher

[@xarityfan4370]

ENEMYYYY C H A S E R

[@madil2259]

Shaat Gun!

[@HattoriZero]

@@Jeffmetal42 Rock It Lawn Chair!

[@zerocalvin]

"Please take care of this in secret" O.k, hyper machine gun, rocket launcher, grenade, homing missle, laser shot...

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Best pixel art, thanks SNK. Also funniest and best animation. God bless.

[@MilenAnessar]

I knew MS has some lore, I just don't know it'd be this deep. XD

[@pinkhairvulcanus8153]

I always thought Metal Slug stories are, "See that green soldier? Shoot it."

[@herronariela7469]

"you're gonna die a bunch a times, but keep shooting"

[@tenzinsherab4380]

Wow, didn’t know there were specific lore in the stages as well. I loved playing the Metal slug series, used to play co-op with my younger brother, it was one of his favourite games as well. IMO Metal Slug 3 was the best in the series, they had a lot of varieties in the enemies, stages as well weird supernatural stuff like zombies, mummies, yetis, etc. and the last stage was fun as hell! Great video! 👍

[@paulkdragon]

10:16 The War was over and the world enjoyed a everlasting peace....... "That lasted for like 2 days" lol so much for everlasting peace..

[@phq2538]

Lol

[@infinitsai]

there's a running gag that after almost every end credits a screen is shown with "peace forever!"

[@alvallac2171]

*an everlasting (because "everlasting" starts with a vowel sound)

[@jariojario99]

this game deserves it’s own anime show/series

[@yosefyonin6824]

it really doesn't. its story is very basic and 4 guys killing a whole army will get old very fast

[@link560633]

@@yosefyonin6824 idk man have u seen the expendable movies? They have done 3 movies and they never die also a 4th was on its way.

[@yosefyonin6824]

@@link560633 expendables heavily relies on the famous actors i dont think thr the same can be said about metal slug

[@jdawgthethingod3212]

By far, 3 is the best. It's epic, it was also the start of introducing HUGE variety of enemies in the follow-up games, and it has a grand scope and feel. By visuals alone, the game tells its story. And all of it sums up into a 5 mission clusterfuck of pure thrill and enjoyment.

[@NGRevenant]

I've barely touched any Metal Slug game after 3, nothing can top that last mission imo

[@delgande]

There are some missions that feel like filler, namely the crab and mayan ruins

[@AmazingSpider-Man]

Agreed, 3 is the best in the entire series.

[@paladinsam8093]

l remember playing the series when i was a kid. Now going back now as a teen. This, was the shit back then. Love from PH!!!

[@theodelacruz2799]

I can still remember it now, either I played this in a Timezone, or in a shitty piso arcade in the province. Good times, gooooood tiiiiiiiiimes.

[@patataspotato6916]

Yea dude! I remember wasting a ton of coins just to finish the very last mission. I have no regrets lol.

[@Direk_Carla]

playing on PS1 since arcades in Monumento only have fighting games, KOF among them!

[@paladinsam8093]

The way i played it was: l had a PS3 and i was 9 years old. It was also the last day of my gr.5 days, so i have all the time to play. Now everyone knows that when you open a PS3, There's a chance that it will crash or you have to restart. (NOT FLEXING!!!!!) That never happened to me. l have alot of games in PS3 (Like OG GAMES. Silent hill (i can't even play it cuz it so scary. I would let my big brother played it. wait wu-) Tekken, and more.) But i always choose. METAL SLUG, MS2, MS3. (My big brother was still in college so he was studying always. Meaning he rarely plays with me. BUT HE HAD TIME TO PLAY WITH MEEE.) Instead of just run n gun. Me and my brother would play the game to get all the secrets. Sometimes we would race to get the item or gun we want! (I liked flame shot, He also want flame shot) And the rest is we had fun and finish the games. Man. Good times, Thanks for reading (if u actually read.) Byes

[@xarityfan4370]

Played this a ton along with other arcade games in a pc using some program (I forgot :( )

[@dewaeryadi7776]

Metal slug 2 last boss is the first gaming moment that makes me cry as a kid, rebel soldiers who sometimes acting like coward in the end fight bravely with us to save their leader and one of them even brave enough to sacrifice himself to stop the ufos final attack

[@federationblue4704]

I never realised how much lore there was in one of the greatest arcade games I've played. I can't wait for part two. I'm really glad I found your channel

[@ShoryuGame]

Thanks.

[@hanzohattori9576]

WOW. Played every single Metal Slug game to date but this makes me look at the whole series very differently. Thank you. Now as i play levels again, i will feel more attachment and interest since i know the lore behind them.

[@ignaciojohnjoy]

In my head: Shoryugames makes me think of Capcom titles. In reality: Shoryugames talks about Snk 😂😂😂

[@endlesspath250]

I’m sure we all share your sentiments.

[@bayurukmanajati1224]

Snk vs capcom moment.

[@furukawakoyomi8413]

I play this series since I was kid and now when I'm a working adult I just found out one of my favorite arcade side scrolling game actually have a story beyond what show in gameplay and in game concept arts.

[@extremmefan7305]

Fun fact: the Metal Slug 2 crew showed up in an official KoF comic.

[@jordanjackson6151]

Which one? I know that Masato Natsumoto did the majority of 90's era KOF Comics (Orochi Saga).

[@extremmefan7305]

@@jordanjackson6151 KoF Zillion, chapter 7, pages 20 to 26, with only Fio missing and Rumi being there instead.

[@onEmEmbErstudios]

You missed the part when they've constantly came back to live after being killed

[@alvallac2171]

*come *life *killed.

[@kfk4441]

I really need the second part, this was sol good

[@maxanderson3733]

FINALLY! Someone who can break down what this game is actually about for me

[@belldrop7365]

After the rise of indie games, I really start to appreciate the sprite work of older games like these. Things I never even bothered to care about when playing these games in their era.

[@Olvera_emi]

17:46 always my favorite part. I was always so fascinated by the background action

[@-TPLT]

Really like how Marco and Tarma were just done and constantly wanted to resign from the army but were ultimately way too powerful as an asset to be let go until the wars were done.

[@Braven-j7m]

I never realized how much I wanted an Anime of metal slug...

[@goryn9660]

Can't wait for you to do part 2! I never got the chance to get into Metal Slug. But watching the gameplay and hearing this whacky lore makes me wanna play some Metal Slug!

[@CEOofYukari]

You won't regret it

[@RansburgMakesArt]

That lore was way deeper and well done than I was prepared for. Great video!

[@ShoryuGame]

Thanks a ton!

[@bananabike279]

Awesome, I never knew the Metal Slug games have so much lore! Also, I love how you're slowly turning from a KoF-focused channel into an all-out SNK one! KoF, SamSho, Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting and now Metal Slug! What are you going to cover next??

[@ayouxy]

13:10 fun fact: the blue banner says "I have dihardea" (لدي إسهال) , the one beneath if the one beneath says "i want medicine" (أريد دواء)

[@hiddendesire3076]

18:55 In a couple playthroughs i’ve seen the pilot fall on the right side of the screen onto the ground.

[@Aaron-zk7fe]

Metal slug should be made into a movie, let me know if you agree

[@nintendolife25]

I remember playing some some of the Metal Slug games. They are really hard but damn they have some great animation. I love how you cover the lore of SNK games since they never get mentioned all that much. It’s interesting to see that they are all deeper than one would think. Well done with this video.

[@ShoryuGame]

Thank you very much.

[@yourheroes5874]

6 year old me: gun go pew pew 24 year old me: jesus the lore a crazy

[@dasaggropop1244]

this series has some of the best art direction ever achieved in gaming pixel art

[@dasaggropop1244]

but who cares for the story? seriously. i was first introduced to metal slug by my thai friend he had it on psx and sold it as this massive game that is very well known in asia. we are in the early 2000nds here and none of my european frienda including me had ever heared of it. after that encounter i hunted down every copy i could get including the ngpc version...nowadays its all romdumps and i am glad for it. still think this is one of the best games that you play with anyone that comes to your house, no matter if they are gamers or not. its just a great series in vedeo games and i am happy that i got the recongintion it deserves. but seriously: who cares about the lore?

[@D87ify]

10:22 “That lasted for like 2 days.” Even though that I already know the answer it still makes me laugh so hard.

[@wynfrithnichtwo8423]

First time I played a Metal Slug game was during my university years. The arcade cabinet was located in the lobby of the gym building. I was waiting for class, noticed it, and instantly fell in love despite the amount of quarters it would eat. It is the perfect illustration of how a genre of video games develops for the better since Metal Slug is everything Contra style games could become over time.

[@latinoheat612]

I wish theyd do a super long game with every level, every weapon and features, and randomize them so we could play them non stop

[@aces1053]

Now that would be a grand metal slug game! Maybe they could call it "Metal slug forever".

[@xMasterSparku]

Guessing the Japanese army is also a reference to that lost Japanese soldier who kept thinking WW2 was ongoing years after it ended. They got lost and kept fighting for the second Mordern war and never realized what was really happening outside of their location. I had no idea that's what actually happened to them, I always thought they were just some weirdos.

[@pittsburghlife32]

Keep making these videos man I love how you expand on the snk stories that people gloss over

[@harlannguyen4048]

So, I'm guessing that our heroes didn't meet the yetis in cannon then during the events of MS3?

[@ShoryuGame]

They sure did. But I can't cover every single detail. The video is already too long.

[@mangacomics1601]

@@ShoryuGame make them longer and add an X at the end of the titles.

[@creepmen1867]

17:03 That wasn't O'Neal bones that came out of the water, that was the whales bones after O'Neal eat his way out of the whale

[@phq2538]

Makes sense

[@catzor4795]

Metal Slug 2/X just gave me a very vivid flashback to my halcyon days. Man, times were good back then. Times were good.

[@LightStreak567]

Fun fact: Marco is 3 years older than Fio, and they are both Italian, the only difference is Marco was born in America in 2005, Fio was born in Italy in 2008.

[@Ninjafish130]

They're zoomers

[@angelsartandgaming]

So currently Marco is (or will be since it's not April 13th as of typing this) 17 and Fio is (or will be in October 2th as of typing this) 14. They both don't know that in 8 years from now, they'll fight against mummies, zombies, and aliens. Hahaha!

[@LightStreak567]

@@angelsartandgaming Six or seven years from now, actually. Fio turns 20 years old during her first appearance in Metal Slug 2, so MGS2 is in 2028 or 2029. So yeah, six or seven years from now, Marco, Fio, Tarma and Eri will fight against mummies, zombies, aliens and all that crap. LOL!

[@angelsartandgaming]

@@LightStreak567 Oops! My math was a tad off. But yes, hahahahahaha!

[@LightStreak567]

@@Ninjafish130 Marco Rossi Birthplace: Twin Falls, Idaho, USA Occupation: Major in the PF squad of the government forces-Company 1 squad commander Birthday : April 13, 2005 Height : 180cm (5'11") Weight : 75kg (165 lbs) Special Skills : Computer programming Blood Type : Type A Hobby : Calculating running times of computer programs in his head; missing his subway stop; imitating "drunken master" moves Fiolina "Fio" Germi Birthplace: Genoa, Italy Occupation : Master Sergeant in Special Ops squad S.P.A.R.R.O.W.S, Intel division, the government forces Birthday : October 2, 2008 Height : 158cm (5'2") Weight : 43kg (94.6 lbs) Bust, Waist, and Hips Measurements: 88cm/58cm/89cm (Fio is a little more busty than Mai Shiranui from the King of Fighters games) Special Skills: Chiropractic; All types of housework; Ballroom dancing Blood Type : O Hobby : Cooking, embroidery

[@dracmeister]

I like all the details that are mentioned here. Though I have a few nitpicks: Huge Hermit was an accident for the most part. The story goes is that a Giant Shell-less Hermit Crab outgrew its shell and saw the rebels' large artillery piece as a new home. When the rebel army found out what happened to their artillery they just played along and trained it. Sol Dae Rokker was also apparently Mars People-tech. But it was worshipped as a divine entity by the ancient people who used to live there.

[@ShoryuGame]

Thanks for the info.

[@Jeffmetal42]

Metal Slug has always been one of my favorite game franchises. The art style is soooooo good. A remaster/HD version of some of the games would be great, for some reason the ports in the SNK collections play a bit clunky for my taste.

[@ShoryuGame]

The first game has a significant input delay. I messed so many jumps because of it.

[@bulletkingaming2808]

The Game's soundtrack is one of my favorites of the series.

[@Extrastagecomic]

9:47 Bottom right : Really looked like that monkey was getting busy with the fish in front of it hahahaaha Sprite overlapping i guess.

[@TheRicFactor]

This was an excellent video. You did an amazing job relaying the story. I always enjoy your videos, but this just felt like something special. Thank you for all you do and keep up the awesome work!

[@ShoryuGame]

Wow, thank you!

[@DouglasStewart99]

24:02-24:07 Okay Allen O'Neil basically sounds like the SNK equivalent of Wild Dog at this point. Didn't think Metal Slug lore was this deep. Sounds like the creators put a lot stuff together while drunk, yet it somehow really works.

[@emmiranda2]

I loved your video, thank you so much for doing this. I’m from Mexico and I grew up watching my older brothers playing KoF, and since I couldn’t compete, I would play this instead in the arcades. I didn’t know English but it didn’t matter, this game’s style says it all and even to this day I love seeing the ending of MS3.

[@ShoryuGame]

Glad you liked it.

[@axiscrevite]

I recently started playing Metal Slug games. I was a bit confused about the story but thanks to this video (and it's future sequels) I can finally understand the story. 🔥

[@ShoryuGame]

Glad I could help!

[@helton3425]

The 3rd one was one of my childhood favorites and the one i replayed over and over again with my cousins just because of how fun and easily adaptable it was

[@Tosmasta00]

Other people be like: Metal Slug has lore? Me: It always had.

[@zimvgiguolivich1937]

i wanna know where to learn more... about this lore

[@simonsalinas1]

Poor Marco and Tarma. They get the Solid Snake/ Sam Fisher treatment and are too good to quit. You used to see that a lot with older war movies like Rambo, which I'm guessing they got inspiration from, and it's so cool the games still hold up today. Thanks for covering the story!

[@jetstreamdefalpha5411]

I still remember walking into laundromats and hearing "THANK YOU! Heavy machine gun. Cant believe it's been so long since I started playing this game. I use to snack on chips and soda when playing as a kid now I snack on weed and beer while playing Metal Slug😄

[@fenomozo9108]

That thing about the plane in MS3 stage 2 blew away...I thought that it was only a nice background but it actually makes a lot of sense with the people running and being hurt.

[@renrenzambales]

Haha! Rambo is still alive and survived inside the whale. 🤣🤣 The game is very SNK. KoF to ne exact. Why? Because of the clones! 😊 Thank you for explaining the story of the game. I can't finish the game in 1 credit. It takes several credits for me to finish the game. 😅 So excited to know Trevor and Nadia and obvisously the Ikari Team. ❤

[@ScarletStarManor]

Bless your heart, this series needed this, and I Was thinking of doing that myself. Good on you mate.

[@ShoryuGame]

Thank you.

[@borninpanas2597]

Someone in 2023 better not kill some Canadian generals family

[@LucSkyOCT]

Ferb i know what we're gonna do today

[@RyuFalchionX]

The thing that i enjoy about MS is the fact that the series does convey the story to you through the settings you are in. It gives you an inference based on enemy reactions, some of the random people you find along and the settings.

[@Dominickudo]

It was really good I didn’t know that there was this much into the story. As a kid I just assume that you just haul ass and shot and each story from each game is just made up to give you something to think about while playing.

[@ianpaige1099]

So much beautiful lore in the world of Metal Slug,gosh im so happy that I picked up 2/X in my childhood. But the main thing I love about this game is the fact that we are constantly reminded of how O'Neil just keeps coming back! Though...he did earn the nickname "Immortal Devil Sergeant" for a reason

[@8tsyaboi227]

Wait 2023? oh shit sticks...

[@CraftyRic]

Thank you so much for this video! It's the Kickstarting inspiration I needed for my next huge project!

[@ShoryuGame]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joseurbina3835]

*TENKIU* so much for making this video, Bringing the Metal Slug series in to the spotlight really made me happy. 😄 Edit: *"I Salute You."*

[@ShoryuGame]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sayavrakadabra]

I love how you cover all the details of the story.

[@rearm2046]

Bring tears on my adult eyes

[@christophercruz1513]

Oh my God. You came through. You did the video. I love your channel and continue to support your videos.!!!!

[@ShoryuGame]

Thank you so much!!

[@christophercruz1513]

@@ShoryuGame no thank you. Your the best and will always support your channel since day one. Also I was to tell you honestly from the bottom of my heart. Thank you and hope thing are going well for you

[@watchulookinat271]

Goddang didn't even realize this game has deep lore to it.

[@rab1df0x]

2:30 Colonel Donald Mordan 3:40 Alan O'neil 3:57 Morden's' Plan 4:56 The Metal Slug 5:29 The 1st Modern Great War and the fall of the Regular Army 6:30 Marco Rossi and Tarma Roving and the Peregrine Falcons 8:58 Perergrine Falcons vs Mordan 10:23 uprisings 11:00 S.P.A.R.R.O.W.S 11:20 Mordan Returns 11:36 Eri, Fio and Rumy 12:30 Moedens Allies 14:15 Ichimongi 14:35 UFOS 15:15 Super Soldiers 16:30 Mordens Base 16:50 O'neils return 17:18 ALIEN Betrayal 19:15 Coup 19:44 Dr Moreaus Island 20:30 Russian Zombies 22:00 The secret Laboratory and the LV armour 22:40 Central America 23:48 Morden and O'neil confrontation 24:25 Imposter and the Rescue of Morden

[@jordanjackson6151]

Love Metal Slug! Love this video! Gonna watch out for the next! Best vid about this awesome series. Been a fan since Metal Slug X.

[@ShoryuGame]

Much appreciated!

[@PtkGaming]

Amazing video bro, its like re-visiting my childhood

[@ShoryuGame]

Thanks.

[@RicoPrabowo]

*Wow! Just wow...* 😮 (You earned a sub) 👍🏼

[@user-fy1nq3nf1q]

You covered the story way better than I expected you to. Good work

[@ShoryuGame]

Thank you.

[@ginsmyth334]

I remember playing the first metal slug game and reaching the last mission without dying lmao

[@jaipii1285]

In reality if you don't mind SG this is your BEST video till date. Man i love metal slug and never thought it got any lore. So thankful of you to tell us in your accent(falling in this video :)). My most fav part out of the first 5 parts is metal slug 3. What a part it was everything was changed and what brilliant new ideas it introduce. Simply love it. Once again thanks alot SG for this amazing and nostalgic video. Waiting for the much awaited 2nd part.

[@ShoryuGame]

Much appreciated and thanks for the support!

[@jaipii1285]

@@ShoryuGame You are most welcome and thank you for making excellent content. Keep it up. 2 thumbs up.

[@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind]

I disagree with one tiny detail you mentioned at the start, that being that X and 2 are the same. That's not exactly the case. The remake (X) adds many new details to the game to make the inclusion of the martians more subtle. In MS2, we only see them at the very end, which seems to come out of nowhere (kinda random). In MSX, however, they make 2 appearances in stage 1 and 1 in the Chinese neighborhood stage. These additions were not in the original version.

[@arabidopsisThaliana402]

really nice to see someone explaining the lore of MS a very important part of my childhood. thanks, I appreciate it. Now I'm hyped to see the second part!

[@ShoryuGame]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@чикибрикичебуреки-м1ъ]

24:56 best shmump game ever hehehe nc work, i'm looking forward on to the next metal slug lore

[@ShoryuGame]

Thanks.

[@rurouni_xyz]

honestly, this is one of the best lore videos even made. & so is the game, truly one of the best of all time.

[@meganinten0078]

Small trivia: Fio was playable in KOF Maximum Impact 2 I like her unique moves, all based on weapons in MS My favorite is when she wields her tonfas.

[@joseurbina3835]

Fio was also a "Striker" in KOF 2000, Kinda upsetting she wasn't playable in that game, but I'm happy she eventually was in Maximum Impact 2, I'm still hoping to see one of the MS characters to become playable Fighters in future KOF installments, Hell, Marco & Fio actually made a Cameo in the Ikari Warriors ending in KOF 14 (It could be a foreshadow but who knows). My picks are Marco, Tarma & Eri (Sorry Fio, but I just found Eri way more Cooler).

[@abdelali9279]

Thanks for this video is a refresher of the lore of these games, I knew that they are more than they just look like, but still without any dialogue the animation themselves show a lot of story. When McDonalds and BK had Gamecubes and PS2s a local Wendy´s had NEOGEOs setup to free play and one of them had Metal Slug 1, X, 3 & 5, I played those games a lot with my sister and since then I hold them so dearly in my heart.

[@evelynretiza7195]

I played this at my elementary days until now the graphics is still great..

[@ElToland]

I've seen other MS lore videos, but yours is the most enjoyable I've watched so far.

[@ShoryuGame]

Wow, thanks!