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General Donald Morden’s rebellion out numbers the regular army in troops and equipment.

Set in the year 2028, players take the role of a soldier, either Marco Rossi in single player or Tarma Roving as the 2 nd player in multiplayer coop in a quest to stop General Donald Morden in his global attack effort. The SV-001 vehicle remained in the game as a vehicle the main characters can obtain and the decision to keep the original name of the game based off the tank vehicle was made. Marco and Tarma became the focal point of the game and the feedback from the test group was extremely positive.

Upon receiving feedback from testing the developers decided to revamp the nearly finished game by adding the characters Marco and Tarma. During game testing feedback was provided that the game felt basic and was missing key elements required for gamers to immerse themselves into the gameplay. The entire game was developed to be played using a tank with no separate characters.

The roots of the game centers around the tank like vehicle as the original concept for the game was for create a tank shooter. Super Vehicle-001 or SV-001 for short is a tank like vehicle known as a Metal Slug. The title of the game and its subtitle are named after the main vehicle found in the game. The logo on the title screen of the game uses the subtitle “Super Vehicle-001”, something that is not prevalent on the games box, cartridge label or marketing material. The AES had the same raw specs as the MVS and had full compatibility, thus managed to bring a true arcade experience to home users. Both systems were manufactured by SNK Corporation whose vision was to create an arcade cabinet that could use interchangeable cartridges and a home console that would bring a true pixel perfect arcade experience home. Released in 1996 the game is the first installment in the Metal Slug series and is widely known for its sense of humor, hand-drawn animations and fast-paced action.ĭeveloped and released first on the Neo Geo MVS (Multi Video System) cartridge-based arcade system a home version was promptly released for the Neo Geo AES (Advance Entertainment System). Metal Slug is a run and gun video game developed by Nazca Corporation and published by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS arcade platform and Neo Geo AES home console.