Marco Rossi, the main character of the Metal Slug series.
For detailed information about this series, see: Metal Slug Wiki
Metal Slug is a run and gun video game series developed by SNK.
Video Games[]
Main Games[]
- Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 (April 18th, 1996) for Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Wii Virtual Console, PlayStation Network, iOS, Android, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch
- Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II (February 23rd, 1998) for Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Wii Virtual Console, PlayStation Network, iOS, Android, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch
- Metal Slug X (December 23rd, 1999) for Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation, Wii Virtual Console, iOS, Android, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4
- Metal Slug 3 (March 23rd, 2000) for Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii Virtual Console, iOS, Android, PC, MacOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One
- Metal Slug 4 (March 27th, 2002) for Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC
- Metal Slug 5 (November 14th, 2003) for Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch
- Metal Slug 6 (February 16th, 2006) for Atomiswave and PlayStation 2
- Metal Slug 7 (July 18th, 2008) for Nintendo DS
- Metal Slug XX (December 23rd, 2009) for PlayStation Portable. A revised version of Metal Slug 7.
Spin-Offs[]
- Metal Slug 1st Mission (May 27th, 1999) for Neo Geo Pocket Color
- Metal Slug 2nd Mission (March 9th, 2000) for Neo Geo Pocket Color
- Metal Slug Mobile (April 12th, 2004) for Mobile Phones
- Metal Slug Advance (November 12th, 2004) for Game Boy Advance
- Metal Slug Mobile Impact (December 12th, 2005) for Mobile Phones
- Metal Slug (June 29th, 2006) for PlayStation 2
- Metal Slug Touch (December 16th, 2009) for iOS
- Metal Slug Defense (May 1st, 2014) for iOS, Android, and Steam
- Metal Slug Attack (February 14th, 2016) for iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch
- Metal Slug Infinity (March 14th, 2019) for iOS and Android
- Metal Slug: Commander (August 19th, 2021) for iOS and Android
- Metal Slug: Awakening (April 18th, 2023) for iOS, Android, and Steam
- Metal Slug Tactics (November 5th, 2024) for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
Collections[]
- Metal Slug Anthology (December 14th, 2006) for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Wii, and PlayStation 4
- Metal Slug Collection PC (November 27th, 2009) for PC
Links to Other Series[]
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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother | April 18, 1996 | Marco Rossi, the main character of the Metal Slug series, is named after the main character from 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother. | 3 |
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SNK vs. Capcom | November 30, 1999 | Various Metal Slug characters are featured in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters games; the mini-game "Target 9" in SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millenium is based on Metal Slug and features Marco Rossi and Fio as playable characters, and a Mars People is a boss character in SVC Chaos. | 1 |
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The King of Fighters | March 23, 2000 | Fiolina Germi from Metal Slug is playable in several installments of the King of Fighters series; characters from The King of Fighters appear in Metal Slug Defense. | 1 |
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Neo Geo Battle Coliseum | July 27, 2005 | Metal Slug characters are featured in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum. | 1 |
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Days of Memories | February 01, 2006 | Fiolina Germi from Metal Slug appears in Days of Memories 2 ~Boku no Ichiban Taisetsu na Kimi e~ (〜僕の一番大切な君へ〜), Marco Rossi makes a minor appearance in the same game. | 1 |
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T.N.K III | September 14, 2006 | Ralf Jones, the main character of T.N.K. III, appears in several Metal Slug games. | 1 |
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Ikari Warriors | September 14, 2006 | Ralf Jones and Clark Still from Ikari Warriors appear in several Metal Slug games. | 1 |
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Dan The Man | March 23, 2010 | Marco Rossi briefly appears on the TV in Stage 1 of Dan The Man. | 2 |
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Fatal Fury | April 30, 2014 | Characters from Fatal Fury appear in Metal Slug Defense. | 1 |
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Art of Fighting | April 30, 2014 | Characters from Art of Fighting appear in Metal Slug Defense. | 1 |
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Battle Cats | October 06, 2015 | Characters from Metal Slug Defense appear in The Battle Cats as a part of a collaboration. | 1 |
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Overwatch | May 24, 2016 | Overwatch features references to Metal Slug. | 3 |
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Army Men | September 29, 2019 | Characters from Metal Slug appear in Army Men Strike as a part of a collaboration. | 1 |
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Super Smash Bros. | November 06, 2019 | Music tracks from Metal Slug are featured in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. |
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Barry Steakfries | September 2, 2020 | Characters and locations from Metal Slug appear in Jetpack Joyride as part of a special crossover event. | 1 |
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Warpath | October 1, 2023 | Marco Rossi and Eri Kasamoto from Metal Slug appear in Warpath as part of a crossover event. | 1 |
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Melvins Macabre | December 17, 2023 | A Metal Slug game box is seen in the Melvins Macabre episode "NOSTALGIA". | 2 |
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Speed Drifters | April 4, 2024 | The Towering Reno from Speed Drifters appears in Metal Slug: Awakening as part of a crossover event. | 1 |
