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EU VC Releases - 9th May - Metal Slug and More Imports

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After last week's relatively good batch of games we honestly expected Nintendo would choose the least interesting upcoming imports to release this week. Thankfully we've been proven wrong - They only chose a single bad one, plus two good ones, and on top..



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A bit off topic, but shouldn't the comments posted in the news section be reflected here as well? It's a bit annoying having to follow two different conversations from each news post...
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Metal Slug is a surprise, but I'd rather get Metal Slug Anthology.
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But Metal Slug Anthology does not feature Classic Controller nor GameCube D-Pad support.

So Metal Slug on the VC is more playable.
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But Metal Slug Anthology does not feature Classic Controller nor GameCube D-Pad support.

So Metal Slug on the VC is more playable.
That is true, and the only reason I haven't bought it. I was thinking of getting the PS2 version but it's generally more expensive and difficult to find.

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Cool, I hope they bring Metal Slug Stateside on Monday. It will be a fine substitute for EarthBound.
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PS2 version but it's generally more expensive and difficult to find.
Strange, here in Norway its in the bargain bin.
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Strange, here in Norway its in the bargain bin.
The Wii version can be found for around £15
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Metal Slug Anthology is very playable with the GameCube's analogue controller, even if it never uses true analogue controls.

I didn't think those would work before playing it, but they really do.

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