UK publisher Bitmap Books has announced that it is producing an officially-licenced history of SNK's beloved Metal Slug franchise, and has been given "unprecedented access" to the company's archives in order to compile the publication.
Metal Slug: The Ultimate History is the first officially-licenced book of its kind, and covers the history of the series from its inception in 1996 all the way up to the present day. It will showcase original art, concept material, screenshots and 11 "exclusive and incredibly detailed interviews" with key members of the development team, including Kazuma Kujo and Toshikazu Tanaka.
Bitmap Books, as you may recall, has previously published the excellent NEOGEO: A Visual History, another book that was given SNK's official blessing. It is also the company behind Super Famicom: Box Art Collection and the long-running Visual Compendium range, which has covered the NES and SNES so far, with a Master System edition shipping this year.
Metal Slug: The Ultimate History will be available to pre-order in July, and is expected to ship in September.
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It would be great if it was sold with a physical release of a collection with all the Metal Slugs!
@ReaderRagfish Wish they still made Metal Slugs
If only there was a Metal Slug Contra crossover game, combine the blood and scream on Metal Slug with the arsenal and explosions from Contra while killing rogues and aliens, now that would be awesome. Konami and SNK should definitely make it happen someday.
Got the announcement email from Bitmap Books this morning. Will definitely buy it when it's released.
@ClassSonicSatAm Pretty sure there's a new Metal Slug coming this year and it's coming to Switch.
https://nintendosoup.com/the-king-of-fighters-xiv-and-a-new-metal-slug-game-are-coming-to-switch/
@ClassSonicSatAm A new Metal Slug is in development for their NeoGeo 2 and 3 hardware which is also being developed
I also received the announcement email. I have purchased several books from Bitmap Books. To me they are works of art themselves. I Especially love the Super NES/Super Famicom and the Neo Geo Books.
Definitely getting this. It's exactly the kind of book I've always hoped Bitmap Books would do.
@ClassSonicSatAm There is one in the pipeline.
Day 1 purchase for me, I love the Metal Slug games! Such beautiful pixel art.
@YANDMAN Glad to hear it!
@Jokerwolf There getting back into hardware too? that's awesome!
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