Jesus Christ, those graphics... I mean, I was born in 1996, so I'm not an arcade kid by any means, there's no nostalgia or anything... and for me those graphics are mind-blowing even today (or especially today), in the age of 1080p high-polygon 3D. The level of details, the shading, the designs... I think I came just by looking at that intro screen.
I think the reason they are impressive even to much youngers gamers like you, is that pixel-based 2D art has proven to be the most "timeless"; 3D graphics and high-res 2D age much worse as technology progresses.
3d polygons have been the face of gaming for 25 years, and 3d only looks better than what came before it. There's hardly any game from PS1 gen that still looks good today, and if it does, it's all because of the art direction. But really detailed pixel art especially after 8-bit era still holds up really well. It's old, but it doesn't look ugly or obsolete like 3d games that aren't current gen
I did not know this exited. 5 minutes in, first boss is sick of being shot up, and decides to have pilot throw the missiles instead of firing 'em. GENIOUS!
as a huge metal slug fan, one that bothered no miss clearing metal slug 3, i am astonished i've never watched a long play of this. thank you!!! that final boss is absolutely gorgeous, i can't deal with how good it looks
IREM were truly masters of 2D animations and sprites (drawings). When i saw Metal Slug in an arcade as a kid, it blew my fricking mind. It was miles apart from any other current gen 16-bit gfx game. I sunk so many coins in that bad boy! Nice to see its predecessor. The explosion animations are still mind boggling to me even to this day. The sound design and music were a bit meh, but still serviceable for an action shooter. These were the DOOM games of 90s kids! XD
The final game from former Irem Corp. (The another Irem was founded in 1997) It's from the same Developing Team who founded Nazca VGK Systems Corporation and made "Metal Slug" Franchise.
This has sort of a Super C/Metal Slug vibe to it. Seeing as it's made by the Metal Slug people, I'm actually kind of glad they chose to go more goofy with the tone.
It goes a bit further than that. The dudes in Irem who made this game left the company to form Nazca, and they made Metal Slug up until Metal Slug X, and then SNK bought them up. Only then it's full SNK-developed game from then on (barring 4, but that's another story).
@@zerotheero They did Metal Slug 3 as well. SNK bought them after the first game, but they still operated as an in-house developer until the original SNK went bankrupt.
2:20 - Damn man these guys are really dedicated to their cause... 5:02 - Okay I take it back, they aren't really dedicated......they are fucking hellbent! 13:01 - And then suddenly we're in Gundam XD 13:46 - I would make a "It's Raining Women" joke but.....oh God.....those prisoners are just dead O _ o 14:42 - Fuck man all these prisoners are dead too! 27:46 - Hey, there's a bug lady robot with huge boobs over there. _Uh cool?!_ IT WOULD BE IF YOU WEREN'T GETTING YOUR ASS KICKED SO HARD!
This looks even better than Metal Slug in some parts. Even though it's 2 years older. Maybe the hardware was more advanced or something? Also the Boss music is amazing
No, it's not: it's the Irem M92 board, which powered most of their arcade games in the early 1990s. www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=747 They managed to get a much superior visual quality on the same hardware as the predecessor, but there is often noticeable slowdown (I even found some 60fps vdeos of the game to verify). I don't know if it's just the hardware brought to its knees by that point, or just a matter of coding and optimization - even the first Metal Slug suffered slowdowns, Metal Slug 2 even more, but Metal Slug X eliminated them and the new, improved coding was brought over to Metal Slug 3.
Well, now in days, Granzella Inc. made R-Type Final 2 with Irem's license, which means, Granzella Inc. could continue with the Gun Force/Geo Storm series
In 1994, Irem completely ceased development of video games. The development department of Irem Corporation was transferred to Nanao's headquarters in Ishikawa Prefecture. The company's original wholesale division, in charge of manufacturing and renting/selling arcade cabinets, stayed in Osaka and was not impacted by the company's restructuring. Then, a group of employees from Irem's video game division, left to form their own company under the name Nazca Corporation, which became best known for developing SNK's Metal Slug franchise.
The sounds are almost the same of Metal Slug's ones. Sound very familiar ! :D Metal Slug one of my favorite games. I wonder what would happen if they turned Metal Slug into a 3D fps with the same frenetic gameplay.
It was an arcade game for Irem's M-92G arcade hardware, but the team who made it did continue doing work after this game on the Neo Geo as Nazca Corporation.
Thank you for your Video I have been playing METAL SLUG 1/2/3/4/5 on my expensive NEO GEO and just wondered what had been designed before:) And you sir have Informed me. Could you please tell me what the ROM is called as GEO STORM is a bit vague in GOOGLE lol Thank you:) PPS in my day young girls dressed in a leotard/PE outfit was the norm lol, I used to go out drinking dressed in jeans and short sleeved shirt only to find the ladies dress in a dignified swimsuit and I used to find this sultry/hot And I think the ladies knew it pmsl. Could you please give me a link to this rom and let me know what emulator I could play this on, please:) Thank you.
+Manawolfman Except this came first in 1994 BEFORE Metal Slug if you look at the copyright. Metal Slug came out in 1996 from the same dev team, when they moved from Irem to Nazca Corporation.
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Without the Geo Storm, the metal slug series would never exist. Shows you how influential this game is.
It's because Metal Slug was made by the same team that made GeoStorm. The developers left Irem and formed Nazca Company that developed games for SNK.
@@Theshark15z so these guys were in Irem? I can see a bit of R Type and In the Hunt here
The Metal Slug's Predecessor two years before NASCA Corporation units with SNK.
Jesus Christ, those graphics... I mean, I was born in 1996, so I'm not an arcade kid by any means, there's no nostalgia or anything... and for me those graphics are mind-blowing even today (or especially today), in the age of 1080p high-polygon 3D. The level of details, the shading, the designs... I think I came just by looking at that intro screen.
I think the reason they are impressive even to much youngers gamers like you, is that pixel-based 2D art has proven to be the most "timeless"; 3D graphics and high-res 2D age much worse as technology progresses.
@@DavideGendo A well drawn picture will always remain a chef-d'oeuvre. Michelangelo's paintings are 500 years old and still mind blowing.
3d polygons have been the face of gaming for 25 years, and 3d only looks better than what came before it. There's hardly any game from PS1 gen that still looks good today, and if it does, it's all because of the art direction.
But really detailed pixel art especially after 8-bit era still holds up really well. It's old, but it doesn't look ugly or obsolete like 3d games that aren't current gen
@@gc3k Agreed but Blazing Chrome looks like pure sh/t. Art is terrible.
I did not know this exited. 5 minutes in, first boss is sick of being shot up, and decides to have pilot throw the missiles instead of firing 'em.
GENIOUS!
+devjock lol I love that. We need more ridiculous shit like that to happen in action games.
You gotta respect that, though.
as a huge metal slug fan, one that bothered no miss clearing metal slug 3, i am astonished i've never watched a long play of this. thank you!!! that final boss is absolutely gorgeous, i can't deal with how good it looks
I think this is what I like to call "pixel art porn"
I know, right?! Such a badass design!
IREM were truly masters of 2D animations and sprites (drawings). When i saw Metal Slug in an arcade as a kid, it blew my fricking mind. It was miles apart from any other current gen 16-bit gfx game. I sunk so many coins in that bad boy!
Nice to see its predecessor. The explosion animations are still mind boggling to me even to this day. The sound design and music were a bit meh, but still serviceable for an action shooter.
These were the DOOM games of 90s kids! XD
Old school gaming lives on forever, this is the reason why.
I don't know wich one I prefer, but for sure, *Metal Slug*'s style is part of its own popularity.
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The final game from former Irem Corp. (The another Irem was founded in 1997)
It's from the same Developing Team who founded Nazca VGK Systems Corporation and made "Metal Slug" Franchise.
Well, since Kazuma Kujo has created Granzella Inc. with license from Irem, they should continue with the Gun Force/Geo Storm series
Geo Slug/Metal Storm
Irem did publish Metalstorm for the NES, though.
Wicked shoot Um up Game,, just like in the old days, this never get old.
Looks like a combination of Contra & Metal Slug.
Marvin Wicks this was released before Metal Slug
@@Ai-fj1dc But made by the same guys who would later split off from Irem and make Metal Slug.
Contra + Metal Slug = Blazing Chrome
This has sort of a Super C/Metal Slug vibe to it. Seeing as it's made by the Metal Slug people, I'm actually kind of glad they chose to go more goofy with the tone.
SNK made the Metal Slug games; this was made by Irem. However; only a blind person couldn't see the more than direct influence in this game.
It goes a bit further than that.
The dudes in Irem who made this game left the company to form Nazca, and they made Metal Slug up until Metal Slug X, and then SNK bought them up. Only then it's full SNK-developed game from then on (barring 4, but that's another story).
@@zerotheero So, it's the same people, just not the same company?
@@LabTech41 Yes.
@@zerotheero They did Metal Slug 3 as well. SNK bought them after the first game, but they still operated as an in-house developer until the original SNK went bankrupt.
This game is awesome. Why aren't we on Geo Storm 7 by now? :/ Should have had a bunch of sequels.
Because the team that made that game left Irem and formed the Nazca Corporation that made the Metals Slug series.
@@Theshark15z Nazca Corporation is just a failed successor of Irem.
Was waiting for the Alien-inspired enemies and sure enough: 25:45
Great-looking game, solid music and I bet the 2-player mode is awesome.
2:20 - Damn man these guys are really dedicated to their cause...
5:02 - Okay I take it back, they aren't really dedicated......they are fucking hellbent!
13:01 - And then suddenly we're in Gundam XD
13:46 - I would make a "It's Raining Women" joke but.....oh God.....those prisoners are just dead O _ o
14:42 - Fuck man all these prisoners are dead too!
27:46 - Hey, there's a bug lady robot with huge boobs over there. _Uh cool?!_ IT WOULD BE IF YOU WEREN'T GETTING YOUR ASS KICKED SO HARD!
This looks even better than Metal Slug in some parts. Even though it's 2 years older. Maybe the hardware was more advanced or something?
Also the Boss music is amazing
Same hardware. The Neo Geo 330 mega.
No, it's not: it's the Irem M92 board, which powered most of their arcade games in the early 1990s.
www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=747
They managed to get a much superior visual quality on the same hardware as the predecessor, but there is often noticeable slowdown (I even found some 60fps vdeos of the game to verify).
I don't know if it's just the hardware brought to its knees by that point, or just a matter of coding and optimization - even the first Metal Slug suffered slowdowns, Metal Slug 2 even more, but Metal Slug X eliminated them and the new, improved coding was brought over to Metal Slug 3.
The boss music in this is terrifying.
It's actually a remixed version of the Boss Music from Air Duel, as are the Stage Clear and 1st Stage music.
Damn, the final boss is painfully thicc
+World of Longplays The sounds much sound like Metal Slug.
Gotta love shmups. Especially the precursor to Metal Slug.
"Daddy Slug" Irem was unparalleled when it came to animation and explosions.. The "Michael Bay" of this video game shit.
Well, now in days, Granzella Inc. made R-Type Final 2 with Irem's license, which means, Granzella Inc. could continue with the Gun Force/Geo Storm series
In 1994, Irem completely ceased development of video games. The development department of Irem Corporation was transferred to Nanao's headquarters in Ishikawa Prefecture. The company's original wholesale division, in charge of manufacturing and renting/selling arcade cabinets, stayed in Osaka and was not impacted by the company's restructuring. Then, a group of employees from Irem's video game division, left to form their own company under the name Nazca Corporation, which became best known for developing SNK's Metal Slug franchise.
The sounds are almost the same of Metal Slug's ones. Sound very familiar ! :D Metal Slug one of my favorite games. I wonder what would happen if they turned Metal Slug into a 3D fps with the same frenetic gameplay.
no i'm not talking about the geostorm movie. we're talking arcade game.
Check out "In The Hunt" it was made by the same team and amazingly the sprites and animation are even more detailed than this game.
a cross between metal slugs and contra. nice!
Also, SCHLAUCHI is a tremendously good player, wow
I hope the switch and ps4 get this game 🎮
Holy Shit 7:15 an early version of Marine Diver from Metal Slug 3
And by extent the units from MS5.
Well the hostages you save are def a step up from the ones in Metal Slug. Look like Raquel Welch in "One Million Years BC".
Oh, just noticed that this is japanese name for Gunforce.
Metal Slug feat Metroid
Better than the movie with the same name
I miss these extreme arcade style games, they really need more, no BS just jump in and fuck shit up! Or get rekt.
the first boss looks cooler than most designs from MS7.
Fun fact: the screams of the aliens at the end of game are just the regular screams only much higher
Player 1's death sounds like Tarma, and Player 2 is Eri.
Heavy machine gun!
This game's graphics are unreal. What system was this released on? Was it the Neo Geo?
It was an arcade game for Irem's M-92G arcade hardware, but the team who made it did continue doing work after this game on the Neo Geo as Nazca Corporation.
It's like a weird combination of Metal Slug and Sunset Riders
You gonna play Geo Metro, Geo Prizm, or Geo Tracker next? ;D
Metal
Looks suspiciously like Gun Force 2.
because it is GUN FORCE II, but with a different name branded!
Esto no se llama tembien Gun Force?
Was this game's soundtrack and sound effect re-used in Metal Slug?
Heavy machine gu!-
Sorry...hehe this isn't metal slug
Metal Slug: That's my boy now that's what I called getting the ladies 😉
woah almost look like metal slug
is this like the prequel to Metal Slug or something?
Same developers.
Same like Metal slug 😃👌
Goe stormer like metal slug
wait, are geo storm and gun force 2 the same game?
Yes
Why has no one put this out on a download service, I would pay good money for this game.
Check out Irem Arcade Hits on PC, it's on there
I guess all of the hot bikini clad girl prisoners had already been freed by the person in this game before Marco Rossi (from Metal Slug) had a go.
ROBOCOP- SNK EDITION
Metal slug papa 😂
What a difference from Gun Force II? only title?
It's the same game, different region.
I'll take this over Demon Front any day. Rather a real predecessor than a knock-off successor.
Gun Force II or Geo Storm?
In Japan, this is Geo Storm, everywhere else, it's Gun Force 2
I wonder if he is cheating. Many times he got hit and nothing happened to him.
Ma è uguale a metal slug nei suoni nelle musicge e nel gameplay! Ma questo non lo conosco
メタスラ制作者達だからなこれ作ったの。
Metal slug like gameplay hmm
it's same game
Però in questo ci sono più veicoli
How to download?
Play metal 🐌 3
メタルスラッグ？？？
Similarities to Metal Slug is obvious, but...where is GOOD music?
What a waste of time, all he did was shoot....and shoot....and shoot. The bosses was dope and innovative though
He doesn't get hit at all, cheats on?
Sprite are cloning from contra and castlevania
Thank you for your Video I have been playing METAL SLUG 1/2/3/4/5 on my expensive NEO GEO and just wondered what had been designed before:) And you sir have Informed me.
Could you please tell me what the ROM is called as GEO STORM is a bit vague in GOOGLE lol
Thank you:)
PPS in my day young girls dressed in a leotard/PE outfit was the norm lol, I used to go out drinking dressed in jeans and short sleeved shirt only to find the ladies dress in a dignified swimsuit and I used to find this sultry/hot And I think the ladies knew it pmsl.
Could you please give me a link to this rom and let me know what emulator I could play this on, please:)
Thank you.
Yeah, this is some shameless use of Metal Slug assets.
+Manawolfman Except this came first in 1994 BEFORE Metal Slug if you look at the copyright. Metal Slug came out in 1996 from the same dev team, when they moved from Irem to Nazca Corporation.
pedazo de plagio
Nope. This is older
is this like the prequel to Metal Slug or something?
Same development team before they became Nazca.