Tournaments - Metal Slug

Fire up Fightcade, pop a credit into Metal Slug X , and try to beat the first level without dying.

For 25+ years, SNK’s run-and-gun masterpiece was seen as the ultimate “quarter muncher”—a chaotic, hilarious co-op game you played for laughs, not ladder points. But a dedicated, passionate community has spent the last decade proving that surviving a Metal Slug game on a single credit isn’t just luck. It’s an art form. Unlike fighting games where you compete against someone, 99% of Metal Slug tournaments are score attack or survival events. The golden rule? 1CC (One Credit Clear).

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The moment you insert a virtual coin to continue, you’re disqualified.

We’ll wait. (It’s harder than you remember.) Fire up Fightcade, pop a credit into Metal

Enter the hidden gem of the fighting-game community:

It is the most joyful, stressful, explosive corner of the retro gaming world. It’s an art form

So next time you’re at a con and you see two players sweating over a dusty Neo Geo cabinet, stop and watch. You aren’t seeing two people play an old arcade game. You’re seeing ballet. Explosion-filled, tentacle-filled, “Heavy Machine Gun!”-screaming ballet.