While fighters ruled the roost, the Metal Slug series provided the system's most charismatic icon. Developed by Nazca Corporation (formed by former Irem employees who worked on Gunforce ), Metal Slug took the run-and-gun genre popularized by Contra and injected it with unparalleled pixel art and humor.
SNK’s solution was the . Launched in 1990, the MVS was a cabinet that used interchangeable cartridges. An arcade operator could now buy one cabinet and swap out games easily, drastically reducing costs. neogeo games