Has anyone ever seen an NTSC AES Metal Slug for sale?

[Busomjack]

I've been looking everywhere for this game and I can't buy it. Where is it?!!

[YoshiEgg25]

http://www.racketboy.com/retro/snkneo-g ... games.html

Metal Slug: $2,500 – $3,000
Rarity = 4.5 / 5
Known universally for its hand drawn, over-the-top comic carnage, the original Metal Slug is an amazingly difficult find on the Neo Geo AES and is the most treasured US release on the system. Even though it became increasingly popular and is much more affordable on other platforms and formats, Metal Slug wasn’t produced very high quantities for the AES (I have no clue why). And even though you can take a few other approaches to play the game on SNK hardware, most Neo Geo fans can’t go without the game in their AES collection and are willing to pay a hefty fee for it.

Good luck finding it; you'll certainly need it.

[final fight cd]

i saw this game at a goodwill and passed it up because it looked stupid.

but, i think the game would actually be cheap for 2-3k. might be closer to 9k.

[Bradtemple87]

Ebay is pretty much your only bet besides maybe a forum member on the Neo Geo site, but even there its a shot in the dark.

[shallowgamer]

Ebay is pretty much your only bet besides maybe a forum member on the Neo Geo site, but even there its a shot in the dark.

On top of that, you've gotta watch out for bootlegs now. You wouldn't know till it arrived at your doorstep. And even then, you'd have to pop the cartridge open.

Cheapest avenue would be to buy a conversion cart, made from an MVS game. Or buy an MVS game and a convertor. Both avenues will take you into the couple hundred dollars category.

If you're trying to get your hands on the real deal, just don't even bother, seriously. I love my AES, and I'm at peace with the fact that it will never see a metal slug cart