METAL SLUG ULTIMATE COLLECTION is an announced SNK compilation of ten side-scrolling METAL SLUG titles, scheduled for release in 2027. SNK has detailed its selection rule, its M2 porting work, and the location test version included in the package.
SNK announced METAL SLUG ULTIMATE COLLECTION during the Nintendo Direct 2026.9.9 livestream on September 9, 2026. The collection gathers ten titles, runs from the 1996 original through METAL SLUG 2, METAL SLUG X, METAL SLUG 3, METAL SLUG 4, METAL SLUG 5, METAL SLUG ADVANCE, METAL SLUG 6, and METAL SLUG 7, and launches in 2027. The tenth entry is a location test version that sources describe as rarely shown to the public and never officially released. Porting work is handled by M2. The package adds online two-player co-op with a friend invite feature, a rewind function that rolls play back several seconds, quick save and load, and a gallery and museum feature covering series logos and visual material. SNK plans packaged and download versions for Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
A week after the reveal, 4Gamer's stage event at Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 17 gave the collection its first concrete look. Producer Shiro Mukaude and series brand manager Song Seung-ju appeared with wrestler Danshoku Dino as MC to discuss the anniversary and the compilation.
An October interview with SNK producers added the selection rule and the location test discovery. The collection was built around M2's porting work and a numbering-first rule that includes every numbered entry plus METAL SLUG ADVANCE. METAL SLUG 7 was prioritized over METAL SLUG XX. Staff found the location test build of the original game while searching past data.
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SNK producers discussed METAL SLUG ULTIMATE COLLECTION in a Game Spark interview, covering the project's origin with developer M2, the decision to include every numbered entry plus METAL SLUG ADVANCE, and a location test version of the original game that staff found while searching past data. The collection adds quick save, rewind, online co-op, and score attack. METAL SLUG 7 was prioritized over METAL SLUG XX.
4Gamer will host a stage event for the 30th anniversary of METAL SLUG at Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 17, from 12:45 to 13:15. Producer Shiro Mukaude and series brand manager Song Seung-ju will appear, with wrestler Danshoku Dino as MC, to discuss the series and METAL SLUG ULTIMATE COLLECTION, the anniversary's first announced project, scheduled for release in 2027.
SNK announced METAL SLUG ULTIMATE COLLECTION during the Nintendo Direct 2026.9.9 livestream on September 9, 2026. The collection gathers 10 titles from the side-scrolling action series and is scheduled to launch in 2027. The lineup runs from the 1996 original through METAL SLUG 2, METAL SLUG X, METAL SLUG 3, METAL SLUG 4, and METAL SLUG 5, plus METAL SLUG ADVANCE, METAL SLUG 6, and METAL SLUG 7. The tenth entry is a location test version that sources describe as rarely shown to the public and never officially released. The package adds online two-player co-op with a friend invite feature, a rewind function that rolls back play by several seconds, quick save and load, and a gallery and museum feature covering series logos and visual material. Porting work is handled by M2. The release is planned for packaged and download versions, and Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 owners get it alongside PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.