absolutely shameless in its egregious credit-eating designed existence. i fortunately wasn't throwing quarters at this game though, so i managed to have a good time.

it's metal slug with extra stage/enemy hazards, double the speed, and bosses that just really don't want to die. there's some optical assault happening here because these stages get cluttered very quickly. background effects are firing off, bullets are flying, gold/medals are dropping, and lots of enemies in the background just existing as an asset.

that aside, it was a game that i couldn't put down. it helps that it's so short. straight up arcade goodness with all the frustrations of being an arcade game.