Metal Black (video game): Difference between revisions

''Metal Black'' was released in arcades in November 1991.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Yanma|url=https://archive.org/stream/micomBASIC_1991-12#page/n253/mode/1up|title=Super Soft Hot Information: Video Game! (ビデオゲーム) - メタルブラック|magazine=[[:ja:マイコンBASICマガジン|Micom BASIC Magazine]]|issue=114|publisher=[[:ja:電波新聞社|The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation]]|date=December 1991|page=254|lang=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Akagi|first=Masumi|url=https://archive.org/stream/ArcadeGameList1971-2005#page/n45/mode/1up|title=タイトー (Taito)|work=アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005)|edition=1st|publisher=Amusement News Agency|date=13 October 2006|page=44|isbn=978-4990251215|language=ja}}</ref> Prior to launch, it was showcased in a playable state to attendees at the 1991 [[Amusement Machine Show]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=29th Amusement Machine Show - AMショーで話題のTVゲーム画面: メタルブラック (タイトー)|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=414|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=1 November 1991|page=10|lang=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=C.LAN|title=特集記事 – これが '91 AM ショー だ！: ゲーム紹介 – メタルブラック|magazine=[[Gamest]]|issue=66|publisher=[[Shinseisha]]|date=December 1991|page=115|lang=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=Yanma|url=https://archive.org/stream/micomBASIC_1991-12#page/n218/mode/1up|title=Super Soft 大特集: 第29回AMショー・レポート – 年末年始の注目アーケード・ゲームを完全チェック！|magazine=[[:ja:マイコンBASICマガジン|Micom BASIC Magazine]]|issue=114|publisher=[[:ja:電波新聞社|The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation]]|date=December 1991|pages=219–220|lang=ja}}</ref> The game ran on Taito's F1 System hardware, using expansion chips that allowed special graphical effects.<ref name="MBhg101"/> A version named after Hori titled ''Metal Black: Tarabar Edition'' was created for internal use at Tatio and not released for arcades, featuring only three stages and different music, as well as a new "extra stage" and more difficult enemy patterns.<ref name="MBhg101"/> An album containing music from the game was co-published exclusively in Japan by [[Scitron]] and [[Pony Canyon]] in January 21, 1992.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=広告 - ポニーキャニオン: メタルブラック CD|magazine=[[Gamest]]|issue=68|publisher=[[Shinseisha]]|date=February 1992|page=131|lang=ja}}</ref> The title was later ported to the Sega Saturn by Ving and published only in Japan on May 24, 1996 under the "''Arcade Gears''" budget line.<ref name="MBhg101"/><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html|title=セガサターン対応ソフトウェア（ライセンシー発売）- 1996年発売|encyclopedia=SEGA HARD Encyclopedia|publisher=[[Sega]]|date=2020|access-date=2020-05-29|lang=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320230509/https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html|archive-date=2020-03-20|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee4.html|title=セガサターン対応ソフトウェア（ライセンシー発売）- 1998・1999・2000年発売|encyclopedia=SEGA HARD Encyclopedia|publisher=[[Sega]]|date=2020|access-date=2020-05-30|lang=ja|archive-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320230605/https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee4.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It has since been included as part of the ''[[Taito Legends 2]]'' compilation for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] in 2006.<ref name="MBhg101"/> The original arcade version is planned to be included as part of the Taito Egret II mini console.<ref name="GAMEWatch">{{cite web|last=Ishiyama|first=Hironori|url=https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1329265.html|title=タイトー、卓上ゲームセンター「EGRET II mini」を2022年3月2日に発売決定！- 1978年～1990年代発売の40タイトルを内蔵 |work=GAME Watch|publisher=Impress Corporation|date=June 4, 2021|access-date=2021-06-06|language=ja|archive-date=2021-06-04|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210604074657/https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1329265.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, a compilation album containing its soundtrack, as well as the music from ''Gun Frontier'' and ''[[Dino Rex]]'' was released by SuperSweep in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201212/19026262.html|title="スーパースィープ"の12月新譜ゲームミュージックCD＆イベント情報|work=[[Famitsu]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation]]|date=19 December 2012|access-date=2020-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831133610/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201212/19026262.html|archive-date=2017-08-31|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sweeprecord.com/gun-metal-dino-massage/|title=『GUN FRONTIER／METAL BLACK／DINO REX』Sound Tracks for Digital Generation～GameMusic Discovery Series～仙波 様よりメッセージいただきました。|work=SweepRecord|publisher=SuperSweep|date=31 December 2012|access-date=2020-05-30|language=ja|archive-date=July 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708112615/https://sweeprecord.com/gun-metal-dino-massage/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sweeprecord.com/srin-1101/|title=『GUN FRONTIER／METAL BLACK／DINO REX』Sound Tracks for Digital Generation ～GameMusic Discovery Series～|work=SweepRecord|publisher=SuperSweep|access-date=2020-05-30|language=ja|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531153128/https://sweeprecord.com/srin-1101/|url-status=live}}</ref>