METAL SLUG marks its 30th anniversary. I was around 30 myself when I conceived METAL SLUG, in a reckless attempt to strike a blow against the dominance of fighting games at the time. Back then, I never imagined that idea would still be going strong 30 years later. I worked on METAL SLUG 1 through 3, but after that, many more Metal Slug pixel artists carried the baton forward and kept the game running across generations. For a single game to continue for 30 years is not something its creators alone can achieve. METAL SLUG exists today because of the passion of its creators, the teammates who carried it forward, and above all, all of you who played it again and again and loved it. Your battle record in the long war against Morden's Army is what has sustained METAL SLUG for these 30 years. The game I poured my life into back then is still so eagerly awaited, even now, 30 years later. As a creator, that makes me truly happy, and very proud. And now, the METAL SLUG video that SNK released for the 30th anniversary, hinting at the next phase, has not yet revealed the full picture. Just thinking that a revolutionary, never-before-seen METAL SLUG is finally about to reveal itself makes my heart race, and I can hardly sit still. When that moment comes and its true form is finally revealed, I want to witness it with my own eyes alongside all of you and shout: "HEAVY MACHINE GUN!" #MetalSlug30th #MetalSlug