{"id":98093,"date":"2019-08-08T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/08\/pre-orders_go_live_for_metal_slug_the_ultimate_history_a_book_documenting_the_series_evolution"},"modified":"2019-08-08T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T10:30:00","slug":"pre-orders-go-live-for-metal-slug-the-ultimate-history-a-book-documenting-the-series-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/08\/pre-orders-go-live-for-metal-slug-the-ultimate-history-a-book-documenting-the-series-evolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Orders Go Live For Metal Slug: The Ultimate History, A Book Documenting The Series&#8217; Evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5cebc37ca0ff2\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5cebc37ca0ff2\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hp2AuRqYs_A?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Remember when we told you about Bitmap Books&#8217; upcoming <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/metal_slug\">Metal Slug<\/a><\/strong> release <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/05\/new_book_aims_to_chronicle_the_unseen_history_of_snks_metal_slug_series\">a couple of months ago<\/a>? Well, pre-orders are now <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitmapbooks.co.uk\/collections\/all\/products\/metal-slug-the-ultimate-history\">live<\/a>, so what are you waiting for?<\/p>\n<p>Metal Slug: The Ultimate History is an officially-licensed book which documents the franchise&#8217;s creation and evolution. The UK publisher says that SNK has offered it &#8220;unprecedented access&#8221; to make the book a reality, with high-resolution concept artwork and illustrations included which are being made available to the public for the very first time.<\/p>\n<p>There are two editions available at the time of writing: the Standard Edition and the Fully Loaded Edition. The standard variant includes a shrink-wrapped copy of the book for \u00a329.99, while the Fully Loaded Edition is a limited release which is a little more pricey at \u00a349.99. For that, you get a copy of the book inside a battery-operated slipcase that plays in-game sound effects; a glow-in-the-dark, A2 SV-001 blueprint poster; and a postcard illustrated by SNK artist TONKO. Only 1,000 copies of this edition will be printed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Fullyloaded\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/73fccc8ce8c8b\/fullyloaded.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/73fccc8ce8c8b\/fullyloaded.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Fullyloaded\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested, you can secure your copy of either version <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitmapbooks.co.uk\/collections\/all\/products\/metal-slug-the-ultimate-history\">right here<\/a>. Bitmap Books has previously published <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/11\/book_review_neo_geo_a_visual_history\">NEOGEO: A Visual History<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2016\/05\/gallery_cover_to_cover_with_super_famicom_the_box_art_collection\">Super Famicom: Box Art Collection<\/a>, and the excellent Visual Compendium range, which has so far covered the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/03\/book_review_the_unofficial_nesfamicom_a_visual_compendium\">NES<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/02\/gallery_leafing_through_bitmap_books_snes_super_famicom_visual_compendium\">SNES<\/a>.<em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a collection of gaming books at home? Will this one be finding a home on your shelves? Let us know with a comment.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hp2AuRqYs_A?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Remember when we told you about Bitmap Books&#8217; upcoming Metal Slug release a couple of months ago? Well, pre-orders are now live, so what are you waiting for? Metal Slug: The Ultimate History is an officially-licensed book which documents the franchise&#8217;s creation and evolution. 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