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“From the beginning of the year until Golden Week [an annual week of national holidays in Japan], MetaSuru [a contraction of Metaru Suruggu, i.e. Metal Slug] warriors work overtime until around 2:00, and after Golden Week, sleepovers begin at the company for about eight months. As soon as the morning meeting starts, we crawl out from under the desk, eat cup noodles and go to bed around 5am. I was looking forward to Sundays off.”
He adds that there were four or five “dotters” (pixel artists) working on Metal Slug, and that it was “tough”, but a “fun memory”.
