Instruments/Midis
Music/Sound Effects
Misc

While not as documented as the graphics or animations, the sound design around the Metal Slug games is still very intricate and expertly crafted for each entry.
To aid anyone wanting to dive in deeper into the series' soundwork, I've compiled a list of various resources and tools that might just satisfy your needs.

Neo Turf Masters / Metal Slug Instruments

Contributed by: Retrostalgia Zone
Uploaded: 14/11/2024

This collection features every instrument sample used in both Neo Turf Masters and Metal Slug: SV-001.
The archive contains .dwp soundfonts of both the ADPCM A and B instruments which can be used with FL Studio, as well as a folder with the percussion samples in .wav.
Retrostalgia ripped the ADPCM A samples manually, while the ADPCM B (or Delta T as referred in the archive) ones were sourced from both TheLegendofRenegade and JJ MH.


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Metal Slug X (PSX) Midi Collection

Contributed by: Kitsune DJ
Uploaded: 13/12/2022

This collection contains the .midi files used in the Playstation release of Metal Slug X.
The audio within the files is split up into several audio tracks instead of a single one, which helps at understanding how the MSX OST was composed for folks interested in that field!
Note that the .midi files doesn't actually contain audio, only the raw tracks. You'll have to supply them with a soundfont to play their music.

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Metal Slug 2~X~3 Instruments

Contributed by: Retrostalgia Zone
Uploaded: 24/02/2024

This collection features a wide variety of audio samples used in Metal Slug 2, X, and 3.
The archive contains .dwp soundfonts of the ADPCM instruments which can be used with FL Studio, as well as a folder with the percussion samples in .wav.
The folder also has a copy of one of the first MS soundfonts ever created by the user Tex in 2012.
More info on the original rippers of these samples can be found in the ReadMe text also included in the archive.


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Metal Slug Advance Midi Collection

Contributed by: Hambaka
Uploaded: 01/12/2020

This collection features and organises the entire audio work from Metal Slug Advance, from voice lines to instruments. Extra kudos to Hambaka for going all the way through!
The .zip features a couple of samples, the raw midi files, and a soundfont of them.


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'The Never Finished Metal Slug Soundfont'

Contributed by: Kitsune DJ
Uploaded: 10/02/2023

This work-in-progress collection features a good portion of Metal Slug 1's main instruments and percussions, both in soundfont and .wav files.
Note that each soundfont uses a single note that's pitched up and down to create the rest of the notes, which means that higher notes will be played really quickly and lower ones will play slowly. Since the inclusion of Restrostalgia's full sample rip, this pack is now considered obsolete, but it's still worth checking out in case.


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Metal Slug: SV-001 Lead Instruments

Uploaded: 01/12/2020

This is a rough collection of .sf2s based on the lead instruments used in the first Metal Slug.
Each instrument was isolated and recorded with Nebula Jukebox 2.9, and later edited together with Polyphone.
The collection itself is pretty much obsolete compared to the other ones shared by the contributors of the site, but I'll still make it available for anyone curious to check it out.


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Metal Slug 6 Complete Audio Extraction

Contributed by: wyz_2015
Uploaded: 10/05/2025

This collection features the entire sound data of Metal Slug 6 decrypted and ripped straight from the Atomiswave arcade version in lossless quality.
Most sound effects are in .wav format, with a couple of them (synth-based ones) being in midis, while the rest and the music is in .adx format.
To read the .adx files, you can either convert them with ffmpeg or play/convert them with Foobar2000 with vgmstream installed.
Huge thanks to wyz_2015 for the huge contribution!


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Metal Slug Anthology Soundbank

Uploaded: 01/12/2020

When Metal Slug Anthology came out to celebrate the series' 10th anniversary, it also brought in a brand new collection of sound effects, replacing the previous one used in first 6 games that consisted of mostly stock sounds.
The sounds were extracted from the PSP version with Dragon UnPACKer 5, and later read and recorded via MFAudio.


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Metal Slug 7 Complete Audio Extraction

Contributed by: wyz_2015
Uploaded: 12/05/2025

This collection features the entire sound data of Metal Slug 76 decrypted and ripped from the .nds ROM in lossless quality.
The BGM and most sound effects are in .wav format, but there's also a lot of .mid sequence files and .sf2 soundfonts that are linked to them.
A manual guide in Chinese and English is also included, which explains how the audio was ripped, the different types of audio formats and how they work in-game.
Huge thanks to wyz_2015 for the big contribution!


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Metal Slug 6 Arcade Soundbank

Uploaded: 01/12/2020

This .zip contains almost all of Metal Slug 6's arcade sound data. Each sound was played from the sound test via Demul and later recorded with Audacity and edited into .mp3 files.
Since then, a newer rip of the MS6 sound data has been submitted to the site, which renders this pack obsolete.


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Metal Slug: SV-001 Sound Test Codes

Contributed by: wyz_2015
Uploaded: 12/05/2025

This Excel sheet documents almost all of the discovered sound data from within the game's sound test. It includes the HEX coordinates for each music/sound, names for them and personal notes about some of the weirder track remixes found inside. Two versions of this Excel sheet are included: one in Chinese and one in English.
To actually listen to the game's tracks, you either need to use Nebula Jukebox or access the Sound Test.

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Metal Slug: SV-001 Audio Index List

Uploaded: 01/12/2020

This is a non-exhaustive .txt file that lists the coordinates of most of Metal Slug 1's in-game tracks (+ the unused ones).
It features the coordinates, the track names and some personal notes taken during the process.
Since the addition of wyz_2015's own document on the subjext, this list has become obsolete, but it might still be of use in case someone would like to compare both lists.

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