Terrifying 9/11 (Chinese: 驚爆 911) is a pirate Game Boy Color game released some time after the 9/11 attacks by Hitek in Taiwan, and was later released by Li Cheng in China under the name of 特種部隊 2 基地. The game is an unlicensed port of Metal Slug 1.
Overview
Gameplay.
This is a decent port of Metal Slug 1 for the Neo Geo. A is used to jump and B is used to shoot. the graphics are also good even with with the limitations of the Game Boy Color. The bosses are also present in this version, but are more easy. The order of mission 4 and 5 is inverted. When a level is beaten, an exchange between George W. Bush and Osama Bin Laden takes place. In the original release the text is in English, but in Li Cheng's version the text is in Chinese.
Versions
- Original version (Hitek): This version has the Hitek logo and English cutscenes.
- Li Cheng version: This version removes the Hitek logo for a title screen photo and changes the "Terrifying 911" logo to another logo written 特種部隊 2 基地 (Special Forces 2 Base). The cutscenes are in Chinese.
Gallery
A part of the infamous intro.
The original Taiwanese release, with box, manual and of course the cartridge.
Back of the original box, like the JY Company boxes, have the official Metal Slug photos instead of the actual game from the cartridge.
A box variant of the game, but the title is in Chinese instead of English.
A Li Cheng variant of the box, but have the Metal Slug boxart instead of "Terrifying 911" or Special Forces 2 Base" logo.
Back of the li cheng variant, but have the actual game photos.
The package of Li Cheng variant, with a supposed manual in the side of the plastic cartridge casing box.
Hitek's version of the title screen but in English.
Trivia
- Recently, the original Taiwanese game ROM by Hitek was dumped, but unfortunately it only runs in the GBA emulator 'hhugboy' because of its copy protection. The Li Cheng version can run in all GBA emulators such as 'VisualBoyAdvance' for example.
- This game was obscure for years, because of Hitek's copy protection.
- This is one of few games that have some things related to the 9/11 Twin Towers incident.
- In the game data, it has a supposed unused Metal Slug logo, maybe it was used for a prototype?