Metal Saver

Metal Saver

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Console
Arcade
Release
1994
Players
2P sim

About Metal Saver

Arcade Video game published 32 years ago:

메탈세이버 (c) 1994 Mijin Computer. (Metal Saver)

Metal Saver is a Snow Bros.-style game. One or two players take on the role of a boy named Hanbit and a girl named Narae, two Fighters who must battle through single screen levels, they shall destroy enemies using different skills to go the next levels.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU: Motorola 68000 (@ 15 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 3.42719 Mhz) Sound Chips: Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.42719 Mhz), OKI6295 (@ 7.757 Khz)

Players: 2 Control: 8-way Joystick Buttons: 3

- TRIVIA -

1994. 3. 16. Mijin Computer registered and passed Metal Saver at KMRB (Korea Media Rating Board).

- STAFF -

Developed by First Amusement.

Producer: Jeon Jae Yun, Yu Sang Hyun Background Graphic Design: Han Jung Hoon Character/Visual Graphic Design: Ko Che Hyuk Character Programming: Kin Jin Woo Planning/Character Graphic Design: Han Seung Hoon Sound Composer: Jeon Seok Ki Ect., Peogramming: Yun Jung Ho

- PORTS -

* COMPUTERS: PC [MS-DOS] (1994)

Player layout in our catalog: 2P sim.

If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.

Open Play on this page to start Metal Saver. Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

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Metal Saver — play guide

What Metal Saver wants from you

Metal Saver is a shoot-'em-up / action cab: clear stages with anti-surround space and bomb honesty before continues empty. Bomb honesty beats spray. Learn Metal Saver bomb windows cold—do not paste later shmup dumps blindly. Calm first stages until bomb timing is narratable; metlsavr chrome is packaging, not free invulnerability or free stage clears on every board for vanity bombs.

First minutes in Metal Saver

First stages: hold a lane, take clean shot windows, learn bomb timing before rush tourism. Power-cycle once so Metal Saver chrome stops looking like a later shmup. Early stages teach Metal Saver grammar: planned bombs before spray routes that die mid-stage when denser bullet packs arrive on later boards. Hold that grammar before vanity bombs.

Core systems in Metal Saver

Flight, shot, bombs as wired, enemy patterns, lives/continues, and Metal Saver UI define the systems. Skill is bomb economy under pressure—not dumping bombs into thin screens. After continues, reconfirm bomb state before racing again. Keep a one-sentence bomb-economy rule ready before the second stage starts on this Metal Saver set.

Score, continues, and resources in Metal Saver

Stage clears and survival score the run; hits and empty bombs tax continues. Continues are coins. Fewer panic sprays and fewer wasted bombs keep credits alive. Farming early stages forever without reading denser packs still leaves Metal Saver unread. Progress is chrome that no longer forces death loops mid-stage on later boards, not a pasted clear.

Mistakes that burn credits in Metal Saver

Spraying center every wave, wasting bombs on thin packs, ignoring formation tells, tunneling on sparkle while a bullet finishes you, and freezing until the screen fills burn credits. Power-cycling mid-tilt without a plan burns another credit. Next credit: lane hold, bomb when dense—stop mash tourism for scenery and bullet panic on later boards.

Next steps after Metal Saver

When Metal Saver stages clear without constant empty-bomb deaths, compare other shoot-'em-ups deliberately, then return with bomb drills. Keep playing until panic-spray empties stop ending sessions mid-stage on later boards. Cousin shmups help as contrast after Metal Saver feels automatic—not as escape from stages you still freeze for chrome. Clear one full stage carefully before you chase vanity bombs again.

Sources cited below under Further reading.

Cabinet dossier

Metal Saver is filed in our catalog as a 1994 release.

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P sim.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Platform.

Credit line lists First Amusement as developer.

Screenshots

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Next cabinets

Nearby cabinets you may also open from this hall (each on its own play page):Atom, Biomechanical Toy, Bombjack Twin (set 1), Bubble Memories: The Story Of Bubble Bobble III (Ver 2.4O 1996/02/15), Bubble Bobble II (Ver 2.6O 1994/12/16), Charlie Ninja, Dark Tower, Diet Go Go (Euro v1.1 1992.09.26), Diver Boy, Dyna Gear, Elevator Action Returns (Ver 2.2O 1995/02/20), Fancy World - Earth of Crisis

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Atom · Biomechanical Toy · Bombjack Twin (set 1) · Bubble Memories: The Story Of Bubble Bobble III (Ver 2.4O 1996/02/15) · Bubble Bobble II (Ver 2.6O 1994/12/16) · Charlie Ninja · Dark Tower · Diet Go Go (Euro v1.1 1992.09.26) · Diver Boy · Dyna Gear · Elevator Action Returns (Ver 2.2O 1995/02/20) · Fancy World - Earth of Crisis

How to play Metal Saver online

  • Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start.
  • USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
  • On phones, open the on-screen pad from the emulator bar; rotate sits next to fullscreen.
  • Save states, load, volume, and fullscreen stay on the emulator bar between credits.

Studio notes — First Amusement

First Amusement appears on this cabinet’s credit line. Browse more titles from the same studio on the developer shelf, or stay on this page and try the next cabinets in the same hall.

Retro games by First Amusement

Can I play Metal Saver free in a browser?

Yes. Classic Arcade Games hosts Metal Saver as a Arcade cabinet you can start on this page. The emulator loads in the browser; you do not need to install a separate app.

What controls does Metal Saver support?

Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start. USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.

What genre is Metal Saver on Classic Arcade Games?

Our catalog tags Metal Saver under Platform. Open those genre rooms from the tags on this page to find more playable cabinets in the same feel.

Further reading

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