Gametrailers begins Metal Gear retrospective
by Justin McElroy 
{ May 9th 2008 at 11:30AM }
It's a good way to refresh before Metal Gear Solid 4, but we hope the narrator is prepared for when he has to start recapping Metal Gear Solid plots. (Exploded brain washes out of microphones, right?)
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PojoMofo @ May 9th 2008 11:43AM
I am really glad they are doing this, because there are a lot of things that I dont remember from various MGS games. I have played them all, but usually its a blow through it quick and move on experience for me, but I am hoping for more with MGS4 and MGO.
Daniel @ May 9th 2008 11:59AM
They did a great job with the FF Retrospective. I know this one will be great too. I've been playing through the Essential Collection to get ready for MGS4 and those games are still a blast!
FOXHOUND @ May 9th 2008 12:06PM
-sniffle- it's beautiful... ;_;
tmacairjordan87 @ May 9th 2008 12:13PM
Lots of good memories in that. I actually picked up the MGS collection for ps2 to re-learn everything so I'll be set for 4 next month.
Robobagins @ May 9th 2008 12:26PM
Oh yes, very awesome.
Moffka @ May 9th 2008 12:44PM
That music at the end gets me every time. ;_;
syrik zero @ May 11th 2008 10:19AM
That music gets me too. I started to play Twin Snakes the other day but I honestly didn't remember any controls and there was no training included with that game. I sorta lost interest after that. I felt so sad and think about the game all the time. Maybe I'll force my way through or search all the control online... What a good idea, I'll do that tonight!
Moffka @ May 12th 2008 12:36AM
The controls are better with the PS1 version.
With twin Snakes they took the controls from Metal Gear Solid 2 and forced it onto the Gamecube controller which doesn't work so well.
driven2sin @ May 9th 2008 1:29PM
bunch of old ladys and their scrapbooks!!!
David @ May 9th 2008 1:47PM
Next week can't come soon enough!
Rootbeer @ May 9th 2008 2:42PM
I tend to avoid web video, so can somebody tell me if the retrospective covers the MSX Metal Gear titles, or do they jump right in as though the NES game was the first in the series?
Justin @ May 9th 2008 2:58PM
they gave the MSX versions all their glory
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ May 9th 2008 2:47PM
Thank you Gametrailers for all of your wonderful retrospectives.
In a semi-unrelated matter, did Snake find an egg?!
CitizenGeek @ May 9th 2008 3:42PM
I love, love, LOVE GT's retrospectives. They're always so professional and enjoyable!
Yep, that song at the end gets me everytime, too. It's actually in Irish (a language I'm fluent in) but I didn't notice at first because it seems to be 'sean gaeilge' (old Irish). I actually spoke with the singer, Aoife Ní Fhearraigh ,once! :D The song is called The Best Is Yet To Come, btw!
ViagraFiend @ May 9th 2008 3:14PM
"Exploded brain washes out of microphones, right?"
Yes it does.
Allister Howe @ May 9th 2008 10:26PM
Excellent video. Have been playing through all the games in chronological order in preparation for MGS4. Just finished Portable Ops, so Metal Gear is next for me. I'm glad Subsistence had professionally translated console version of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 on it because it was lame many years ago getting a stupid MSX emulator to work right. I eventually did, and was able to experience MG1 & 2 in all their fan-translated MSX glory, but I love the new PS2 versions.
Of course, having been introduced to the series by MGS, it was awesome to finally play the fistfight between Snake and Gray Fox in the minefield that played such a big role in MGS.
t_m @ May 10th 2008 9:39AM
I hope they include plot summaries. I played Twin Snakes and the plot seemed interesting, but the gameplay was dull enough to make me want to skip the games and just watch a compilation of the cutscenes..
Sam406 @ May 10th 2008 12:23PM
Seeing those bits of Metal Gear Solid reminded me how much PS1 version has that "something" that was missing form Twin Snakes.
It wasn't the cutscenes fault, it was something else, I don't know.
For example, the lightning in the original made Metal Gear Rex much scarier.
I didn't feel that "wow" effect when I saw Rex in TTS
Tim The Enchanter @ May 10th 2008 5:29PM
"I feel asleep" lol
syrik zero @ May 11th 2008 10:24AM
I remember reading that when I was a little little kid playing this game. I knew it was wrong then. I was born in '85. But lots of ports did that. Most famous being "All your base are belong to us"