Kojima also showed off the cover to his design document for "Metal Gear Intruder," which he submitted to Konami in 1986. The proposal was rejected, an occurrence that Kojima probably finds quaintly nostalgic now.
Kojima also showed off the cover to his design document for "Metal Gear Intruder," which he submitted to Konami in 1986. The proposal was rejected, an occurrence that Kojima probably finds quaintly nostalgic now.
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Posted: Jan 20th 2011 7:39PM Golden Gopher 1984 said
Love Kojima and Metal Gear Solid (all since PSOne). Playing the first one on PSOne is probably my favorite gaming memory of all time. The man and his games are BRILLIANT.
Posted: Jan 21st 2011 12:17PM DarkSonata said
@Golden Gopher 1984
Don't forget Metal Gear, the NES/Commodore 64 version, it is so damn kick ass as well
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Don't forget Metal Gear, the NES/Commodore 64 version, it is so damn kick ass as well
Posted: Jan 20th 2011 7:44PM PR0F3TA said
i love MGS, everything about it, i didn't even mind Jack in MGS2. too bad that didn't help me to understand the story.
Posted: Jan 20th 2011 7:45PM MrAlex said
Metal Gear Intruder!?
Posted: Jan 20th 2011 7:48PM Asakura H said
Ditto to the first comment.
This kind of things are so awesome. Remember when all that Mario 25th Anniversary thing start coming out, its just silly, but I love this kind of news.
So many games in the industry, yet just a handful of franchises feel like something else than mere games.
This kind of things are so awesome. Remember when all that Mario 25th Anniversary thing start coming out, its just silly, but I love this kind of news.
So many games in the industry, yet just a handful of franchises feel like something else than mere games.
Posted: Jan 20th 2011 7:49PM FriedConsole said
I felt ripped off as a kid renting Metal Gear on NES. I just thought it was another broken game for NES. Maybe it was because I was young and impatient or maybe the game really did suck.
Posted: Jan 20th 2011 10:50PM wcarnation said
@FriedConsole NES version was a lame port of the original Metal Gear, something a lot of people don't know.
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Posted: Jan 20th 2011 7:58PM Drakkenfyre said
Looking at that pic, it looks vaguely familiar.
Posted: Jan 20th 2011 8:09PM xxMayDay31xx said
I'm still waiting for the Metal Gear Anthology. Oh hideo, make MG1&2 on current gen....
Peeeeeze?
Peeeeeze?
Posted: Jan 20th 2011 8:17PM Drakkenfyre said
Depends on what you mean by "MG 2"
Metal Gear 2, the one we recieved here in the US, was never considered canon. In fact, I don't remember exactly all the details, but he had no involvement in it, and the "real" Metal Gear 2 was never released here. We got some kind of "unofficial" sequel.
It's sort of like the Mario 2/Mario USA thing. One sequel in one country was never considered a true sequel. Except in that case the original company claimed both, and didn't shun the other one.
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Metal Gear 2, the one we recieved here in the US, was never considered canon. In fact, I don't remember exactly all the details, but he had no involvement in it, and the "real" Metal Gear 2 was never released here. We got some kind of "unofficial" sequel.
It's sort of like the Mario 2/Mario USA thing. One sequel in one country was never considered a true sequel. Except in that case the original company claimed both, and didn't shun the other one.
Posted: Jan 21st 2011 1:17AM wcarnation said
@xxMayDay31xx MGS1 is more a less a combination of Metal Gear 1 and 2, remade into 90s 3D gameplay.
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Posted: Jan 21st 2011 9:21AM nandokun said
@wcarnation
MGS is a completely separate plot that takes into consideration events that happened during MG1 and 2, for example, McDonnel Miller--who coached Snake in MG2--being killed and Liquid assuming his identity to get Snake to do his bidding in MGS1.
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MGS is a completely separate plot that takes into consideration events that happened during MG1 and 2, for example, McDonnel Miller--who coached Snake in MG2--being killed and Liquid assuming his identity to get Snake to do his bidding in MGS1.
Posted: Jan 20th 2011 8:10PM ExoBandy3 said
This image needs to be at least as big as my penis for me to read properly.
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Posted: Jan 20th 2011 8:24PM Barkley610 said
@ExoBandy3
You must be very good at reading extremely tiny font
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You must be very good at reading extremely tiny font
Posted: Jan 20th 2011 8:37PM BananaBoat said
It's great when developers do stuff like this. We shouldn't have to wait till the 25th anniversary of a series to see design documents and stuff like that. As a fan, this type of thing is my catnip, and the sooner it comes out, the better.
Posted: Jan 20th 2011 11:18PM Amristar said
Maybe he should resubmit this proposal to Konami again and see if it would be rejected for the second time.
Posted: Jan 21st 2011 8:00AM LEONLEONLEON said
@Amristar It probably still would be rejected if it was left as it was originally intended to be. It may have just not been that good.
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Posted: Jan 20th 2011 11:20PM BizarroPunisher said
I just re-purchased an NES last week (been wanting to since mine broke years ago) and I've been building a collection. Metal Gear was the first game I bought. Found it for a dollar, and it even came with the dust cover and original game manual. Anyway, it doesn't really play as well as the MGS series, but it seemed kinda neat. I feel asleep.
Posted: Jan 21st 2011 5:07AM Shinchi said
I'd pay good money to have that framed and on my wall.
Posted: Jan 21st 2011 9:03AM Jack Kevorkian said
@Shinchi it would cost a lot i would imagine.
why did he get the drafting paper with all the little squares all ppre drawn? or do they have paper where just a section has the squares?
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why did he get the drafting paper with all the little squares all ppre drawn? or do they have paper where just a section has the squares?
Posted: Jan 21st 2011 11:00AM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
Probably my favorite franchise in gaming history. I'd love a chance to own some original concept art signed by Kojima.
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