<![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear! - Kotaku Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear! - Kotaku Comments]]> http://kotaku.com Mon, 12 May 2008 02:06:04 MDT Mon, 12 May 2008 02:06:04 MDT http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5642971 So glad I was born in the late '80s and bypassed all this "2-bit rubbish as entertainment" malarkey. My first MG game was MGS and I'm so thankful for that.

cheeses

]]> 9:388875:c5642971 Mon, 12 May 2008 02:06:04 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5634562 Oh, how I just wanted to play Metal Gear Solid for the first time, only to be sucked in by the whole franchise...

MNC

]]> 9:388875:c5634562 Sat, 10 May 2008 14:29:01 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5631355 Never played the first two but seeing this almost makes me want to.

M

]]> 9:388875:c5631355 Sat, 10 May 2008 01:23:07 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5629613 So that's what Snake meant in MGS1, when he said the cigarettes were for good luck. HUH.

artofwar420

]]> 9:388875:c5629613 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:50:41 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5627417 @DataScream: Yes on MGS3 Subsistence.
The video was awesome, can't wait for part 2 and MGS 4

Mike918

]]> 9:388875:c5627417 Fri, 09 May 2008 16:49:20 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5625080 A nicely done piece by Game Trailers...

jerimas

]]> 9:388875:c5625080 Fri, 09 May 2008 14:50:37 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5624670 Fantastic documentary! I think the creators had fun putting in the preview for MGS at the end.

Crisu

]]> 9:388875:c5624670 Fri, 09 May 2008 14:36:25 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5624132 This is a fantastic vid, I've been an MGS fan since I was 7, when the demo for MGS1 came out. That demo was awesome. That GAME was awesome.

At first, I avoided it because I thought it was going to be a typical military shooter, and I find those extremely boring. But within the first 5 minutes of playing- I can honestly say I fell in love with MGS1. The music, voice acting, artistic style, it was all apparent from the very start.

To be honest though- it scared the SHIT outta me. lol

It was so scary back then! I'd step in a puddle, and a guard would actually HEAR it and come investigate, then I'd try to run away, AND HE'D FOLLOW MY FOOTSTEPS! When he actually caught up to me, and that classic heart-pounding theme "encounter" started playing, I damn near lost it. I panicked and ran around in circles until the guards surrounded my and finally shot me down, Snake letting out that horribly tragic death-cry, the screen fades to black, and his CO/friend is left calling out to him.

THAT. WAS. EPIC.

It was honestly the first time that I realized video games could do so much MORE than movies.

YUYU

]]> 9:388875:c5624132 Fri, 09 May 2008 14:18:58 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5624127 I'm surprised they never mentioned Big Boss's comment at the end of MG2, it's kind of important to the theme of the series. But anyway, that was great, I LOVE METAL GEAR!

And yes, 'The Best is Yet to Come' {sung by Aoife Ní Fhearraigh} is such an fantastic song...

Zeouterlimits

]]> 9:388875:c5624127 Fri, 09 May 2008 14:18:54 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5623631 @bobtheduck: Don't forget voice acting. I was amazed by the amount of voice acting in the first one.

Also, Sons of Liberty had such a great story that it gave me paranoia about everything that has to do with the internet.

I'm a huge Metal Gear Solid fan (Never played the earlier ones, hopefully I can some time), and been replaying all of them nigh of MGS4. I just can't find disc 2 of MGS1! It's so frustrating!

Itchy (PSN: Kaizoku-ou)

]]> 9:388875:c5623631 Fri, 09 May 2008 14:04:14 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5622462 @Wolf_Dog: Solid Snake FTW! Sam Fisher is teh sux!

By that, I mean to say I love these retrospectives... And wolfenstein may have been the first, but what Metal Gear really innovated was bringing movie-like plots to video games, with twists and turns and betrayals and surprise endings. That should be Metal Gear's true claim to fame.

bobtheduck

]]> 9:388875:c5622462 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:26:44 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5621603 Having only played MGS2, it is surprising to see how many uses cigarettes have...

I did pick up the PS2 compilation, though, so this will be an interesting feature to follow.

pastepunkjames

]]> 9:388875:c5621603 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:58:29 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5621265 This retrospective give me the cills,is so good to see how a great franchise was born,here we go MGS4! there's nothing that any can do to stop us for enjoy the end of the series,what a gem.

OT79

]]> 9:388875:c5621265 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:48:27 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5619929 I wanna see that penguin make a cameo in MGS4, and bring back the jumping over scorpions as well!

selfhatingotaku

]]> 9:388875:c5619929 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:05:21 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5619761 @NPlace: I agree. Many MGS fans really hate Sons of Liberty, but I like it the most out of the series. MGS3 had great gameplay, but the story didn't resonate like MGS2.

red_muffins

]]> 9:388875:c5619761 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:34 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5618892 @Rebel Without Applause:

I totally appreciate your comments without resulting in MGS is the sux, Sam Fisher FTW!!! Contrary to your name, you get an applase from me ;)

Wolf_Dog

]]> 9:388875:c5618892 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:33:58 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5618253 @M.A.S.: Snake Eater is like the anti-Sons of Liberty, give it a try. Also, Snake Eater is a lot easier to appreciate as a stand-alone story, even though it ties in heavily to the the other games.

Personally, Sons of Liberty was my favorite of the series, story-wise, just because it was so incredibly twisted.

NPlace

]]> 9:388875:c5618253 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:11:33 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5618184 The ending to that video was fantastic. I get goosebumps when I hear that song.

NPlace

]]> 9:388875:c5618184 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:09:07 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617980 @King Alanux:

Thate elevator action. Use to play that in the 80s.

karateka

]]> 9:388875:c5617980 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:18 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617770 man, i actually remember playing that penguin adventure game when i was kid. i had completely forgot about it. never knew kojima worked on it.

uselesstomato

]]> 9:388875:c5617770 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:52:54 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617748 @excel_excel: No, that was Wolfenstein 3D (1992) that was an FPS (I forget the first FPS, but an early one was Battlezone for the arcades). I recall that the original Castle Wolfenstein was a side-scroller of sorts...

relic1980

]]> 9:388875:c5617748 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:52:09 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617722 @excel_excel:
You're thinking of Wolfenstein 3d. There were Wolfenstein games before it, that involved avoiding the guards and occasionally disguising yourself as one. At one point, the character stumbles on Eva's journal. XD

Wookiee1

]]> 9:388875:c5617722 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:51:19 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617689 @King Alanux: I think that game was "Elevator Action" I remember their being an updated Elevator Action in the arcade. It rocked.

dabu

]]> 9:388875:c5617689 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:50:20 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617685 I think this raging nerd chub is redirecting too much blood away from places that help me breathe properly, and sit up straight.

Can't wait for next week's continuation.

fecalchaos

]]> 9:388875:c5617685 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:50:11 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617674 @Cartman86: Yeah, maybe it's just growing up that has made that magic allure video games once had on my life fade.

Arkley

]]> 9:388875:c5617674 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:49:52 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617659 To be honest, the only game in the series I have actually played through was the NES version of the first Metal Gear (and even though it wasn't part of the story, Snatcher for the Sega CD). I do have the first MGS for both the PSX and PC, so maybe I should give 'em a try...

relic1980

]]> 9:388875:c5617659 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:49:35 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617587 Metal Gear Solid for the original Playstation was the definitive MGS game, in my opinion. Enemies were fantastic, story was great, and the ending boss battle!!!! All I can say is, Wow!! Overall, that game was a masterpiece.

I also played the original game for the Nintendo back in the day, but it is so long ago I forgot much of the story. For that reason, that video was very much appreciated.

Can't wait till they recap MGS for the original Playstation.

DugDawg

]]> 9:388875:c5617587 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:47:19 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617557 Can someone please tell me the name of the side-scrolling driving game shown in the intro? The one where the car jumps over a bunch of rocks?

God I loved that game as a kid.

dabu

]]> 9:388875:c5617557 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:46:20 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617516 @muscrat_01: err castle wolfenstien wasn't the first stealth game ever, it was the first FPS ever I think.....dunno what made you think its a stealth game
@Arkley: games haven't changed really, look at all the easter eggs in GTA IV

excel_excel

]]> 9:388875:c5617516 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:45:08 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617238 Nice video. Brings back a lot of memories. It would be awesome to have the original MSX version of Metal Gear. But the port to PS2 for MGS3 isn't too bad. It's a great series of game.

red_muffins

]]> 9:388875:c5617238 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:35:54 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617177 @Arkley: Sometimes I wonder if games really havn't changed. It's actually us who has changed. I have similar memories of games years back. Games like Metal Gear Solid, Tekken 3, Final Fantasy VII, VIII and Chrono Cross.

Cartman86

]]> 9:388875:c5617177 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:33:52 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617059 God damn I love me some Metal Gear, tok me forever to watch that vid at work though, had to keep pausing it when I heard footsteps so no one would hear the awesome resonating from my speakers.

Derigor

]]> 9:388875:c5617059 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:29:53 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5617025 Awesome little documentary... I am now informed.

wtf007

]]> 9:388875:c5617025 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:28:54 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5616512 I remember when I was first introduced to MGS. I was in Grade 6, I went to a sleepover at my friends house. There were three of us and Steve wanted to show us a game. So we played Metal Gear, from start to finish, staying up all night. I was so fascinated by the game it was in my mind all the time. Then, that summer my family traveled down to the US to Seattle to visit some relatives. On our night back, we stopped at Target and we were allowed to buy one thing to bring back with us. I went over to the electronics section to browse. I came across a clearance rack. On it were two games, Megaman X4 and MGS. I almost bought MMX4 because it's a game my brother and I enjoyed tons.

Needless to say, I made the right decision and picked up MGS, and I didn't even own a PSX, I had to wait for my brother to get one. Once he did though, I played MGS 20 times straight, back to back I knew exactly when everything was going to happen the lines of the codec calls all the secrets and easter eggs.

Oh, how games have changed....

Arkley

]]> 9:388875:c5616512 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:12:24 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5616508 where can I get these? Did I hear him say the original was put on the PS2 releases or something?

DataScream

]]> 9:388875:c5616508 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:12:10 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5616405 Hey, the MSX version looks much better.

Mlata

]]> 9:388875:c5616405 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:08:58 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5616391 !

When they are talking about the action genre becoming popular, does anyone know the name of the game with the guy coming down an elevator is? He shoots someone in 2D...

Alanux

]]> 9:388875:c5616391 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:08:28 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5616075 MG wasent the first stealth game ever though, that goes to Castle Wolfienstien, which was a amazing game for its time. Still the MG series is downright awesome in its own right.

muscrat_01

]]> 9:388875:c5616075 Fri, 09 May 2008 09:56:12 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5615213 ah, I love metal gear

chaos_isnt_here

]]> 9:388875:c5615213 Fri, 09 May 2008 09:29:12 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5614758 best saga ever! :)

HelderP

]]> 9:388875:c5614758 Fri, 09 May 2008 09:13:17 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5614528 @peAr_nectAr: Totally... I had goosebumps as I remembered all those nights spent playing MGS years ago. Cant wait for next week's edition.

iamcool388

]]> 9:388875:c5614528 Fri, 09 May 2008 09:02:55 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5614229 I've always hated this narrator's voice.

MonsterMessiah

]]> 9:388875:c5614229 Fri, 09 May 2008 08:51:13 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5613925 I always love the retrospectives that GT does. It is such a great encapsulation of the story for a series.

I played the original NES version and MGS1 and MGS2. I never got to #3 however because 2's story was just too twisted for me. Not too sure if I will play 4 unless it comes out for the 360 by some miracle

M.A.S.

]]> 9:388875:c5613925 Fri, 09 May 2008 08:37:47 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5613856 Do they realize that Ultra games (Snake's Revenge publisher) was a Konami spin off company? Nintendo would only allow 5 titles to be published in the US per year under the official seal of quality. Konami got around this restriction by localizing under a different label.

PaJamis

]]> 9:388875:c5613856 Fri, 09 May 2008 08:35:46 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5613588 Great retrospective, can't wait for the next one. Going to have to do a bit more reading on wiki I think.

el_rezzo

]]> 9:388875:c5613588 Fri, 09 May 2008 08:25:24 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5613581 I just started MGS for PSX about a week ago, I've had the gamecube version for a while but never got anywhere in it because the controls are gimped so badly. One of the best games I've played though (I'm NEVER playing the NES versions :P) :)

happycodemonkey

]]> 9:388875:c5613581 Fri, 09 May 2008 08:25:12 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5613244 I was watching metal gear saga 2 that came with the preorder, unfortunately I didn't register for the MGS online beta testing, and they kept on saying Outer Heaven which I thought was correct, In MGS4, Liquid/Ocelot calls it Outer Haven. I'm just reading the difference on the wiki page....good read.

karateka

]]> 9:388875:c5613244 Fri, 09 May 2008 08:08:07 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5613008 Never played the game until the PS1 ... those images at the end just gave me chills.

kspray-dad

]]> 9:388875:c5613008 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:54:43 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612876 I grew up gaming and I remember Metal Gear on the NES, I didn't enjoy it very much. Then I remember the PS1 version and it was fun watching my friend playing it but I never wanted it. Finally the first MGS game I got was part 2 on the PS2, I played it for a few days and then got bored and never bothered again.

That is my retrospective in short.

I'm more of a Splinter Cell guy.

I Spit On Your Comments

]]> 9:388875:c5612876 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:47:21 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612871 @Poison: I got strangely nostalgic when I heard that song.

peAr_nectAr

]]> 9:388875:c5612871 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:47:01 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612828 Very cool, i enjoyed that, but MGS4... how i wait for thee.

ryivanV2

]]> 9:388875:c5612828 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:45:06 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612811 Although Kojima was a newbie game designer, he was trained in film making, and it really shows in the numerous homages to 80's action movies and ridiculously complex story lines.

Some have accused him of directly ripping off Snake Plissken. But, to be fair Snake Plissken was based off Armitage from Neuromancer.

Wookiee1

]]> 9:388875:c5612811 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:43:06 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612809 I love the retrospectives as well.
Not to mention Metal Gear per se...

And the ending made me look for my MGS soundtrack, because that song (The Best Is Yet To Come) is so very great.

Poison

]]> 9:388875:c5612809 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:42:59 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612785 Not a fan of the mgs3 story..not enough "plot-twists" / weird shit, but yeah, the ending was tight, and also sweet.

ItsHammerTime

]]> 9:388875:c5612785 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:41:21 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612763 Ah, Metal Gear. What a series... it's game play is still very much the same, but it's the story that pulls me in everytime. Ending of MGS3 anyone?

Zero_

]]> 9:388875:c5612763 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:39:06 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612617 I might take a plunge and buy the MGS PS3 bundle, I need a BluRay player and that RFOM2 8 person co-op, that was mentioned earlier in the week sounded interesting.

2SBs

]]> 9:388875:c5612617 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:28:26 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612452 @Cartman86: Oh yes.

I had been waiting for them to do a Metal Gear series for sometime now.

Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer

]]> 9:388875:c5612452 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:15:01 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612406 I was watching it, but then I feel asleep.

room88

]]> 9:388875:c5612406 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:11:44 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612357 Did ju rike it?

(Watched it earlier. Never played the old classics so this is good stuff for me. Also, been hyped for MGS4 ever since E3 2007)

Candlejack

]]> 9:388875:c5612357 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:08:04 MDT <![CDATA[Let's Learn About Metal Gear!]]> http://kotaku.com/388875/lets-learn-about-metal-gear#c5612340 As always these Gametrailers Retrospectives are fascinating. No matter if you love the series or not.

Cartman86

]]> 9:388875:c5612340 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:07:03 MDT