Metal Gear Solid Compilation Due on March 18

by Aaron Linde, Feb 05, 2008 1:09pm PST

Related Topics – Konami, Games: Console

Konami has announced Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for the PlayStation 2, confirming a March 18 release with Shacknews.

Covering the entirety of the series' PSX and PS2 appearances, the collection includes the original Metal Gear Solid and the director's cuts of its PS2 sequels Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence.

Selling for $29.99--well below the titles' current aftermarket prices--the games will be bundled in a special edition box with new commemorative artwork by series character designer Yoji Shinkawa. The inclusion of Metal Gear Solid marks the first retail release of a PSX title in more than three years.

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By: sexninja!!!! x Show Full Post

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dammit and i just bought MGS3 for like $15 or something a few months ago!

Mar 17, 2008 2:39pm PDT

dammit and i just bought MGS3 for like $15 or something a few months ago! : sexninja!!!!

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mgs3 = snake eater? i only played mgs1 alil bit... can someone make a list of the entire series for me?

Feb 05, 2008 2:34pm PST

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mgs3 = snake eater? i only played mgs1 alil bit... can someone make a list of the entire series for me? : sanewave
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- Luckily someone already has http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_%28series%29 : dpgagnon
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  Just quit while youre ahead IMO. Let your experience of the series be limited to the best game. Playing 2... : aznboysix
  - No way... MGS 2 was good even though you didn't play as Snake and the ending was really, really weird. ... : dpgagnon

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Shame they didn't port it across platforms, like the 360 / PC.

Feb 05, 2008 1:18pm PST

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Shame they didn't port it across platforms, like the 360 / PC. : avatar_58
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If this had a PS2 port of the "Twin Snakes" remake in it I would totally buy it. If this had been a PS3 release with 5.1 sound and upscaled visuals I would have bought it AND blown Kojima whenever he asked.

Feb 05, 2008 1:23pm PST

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If this had a PS2 port of the "Twin Snakes" remake in it I would totally buy it. If this had been a PS3 r... : Gnerma
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  I don't think PS2 could handle running the GC Twin Snakes : MoreVespeneGas
  - Riiiiight. : Legolas5
  - It could probably handle it but it would cost them to much too port it for what they are selling the coll... : razlebol
- Twin Snakes was shit compared to the original versions of both games, despite the graphical boost. So be ... : Magus

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By: packav x Show Full Post

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I still have the original MGS for PS1 with a bleemcast disc any any dreamcasters are interested ^__^

Feb 05, 2008 8:34pm PST

I still have the original MGS for PS1 with a bleemcast disc any any dreamcasters are interested ^__^ : packav

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I think i'll pick this up. I wanted to go back and play the first one again ever since playing the disappointing Twin Snakes game. I also never tried the Substance or Subsistence versions of those games.

Feb 05, 2008 1:20pm PST

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I think i'll pick this up. I wanted to go back and play the first one again ever since playing the disap... : megarust32
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By: Wolfanoz x Show Full Post

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All three games? Definitely a steal for $30.

Feb 05, 2008 3:26pm PST

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All three games? Definitely a steal for $30. : Wolfanoz
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- never played any, will definitly buy this ! : barichnikov

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By: X-GOUKI x Show Full Post

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doesn't everyone have all of these games by now?

Feb 05, 2008 3:25pm PST

doesn't everyone have all of these games by now? : X-GOUKI

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By: the_algor x Show Full Post

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Awesome, been waiting to pick these up anyways. Looks like I can do this with a killer price now. If they'd do the same with Silent Hill on PS2, then I'd be set.

Feb 05, 2008 3:23pm PST

Awesome, been waiting to pick these up anyways. Looks like I can do this with a killer price now. If th... : the_algor

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sold

wait I have them all already

no psx VR issions?

Feb 05, 2008 1:16pm PST

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sold wait I have them all already no psx VR issions? : kodt
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- That would have been uber, as that is tough to find. At any rate for the money its a crazy good deal. : MoreVespeneGas

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By: steauengeglase x Show Full Post

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Didn't they do this back when Subsistence came out?

Feb 05, 2008 1:26pm PST

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Didn't they do this back when Subsistence came out? : steauengeglase
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- No. Japan has a awesome collection that came out a few months ago, an actual tribute to the series. : MoreVespeneGas

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By: razlebol x Show Full Post

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And does it include the original Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2? (The 8 bit versions)

Feb 05, 2008 1:17pm PST

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And does it include the original Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2? (The 8 bit versions) : razlebol
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  - They might not include the second disk though but I hope they do. : razlebol

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"The games will be bundled in a special edition box and feature new commemorative artwork by series character designer Yoji Shinkawa. The collection will retail for $29.99, well below the titles' current aftermarket prices. The inclusion of Metal Gear Solid marks the first retail release of a PSX title in more than three years."

Makes it sound like they are just throwing all of these games in a box together, not on a compilation disc type deal. That's a shame. I'd absolutely love to play a director's cut of the original MGS that Konami and Kojima actually had a hand in doing. No team that has been hired to port that game to another system has done it justice.

Also since this is a Metal Gear SOLID set I would not expect to see any of the MSX/NES games here.

Feb 05, 2008 1:27pm PST

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"The games will be bundled in a special edition box and feature new commemorative artwork by series chara... : Sur3aL
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- I'll bite my tongue, forgot those old remakes were already included on Subsistence. : Sur3aL

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That's a pretty awesome deal.

Feb 05, 2008 1:26pm PST

That's a pretty awesome deal. : tomservo

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