Chances are when you hear the words ‘Metal Gear’ your mind goes to Metal Gear Solid on the PS1 - the game that defined an era, and remained one of the most consistently great series in games during its run.
Most likely, you don’t think of it as being one of the great games of the NES era, alongside names like The Legend Of Zelda. That’s absolutely fair; the NES version of the original Metal Gear was a different beast compared to the Japanese-only, MSX2 original. That was followed by Snake’s Revenge – a game made for the American market without the input of series creator Hideo Kojima – and, well, the less said about Snake’s Revenge, the better. However, the saving grace of Snake’s Revenge is that after hearing about its development, Kojima was inspired to create a true sequel to Metal Gear 2 – Solid Snake.
