MG1 may be super primitive and all around basic but MG2 was way ahead of it's time for 1990. It improves on just about everything you could think of from the first game and does things that haven't even been done in a video game prior to MG2 and despite being quite old the art style is actually really nice, it was massively improved from the first installment. These games are definitely confusing as hell at times and it's very easy to get overwhelmed. Don't feel bad about using a guide. If you can tolerate old games, why not try these gems? You'll be surprised with MG2 at the very least. I honestly wish I played them sooner. MG1/MG2 included with MGS1

Really cool to experience where the whole series started, even if they definitely show their age. The stealth mechanics were revolutionary for their time and you can see the DNA of everything that came later. Metal Gear 2 is a massive improvement over the first one with much better level design and more complex systems. The pixel art is charming and the music is surprisingly good for MSX games. Story is pretty basic compared to later entries but has some nice moments and introduces characters like Gray Fox. Controls take some getting used to since they're from a different era of gaming. The radar system and alert mechanics that became series staples are all here in early form. Can be pretty unforgiving and cryptic at times, definitely expect to get stuck without a guide.

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The classic games as I remember them - fun and frustrating. Despite the frustration part, the games still scratch a certain itch for an old ass hoe like myself. While it does feel dated, it's still playable and certainly beatable. However, modern gamers are probably going to have a hard time and not push thru fueled by nostalgia. My only real wish for these versions of the games is custom control mapping and an in-game guide of what the controls are, as the default layout is not ideal.

I liked both of these games, beat both of the games. Very goog, now i can play the first game

Dated, but absolutely great if you love a pulpy action adventure. Walkthroughs required. MG2 has a great soundtrack!

just out of spite for the amount of times i had to backtrack to the other side of the map just to find out i missed one thing or close the game to open the manual

No. Just no. I say this as someone who's been playing stealth games (or games that could be played in a stealthy kind of way) since the late 90s. This includes the first Metal Gear Solid, Hitman: Codename 47, Splinter Cell and more. If stealth games are not the genre which I have had a relatively successful marriage with, it's absolutely the genre I've maintained a more than cordial affair with as my number one side-squeeze. But these two NES games? No. Yes, they are classics. Yes, the roots of the stealth genre are to be found in these two games. Yes, I can see the appeal of the games, and their skeletons are still present in the bones of even the most modern in the genre. Sadly, gaming in general has moved on in the nearly 40 years since the original "Metal Gear" was released. Video games are in a better place thanks to "Metal Gear" and many of its successors but these first two entries should have remained out to pasture. It isn't that the ports are bad. Bluepoint seems...

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dont waste your money on this to be honest i shouldve just got the mgs 1-3 you can skip this and just watch a youtube video you will never play this game ever again if you do buy it and beat it.