A port of Metal Gear
The NES version of Metal Gear. It differs from the original MSX2 release in level layout and enemy differences, including an alternative final boss. The game revolves around Solid Snake, an operative of the special forces unit FOXHOUND, who goes on a solo infiltration mission into the fortified state of Outer Heaven to destroy "Metal Gear", a bipedal walking tank capable of launching nuclear missiles from anywhere in the world, as well as rescue a number of fellow agents who have been captured by the enemy.
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Metal Gear certainly has moments of brilliance, but man, it's rough around the edges. The stealth is fun when it works, but clunky controls and the constant need to backtrack get frustrating pretty quickly. It's one of those games I respect more for its impact than actually enjoy playing.
Thank you for making this game so bad, otherwise we may have never gotten more good Metal Gear games.
doesn't hold a candle to the msx original. it's tolerable with a guide, though. just not a good game.
It's so trashy I don't even want to give it an earnest effort. Frustrating from the start and incredibly unfair to the player, it's the textbook definition of "NES Cruel." Metal Gear NES only deserves modern recognition for its hilarious English localization. I am glad that Konami included this and its direct sequel in the Master Collection, even if it's just an oddity people like me will get mad at for a half hour and then drop it for a longplay.
Poorly aged slop game, no idea how it got a sequel. Too easy to soft lock yourself in it.
this game is well worth playing just because you can see Kojima's writing still be the same all the way back here in 1987. genuinely kinda cool!