Metal Gear
1987 · Stealth / Action · MSX2 / NES
Overview
Metal Gear is an action-adventure stealth game developed and published by Konami for the MSX2. Originally released for the system in Japan and parts of Europe in July 1987, it is the first mainline game in the Metal Gear series, the fifth chronologically, and the first video game developed by Hideo Kojima. A reworked port of the game was released for the Famicom a few months later, which later saw release in international markets for the NES over the following two years; this version was developed without Kojima's involvement and features drastically altered level designs, among other changes.
Deep Dive
Metal Gear is an action-adventure stealth game developed and published by Konami for the MSX2. Originally released for the system in Japan and parts of Europe in July 1987, it is the first mainline game in the Metal Gear series, the fifth chronologically, and the first video game developed by Hideo Kojima. A reworked port of the game was released for the Famicom a few months later, which later saw release in international markets for the NES over the following two years; this version was developed without Kojima's involvement and features drastically altered level designs, among other changes.