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    MSX GAMES

    Jun 10, 2021 5 minutes
    Words by Ashley Day

    PLENTY OF BRASS NEEDED

    METAL GEAR

    DEVELOPER: KONAMI

    RELEASE: 1987

    ■ Among Konami’s incredible streak of 70+ MSX releases, Metal Gear is one of its finest. Famously created with the system’s hardware limitations in mind, it was designed as a slower paced, flick-screen game that rewarded careful planning and slow movement over action.

    Hideo Kojima cleverly designed the game this way to sidestep the jerky scrolling of the humble MSX and in doing so he practically invented an entirely new type of game that’s still deeply satisfying to play today.

    Yes, is also available on the NES, and at a more affordable price, but the NES port was significantly altered with many changes, including the removal of the actual Metal Gear boss itself. With the MSX version

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