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Metal Gear Solid - Twin Snakes, Mario Easter Eggs

Posted by simoniker on from the it's-a-meee dept.

Thanks to Game Informer for its hands-on preview of Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes for GameCube from yesterday's previously mentioned Konami Gamers' Day. The reporter notes that "it seems... clear that Konami is attempting to give gamers the opportunity to see what it would be like to play MGS from the eyes of MGS2", and reports on some Nintendo-specific easter eggs that have been added: "While [demo-ing part of the game set] in an office complex [MGS:TTS creator Denis Dyack] examined nearby desks scattered throughout the room. On one was a small statue of Mario and Yoshi. Shooting the Yoshi statue caused it to belch out his characteristic yelp, while shooting the Mario statute made a classic Nintendo '1UP' noise." IGN Cube also has hands-on impressions of the title, which is set to launch in March.

4 of 32 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Price? by alphaseven · · Score: 3, Informative
    Has anyone heard anything about this possibility or am I just asking a bit too much?

    Doubt it. Usually remakes sell at reduced price (like the final fantasy remakes) but it looks like a fair amount of money has been poured into this and thus a lot of gamecube owneres are excited about this. I would guess they could move a lot of units at regular price.

  2. Re:PS2 by FlipmodePlaya · · Score: 2, Informative

    Silicon Knights is the studio, btw.

  3. Re:PS2 by n0wak · · Score: 3, Informative

    Kojima has said previously that he wanted to do work on the GameCube console... and this collaboration is the result of that. PS2 still gets MGS3, though (well, gets it first at least).

  4. Re:Price? by sofakingl · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is more than just a remake. Kojima has said in a press release that the 2nd half of the game will be different from how it was in the original version. Might I also add that you are paying for the MGS2 engine in the first game, as well as a big graphics update, plus any other new features they decide to add. If you want them to drop the price after all that added work, you're asking for a bit too much.

    This post was brought to you by one of those liberals you hate so much, btw. ;)