Metal Gear Solid - Twin Snakes, Mario Easter Eggs

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Metal Gear Solid - Twin Snakes, Mario Easter Eggs

Posted by simoniker on Saturday January 10, 2004 @05:58AM 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.

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w00t by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-10 06:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic

fr1st p0st!!!!
1. Re:w00t by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-10 06:45 · Score: 0
  
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FROST PISS by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-10 06:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic

frosty pissy
1. Re:FROST PISS by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-10 06:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  beatcha!!! ;-P
PS2 by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-10 06:04 · Score: 1, Interesting

The only remaining question is:
Why did they skimp on the PS2?
To see the original MGS, one of the best games ever ported to the PS2 with MGS2 graphics and controls would be really good.
And, just because I have to, FIRST POST on /.!
1. Re:PS2 by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-10 06:27 · Score: 0
  
  Maybe because Nintendo are funding the development? And a studio owned by Nintendo is doing the majority of the coding work? Little things like that.
  
  ~Axord
2. Re:PS2 by FlipmodePlaya · 2004-01-10 09:17 · Score: 2, Informative
  
  Silicon Knights is the studio, btw.
3. Re:PS2 by n0wak · 2004-01-10 09:44 · 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:PS2 by EvilSporkMan · 2004-01-10 12:28 · Score: 1
  
  You know, your comment about the PS2 getting MGS3 first got me thinking. This console generation is so good that I'm just going to herald the release of the next generation as a welcome price drop. I'll finally buy the GTA double pack and MGS3 for my Xbox when the next generation comes out...^_^
  
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5. Re:PS2 by Deusy · 2004-01-10 13:58 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  And, just because I have to, FIRST POST on /.!
  
  For the one comment alone, the rest of your post is automatically disregarded. Now, back in line, you maggot!
  
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Spoilers by cbirdsong64 · 2004-01-10 06:24 · Score: 4, Insightful

It would have been kind of cool to be suprised by this sort of thing.
1. Re:Spoilers by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-10 20:18 · Score: 0, Troll
  
  then don't click the link.
  
  the title's plainly evident -- jeez. what are you, an infant?
2. Re:Spoilers by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-12 12:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  So it's just like a normal article then?
Price? by Acidic_Diarrhea · 2004-01-10 06:46 · Score: 2, Interesting

I know that this game features updated graphics and whatnot but what are the chances that it comes in at a reduced price? I mean, this is MGS1 after all.
Has anyone heard anything about this possibility or am I just asking a bit too much?

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1. Re:Price? by sebi · 2004-01-10 06:55 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I hate liberals. If you are a liberal, do not reply.
  
  And I totally could have told you. Ah, well ....
  
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2. Re:Price? by Acidic_Diarrhea · 2004-01-10 07:10 · Score: 0, Troll
  
  Don't worry about it; I'm crafty - it's going to be $39.99
  Oh, and my signature states that you should not reply. It doesn't say to reply with a snide comment but simply to not reply at all. Please don't waste my time in the future! Have a good day!
  
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3. Re:Price? by CoffeeJedi · 2004-01-10 07:26 · Score: 1
  
  i hate conservatives, if you are a conservative, please don't post in any thread i might read
  
  see? your request makes about that much sense
  
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4. Re:Price? by alphaseven · 2004-01-10 07:28 · 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.
5. Re:Price? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-10 09:48 · Score: 0
  
  Good thing I have signatures disabled, or else I would never have been able to post this.
6. Re:Price? by DAldredge · 2004-01-10 09:55 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  What is you definition of a liberal?
7. Re:Price? by Funky+Ferret · 2004-01-10 09:56 · Score: 1
  
  I'm confused now. Sometimes I'm a bit liberal, sometimes a bit conservative, depending on the subject matter.
  
  Can I post safely, since I'm not, per se, a liberal? Or should I only post non-liberal comments in the more Acidic threads?
8. Re:Price? by sofakingl · 2004-01-10 09:57 · 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. ;)
9. Re:Price? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-10 11:32 · Score: 0
  
  Shouldn't you be under a bridge somewhere, Freeper?
10. Re:Price? by GrimSean · 2004-01-10 14:01 · Score: 1
  
  According to the information I have at my workplace it is set to launch at about $55 CAD, which is mid-range for GameCube games (it has a cost of just under $49, and we usually make a minimum of $5-6 dollars on a game).
  
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11. Re:Price? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-11 00:33 · Score: -1, Troll
  
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12. Re:Price? by slux · 2004-01-11 00:44 · Score: 1
  
  The engine has the gameplay features of MGS2 but it's probably not related to it at all. The cube is a very different beast compared to the PS2 and this is the first MGS game for it. They specifically hired Silicon Knights (of Eternal Darkness and Legacy of Kain series fame) because they wanted Gamecube expertise they did not themselves have.
  
  Anyone seen the trailer? The cutscenes are impressively well directed, I can't say that I've seen the same quality in any other game. Thanks for that go to Ruyhei Kitamura, the action movie director hired to do them.
  
  I'm a cube owner and never played any MGS game before. This is the perfect way to get a taste of the series in my opinion. I'd guess there's a fair amount of other Gamecube owners that've never played MGS but heard a great deal about it as well and those are who this will be most sold to.
13. Re:Price? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-12 10:50 · Score: 0
  
  it's already been confirmed to have a reduced price of $40 in the U.S.
14. Re:Price? by eclipsemgp · 2004-01-13 01:29 · Score: 1
  
  Different how? Different as in MGS2, where you play Snake the first half of the game only to play some sissy girly man in the second half of the game. Have the game start out great only to have the story take some convoluted plot nightmare? That's what I'm looking for! Don't get me wrong, MGS2 was fantastic but the fact that you don't get to play the main character for most of the game was a disaapointment. I really hope this game is great.
Nintendo - not for kids anymore! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-10 09:01 · Score: 3, Funny

From the article:
The ninja, rather than being rather static and in one place like he was in the original, had new moves and actions like displaying his marital arts moves in preparation for the battle, as well as splitting a bullet shot from Snakes gun in half with is katana.
Yay for proofreading, eh?
1. Re:Nintendo - not for kids anymore! by crazysim · 2004-01-10 15:59 · Score: 0
  
  I thnk tht spel chekers ar usless an ar no mor effctiv thn jus reding tha text.
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3. Re:Nintendo - not for kids anymore! by Reverend528 · 2004-01-11 14:45 · Score: 1
  
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