The Metal Gear series is one of the most popular franchises in video game history. While significant as being the series that pioneered the concept of stealth action games, Metal Gear is also notable for its complex and well developed story. In attempt to chronicle the impressive history Metal Gear solid, Gametrailers.com has developed a retrospective video.

Now a gaming website that gets the amount of traffic that GameTrailers does certainly doesn’t need a plug from our modest blog. However I write this post because I truly urge all gaming fans to check out the video. Even if you’re not a big fan of Metal Gear, this video is still worth watching. It’s a comprehensive look at the raise of a series that now stands as a staple in the world of video gaming.

In order to accurately cover a massive amount of material, the retrospective has been broken up into parts. The first part explores the develop of Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, and Snake’s Revenge. During the course of the 20-minute videos you will learn fascinating tidbits. Learn how Hideo’s idea for Metal Gear was initially disliked by his superiors. Learn how the success of the Nintendo port of Metal Gear put into motion the creation of Snake’s Revenge. Learn how a meeting on a train lead Hideo to start working on an officially sequel. All that and much more is featured in this well produced video package.

If you have 20 minutes to kill then you should definitely check out the video. I also recommend checking out part 2 when is does go up as I know I sure will be.

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