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PSP PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese

18 March, 2008

The original Metal Gear Solid game may be heading to PS3 and PSP this spring via the PlayStation Network.

Word comes from the pages of Japanese magazine Famitsu, which also outed a steel-coloured PS3 for the region earlier today.

Konami Europe has offered no comment on the Western whereabouts of the PSN games.

Metal Gear Solid first appeared in Japan on PSone in 1998, and eventually arrived in Europe on February 1999.

Solid Snake was supposedly modelled on the physique of Jean-Claude Van Damme and his facial appearance inspired by Christopher Walken.

It scored an average of 94 out of 100 on Metacritic, and has shipped around six million copies to date.

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Steroyd
18/03/08 @ 15:49
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:O

>:(

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bad09
18/03/08 @ 15:52
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Metal Gear fever hits!

Actually, I've been playing the first one again recently now 4 is on the way, it's still a great game. Just gutted my xbox MGS2 won't work on 360 :(
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18/03/08 @ 15:53
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I was just checking out the PSONE games available on the UK store.

It really is piss poor. They work so wonderfully on my psp. I WANT MORE! Hurry the fuck UP!
syphaa
18/03/08 @ 16:00
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"In Japan this spring. No word on West."

SHOCK HORROR!
bad09
18/03/08 @ 16:11
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@ jonsaan

If you have a PC you are better off buying PSone games from Ebay and converting them to play on PSP yourself. Gives you more choice of lovely PSone goodness!

G-Police on PSP? No need to wait, do it yourself!
ElNino9
18/03/08 @ 16:33
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In Japan for spring. Well, it should be here for Christmas 2011 then. :/
betahoven
18/03/08 @ 16:33
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@bad09
That's only possible on a PSP with custom firmware. And G-Police is not a good example as it is one of the few PS1 games to have already made it onto the UK store.
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18/03/08 @ 16:40
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@ betahoven

Very true, I forgot to mention you need custom firmware.

Ah at least they got that classic up, I just pulled that title out of my head!! The point was though why wait for something that may not even be uploaded when you can legally do it yourself, sometimes for cheaper!
deaner
18/03/08 @ 17:57
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Ace!

Best PS1 game ever and still one I love playing!

May be wishful thinking, but ideally they'll just grab the original code and upscale it. None of that Twin-Snakes extra rubbish!

Snake... Snaaaaaakkke!!
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18/03/08 @ 19:26
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@ Wonga

You just convert both disks, remember you save before you swap disks, so save then move to the Disk 2 file. Not sure about other multi disk games though I've only done MGS.
VMerken
18/03/08 @ 21:36
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No love for the West yadda yadda yadda.

Oh, and looking at those nice MGS4+PS3 packs in J and US - SCEE: START! MAKING! PLANS! yadda yadda yadda.
bdc
18/03/08 @ 23:28
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Oh my God! GIVE IT TO US IMMEDIATELY.
BBIAJ
19/03/08 @ 08:02
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@ bad09:

Could you PM me some more info and/or links about getting PSone games running on PSP?

I already have a Japanese PSP used solely for homebrew, and a Deep Red Slim & Lite for more legit gaming.

Cheers!
Apostle
19/03/08 @ 09:44
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Cooolio. I never actually completed the game first time round, bottled it at the last boss.
seamonsterneil
19/03/08 @ 11:07
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everyone should go to google right now and type in the words "metal gear awesome"... its pretty funny (first part mostly)....

yeah, i need a better sense of humour
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21/03/08 @ 15:17
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The big question is will they have enabled analogue control for the PSOne emu by the time this arrives. At the moment the Dpad is mapped to the nub, meaning just 8 sharp directions of travel. I remember that MGS really needed the full analogue for aiming.

Also will be intrigued to see how Mantis attempts to move your CONTROLLER across the floor this time!

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