It’s amazing how much technology can radically change in just three years, especially when it comes to video games. While Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake was released on the same system as Metal Gear, the differences between the two—in graphic, gameplay, and even story—seem revolutionary. Although it has the same basic game play mechanics and style as the first entry, MG2 serves as the bridge between the Metal Gear series and the Metal Gear Solid series.
What jumps out first is the impressive opening sequence that shows off the Msx’s color palate and sound card (and like most early 90s video game opening credits, does so to the blue prints of its titular machine and main characters).
Rather than just sticking with the boring earth tones of its predecessors, MG2 employs a wide array of the MSX2′s Yamaha V9938′s graphic card, mainly in a wide range of blues,...
What jumps out first is the impressive opening sequence that shows off the Msx’s color palate and sound card (and like most early 90s video game opening credits, does so to the blue prints of its titular machine and main characters).
Rather than just sticking with the boring earth tones of its predecessors, MG2 employs a wide array of the MSX2′s Yamaha V9938′s graphic card, mainly in a wide range of blues,...
- 11/4/2015
- by Andrew Hudson
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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