Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation)

Naomi: Well, if you come back in one piece, maybe I'll let you do a strip search on me.

Solid Snake: I'll hold you to that, doctor.

In a few weeks PlayStation 3 owners will be enjoying another chapter in the Metal Gear Solid series. So what better time than now to take a look back at where Solid got its start -- as a 2-disc retro revival on the original PlayStation. Upon its release it received widespread critical acclaim and is considered one of the best games available for the PS1. It was later remade for the GameCube as Metal Gear Solid The Twin Snakes, co-developed by Konami and Silicon Knights.

Unfortunately the original MGS is not available for download like our usual Game Club games. So you'll have to procure a physical copy by other means. It's available as part of Konami's recent re-release pack The Metal Gear Solid Collection. Or it shouldn't be too hard to track down a used one via half.com or eBay. If you really wanted to you could play The Twin Snakes...

We'll be talking about this one on Episode #84. Call 713-893-8069 and leave a message (or record an MP3 and send it to playeronepodcast@gmail.com) with your memories of playing MGS1 and your thoughts on how it holds up today and we just might play your comment on the show. * To make it on the show you must submit your comment by Friday, May 30.