![]() ![]() So, I think they're the ones you need to convince, so go and mob that booth.Īpart from Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, the only other Street Fighter game on the Switch is the 30th Anniversary Collection. Here's Ono's reply, courtesy of his translator:Ĭan you go over to the Nintendo booth and maybe just like shout that at the VIPs in the backstage, because they're the ones you really need to talk to, not me.Įven our previous Nintendo title Ultra Street Fighter II, Nintendo came to us and said we want to do something with Street Fighter II because it's been 25 years since it came out on previous Nintendo consoles. 3A has put out a ton of great, sometimes downright AMAZING, toys over its short four(ish) years in operation and today, I have REX sitting here on the table in front of me.In the same interview at EGX 2019 recently, Capcom and Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono responded to a fan question asking if there were any plans to bring the fourth or fifth entries in the series to the Nintendo Switch. The year of our Lord, 2012 just also happens to be Metal Gear’s 25th Anniversary and just in time too! In February the massively pregnant wait came to an end as REX finally hit for a whopping $490 buckaroos! The seemingly steep price tag didn’t stop fans from throwing their money at their computer screens and yelling “Take my money! Take it all!” The excitement was palatable. It seemed like someone over on the official 3A forums was asking practically daily for more information, any information, about REX. Ashley Wood, who’s ties to the Metal Gear franchise go deep, continued to pump out fantastic designs from his own worlds for us to pose, photograph and play with.īut despite how fantastic the larger majority of those were, they couldn’t satiate the craving of Metal Gear fans. Suffice to say, it’s been a slow roasting process. The first toy to be released from the international handshake was to be Rex.īeing a massive Metal Gear Solid AND 3A fan, my ears perked up, my heart did a leap and my wallet ran off to hide in the shadows. They announced they’re partnership with Konami/Kojima way back in 2009. ![]() METAL GEAR SOLID REX!! If you’re reading this page then you probably know at least a little bit about the young toy company, ThreeA. We’ll move forward and take my Metal Gear Solid fanboydom as firmly given. I could go on and on about the Metal Gear series, how much I love it, how much the games and their “sneaking missions” shaped the types of games I play and enjoy most. Report to Staff ~ Mugen Free For All ~ Powered by Invision Community. MGS2 maintains it’s absolutely epic status and remains steadfast among my top 10 favorite games of all time. While the Metal Gear series continues with spin offs on a variety of systems and numbered releases. A historic game made only better on the PS2 with MGS 2: Sons of Liberty. The story, art, gameplay, characters, all of it. To this day, it remains as one of my most memorable video game experiences. Mario, Zelda, Bionic Commando, Punchout, Final Fantasy, Metroid, Contra, Ninja Gaiden and of course, Metal Gear.įast forward to 1998 and the great Hideo Kojima and Konami released Metal Gear Solid on the original Playstation. The NES was responsible for game after game of trend setting, classic goodness. A few years later, my folks purchased a Commodore 64 for their office, which I loaded up with a bunch of old keyboard clicking games like Kung Fu Master and Summer Games.īut gaming didn’t truly hit it’s full stride for me until the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System. All classic games and iconic characters that, even in my youth, struck various important chords to my psyche. Games like Pitfall, Berserk, Centipede and Q Bert, were all at some point a part of our collection. They had an Atari 2600 already in place in the living room before I was born, just waiting for me to be able to hold the controller in my tiny, baby hands. ![]() That joyous affliction is the result of my folks starting me on the fast track at a very young age. INTRO As far back as I can remember, I’ve been an avid gamer. ![]()
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