Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes – time for another remake

A new remake of the original Metal Gear Solid is being planned using the new next generation Fox Engine confirms series creator Hideo Kojima.

In a slightly bizarre sequence of events, that seems oddly appropriate for the franchise, the news was revealed by a Turkish fan of the series that somehow managed to sneak into an interview session at E3.

As related by website Gamereactor the fan didn’t really ask any questions, he just made a series of statements – including telling Kojima not to continue with plans for a movie and to remake the first two Metal Gear Solid games using the new Fox graphics engine from Metal Gear Solid V.



Surprisingly Kojima responded by saying that he is ‘in the process of searching out a studio’ to create a new version of the first game.


There was no hint as to who he might have in mind but the original PS one game has already been remade once, as GameCube exclusive The Twin Snakes. That version was created by Canadian studio Silicon Knights, best known for Eternal Darkness and Too Human.

That suggests that Kojima wouldn’t have anything against a Western developer doing the work, and he also hinted that ‘some of the mechanics would need updating’ as part of the remake. We wouldn’t be surprised to find Kiefer Sutherland being brought in to re-record Snake’s dialogue as well.

The Twin Snakes has never been re-released (likely due to licensing issues with Nintendo) and the PS one version was not included in last year’s Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, despite it playing a pivotal role in the series’ narrative.

Metal Gear Solid 1 is due to appear in the new Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection, but it’s implied to be only a straight reissue of the original PS one version.

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