Metal Gear

[Bobfoc]

Snake's Revenge is non-canon, yes. Its inclusion in the collection is the first time Konami has acknowledged it in many years.

The interesting thing is that Metal Gear Solid was initially planned to be a remake of the official MSX sequel, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. While Kojima changed his mind and decided to make a new story, MGS shares a lot of narrative and gameplay concepts with its predecessor. It's quite revealing how many ideas were lifted straight from MG2, making me wonder at what point in development the focus was changed.

I've always wanted to see the MSX games remade and expanded upon, but Kojima said many times that he wasn't interested in doing so. With Konami remaking Snake Eater, I wonder if such a move might be considered at some point. If, as rumoured, the series is being remade in canonical timeline order, that would be a long way away, though.