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The Metal Gear Gamebook

Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 8:28 pm
by Johnny Undaunted
Possibly the rarest piece of Metal Gear-related merchandise ever.
http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/c ... 988015679X

I have seen all kinds of things, from strategy guides for the Famicom version of MG1, the actual Famicom game with collector's card, the Snake's Revenge LCD game, the World of Power "novelization" of the first game and even a CD soundtrack for Metal Gear 2. Yet, I have never seen a copy of the Japanese Metal Gear game book. Not even in Yahoo Auctions Japan. All I know from the information that has been supplied in Book Kinokuniya is that it exists and that the Metal Gear gamebook is not the only one (I've seen the Contra gamebook). I challenge Snatcher and Jonathan if they can manage to procure a copy with all the connections they have. Obviously, somebody must have a copy somewhere.

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 7:52 am
by Rick Deckard
Well, what is it? Some sort of strategy guide?

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:18 pm
by Johnny Undaunted
Rick Deckard wrote:Well, what is it? Some sort of strategy guide?
Wikipedia is your friend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebook

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 5:35 pm
by Rick Deckard
Ah.

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 6:24 pm
by Artemio
Darn...
I love gamebooks. I have my collection of Choose your own adventure, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons, Fighting Fantasy and some from different smaller series (even some more graphical).

Although I doubt I'll ever get this one (too rare a piece), I believe James must get one first in any avent (He is the biggest Metal Gear collector after all). Although my experience in the field has shown me that eventually, one will be available... ^^

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 6:59 pm
by Ninja Kurosai
Snatcher wrote:Darn...
I love gamebooks. I have my collection of Choose your own adventure, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons, Fighting Fantasy and some from different smaller series (even some more graphical).
YES this reminds me of my collection....somwhere in my attic XD

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:08 am
by Lucifer_Alpha
Ah I have a collection of Fiting Fantasy, Choose Your Own Adventure, and Time Machine, the good old days of Imagination.