Note!: The English release of Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence comes with English versions of both MSX Metal Gear games. In addition, they're based off of the Japanese mobile phone versions with added features, tweaks and graphics updates!

So for the official Kojima-blessed MSX Metal Gear experience in English, you should play the Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence versions. The mobile phone version of the first game has already arrived in the US (depending on carrier) and it's possible the sequel will follow in time.

Latest Update (v15) June/23/2008 - 11:11pm:

New/updated in this release (v15):
1. Contains the new blueMSX v2.8 including various new bug fixes and features.

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Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake MSX Versions (for Windows) v15

Features:
-MSX versions of both Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake emulated perfectly on the PC! (The MSX versions are FAR superior to the NES Metal Gear games!)
-Expertly translated by fans (not myself) into English with much attention to detail
-Easy installation instructions
-All of the great features of blueMSX (The best and easiest MSX emulator)
-Custom setup to support save states AND both games' in-game saving
-".bat" files and an ini file, already set up for easily running the games, immediately
-Nice custom icons for both games' ".bat" files
-Text file listing controls for both games
-Text file listing some important codec frequencies for both games (Necessary to play through the games)
-Setup to allow you to easily plug in any future updates of blueMSX yourself!
-And more! (To make running the games headache-free)

Download Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake PC Version (v15)
(blueMSX v2.8 included) (Use 7-Zip to open 7z files!)

Download the blueGEAR theme (Look to right for info)
(Use 7-Zip to open 7z files!)

NOTE!: You should delete any previous versions before installing!

blueGEAR theme (Compatible with blueMSX v2.8)

Also, available is a Metal Gear-esque theme for blueMSX called blueGEAR. Instructions are included on how to install it. It's a perfect addition to the package to the left.

blueMSX with "blueGEAR" theme...

blueMSX with "Classic" theme...