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Solid Snake to appear in New International Track & Field
Dale North04.21.08 - 12:01 PM 26 comments

Solid Snake to appear in New International Track & Field screenshot

We already thought it was pretty awesome that Konami characters like Simon Belmont and Frogger were playable in the upcoming DS title New International Track & Field. Now it looks like Konami's main man Solid Snake is joining the bunch.

Sumo Digital, developers of Sega Superstars Tennis, brings another batch of 3rd party character star power our way in this remake of the classic arcade title, which is now coming upon its 25th anniversary. Old Man Snake sneaks into the title, though I don't know how well the aged smoker would be at the long jump or sprinting. I guess he'd do well at skeet shooting and archery though.

This is a pretty fun addition to the title, but it was probably a given from the get go. I'm honestly more excited about swimming and pole vaulting with Silent Hill's Pyramid Head!

What about you? Are you looking forward to New International Track & Field now that Snake is in it? Or will you be too busy playing as Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 4 to even care?

Hit the jump to see the awesome art for NITF's chibi Snake. 

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There is a lot of good news coming from this game. Solid Snake only adds a cherry on top a large ice-cream sundae. :OD...



Wexx's Avatar
Wexx at 04/21/2008 12:02

Simon could roll snake imo.
mid3vol's Avatar
mid3vol at 04/21/2008 12:06

wexx, you wouldn't understand. you're a girl.
njsykora's Avatar
njsykora at 04/21/2008 12:06

Looking forward to this a lot, I'm a massive Track and Field fan.
Chocobo Knight's Avatar
Chocobo Knight at 04/21/2008 12:10

Snake should be tested for performance-enhancing drugs and be made to wear regular sports clothing. That specialized suit would give him an unfair advantage. ;)
trunxkam45's Avatar
trunxkam45 at 04/21/2008 12:12

Omg I hate the long jump so much.
Face's Avatar
Face at 04/21/2008 12:12

Soon you won't be able to sell a game without a crossover in it.
amalgamut00's Avatar
amalgamut00 at 04/21/2008 12:17

Solid Snake is a man whore now.
Cowzilla3's Avatar
Cowzilla3 at 04/21/2008 12:19

I played this at teh Comic Con this weekend, it was just a bunch of games where you moved the stylus across teh screen repeatedly though I guess I can't complain since the original was basically smashing the A button repeatedly.
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pendelton21 at 04/21/2008 12:25

Jesus Christ. I'm all for more Solid Snake, but this is ridiculous. Is he gonna be a fucking chef in the next Cooking Mama? Will he be the new dance partner in DDR? Can we expect some CQC combat in the next Kingdom Hearts? TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR THE THRILLING CONCLUSION OF...THE WHORING-OUT OF THE GREATEST VIDEO GAME CHARACTER!!!
jpwonderful's Avatar
jpwonderful at 04/21/2008 12:28

Sad to say... but I think Solid Snake lost all his cred as soon as he went with the mullet in MGS 2. It's been all downhill from there.
jpwonderful's Avatar
jpwonderful at 04/21/2008 12:28

Sad to say... but I think Solid Snake lost all his cred as soon as he went with the mullet in MGS 2. It's been all downhill from there.
ParaParaKing's Avatar
ParaParaKing at 04/21/2008 12:32

It's a secret at Konami: After the release of MGS4 Snake will be in EVERY game.
Timmeh's Avatar
Timmeh at 04/21/2008 12:43

Shameless character whoring is shameless.
The6Freak's Avatar
The6Freak at 04/21/2008 12:46

nice?..a little strange actually.
FreedomToast's Avatar
FreedomToast at 04/21/2008 12:53

i see snake as more of a golf man myself
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 04/21/2008 13:04

So Konami found out that to make lots of money all they have to do is whore out Solid Snake, eh? Makes sense.
mabman's Avatar
mabman at 04/21/2008 13:13

wtf, lets whore out snake?
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar
Kyousuke Nanbu at 04/21/2008 13:28

Hahahahaha, Snake is turning into Mario.

I look forward to Metal Gear Baseball.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 04/21/2008 13:53

Manliest Man.
Zac Bentz's Avatar
Zac Bentz at 04/21/2008 13:59

<3
Zac Bentz's Avatar
Zac Bentz at 04/21/2008 14:05

Also...25 years? Jesus, my old bones are old.
sinny's Avatar
sinny at 04/21/2008 14:06

Skanke is not mario konami!!
:( im starting to hate nintendo and their casual games
zombiekiller13's Avatar
zombiekiller13 at 04/21/2008 14:18

@Zac Bentz

I thought the same thing...holy crap, I was 5 when this came out?

Then I realized that the NES version, the one I was thinking of, couldn't have been released in '83 for obvious reasons, and that this was for the arcade version...the NES version was released in 1988.

I felt slightly better. Only slightly.
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 04/21/2008 15:04

Chibi snake is scary
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 04/21/2008 15:17

funneh...
Batthink's Avatar
Batthink at 04/22/2008 08:29

There is a lot of good news coming from this game. Solid Snake only adds a cherry on top a large ice-cream sundae. :OD

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