Do you think there's a chance at an Ape Escape collection?

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BlazinBlue88
08/29/2025
10:26 AM
#1
Maybe the new Metal Gear Solid game having an Ape Escape mode will generate enough interest for a collection of the 3 Ape Escape games. Everyone played the first game on the PS1 but both of the sequels released on the PS2 went completely under the radar. I'd argue 2 & 3 are better than the first game that's so beloved.
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viewmaster_pi
08/29/2025
10:27 AM
#2
i do. not a good one, though
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foxhound101
08/29/2025
11:01 AM
#3
A chance? Yes. Likely? No.

But it would be cool. They were interesting games.
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ReturnOfDevsman
08/29/2025
11:20 AM
#4
I'd take a 2 re, but I wouldn't be interested in a collection because I already have 1 and 3.
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Pow_Pow_Punishment
08/29/2025
11:58 AM
#5
How do the games hold up? I remember they were interesting back in the day because of the novelty at the time of clicking in the analog sticks to catch them, but that sounds kind of clunky today. Not that it matters because game preservation is important, just curious.
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viewmaster_pi
08/29/2025
12:00 PM
#6
Pow_Pow_Punishment posted...
How do the games hold up? I remember they were interesting back in the day because of the novelty at the time of clicking in the analog sticks to catch them, but that sounds kind of clunky today. Not that it matters because game preservation is important, just curious.
i have 2 and 3, they're still great. i think 2 might be the best one
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EpicMickeyDrew
08/29/2025
12:00 PM
#7
no
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CRON
08/29/2025
12:05 PM
#8
Ape Escape remakes would be perfect for the DualSense's features just like how the originals made use of the DualShock/2. All of the gadgets lend themselves to a lot of potentially fun uses of the haptics and motion controls.

viewmaster_pi posted...
i have 2 and 3, they're still great. i think 2 might be the best one
They still hold up incredibly well.
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JustaSandwich
08/29/2025
01:13 PM
#9
I'd love a remake of all three games. Or at least an HD collection.
Hambo
08/29/2025
01:34 PM
#10
Iirc they're all available through PS+, but that version of 3 was a buggy mess for some reason. Did they ever fix that? Either way, a proper rerelease would be cool. They're fun.
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foxhound101
08/29/2025
03:50 PM
#12
Neat, I had no idea the games were available on the PS4/PS5 via the Playstation Store. I remember really liking the 3rd game because of the silly movie references.

I might buy the third game and do a run through. Will have to debate if I want to play the first two games. I'm sure they are still fun but that might be too much Ape Escape lol.
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CRON
08/29/2025
04:14 PM
#13
foxhound101 posted...
Neat, I had no idea the games were available on the PS4/PS5 via the Playstation Store. I remember really liking the 3rd game because of the silly movie references.

I might buy the third game and do a run through. Will have to debate if I want to play the first two games. I'm sure they are still fun but that might be too much Ape Escape lol.
The first game is a must-play. There's nothing else like it and it stands on its own compared to Crash and Spyro imo
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DrizztLink
08/29/2025
04:16 PM
#14
No, they keep escaping
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RasterGraphic
08/29/2025
04:20 PM
#15
I think it's possible, but not probable.

The Ape Escape franchise has largely been ignored outside Japan, I'm I'm sure its been a hot minute even over there.

Metal Gear getting Ape Escape content is pretty much only happening because it was already part of MGS3.
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BlazinBlue88
08/30/2025
09:39 AM
#16
Bump
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Evolician
08/30/2025
09:42 AM
#17
I love the first Ape Escape. I didnt have a PlayStation as a kid but if I did, Spyro and Ape Escape wouldve been where I spent the most hours.

I have the second one but I never got around to trying it lol
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ZevLoveDOOM
08/30/2025
09:45 AM
#18
or just give them the N-Sane Trilogy treatment. lol
DodogamaRayBrst
08/30/2025
09:46 AM
#19
Literally only the first game i the franchise was great, or even good.
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08/30/2025
09:48 AM
#20
DodogamaRayBrst posted...
Literally only the first game i the franchise was great, or even good.
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08/30/2025
10:07 AM
#21
Id rather have a new one
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JustaSandwich
08/30/2025
11:06 AM
#23
If you think about it, since Crash and Spyro were both 3rd party, Ape Escape was Sony's actual first 3D platforming franchise, before Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, Sly Cooper, Sackboy, or Astro Bot. Really deserved to be a bigger mascot franchise for Playstation.
BlazinBlue88
08/30/2025
02:11 PM
#24
DodogamaRayBrst posted...
Literally only the first game i the franchise was great, or even good.
I doubt you played the other two if this is your opinion. They were more of the same and improved the flaws of the first game.

Also one of them had a MGS mode where you play as monkey Snake.

ZevLoveDOOM posted...
or just give them the N-Sane Trilogy treatment. lol
That would be nice but considering most people didn't even know 2&3 existed, there's a very slim chance that would happen. Seems like a stretch to just ask for a collection port.
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DodogamaRayBrst
08/30/2025
02:36 PM
#25
I did play them. I reject the viewpoint that any flaws were improved upon nor that the original had much in the way of flaws to improve on.

Further, I reject that games having flaws is something that requires improvement.
PerseusRad
08/30/2025
02:38 PM
#26
Unfortunately a collection would probably have the PAL voices in 2, which would suck.
ReturnOfDevsman
08/30/2025
09:05 PM
#27
DodogamaRayBrst posted...
Literally only the first game i the franchise was great, or even good.
As I mentioned above, I missed 2, so I can't speak for that one.

But 3 is a perfectly fine game. It's not as good as 1, but not many games are. I had a lot of fun with it.
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ReturnOfDevsman
09/01/2025
10:45 AM
#29
Godnorgosh posted...
I mean Crash and Spyro were both better franchises so I can understand the reasoning

Plus, they had the "cool" factor -- a Bandicoot that spun like the Tasmanian Devil, and a fire-breathing dragon, vs ... a monkey? Nintendo already had Donkey and Diddy Kong and those apes were nowhere near that cool
Eh, it's kinda up for debate. I'd have a hard time calling Crash vs Ape Escape the best of the three. Spyro is still good, though. I just liked the other two more.

Anyway, you're forgetting the cool factor of a monkey with a time travel helmet. I'd say if anything, what Ape Escape lacked was having a "dude with 'tude" protagonist like Spyro or explicit "cool because it's cool" gimmicks (rocket launcher, motorcycle, etc) of some of the Crash games. But honestly, those things really date their works.
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