Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is a compilation of the best video game saga in history that It features the canon games released between 1987 and 2004: Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid (includes VR Missions/Special Missions), Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (HD Collection version) and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (HD Collection version) along with extra content for each game such as the Master Book and Screenplay Book.

It also includes the NES version of Metal Gear and Snake's Revenge, a non-canon sequel to Metal Gear released in the West on the NES without the involvement of the original game's team. Finally, it also features a digital soundtrack for the series and the graphic novels for Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2, which tell the stories of both games in an interactive comic format.