“My biggest failure is 'Metal Gear.' It's my biggest failure and my biggest success.”
Hideo Kojima“Only the framing material," Lucas demurely, "obvious influences, Neo-Tokyo from Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Metal Gear Solid by Hideo Kojima, or as he's known in my crib, God.”
Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge“There are many museums dedicated to technology, artistic endeavors, music, and that sort of thing. From that perspective, I think games really do have a place as a kind of collaborative art or a synthesis of all these various aspects into a whole, and that, in itself, can be perceived as art.”
Hideo Kojima“I am tremendously excited to introduce a unique 'Metal Gear Solid' experience to a new audience of gamers as well as collaborate with my mentor in game design, Mr. Miyamoto, on 'Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes' for Nintendo GameCube.”
Hideo Kojima“I try to watch a movie a day, if not more, and through movies, I learned about so many different political themes I hadn't been interested in and cultural things I hadn't been aware of and economic factors I hadn't thought about.”
Hideo Kojima“Looking back, I am thankful that I didn't go into the film industry.”
Hideo Kojima“My biggest failure is 'Metal Gear.' It's my biggest failure and my biggest success.”
Hideo Kojima