One of the worst ways to realize you’re getting old is when something you hold dear reaches a certain age. That being said, celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. The Metal Gear series, although not originally created for PlayStation consoles, began to reach its current level of popularity in 1998 when Metal Gear Solid was released on the original PlayStation. We met with to talk about his thoughts on the series’ landmark games, and to discuss what’s in store for the future’s franchise.

— 1987 (MSX2) Hideo Kojima: This is the year I began working in the video game industry, as a game designer and planner. I was very young — among the first generation in the industry in Japan.

Original PSX MGS is one of those games I value the visual style of - I was bummed out that there are no texture rips of it anywhere online - after some digging it turned out it actually isn't hard to do, just needed two different game unpackers and then a batch conversion of.pcx files. Feb 27, 2018 - I forgot how to disc Switch on ePSXe because I did it with Parasite Eve 2 [Disc 2/2] and Metal Gear Solid [2/2] I think, but I didn't realize what I.

I had already built up a certain reputation when I started as an employee, but the first game on which I worked for half a year was cancelled. We didn’t know when we were going to finish it, and one day my superiors called me to inform me they we cancelling it. I thought about leaving the company and looking for other work, but they offered me the chance to develop a combat game for the MSX. The result of this offer was the first Metal Gear.

It was launched exactly 25 years ago. It is well known that the MSX had many technical limitations, and I didn’t want to make war games. So I decided to create something similar to — something involving an escape — and in the end I made an espionage game. Metal Gear received good reviews, and as the planner I had to create some drawings for the game.

I didn’t have many tools, so I had to go to the programmers and tell them exactly what I had in mind and what I wanted them to do. Back then, programmers made the final decisions, rather than the planners, which bothered me a lot. I wanted to have the final say on the games I was creating, so I asked for a script system to be made so I could input sounds and animations whenever I liked. This is how was born. — 1998 (PlayStation) Hideo Kojima: I was making games like, and I heard rumors about a console on which polygons could be created in real time. This really grabbed my attention, since one of the major attractions of games is the sensation of action, and I was intrigued to see what I could achieve with those polygons. Metal Gear is a hide-and-seek game, and the thought of doing this while adding a camera that could change position really excited me.

So I stopped making script-based games and went back to asking for favors from programmers for this 3D world. I was a designer for, but I was not a producer, so I had no say in the budget, release date, or promotion of the game. I remember when they told me what the release date would be and I had no say in the matter these are bitter memories for me. At I’m a director, producer, and designer of video games; I have control over the budget, and more say in what to do or what not to do, especially regarding hiring. Software spellkaster download. In fact, the people who worked on the first Metal Gear Solid are still the core of Kojima Productions. — 2001 (PlayStation 2) Hideo Kojima: Metal Gear Solid sold well throughout the world; it was a great success.

When I heard about the hardware for the PlayStation 2, I wanted to try something new. Up to that point, all cutscenes had focused more on details like facial expressions, but I wanted to pay more attention to the surroundings, to see how much I could change them in real time.

Current games like have followed this trend of making your surroundings more realistic. Since Metal Gear Solid sold very well, I had a bigger budget for MGS2, so I was able to work with people like, with whom I had wanted to work for some time, but had always been told the funds weren’t available. We were under a lot of pressure, but at the same time I enjoyed the creative freedom I had in making the game. We were also able to promote the game in parallel to its production. I remember at E3 2000 we received a standing ovation, which I really enjoyed.

Looking back, I have fond memories of the development of Metal Gear Solid 2. — 2004 (PlayStation 2) Hideo Kojima: While MGS2 sold well, many fans of Snake were upset that Raiden was the main protagonist; we received a lot of complaints about that. There were also comments about the story unfolding too quickly; it created quite a stir. With this in mind, we created Snake Eater. At the time, I was not just a designer but also a manager, in charge of the studio. We were therefore able to develop several projects at once, such as,,. I thought it would be very hard for me to develop Snake Eater as the lead creator, so I tried to delegate responsibilities to younger employees in the studio.