Quotes by Hideo Kojima

“Finally it is possible to battle with players from around the world online at Metal Gear Solid from the comfort of your own home. For the online mode, the essence of Metal Gear Solid is retained, with additions of various online rules and original stages. With the continued growth of the culture of Metal Gear Solid, this new online addition, I believe will bring a new way to enjoy and experience the world. I hope fans will look forward to experiencing it.”

“This fourth is going to be the final one for me and Shinkawa. There are other things that we want to create.”

“[While Kojima may be ready to move on, the Metal Gear series has been the seasoned Konami directors lifes work--so far.] I originally wanted to make movies and novels, but I just couldnt do it, ... I was really hyped up about making Metal Gear, since it was going to be a game about war.”

“The online mode will be free,”

“[The Subsistence disc will include the a modified version of the single-player mode of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. As revealed at E3, it plays the same as the original MGS3, but will feature a number of additions, including more camouflage and face paint options, and a controllable camera angle.] First-person shooters are popular overseas, and the camera angle in the original MGS3 wasnt too popular, ... A [camera angle] engine was already in development, so we decided to add it.”

“[Last but not least, the Existence disc features a 3-hour compilation of all the MGS3 cut scenes which have been edited together to play like a real movie.] Creating this disc has taken us about the same time as editing a real film, ... It takes a long time to actually play through MGS3, so there are probably people that never finished the whole game. With this disc, anyone can experience the drama in MGS3 and cry.”

“Whats troubling is that because the camera is 3D, the northern part of the screen isnt necessarily north anymore. So the jungle transforms into the true meaning of a jungle. For someone with no sense of direction like myself, I get lost in the caves every time.”

“Should I use this opportunity to start doing daily headstands?”

My biggest failure is Metal Gear. Its my biggest failure and my biggest success.

Genetic engineering is a result of science advancement, so I dont think that in itself is bad. If used wisely, genetics can be beneficial, but they can be abused, too.

Looking back, I am thankful that I didnt go into the film industry.

I try to watch a movie a day, if not more, and through movies, I learned about so many different political themes I hadnt been interested in and cultural things I hadnt been aware of and economic factors I hadnt thought about.

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.

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.