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" I don't like necessarily that people think 'Metal Gear' defines me. I love 'Metal Gear,' don't get me wrong. But as a creator, I really want to work on other projects, including new games. "

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" Hollywood continues to present the U.S. Army as being the good guys, always defeating the aliens or foreigners. "

" 'Metal Gear Solid' is, for the most part, an infiltration game. You go somewhere, you execute your mission, then you go back. Those are your actions as the player. "

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" I have always had a fascination about what's inside a human being. "

" As far as how I create games, I'm just reflecting what I feel, the things I have in my mind. I put those out there. Some of the things that I'm going through, the things that surround me, might be reflected there. But for me, it's a natural process. I just reflect what I feel into the game. "

Hideo Kojima

Mind

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" My biggest failure is 'Metal Gear.' It's my biggest failure and my biggest success. "

" People nowadays don't know about the Cold War and the U.S.'s old rivalry with the U.S.S.R. "

" As a game creator, I'm not 100% satisfied when looking back at the previous game that I released. "

" I believe that even today we can only tell a simple story without really interfering with gameplay. But in the future, I think it will almost be a requirement of all storytellers when they create games, how they can tell a more complex story without conflicting with the gameplay. "

" I want to show people how there are variations and different interpretations of good and evil. "

" If it weren't for Miyamoto-san, I wouldn't be where I am. "

Hideo Kojima

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" The painter has total control over what they're showing to the viewer. "

" I believe the game should really feel what the players are feeling and change according to that. "

" I want to continue making things. "

" Genetic engineering is a result of science advancement, so I don't think that in itself is bad. If used wisely, genetics can be beneficial, but they can be abused, too. "

" In Japan, there are storm channels on either side of the main roads. There were so many times when I'd fall into these ditches because I was lost in stories as I was walking along. It's still dangerous for me to drive. I've driven into the gate outside my house numerous times. "

Hideo Kojima

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" When I was small, I was always thinking about different worlds in my head. "

" Personally, I'm not too fond of remakes. "

" 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. "

" I have to have a creative role; otherwise, I simply wouldn't come into work. "

" Many people are taking 2D games and making them into 3D games by recreating the characters in polygons. But the gameplay's still the same, and that's not what they should be doing. "

" What I'm really trying to do is create unique characters. "

" There are so many books and movies I like; I never mention specific ones. "

" When I was a child, there really weren't very many video games, but I do have memories of 'Pong.' Maybe it was 'Pong.' It was a home system in Japan, so maybe it wasn't the real 'Pong.' It was just sort of a Japanese game that was similar to 'Pong.' "

" Every time I make a new game, I put all of my effort completely into that game. It's like putting all your effort into a new child that's being born. Once the project is done, I can step back and look at it objectively, which is when I can see a lot of flaws. That's when I start to make a new game that tries to fix some of those flaws. "

" I always observe the people who pass by when I ride an escalator. I'll never see most of them again, so I imagine a lot of things about their lives... about the day ahead of them. "

" I believe that this cooperation between Nokia and Konami will form the perfect match to share the vast potential of mobile entertainment content with users all around the world. "

" My first concept was for a game in which you were a prisoner of war and simply had to escape. If you were caught, you'd be brought back to the prison. The idea was for a non-combat game. "

" Japanese players do not like being thrown into an arena in which they are given very little instruction. You can head in any direction, 360 degrees. They say, 'What am I supposed to do? Give me hints. Provide me service instead of just throwing me into this arena.' "

" Stories in which the player doesn't inhabit the main character are difficult for games to handle. "