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" In any game, you have an enemy coming at yourself that you have to shoot. If you go back to 'Space Invaders,' they shoot at you when they come at you, so how are you going to protect yourself? You're going to shoot, and that is a typical videogame. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" To be honest, my friends weren't really as into making films as I was. But I convinced them all to make some zombie films with me. "

" '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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Game

Mission

" Games shouldn't only be fun. They should teach or spark an interest in other things. "

" 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.' "

" 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.' "

" My goal is to make a player think, 'I want to reenter this world of lies tomorrow.' "

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

" You have to be very careful when you're working on a sequel, because it has to be a continuation of what you did before. "

" My parents were huge fans of westerns, European cinema, and horror in particular. They wouldn't just show me kids' films. "

Hideo Kojima

Parents

Horror

" 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. "

" 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. "

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Storm

Roads

" 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. "

" My parents were born in the 1930s, and they experienced the air raids on Tokyo. "

" 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

Process

" I won't make games with senseless violence. There has to be a reason for it, such as war. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Even when people abroad see me, I'm often asked about a 'Zone of the Enders' sequel. "

Hideo Kojima

People

See

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

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

" At Disneyland, you never go 'backstage' - even when you're in the bathroom. "