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" 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.' "

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" 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. "

Hideo Kojima

Escape

You

War

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

" I always say, 'This will be my last 'Metal Gear.' "

" 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. "

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

" Normally, when people compose for film, you give them the film, and they look at it, and they compose it. "

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

" My games are rather stressful games, where you have to play for a long time. "

" 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. "

" '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. "

Hideo Kojima

Game

Mission

" 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 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. "

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

" One of my first dreams when I was a child was becoming a painter. "

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

" 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. "

" I want to continue making things. "

" It's part of my ritual to watch a new film every day, no matter what. It's important to me. "

Hideo Kojima

Every Day

Important

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

" 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

Storm

Roads

" I don't really want to be a celebrity. "

" In the past, the U.S. was the centre of the world, where everything was happening. I think my stories have always sought to question this, maybe even criticise it. "

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

" The last remaining thing that must be communicated to the next generation is an aging figure that still continues to change. "

Hideo Kojima

Aging

Change

" 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

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

Hideo Kojima

Were

Where

" 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. "

" As a creator, I always want to betray fans' expectations. "

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

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

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