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By the time Kojima joined,Konamiwas two years into making a war game that wasn’t going anywhere.

“That was how the project came to me,” he explains.

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You know that old movie, The Great Escape?

Fortunately, it didn’t come to blows.

“That sold them on the concept.”

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“It was like, ‘ah hah, theres a whole world here to explore too.’

What made up my mind to get into this industry myself wasSuper Mario Bros.and The Portopia Serial Murder Case.

They werent the ‘bleep bloop’ games of old; these games had their own worlds and stories.

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I felt a certain authorial quality in them.”

If you’re a fan of the man, check out our list of all theupcoming Hideo Kojima games.

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