Hideo Kojima(I)
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Hideo Kojima was born August 24th, 1963 in Setagaya, Tokyo, later
moving to Kobe and growing up there. His love of Americana gave him his
major two interests of writing and creating film, which are the causes
of why he is so well known today. During the mid 1980's, his interests
pushed him to pursue looking for a career in film making, but a chance
discovery of Nintendo's Entertainment System gave him an interest in
videogames. Searching for a job at one of the many games companies in
Japan, he ended up being hired by Konami Entertainment and shunted to
work on the MSX home computer department. While this may have been a
blow for the willing game planner, he took the opportunity to create a
handful of games for the MSX such as
Metal Gear (1987)and
Snatcher (1988).During the
early 1990's Kojima worked on various games which have become instant
classics such as various other versions of Snatcher, and Policenauts
for the PC, 3D0, Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation, along with some
various other work with two Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series games in
1997 and 1998. However he had some plans for another sequel to Metal
Gear which he had been quietly working away on with a few others since
working on Policenauts. First shown at the Electronic Entertainment
Expo (E3),
Metal Gear Solid (1998)
looked to being a major hit with many people. With each subsequent
showing of the game due for release on PlayStation during 1998 caused
more interest. To date Metal Gear Solid has sold over 5.5 Million
copies and Kojima is widely recognized as a videogaming god, more so
than the few who ever saw his previous work. Kojima himself is a very
humble man, never letting his work effect his public attitude. He works
long hours to strive for his goals, and always takes the time to talk
to the press, sign autographs, or stay for an entire gaming show. He is
always interested in the views his fans have of his work, and believes
in anyone being able to create their dreams. With
Zone of the Enders Z.O.E (2001)
and
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001),
one of the most anticipated games ever, the world looks set to see more
of Hideo's dreams come to life.
