Metal Gear Solid (Part 1): The Original 'Quiet Man' | Episode 4

Today on Never Was A Gamer: Metal Gear Solid for the SNES!  

Timecodes:  

00:22 Introduction.   

01:18 Earthworm Jim: A GameFan Critical Retrospective.   

8:45 What's up with Hideo Kojima?   

17:25 Is Kojima an auteur? (Is anyone?)   

25:27 What does Michelle know about MGS? (Snake in a box)   

BREAK.   

33:02 Origins of Metal Gear.   

38:59 Dimitri recalls the hype cycle for MGS1.   

50:05 A letter from Gabe Newell.  

52:45 Demo discs!  

BREAK.  

54:56 Looking at promo materials & concept art.   

1:01:05 E3 trailer and TV ad (1998)   

1:07:10 MGS as a "cinematic" game (again)   

1:15:25 Stealth in games.   

1:37:12 Predictions.   

 

Promo materials: 

FOXHOUND concept art.      

Gamers Republic Cover: Cyborg Ninja.      

GamePro MGS Spread.   

1998 E3 trailer.   

1998 TV ad.