Video Game Trivia! – 10 Random Metal Gear Solid Facts

The first Metal Gear was released in 1987, however the franchise didn’t truly get the fame it deserved until Hideo Kojima used his magic and gave us Metal Gear Solid released in 1998. 

Since then we’ve seen the likes of Metal Gear Solid prequels, sequels and even timelines set in alternate dimensions. Unfortunately, despite Metal Gear’s success on most fronts the future of the franchise is currently unknown due to the break up between Konami and Kojima… 

Despite this, Metal Gear is a ‘solid’ franchise loved by many. Personally I hope to see something great come from the franchise once more but until then let’s reflect on some of the past titles and check out just some interesting facts you might not have known!

1. Solid Snake’s voice actor David Hayter was the co-writer for X-Men 2.
2. Jennifer Hale, Naomi Hunter’s female voice actor in MGS4 was also the voice actor for the female Commander Shephard in Mass Effect.
3. Metal Gear Solid’s ‘Yoji Shinkawa’ was the lead character designer for both MGS and Zone of the Enders.
4. In Raiden’s first draft design he climbed walls like Spider-Man and licked bird poo.
5. Hideo Kojima designed many of the original MGS stages using Lego.
6. Metal Gear Solid 4’s Metal Gear Mark 2 first appeared in the Hideo Kojima game Snatcher way back in 1998.
7. Metal Gear Solid 4’s longest single cut-scene is a whopping 71 minutes long!
8. Originally, the character Meryl was based on the actress Natalie Portman, specifically when she starred in the movie ‘Leon’.
9. Raiden’s real name is Jack. His girlfriend’s name is Rosemary which is a hidden link to the movie ‘Titanic’.
10. The first game Hideo ever worked on was called ‘A Penguin Adventure’ which was released in 1986.

So, was there anything in that list that you didn’t know? Or maybe you know something that we don’t? Let us know in the comments section below!

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Source: PlayStation Official Magazine 162 (UK)