CINXE.COM

<!doctype html> <html dir="ltr" lang="en-US" prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" > <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <title>Hideo Kojima – 1999 Developer Interview - shmuplations.com</title>  <meta name="description" content="In this 1999 interview from Nice Games, director Hideo Kojima offers some broad insight into the circumstances behind his biggest creations." /> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:large" /> <meta name="author" content="shmuplations"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://shmuplations.com/kojima/" /> <meta name="generator" content="All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.7.9.1" /> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="shmuplations.com - 80s/90s/00s japanese gamedev interviews" /> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Hideo Kojima – 1999 Developer Interview - shmuplations.com" /> <meta property="og:description" content="In this 1999 interview from Nice Games, director Hideo Kojima offers some broad insight into the circumstances behind his biggest creations." /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://shmuplations.com/kojima/" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima-00.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:secure_url" content="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima-00.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:width" content="570" /> <meta property="og:image:height" content="350" /> <meta property="article:published_time" content="2021-12-28T09:02:26+00:00" /> <meta property="article:modified_time" content="2022-01-21T12:10:05+00:00" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@shmuplations" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Hideo Kojima – 1999 Developer Interview - shmuplations.com" /> <meta name="twitter:description" content="In this 1999 interview from Nice Games, director Hideo Kojima offers some broad insight into the circumstances behind his biggest creations." /> <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@shmuplations" /> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima-00.jpg" /> <script type="application/ld+json" class="aioseo-schema"> {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#blogposting","name":"Hideo Kojima \u2013 1999 Developer Interview - shmuplations.com","headline":"Hideo Kojima \u2013 1999 Developer Interview","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/author\/shmuplations\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kojima-00.jpg","width":570,"height":350},"datePublished":"2021-12-28T09:02:26+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-21T12:10:05+00:00","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"Uncategorized, Konami, Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear, Policenauts, Metal Gear Solid, 1999"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#listItem","name":"Hideo Kojima \u2013 1999 Developer Interview"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Hideo Kojima \u2013 1999 Developer Interview","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/#listItem","name":"Home"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/#organization","name":"shmuplations","description":"80s\/90s\/00s japanese gamedev interviews","url":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logo.png","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#organizationLogo","width":537,"height":116},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#organizationLogo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/twitter.com\/shmuplations"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/author\/shmuplations\/#author","url":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/author\/shmuplations\/","name":"shmuplations","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4da41e709e53c4c1b3a656f0b5ca9cad?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"shmuplations"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/","name":"Hideo Kojima \u2013 1999 Developer Interview - shmuplations.com","description":"In this 1999 interview from Nice Games, director Hideo Kojima offers some broad insight into the circumstances behind his biggest creations.","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/author\/shmuplations\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/author\/shmuplations\/#author"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kojima-00.jpg","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#mainImage","width":570,"height":350},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/kojima\/#mainImage"},"datePublished":"2021-12-28T09:02:26+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-21T12:10:05+00:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/","name":"shmuplations.com","description":"80s\/90s\/00s japanese gamedev interviews","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/shmuplations.com\/#organization"}}]} </script>  <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="shmuplations.com » Feed" href="https://shmuplations.com/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="shmuplations.com » Comments Feed" href="https://shmuplations.com/comments/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="shmuplations.com » Hideo Kojima – 1999 Developer Interview Comments Feed" href="https://shmuplations.com/kojima/feed/" /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css' href='https://shmuplations.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.5' media='all' /> <style id='wp-block-library-theme-inline-css'> .wp-block-audio figcaption{color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-audio figcaption{color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-audio{margin:0 0 1em}.wp-block-code{border:1px solid #ccc;border-radius:4px;font-family:Menlo,Consolas,monaco,monospace;padding:.8em 1em}.wp-block-embed figcaption{color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-embed figcaption{color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-embed{margin:0 0 1em}.blocks-gallery-caption{color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .blocks-gallery-caption{color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-image figcaption{color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-image figcaption{color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-image{margin:0 0 1em}.wp-block-pullquote{border-bottom:4px solid;border-top:4px solid;color:currentColor;margin-bottom:1.75em}.wp-block-pullquote cite,.wp-block-pullquote footer,.wp-block-pullquote__citation{color:currentColor;font-size:.8125em;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase}.wp-block-quote{border-left:.25em solid;margin:0 0 1.75em;padding-left:1em}.wp-block-quote cite,.wp-block-quote footer{color:currentColor;font-size:.8125em;font-style:normal;position:relative}.wp-block-quote.has-text-align-right{border-left:none;border-right:.25em solid;padding-left:0;padding-right:1em}.wp-block-quote.has-text-align-center{border:none;padding-left:0}.wp-block-quote.is-large,.wp-block-quote.is-style-large,.wp-block-quote.is-style-plain{border:none}.wp-block-search .wp-block-search__label{font-weight:700}.wp-block-search__button{border:1px solid #ccc;padding:.375em .625em}:where(.wp-block-group.has-background){padding:1.25em 2.375em}.wp-block-separator.has-css-opacity{opacity:.4}.wp-block-separator{border:none;border-bottom:2px solid;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.wp-block-separator.has-alpha-channel-opacity{opacity:1}.wp-block-separator:not(.is-style-wide):not(.is-style-dots){width:100px}.wp-block-separator.has-background:not(.is-style-dots){border-bottom:none;height:1px}.wp-block-separator.has-background:not(.is-style-wide):not(.is-style-dots){height:2px}.wp-block-table{margin:0 0 1em}.wp-block-table td,.wp-block-table th{word-break:normal}.wp-block-table figcaption{color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-table figcaption{color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-video figcaption{color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-video figcaption{color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-video{margin:0 0 1em}.wp-block-template-part.has-background{margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding:1.25em 2.375em} </style> <style id='classic-theme-styles-inline-css'> /*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} </style> <style id='global-styles-inline-css'> body{--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #FFFFFF;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--color--dark-gray: #28303D;--wp--preset--color--gray: #39414D;--wp--preset--color--green: #D1E4DD;--wp--preset--color--blue: #D1DFE4;--wp--preset--color--purple: #D1D1E4;--wp--preset--color--red: #E4D1D1;--wp--preset--color--orange: #E4DAD1;--wp--preset--color--yellow: #EEEADD;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--purple-to-yellow: linear-gradient(160deg, #D1D1E4 0%, #EEEADD 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--yellow-to-purple: linear-gradient(160deg, #EEEADD 0%, #D1D1E4 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--green-to-yellow: linear-gradient(160deg, #D1E4DD 0%, #EEEADD 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--yellow-to-green: linear-gradient(160deg, #EEEADD 0%, #D1E4DD 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--red-to-yellow: linear-gradient(160deg, #E4D1D1 0%, #EEEADD 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--yellow-to-red: linear-gradient(160deg, #EEEADD 0%, #E4D1D1 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--purple-to-red: linear-gradient(160deg, #D1D1E4 0%, #E4D1D1 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--red-to-purple: linear-gradient(160deg, #E4D1D1 0%, #D1D1E4 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 18px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 24px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--font-size--extra-small: 16px;--wp--preset--font-size--normal: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--extra-large: 40px;--wp--preset--font-size--huge: 96px;--wp--preset--font-size--gigantic: 144px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flow > .alignleft{float: left;margin-inline-start: 0;margin-inline-end: 2em;}body .is-layout-flow > .alignright{float: right;margin-inline-start: 2em;margin-inline-end: 0;}body .is-layout-flow > .aligncenter{margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}body .is-layout-constrained > .alignleft{float: left;margin-inline-start: 0;margin-inline-end: 2em;}body .is-layout-constrained > .alignright{float: right;margin-inline-start: 2em;margin-inline-end: 0;}body .is-layout-constrained > .aligncenter{margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}body .is-layout-constrained > :where(:not(.alignleft):not(.alignright):not(.alignfull)){max-width: var(--wp--style--global--content-size);margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}body .is-layout-constrained > .alignwide{max-width: var(--wp--style--global--wide-size);}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}body .is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}body .is-layout-flex > *{margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}body .is-layout-grid > *{margin: 0;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} .wp-block-navigation a:where(:not(.wp-element-button)){color: inherit;} :where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} :where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} .wp-block-pullquote{font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='baguettebox-css-css' href='https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/plugins/gallery-block-lightbox/dist/baguetteBox.min.css?ver=1.12.0' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-bigfoot-public-css' href='https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-bigfoot/public/css/wp-bigfoot-public.css?ver=2.0.0' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-bigfoot-style-css' href='https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-bigfoot/public/css/bigfoot-number.css?ver=2.0.0' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='uag-style-7015-css' href='https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/uag-plugin/uag-css-7015-1740816786.css?ver=1.25.6' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='twenty-twenty-one-style-css' href='https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/ie.css?ver=1.6' media='all' /> <style id='twenty-twenty-one-style-inline-css'> :root{--global--color-background: #1d1d1d;--global--color-primary: #fff;--global--color-secondary: #fff;--button--color-background: #fff;--button--color-text-hover: #fff;--table--stripes-border-color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.15);--table--stripes-background-color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.15);} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='twenty-twenty-one-print-style-css' href='https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/print.css?ver=1.6' media='print' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='tablepress-default-css' href='https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/tablepress-combined.min.css?ver=13' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='tablepress-responsive-tables-css' href='https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/plugins/tablepress-responsive-tables/css/tablepress-responsive.min.css?ver=1.8' media='all' /> <script src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script> <script src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1" id="jquery-migrate-js"></script> <script src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-bigfoot/public/js/wp-bigfoot-public.js?ver=2.0.0" id="wp-bigfoot-publicjs-js"></script> <script src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-bigfoot/public/js/bigfoot.min.js?ver=2.0.0" id="wp-bigfoot-min-js"></script> <script src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-bigfoot/public/js/wp-bigfoot.js?ver=2.0.0" id="wp-bigfoot-wp-bigfoot-js"></script> <link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://shmuplations.com/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" type="application/json" href="https://shmuplations.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7015" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://shmuplations.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 6.5" /> <link rel='shortlink' href='https://shmuplations.com/?p=7015' /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://shmuplations.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshmuplations.com%2Fkojima%2F" /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://shmuplations.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshmuplations.com%2Fkojima%2F&format=xml" /> <link rel="pingback" href="https://shmuplations.com/xmlrpc.php"><style id="custom-background-css"> body.custom-background { background-color: #1d1d1d; } </style> <style id="uagb-style-conditional-extension">@media (min-width: 1025px){body .uag-hide-desktop.uagb-google-map__wrap,body .uag-hide-desktop{display:none}}@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px){body .uag-hide-tab.uagb-google-map__wrap,body .uag-hide-tab{display:none}}@media (max-width: 767px){body .uag-hide-mob.uagb-google-map__wrap,body .uag-hide-mob{display:none}}</style><link rel="icon" href="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/siteicon.jpg" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/siteicon.jpg" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/siteicon.jpg" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/siteicon.jpg" /> <style id="wp-custom-css"> /* Target mobile only: these three all relate to font sizing on mobile */ @media (max-width : 480px) { .wp-block-group { padding-right: 1.5rem !important; padding-left: 1.5rem !important; } } /* .wp-block-columns is used on the frontpage, and also on posts, but i only want this padding on the front page mobile (and the two tablepress pages, actually) */ @media (max-width : 480px) { .page-id-855 .wp-block-columns, .page-id-813 .wp-block-columns { padding-right: 0 !important; padding-left: 0 !important; } } /* @media screen and (max-width: 480px) { html { font-size: .9rem} } */ @media screen and (max-width: 480px) { p { line-height: 1.5;} } /** use full-width for mobile by re-defining responsive--alignwide-width variable **/ @media screen and (max-width:480px) { body { --responsive--alignwide-width: 100%;} } /* This Centers right and left aligned images on mobile */ @media screen and (max-width: 480px) { #page .alignleft, #page .alignright { float: none; margin: 1.25em auto; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; } } .entry-footer { display: none !important; } /* remove recent posts from frontpage */ .page-id-239 .widget-area { display: none; } .page-id-239 .site-info { display:none; } body { --latest-posts--title-font-size: 1.4rem; } /*Style the text in latest posts*/ .wp-block-latest-posts.is-grid > li { background-color:#e3e3f5; margin-bottom:1.5rem !important; } .wp-block-latest-posts>li>a { margin-top:-10px; /*width:303px;*/ text-decoration: none; color:black; padding-left:5%; padding-right:10%; margin-bottom:0px; font-weight:bold; } /* date text*/ .wp-block-latest-posts .wp-block-latest-posts__post-date { margin-top: 0px; color:black; padding-left:5%; margin-bottom:20px !important; } /* These add a background to the caption text and remove the spacing between image and caption */ figcaption { background-color: #ddddff; padding-top: 1rem; padding-bottom:1rem; padding-left:2rem; padding-right:2rem; margin-top:0px !important; margin-bottom:0px !important; text-align: center; line-height: 1.5 !important; font-size:1.25rem !important; color:black !important; max-width: 100%; } .wp-block-image img { margin-bottom: 0px !important; } /* removes top spacer from mobile on pages */ @media screen and (max-width:480px) { #page .wp-block-spacer { display: none !important;} } /* This places embeds (like youtube vids) midway into the left whitespace. it's not bad but i havent decided on it yet*/ .wp-block-embed.alignleft {margin-left:10%; margin-right:5%;} @media screen and (max-width:480px) { .wp-block-latest-posts.is-grid { flex-direction: column; }} h1, .h1, h2, .h2, h3, .h3, h4, .h4, h5, .h5, h6, .h6 { clear: none; } /* Styling for the search bar and show entries on tablepress */ .dataTables_filter input { border-radius: 10px; padding: .36rem; } .dataTables_length { margin-bottom:10px; margin-top:.02rem; } /* this shortens the vertical size of the select box by adding less padding top and bottom*/ select { padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; } /* disabling the stupid link highlighting of TT1*/ a:focus { color:inherit !important; background-color:inherit !important; } .wp-block-latest-posts>li>a:focus {color:black !important; } /* targets hover effect on child cells in responsive table*/ table.dataTable .child td:hover { background-color:transparent!important; } @media screen and (min-width:480px) { .tablepress tbody td { font-size:1.2rem; line-height:1.5em; } } .tablepress thead th, .tablepress tfoot th { background-color:#c6a7e3; } .tablepress thead .sorting_asc, .tablepress thead .sorting_desc, .tablepress thead .sorting:hover { background-color: #c066f9; } @media screen and (min-width:480px) { .page-id-855 { --responsive--alignwide-width: min(calc(100vw - 8 * var(--global--spacing-horizontal)), 1440px); } } /* adds spacing to the game table rows*/ @media screen and (min-width:480px) { .tablepress-id-2 td { padding-bottom:15px; padding-top:15px; } } td.column-1.dtr-control::before { display:none !important; } @media screen and (max-width:480px) { td.column-2 { padding-right:15px !important; } } @media screen and (min-width:480px) { .tablepress { table-layout:fixed; } .tablepress-id-2 .column-1 { width: 16% !important; } .tablepress-id-2 .column-2 { width: 15% !important; } .tablepress-id-2 .column-3 { width: 13% !important; } .tablepress-id-2 .column-4 { width: 20% !important; } .tablepress-id-2 .column-5 { width: 20% !important; } .tablepress-id-2 .column-6 { width: 7% !important; } /*.tablepress-id-2 img { width: 180px; }*/ } td.column-1.dtr-control { padding-left:15px !important; /* padding-right:0px !important; */ } @media screen and (max-width:480px) { .column-1.dtr-control img {width:130px;} } /* tricky mobile styling for responsive tables */ @media screen and (max-width:480px) { .dataTables_wrapper .dataTables_filter input {width:70%;} .dataTables_filter {padding-left:170px !important; padding-bottom:5px;} } @media screen and (min-width:480px) { .wp-block-columns { border-radius: 8px; } } /* general re-routing of h3, mainly done to port over code from shmuplations more easily*/ body h3 { font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: 600; } body { --global--spacing-horizontal: 40px; } /* slightly smaller h3 fonts for mobile*/ @media only screen and (max-width: 480px) { body h3 { font-size: 1.3rem; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 481px) { :root{ --responsive--aligndefault-width: min(calc(100vw - 8 * var(--global--spacing-horizontal)), 800px); } } /* target laptop screens with wider interview area*/ @media only screen and (min-width: 1500px) { :root { --responsive--aligndefault-width: min(calc(100vw - 8 * var(--global--spacing-horizontal)), 800px); } .post-thumbnail, .entry-content .wp-audio-shortcode, .entry-content > *:not(.alignwide):not(.alignfull):not(.alignleft):not(.alignright):not(.wp-block-separator):not(.woocommerce), *[class*=inner-container] > *:not(.entry-content):not(.alignwide):not(.alignfull):not(.alignleft):not(.alignright):not(.wp-block-separator):not(.woocommerce), .default-max-width, .wp-block-search, hr.wp-block-separator:not(.is-style-dots):not(.alignwide), .entry-content > .alignleft, .entry-content > .alignright, .author-bio, .search-form { max-width: var(--responsive--aligndefault-width); } body h3{ font-size:1.5rem; } body p{ font-size:1.5rem; line-height:1.5; } .wp-block-media-text__content p{ font-size:1.25rem; line-height:1.7; } } @media only screen and (min-width:481px) { body p { font-size:1.5rem; line-height:1.5; } .post p{ line-height:1.5; } /* .wp-block-group .wp-block-group__inner-container > * { margin-top: calc(var(--global--spacing-vertical) - 3px); margin-bottom: calc(var(--global--spacing-vertical) - 3px); } */ .wp-block-media-text__content p { /* font-size:1.25rem;*/ font-size:1.25rem; line-height:1.7; } /* spacing/margins for L/R aligned column content in posts*/ .single-post .wp-block-columns { margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 30px; } /* more padding for captioned images that are not left or right aligned */ figure:not(.alignright, .alignleft, .doubleimagecolumn-figure) > figcaption { padding-left:2.5rem; padding-right:2.5rem; } :root h4 { font-size:1.6rem; } .wp-block-media-text__content p{ margin-top:-10px !important; } } /**---------------------**/ /** 1920+ Sizings **/ /**---------------------**/ @media only screen and (min-width: 1920px) { :root { --responsive--aligndefault-width: min(calc(100vw - 8 * var(--global--spacing-horizontal)), 800px); --global--font-size-base: 1.5rem; --global--line-height-body: 1.5; --global--spacing-vertical: 30px; --global--spacing-horizontal: 40px; --global--spacing-unit: 24px; } :root h4 { font-size:1.7rem !important; } body h3 { font-size:1.55rem !important; font-weight:600; } .post-thumbnail, .entry-content .wp-audio-shortcode, .entry-content > *:not(.alignwide):not(.alignfull):not(.alignleft):not(.alignright):not(.wp-block-separator):not(.woocommerce), *[class*=inner-container] > *:not(.entry-content):not(.alignwide):not(.alignfull):not(.alignleft):not(.alignright):not(.wp-block-separator):not(.woocommerce), .default-max-width, .wp-block-search, hr.wp-block-separator:not(.is-style-dots):not(.alignwide), .entry-content > .alignleft, .entry-content > .alignright, .author-bio, .search-form { max-width: var(--responsive--aligndefault-width); } /* this targets the text of the opening intro block */ .wp-block-media-text__content p{ font-size:1.3rem; line-height:1.7; margin-top:-10px !important; } figcaption { font-size:1.25rem !important; /* margin-bottom:2.5rem !important; */ max-width: 999999px !important; max-height:999999px !important; } /* more padding for captioned images that are not left or right aligned*/ figure:not(.alignright, .alignleft) > figcaption { padding-left:3rem; padding-right:3rem; } /* makes sure not to apply "wide" caption padding to youtube L/R embeds, which I use columns for */ .wp-block-column figure >figcaption{ padding-left:2rem; padding-right:2rem; } .wp-block-latest-posts > li > a { font-size:1.5rem; line-height:1.9rem; } .wp-block-latest-posts .wp-block-latest-posts__post-date { font-size:1.07rem; margin-top:2px; } .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column h3:first-child { margin-top: -10px; } } /*--------------------*/ @media only screen and (max-width:480px) { .wp-block-media-text .wp-block-media-text__content { padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem; padding-top:2rem; } h4, .h4 { font-size:1.6rem; } h5, .h5 { font-size:1.6rem !important; } } /* these are for interview headings within the main article --need to add responsive stylings... 2.3rem @2560, 1.7rem @ipad/laptop? */ h5, .h5 { font-size:1.9rem; margin-bottom: 0px !important; } h5 strong, .h5 strong{ font-weight:600; } h5 + p { font-weight:600 !important; margin-top:0px !important; } @media only screen and (max-width:480px) { /* this targets the text of the opening intro block */ .wp-block-media-text__content p{ font-size:1.25rem; line-height:1.5 !important; } } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .wp-block-media-text .wp-block-media-text__content h4 { margin-bottom:0; } .wp-block-media-text .wp-block-media-text__content p { margin-top:15px; } } /* .marginbotminus20 { margin-bottom:-20px !important; } */ /* html,body { text-size-adjust: none !important; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none !important; -moz-text-size-adjust: none !important; -ms-text-size-adjust: none !important; } */ @media only screen and (max-width:480px) { figure { font-size:18px !important; } .wp-block-image figcaption { font-size: 18px !important; width:100% !important; line-height:1.5 !important; } figcaption { max-width: 999999px !important; max-height:999999px !important; padding-left:1.35rem; padding-right:1.35rem; } .wp-block-embed figcaption{ font-size:18px !important;} .wp-block-column figcaption{ font-size:18px !important;} } /* wordpress sometimes fails to add the table styling for images, especially in columns--this way images and the like should be freely resizable in style-editor.css as well */ figure.wp-block-image{ display:table !important; } .wp-block-image figcaption{ display:table-caption; caption-side:bottom; } .wp-block-gallery figure{ display:flex !important; } @media only screen and (min-width:481px) { .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column h3:first-child { margin-top: -10px; } } @media only screen and (min-width:481px) { .wp-block-latest-posts.is-grid > li { border-radius: 14px; } .wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image img { border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px; } figure.wp-block-image:not(.alignleft, .alignright, .wp-block-column *,.alexalignleft) { margin-top: 40px !important; margin-bottom:40px; } /* margins top and bottom for center aligned youtube vids */ .wp-block-group__inner-container > figure.wp-block-embed.is-type-video { margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px; } .wp-block-gallery figure.wp-block-image{ margin-top:0 !important; } .wp-block-gallery { margin-top:40px !important; margin-bottom:40px !important; } /* i think this should apply to all column margins, basically videos since l/r images are defined specifically below... */ .wp-block-column:not(:first-child){ margin-left: 2.25rem; } .leftimageplustext .wp-block-column:first-child { flex-shrink:0; } .leftimageplustext .wp-block-column:not(:first-child) { margin-left: 2.25rem; } .leftimageplustext .wp-block-column .wp-block-image figure { margin-right: 0; margin-top:2px; } .leftimageplustext .wp-block-column, .rightimageplustext .wp-block-column { flex-basis:unset !important; } .rightimageplustext .wp-block-column:last-child{ flex-shrink:0; } .rightimageplustext .wp-block-column .wp-block-image figure { margin-left: 0; margin-top:2px; } .rightimageplustext .wp-block-column:last-child { margin-left:2.5rem; } } @media only screen and (min-width:481px) { .wp-block-columns.are-vertically-aligned-center.has-white-color.has-text-color { margin-top:-10px; } .wp-block-group .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column p:first-child { margin-top: -10px; } } @media only screen and (max-width:480px) { .wp-block-uagb-social-share { justify-content: center; align-items: flex-end; column-gap: 0rem; background: #1d1d1d; padding: 10px; margin-top: -40px !important;; margin-left: 0 !important;; width: calc(100vw + 1px) !important; max-width: 101vw !important; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top:20px !important; border: solid grey 3px; border-left:none; border-right:none; } .wp-block-group.alignwide.has-black-color.has-text-color.has-background { margin-top:-20px; } .uagb-social-share__wrap { justify-content: center !important; align-items: center; /* gap: 5px;*/ margin-top: -10px; margin-right:0 !important; } .uagb-ss__source-wrap svg { width: 45px !important; height: 45px !important; } } @media only screen and (max-width:480px) { .wp-block-latest-posts > li > a { font-size:1.6rem } .wp-block-latest-posts .wp-block-latest-posts__post-date{ font-size:1.1rem; margin-bottom: 15px !important; } } .taglyfe { background-color: #d9d9ed; padding: 15px; padding-top: 12px; margin-top: -29px; font-size: 1.3rem; /* font-style: italic; */ font-weight:600; margin-bottom:40px; padding-right: 25px; } .taglyfe::before{ /* content:" "; */ margin-left:5px; font-style: initial; } .taglyfe a{ text-decoration:none; /* transition: .25s; */ } /* .taglyfe a::before{ content:"\00a0 "; } .taglyfe a::after{ content:"\00a0 "; } */ @media only screen and (min-width:480px) { .taglyfe a:hover{ background:rgba(114,124,112,.4); padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom:2px; border-radius:4px; } } @media only screen and (max-width:480px) { .taglyfe{ display:none;} } @media only screen and (min-width:481px) { .tagsandsns{ margin-top:-29px !important; margin-bottom:35px !important; box-sizing:content-box; } .tagsandsns-column2 { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-end; background-color: #d9d9ed; margin-left:0 !important; padding-right:1.5rem; /*! margin-right: 0 !important; */ } .wp-block-post-terms { margin-bottom:0 !important; } .wp-block-uagb-social-share-child:last-child { margin-right:0 !important; } .wp-block-uagb-social-share { margin-left:0; margin-right:0; } .uagb-ss__source-icon { line-height:0 !important; } .wp-block-uagb-social-share-child { margin-left:0px !important; } .wp-block-uagb-social-share-child:hover { filter:drop-shadow(2px 2px 2px black); } .wp-block-uagb-social-share-child:first-child svg { width:38px; } .uagb-social-share__wrap { /* column-gap:0; */ margin-right:0; } } @media screen and (min-width: 481px) { .taglyfe{ line-height:1.5; } } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ figure.wp-block-media-text__media { outline: solid black 13px; } } /* .bigfoot-footnote{ left:0 !important; } */ .bigfoot-footnote__content p{ font-weight:400; } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ figure.wp-block-media-text__media { outline: solid black 13px; } } /* .bigfoot-footnote{ left:0 !important; } */ .bigfoot-footnote__content p{ font-weight:400; } .bigfoot-footnote__button { position: relative; z-index: 0; top: -0.1em; padding: 0; margin: 0 0.1em 0 0.2em; border: none; cursor: pointer; background-color: rgba(110, 110, 110, 0.2); font-size: 2rem; line-height: inherit; } .bigfoot-footnote__button { position: relative; height: .8em; width: .8em; border-radius: 50%; } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .bigfoot-footnote.is-positioned-top { position: fixed; bottom: 0; top: auto; left: 0; right: auto; -webkit-transform: translateY(100%); -ms-transform: translateY(100%); transform: translateY(100%); width: 100%; margin: 0; border-radius: 0; opacity: 1; -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.3s ease; transition: transform 0.3s ease; left:0 !important; width:100vw; } .bigfoot-footnote.is-active { -webkit-transform: scale(1) translateZ(0); transform: scale(1) translateZ(0); opacity: 0.97; -webkit-transform: translateY(0); -ms-transform: translateY(0); transform: translateY(0); } .bigfoot-footnote.is-bottom-fixed { position: fixed; bottom: 0; top: auto; left: 0; right: auto; -webkit-transform: translateY(100%); -ms-transform: translateY(100%); transform: translateY(100%); width: 100%; margin: 0; border-radius: 0; opacity: 1; border-width: 1px 0 0; -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.3s ease; transition: transform 0.3s ease; } .is-positioned-bottom{ position: fixed; bottom: 0; top: auto; left: 0; right: auto; -webkit-transform: translateY(100%); -ms-transform: translateY(100%); transform: translateY(100%); width: 100%; margin: 0; border-radius: 0; opacity: 1; border-width: 1px 0 0; -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.3s ease; transition: transform 0.3s ease; left:0 !important; width:100vw; } .bigfoot-footnote.is-bottom-fixed.is-active { -webkit-transform: translateY(0); -ms-transform: translateY(0); transform: translateY(0); } .bigfoot-footnote.is-bottom-fixed .bigfoot-footnote__wrapper { margin: 0 0 0 50%; -webkit-transform: translateX(-50%); -ms-transform: translateX(-50%); transform: translateX(-50%); max-width: 100%; } .bigfoot-footnote.is-bottom-fixed .bigfoot-footnote__tooltip { display: none; } .bigfoot-footnote__wrapper { position: relative; z-index: 14; width: 22em; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; background-color: #fafafa; border-radius: 0.5em; line-height: 0; max-width: 100% !important; max-height:999999px !important; } .bigfoot-footnote__content { position: relative; z-index: 8; display: inline-block; max-height: 15em; padding: 1.1em 1.3em 1.2em; box-sizing: inherit; overflow: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; background: #fafafa; border-radius: 0.5em; -webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; line-height: normal; max-height:999999px !important; } .bigfoot-footnote__content img { max-width: 100%; } .bigfoot-footnote__content *:last-child { margin-bottom: 0 !important; } .bigfoot-footnote__content *:first-child { margin-top: 0 !important; } .bigfoot-footnote__tooltip { display:none; } .is-positioned-bottom .bigfoot-footnote__tooltip { top: -0.65em; } .is-positioned-top .bigfoot-footnote__tooltip { bottom: -0.65em; } .bigfoot-footnote{ border:double black 10px; max-height:10000px !important; } .bigfoot-footnote__content p { font-size: 1.25rem !important; line-height:1.4 !important; font-style: italic !important; max-height: 1000000px; } .bigfoot-footnote__button { height: .9em; width: .9em; } } .footnotes{display:none;} #alexmenu li a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } #masthead{ display:none; } .entry-header{ display:none; } .site-main { padding-top:0px; } .site a:focus:not(.wp-block-button__link):not(.wp-block-file__button) img { outline:none; } .frontpagesns{ border:none !important; } .frontpagesns .wp-block-column:nth-child(2){ align-self:flex-end; padding-right:2.5rem; /* align-self:center; padding-right:2.7rem; margin-top: 8px; */ } @media screen and (max-width : 480px) { .page-id-239 .wp-block-columns { padding-right: 1.5rem !important; padding-left: 1.5rem !important; } } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .frontpagesns .wp-block-column:nth-child(2){ display:none; } .wp-block-columns .frontpagesns { padding-right:0 !important; padding-left:0 !important; } .frontpagesns .wp-block-column{ margin-bottom:0 !important; } } /* testing out border smoothing on articles*/ @media screen and (min-width: 481px) { .wp-block-media-text { border-radius:24px 24px 0 0; } .wp-block-media-text__media{ border-radius:24px 0 0 0; } /* adjust margins beneath figures (images, videos etc) but only in groups, ie for main content*/ /* .wp-block-group figure { margin-bottom:20px !important; } */ figure + h3 { margin-top:0px !important; } figure:not(.is-type-video) + p { margin-top: 20px !important; } .bigfoot-footnote__tooltip{ background:#363636; } .bigfoot-footnote__content{ background:#363636; color:white; text-shadow:1px 1px black; } .bigfoot-footnote__wrapper{ background:#363636; } .bigfoot-footnote.is-scrollable .bigfoot-footnote__wrapper:after { background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(bottom, #363636 50%, rgba(54, 54, 54, 0) 100%); background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #363636 50%, rgba(54, 54, 54, 0) 100%); } .bigfoot-footnote.is-scrollable .bigfoot-footnote__wrapper:before { background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(bottom, #363636 50%, rgba(54, 54, 54, 0) 100%); background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #363636 50%, rgba(54, 54, 54, 0) 100%); } } /*---------------------------------*/ /*---devnames accordion stuff------*/ /*---------------------------------*/ /* summary { display:flex; align-items:center; } */ details:first-child { border-radius:20px 20px 0 0; } details:first-child summary { padding-top: 10px; } details:last-child summary { padding-bottom:15px; } details:only-child summary { padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:15px; } details:last-child { border-radius:0 0 20px 20px; } details:only-child{ border-radius:20px; } details { /* font-size: 1.3rem; */ font-weight:700; width: 100%; background: #e5e5f4; position: relative; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ details { width:100%; } } details .summary-title { user-select: none; } details:hover { cursor: pointer; background: rgba(0,0,0,.088); } details:hover svg { background: rgba(0,0,0,.044) } details .summary-content { cursor: default; padding: 1em; padding-top:10px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; background: #f3f3f3; } details summary { list-style: none; padding: 6px 15px; padding-left: 1em; } details summary:focus { outline: none; } details summary:hover .summary-chevron-up svg { opacity: 1; } details .summary-chevron-up svg { opacity: 0.5; } details .summary-chevron-up { pointer-events: none; background: #e5e5f4; } details .summary-chevron-up svg { display: block; } details summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; } details .summary-chevron-up { margin-left:auto; } #downarrow{ opacity:0; } details[open] #downarrow { opacity:1; } details[open] #uparrow { opacity:0 !important; } .summaryflex{ display:flex; align-items:center; } @media screen and (max-width:480px) { .summary-title { font-size:1.25rem; } details summary { padding-left:.8em; } .summary-content { font-size:1.25rem; max-height:9999999px; } } #baguetteBox-overlay figcaption{ display:none !important; } /* potential ipad stylings with slightly enlarged fonts and consistent 810px default content width */ @media only screen and (min-width: 481px) and (max-width:1367px) { :root{ --responsive--aligndefault-width: min(calc(100vw - 8 * var(--global--spacing-horizontal)), 800px); } .wp-block-group p { font-size:1.5rem; line-height:1.5; } .wp-block-group h3{ font-size:1.55rem; } .wp-block-group h5{ font-size:1.9rem; } .single-post .wp-block-columns { margin-top: 35px; margin-bottom: 30px; } figcaption { padding-left:2rem; padding-right:2rem; } } .aligncolumnstraight{ margin-top:-5px !important; } .gradientheader { background: #d9d9ed; padding: 1.5rem 1rem; border-left: solid 15px rgba(0,0,0,.9); border-radius: 0 20px 20px 0; padding-left: 1.5rem; margin-top:50px !important; } @media screen and (min-width:480px){ /* .alexalignleft { margin-left: calc((var(--responsive--alignwide-width) - var(--responsive--aligndefault-width) - 64px) / 2) !important; } */ .textonimagez { margin-left: calc((var(--responsive--alignwide-width) - var(--responsive--aligndefault-width) - 64px) / 2) !important; position:relative; width:fit-content; } .textonimagez h4{ position:absolute; bottom:0; right:0; color:white; background:rgba(0,0,0,.5); font-size:2rem; padding:1rem; padding-top:.5rem; } .textonimagez figure{ margin-bottom:0 !important; margin-top:0 !important; } } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .textonimagez { position:relative; padding:0 !important; max-width:100vw !important; width: 100vw !important; position: relative; left: 50%; right: 50%; margin-left: -50vw !important; margin-right: -50vw !important; } .textonimagez h4{ position:absolute; bottom:0; right:0; color:white; background:rgba(0,0,0,.4); font-size:1.7rem; padding:.5rem; padding-top:.3rem; padding-right:.7rem; padding-bottom:.3rem; } .textonimagez figure{ margin-bottom:0 !important; margin-top:0 !important; max-width:unset !important; } } /* @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .textonimagez { position:relative; width:100%; padding:0 !important; } .textonimagez h4{ position:absolute; bottom:0; right:0; color:white; background:rgba(0,0,0,.5); font-size:1.3rem; padding:.5rem; padding-top:.3rem; } .textonimagez figure{ margin-bottom:0 !important; margin-top:0 !important; } } */ /* this is a min-height for interview titles that are only 1 line high*/ .uagb-post__title{ min-height: 2.534em; } .single-post b, .single-post strong { font-weight: 600; } @media screen and (min-width:481px){ .valkenblock p{ font-size:1.3rem !important; margin-left:-20px !important; } } /* ipad front page */ @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1367px){ .home .wp-block-columns p { font-size: 1.4rem; }} @media screen and (min-width:481px){ .smalltube{ width:55% !important; }} @media screen and (min-width:481px){ .wp-block-video.smalltube2 { width:55%; }} @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1200px) { .smalltube{ width:75% !important; }} @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1200px) { .wp-block-video.smalltube2 { width:75%; }} @media screen and (min-width:481px){ .cavemenu{ background: #fef2f2; padding: 1rem 2.5rem; border-radius: 4px; border: solid black 2px; } .cavemenu a{ text-decoration:none; } .cavemenu a:hover{ text-decoration:underline; } } #junyainoue, #manabunamiki, #takashiichimura, #hiroyukitanaka, #shinobuyagawa, #hidekinomura, #akirawakabayashi, #tsunekiikeda, #cavefacts { scroll-margin-top:3rem; } #makotoasada { scroll-margin-top:5rem; } figure.wp-block-gallery{ width:50%; } .post .blocks-gallery-item { margin-right: 0 !important; margin-bottom:0 !important; } /* .wp-block-gallery { flex-direction: column; flex-wrap:nowrap; } */ .wp-block-gallery .wp-block-image { margin-bottom: 0 !important; } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .post figure.wp-block-gallery{ width:unset !important;} .post .blocks-gallery-grid{ flex-wrap:nowrap; } } /* for stacking images vertically; applies to upper image */ @media screen and (min-width:481px){ .twovertical { margin-bottom:-30px !important; } } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .twovertical { margin-bottom:-20px !important; border-bottom:solid 7px gray; } } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .taglyfe{ color:transparent; background-color: lightgrey !important; margin-bottom: 0 !important; line-height: 1.2; display: flex; font-size: 100%; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; overflow: scroll; scrollbar-width: none; padding-bottom: 0; padding-top:0; border-bottom: grey 3.5px solid; white-space:nowrap; } .tagsandsns .wp-block-column:first-child { order: 2; } .wp-block-uagb-social-share { border-bottom:none; } .taglyfe::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; } .taglyfe a{ color:black !important; padding-left:15px; padding-right:15px; padding-bottom:14px; padding-top:14px; margin-left:-5px; } .taglyfe a:first-child{ margin-left:0; } .taglyfe a:nth-child(odd){ background:darkgrey; } .taglyfe a:nth-child(even){ background:lightgrey; } .tagsandsns{ margin-bottom:0; } .uagb-ss__wrapper { margin-left: 2.5vw !important; margin-right: 2.5vw !important; } .wp-block-uagb-social-share{ max-width:100vw !important; } } @media screen and (min-width:480px){ .post-6590 h3:not(:first-child) { margin-bottom:-10px !important; }} h5, .h5 { letter-spacing:unset; } /* stylings for double and triple columns, see kirby for example */ @media screen and (min-width:480px){ .triplecolumn .wp-block-column{ margin-right:10px !important; margin-left:0; } .doubleimagecolumn .wp-block-column:first-child { display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; } .doubleimagecolumn .wp-block-column:not(:first-child) { margin-left: 1rem; } } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .triplecolumn .wp-block-column figure { margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; } .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column:nth-child(2) figure{ margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; } } .mahounames { margin-top:5px !important; } .namegrid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(400px, 1fr)); line-height:1.4; } .namegrid-item { font-weight:600; } @media screen and (min-width:480px){ .namegrid{ font-size:1.5rem; } } .gradientheader-open { background: #d9d9ed; padding: 1.5rem 1rem; border-left: solid 15px rgba(0,0,0,.9); border-radius: 0 20px 20px 0; padding-left: 1.5rem; } figure.wp-block-gallery.gallery40 { width: 40%; } figure.wp-block-gallery.gallery60 { width: 60%; } .site-info{ display:none !important; } .widget-area{ display:none; } /* LT suggest */ .uagb-post-grid .uagb-post__image img { max-width: none !important; /* object-fit: cover; */ } @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1350px){ .navcontainer{ background-position-y: -48vw !important; } } @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1066px){ :root{ --responsive--alignwide-width: min(calc(100vw - 6 * var(--global--spacing-horizontal)), 1240px); } } @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1013px){ :root{ --responsive--alignwide-width: min(calc(100vw - 4 * var(--global--spacing-horizontal)), 1240px); } } @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1112px){ .wp-block-media-text.is-image-fill .wp-block-media-text__media { min-height: 350px; } .wp-block-media-text { display: block; } .tagsandsns div:first-child { flex-basis: 70% !important; } .tagsandsns div:last-child { flex-basis: 30% !important; } .wp-block-media-text__content{ padding-top:20px !important; padding-bottom:25px !important; } .wp-block-media-text__media { border-radius: 24px 24px 0 0; } } @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1002px){ body.single-post { --responsive--alignwide-width: 100%; --responsive--aligndefault-width: 800px; } .wp-block-media-text__media { border-radius: 0 !important; } } @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-height:760px){ .navcontainer { height:80px !important; } .titlelogo { font-size:37px !important; } .logoicon img { width: 65px !important; } .wp-block-media-text{ margin-top:20px; } } @media screen and (min-width:481px){ .tagsandsns { flex-wrap:nowrap; } .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column:not(:last-child) { margin-bottom: 0; } } @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:829px){ html { font-size: .9rem} .wp-block-column .wp-block-image figure{ max-width:33vw; } /* .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column{ flex-basis:unset !important; } */ .wp-block-columns{ flex-wrap:nowrap; } } /* at this point, the 800px content area needs to be switched over to "cell phone" centered stylings */ @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:729px){ html { font-size: .9rem} .wp-block-column .wp-block-image figure{ max-width:100%; } /* .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column{ flex-basis:unset !important; } */ .wp-block-columns{ flex-wrap:nowrap; } .leftimageplustext .wp-block-column:not(:first-child) { margin-left: 0; } .rightimageplustext .wp-block-column:last-child { margin-left:0; } .wp-block-image .alignleft{ margin-bottom:35px; } .wp-block-group__inner-container .wp-block-columns{ flex-direction:column; } .wp-block-group__inner-container .wp-block-column { align-self:center; } .rightimageplustext .wp-block-column .wp-block-image figure { margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: -5px; } } @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:970px){ .logoicon img { display: none !important; } } /*front page carousel sizings*/ @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1340px){ .uagb-post__title{ font-size:1.4rem !important; } } @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1277px){ .uagb-post__title{ font-size:1.3rem !important; } } @media screen and (min-width:481px) and (max-width:1214px){ .uagb-post__title{ font-size:1.5rem !important; } } .twotubes .wp-block-embed__wrapper iframe { max-height:100% !important; } .twotubes .wp-block-embed__wrapper { flex-basis:50% !important; } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .twotubes { flex-direction:column; gap:5px; } } /* comments */ #comments { background: #efefff; color: black; padding: 3rem; padding-top: 2rem; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 0; max-width: calc((var(--responsive--alignwide-width)) - 15vw); border: double black 7px; } .post { margin-bottom:30px; } .comments-title, .comment-reply-title { font-size: 2rem; } .post-navigation{ display:none; } #comments a{ color:black; } #comment, #author, #email, #url { background: rgba(27, 27, 27, 0.9); color:white; border:double white 5px; } #comment:focus{ color:white; } #submit { background-color: #1d1d1d; color:white; } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ #comments { padding:1.5rem; max-width: calc((var(--responsive--alignwide-width)) - 0vw); } .comments-area.show-avatars .comment-metadata { padding-top:0; } } /* commissions page*/ #post-12307 .wp-block-gallery{ width:80%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } @media screen and (max-width:1150px){ #post-12307 .wp-block-gallery{ width:100%; } } #post-12307 figcaption{ color:white !important; font-size:1rem !important; line-height:1.3 !important; } #post-12307 .wp-block-columns{ border:double 10px black; } #post-12307 .blocks-gallery-item figure img { border-radius:8px; } #post-12307 .blocks-gallery-item figcaption { border-radius:8px; } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ #post-12307 .wp-block-columns { padding:calc(0.666 * var(--global--spacing-vertical)); border:none; } #post-12307 .wp-block-gallery{ width:100%; } #post-12307 .wp-block-gallery .blocks-gallery-item{ width:90%; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; } #post-12307 .blocks-gallery-grid{ display:block; } } /* Archive Responsive Font-sizing hackz*/ @media screen and (min-width:1666px) and (max-width:1768px){ .uagb-post__title a { font-size: 1.35rem !important; } } @media screen and (min-width:1214px) and (max-width:1323px){ .uagb-post__title a { font-size: 1.35rem !important; } } @media screen and (min-width:767px) and (max-width:887px){ .uagb-post__title a { font-size: 1.35rem !important; } } .home strong { font-weight:600; } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .uagb-post__inner-wrap{ padding-bottom:15px !important; } } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ p { max-height:999999px !important; }} @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .mobilenamehide{display:none;} .namegrid {display:block;} } @media (min-width:600px) and (max-width:781px) { .wp-block-column:not(:only-child) { flex-basis: unset !important; flex-grow: 0; } .wp-block-columns:not(.is-not-stacked-on-mobile) > .wp-block-column:not(:only-child) { flex-basis: unset !important; flex-grow: 0; } } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ html,body,body h3,h5 { text-size-adjust: none !important; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none !important; -ms-text-size-adjust: none !important; -moz-text-size-adjust: none !important; } h3,.h3{ max-height:999999px; } figcaption.blocks-gallery-caption { max-height:99999px; font-size:1.125rem !important; } } .wp-block-gallery .wp-block-image:first-child{ margin-right:0 !important; } @media screen and (min-width:480px){ .wp-block-columns:not(.is-not-stacked-on-mobile) > .wp-block-column:not(:first-child) { margin-left: 2.25rem; }} @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .threehorimobile figure { flex-basis:33%; } } @media screen and (max-width:480px){ .wp-block-video figcaption { max-height:999999px !important; font-size:18px !important; } } .tagsandsns{ gap:0 !important; } .wp-block-gallery { display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-start; gap: 0 !important; } .blocks-gallery-grid{ flex-grow:1; } </style> </head> <body class="post-template-default single single-post postid-7015 single-format-standard custom-background wp-embed-responsive is-dark-theme no-js singular"> <div id="page" class="site"> <a class="skip-link screen-reader-text" href="#content">Skip to content</a> <header id="masthead" class="site-header"> <div class="site-branding"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><a href="https://shmuplations.com/">shmuplations.com</a></p> </div> </header> <div id="content" class="site-content"> <div id="primary" class="content-area"> <main id="main" class="site-main"> <article id="post-7015" class="post-7015 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-konami tag-hideo-kojima tag-metal-gear tag-policenauts tag-metal-gear-solid tag-1412 entry"> <header class="entry-header alignwide"> <h1 class="entry-title">Hideo Kojima – 1999 Developer Interview</h1> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <img width="570" height="350" src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima-00.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima-00.jpg 570w, https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima-00-300x184.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px" style="width:100%;height:61.4%;max-width:570px;" /> </figure> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <style> #alexmenu{ background:rgba(0,0,0,.3); padding: 10px 0; border-radius: 30px; } #masthead-wrapper{ display:none; } div.entry-content{ margin-top:113px; } .alexnav { position:fixed; top:0; left:0; right:0; width:100% !important; max-width:100% !important; margin-top:0px; z-index:1; } .navcontainer { height:92px; background-image: url("https://shmuplations.com/irem-larger3.jpg"); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size:cover; background-position-y:-800px; /* border-top:black solid 1px; */ display:flex; box-shadow:0px 3px 6px black; transition: transform .4s, padding .4s; padding: 10px 0; box-sizing:content-box; } .alexmenucontainer{ margin-left:auto; padding-right:2rem; align-self:center; } #alexmenu { display:flex; list-style:none; margin-right:-.3125rem; } .titlelogo { align-self:center; margin-left:20px; font-size:40px; font-weight:1000; -webkit-text-fill-color:#f4cbff; font-family:Helvetica; text-shadow:2px 2px black; } .logoicon img{ display:block; border-radius:50%; border:solid white 1px; width:75px; background:rgb(101, 101, 101, .6); } .logoicon { margin-left:30px; filter: drop-shadow(0px 0px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.5)); align-self:center; } #alexmenu li{ position:relative; width:inherit; font-family:"Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; } #alexmenu li a{ color:white; text-decoration:none; padding:.9375rem; font-size:1.55rem; line-height:1.25rem; text-shadow:2px 2px black; } #alexmenu li:first-of-type a{ color:rgb(255, 215, 0); } #alexmenu li:first-child { padding-left: 5px; } #alexmenu li:last-child { padding-right: 5px; } .scroll-down .navcontainer { transform: translate3d(0, -100%, 0); box-shadow:none; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom:0px; } .scroll-up .navcontainer { transform: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom:0px; } .alexnav.scroll-down{ z-index:0; transition: z-index 2s cubic-bezier(0,1,1,0); } @media only screen and (max-width: 480px) { .navcontainer{ height:15.78vw; background-position-y:-1000px; background-position-x:-300px; background-size:auto; padding: 0 0; } .logoicon{ margin-left:20px; } .logoicon img{ max-width:unset; width:12.725vw; margin-top:3px; } .titlelogo{ display:none; } div.entry-content{ margin-top:14vw; } #alexmenu{ padding:5px 0; background:none; } #alexmenu li:nth-child(3){ display:none; } #alexmenu li a{ padding:7px; font-size:5.68vw; line-height:1.125rem; } .alexmenucontainer{ padding-right:.9rem; } } </style> <nav class="alexnav"> <div class="navcontainer"> <div class="logoicon"><a href="https://shmuplations.com"><img decoding="async" src="https://shmuplations.com/shmupicon.png"></a></div> <div class="titlelogo"><a href="https://shmuplations.com" style="text-decoration:none; color:#f4cbff;">shmuplations</a></div> <div class="alexmenucontainer"> <ul id="alexmenu"> <li><a href="https://patreon.com/shmuplations">patreon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.shmuplations.com/archive/">archive</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.shmuplations.com/commissions/">commissions</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.shmuplations.com/about/">about</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://shmuplations.com/alexscroll.js"></script> <script> window.onload = function() { var divs = document.getElementsByClassName('taglyfe'); var acc = divs[0].getElementsByTagName('a'); var ii; for (ii = 0; ii < acc.length; ii++) { acc[ii].addEventListener("click", function() { localStorage.setItem("searchtag", this.innerHTML); }); acc[ii].addEventListener("contextmenu", function() { localStorage.setItem("searchtag", this.innerHTML); }); } }; </script> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill is-style-default has-black-color has-text-color has-background" style="background-color:#efefff"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media" style="background-image:url(https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima-00.jpg);background-position:50% 50%"><img decoding="async" width="570" height="350" src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima-00.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7016 size-full" srcset="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima-00.jpg 570w, https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima-00-300x184.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Hideo Kojima – 1999 Developer Interview</h4> <p style="line-height:1.7"><em><em>In this 1999 interview from Nice Games, director Hideo Kojima offers some broad insight into the circumstances behind his biggest creations, from the original stealth-action game Metal Gear to the adventure games Snatcher and Policenauts, coming full circle with the 3D “tactical espionage action” game Metal Gear Solid, as well as his affections for cinema and how they co-exist with the “artisanal” nature of video game creation.</em></em></p> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide tagsandsns"> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:80%"><div style="background-color:#d9d9ed;" class="has-text-color has-black-color has-background alignwide taglyfe wp-block-post-terms wp-elements-b026fa27a45936b04b62835189c01233"><a href="https://shmuplations.com/archive/">Konami</a> | <a href="https://shmuplations.com/archive/">Hideo Kojima</a> | <a href="https://shmuplations.com/archive/">Metal Gear</a> | <a href="https://shmuplations.com/archive/">Policenauts</a> | <a href="https://shmuplations.com/archive/">Metal Gear Solid</a></div></div> <div class="wp-block-column tagsandsns-column2" style="flex-basis:20%"> <div class="wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-dcea0021 alignwide"><div class="uagb-social-share__wrap"> <div class="wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ab63fa52"><a class="uagb-ss__link" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="uagb-ss__source-wrap"><span class="uagb-ss__source-icon"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.78 90.69 226.38 209.25 245V327.69h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.31 482.38 504 379.78 504 256z"></path></svg></span></span></a></div> <div class="wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-9efb0245"><a class="uagb-ss__link" data-href="https://reddit.com/submit?url=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="uagb-ss__source-wrap"><span class="uagb-ss__source-icon"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 448 512"><path d="M283.2 345.5c2.7 2.7 2.7 6.8 0 9.2-24.5 24.5-93.8 24.6-118.4 0-2.7-2.4-2.7-6.5 0-9.2 2.4-2.4 6.5-2.4 8.9 0 18.7 19.2 81 19.6 100.5 0 2.4-2.3 6.6-2.3 9 0zm-91.3-53.8c0-14.9-11.9-26.8-26.5-26.8-14.9 0-26.8 11.9-26.8 26.8 0 14.6 11.9 26.5 26.8 26.5 14.6 0 26.5-11.9 26.5-26.5zm90.7-26.8c-14.6 0-26.5 11.9-26.5 26.8 0 14.6 11.9 26.5 26.5 26.5 14.9 0 26.8-11.9 26.8-26.5 0-14.9-11.9-26.8-26.8-26.8zM448 80v352c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V80c0-26.5 21.5-48 48-48h352c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48zm-99.7 140.6c-10.1 0-19 4.2-25.6 10.7-24.1-16.7-56.5-27.4-92.5-28.6l18.7-84.2 59.5 13.4c0 14.6 11.9 26.5 26.5 26.5 14.9 0 26.8-12.2 26.8-26.8 0-14.6-11.9-26.8-26.8-26.8-10.4 0-19.3 6.2-23.8 14.9l-65.7-14.6c-3.3-.9-6.5 1.5-7.4 4.8l-20.5 92.8c-35.7 1.5-67.8 12.2-91.9 28.9-6.5-6.8-15.8-11-25.9-11-37.5 0-49.8 50.4-15.5 67.5-1.2 5.4-1.8 11-1.8 16.7 0 56.5 63.7 102.3 141.9 102.3 78.5 0 142.2-45.8 142.2-102.3 0-5.7-.6-11.6-2.1-17 33.6-17.2 21.2-67.2-16.1-67.2z"></path></svg></span></span></a></div> <div class="wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-5f135282"><a class="uagb-ss__link" data-href="https://twitter.com/share?url=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="uagb-ss__source-wrap"><span class="uagb-ss__source-icon"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 448 512"><path d="M400 32H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-48.9 158.8c.2 2.8.2 5.7.2 8.5 0 86.7-66 186.6-186.6 186.6-37.2 0-71.7-10.8-100.7-29.4 5.3.6 10.4.8 15.8.8 30.7 0 58.9-10.4 81.4-28-28.8-.6-53-19.5-61.3-45.5 10.1 1.5 19.2 1.5 29.6-1.2-30-6.1-52.5-32.5-52.5-64.4v-.8c8.7 4.9 18.9 7.9 29.6 8.3a65.447 65.447 0 0 1-29.2-54.6c0-12.2 3.2-23.4 8.9-33.1 32.3 39.8 80.8 65.8 135.2 68.6-9.3-44.5 24-80.6 64-80.6 18.9 0 35.9 7.9 47.9 20.7 14.8-2.8 29-8.3 41.6-15.8-4.9 15.2-15.2 28-28.8 36.1 13.2-1.4 26-5.1 37.8-10.2-8.9 13.1-20.1 24.7-32.9 34z"></path></svg></span></span></a></div> <div class="wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-44747d59"><a class="uagb-ss__link" data-href="mailto:?body=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="uagb-ss__source-wrap"><span class="uagb-ss__source-icon"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z"></path></svg></span></span></a></div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide has-black-color has-text-color has-background" style="background-color:#efefff;padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—To start things off, tell us how you came to be employed at Konami.</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>Ever since middle school or thereabouts, for the longest time, I had wanted to make movies. But the film industry in Japan is very closed off, and no one will give you money to finance a movie. Even if you get hired by a studio like Toho, you won’t be permitted to direct anything for awhile. I guess that’s to be expected, but I’m not the kind of person who can be content in a servile role like that. (laughs) </p> <p>For awhile I was writing fiction, but it wasn’t a very realistic option. So it was looking like I was going to have to get a normal job, but just then the Famicom came out. I hated math so I never got into computers, but I did play the Famicom a lot.</p> <p>As I became familiar with the different games, I started to become more interested. It was like, ah hah, there’s a whole world here to explore too. What made up my mind to get into this industry myself was Super Mario Bros and The Portopia Serial Murder Case. They weren’t the “bleep bloop” games of old; these games had their own worlds and stories. I felt a certain authorial quality in them. </p> <p>I don’t know if I’d call it a moment of enlightenment or anything, but I was surprised at these new genres which were popping up. And they sold like crazy too. So I went around to different game companies, and partly because I was living in Hyogo prefecture at the time, but I thought I’d check out Konami.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—Interesting, that makes sense. And then your debut work was Metal Gear. Do you have any “secret stories” to tell us about the making of that game?</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>I can’t talk about this without crying. (laughs) Konami said they wanted a game made around the theme of “war”. But the development had a troubled history.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns rightimageplustext"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <p>Several of Konami’s veteran developers, who had released many hit games before I joined the company, had been working on this war game for 2 years now. But it wasn’t going anywhere: they’d create something, then scrap it, create something, and scrap it again. There was a sort of legend at Konami, that if you got involved in this project, you’d up demoted or transferred. (laughs) I have no idea why they kept continuing it, but I think as a company, Konami just really wanted to have a war game.</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima01.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7017" width="285" height="357" srcset="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima01.jpg 468w, https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima01-239x300.jpg 239w" sizes="(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px" /><figcaption>Hideo Kojima (1999)</figcaption></figure></div> </div> </div> <p>So that was how the project came to me. That was where it started from. What I was fixated on making, in the scope of a “war” game, was an escape game. You know that old movie, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Escape_(film)" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The Great Escape</a>? I thought it would be awesome to make a game built around a concept like that, of trying to escape from somewhere. But when I told the senior devs on the team about my idea, they were very dismissive: “There’s no games like that.” I was still a new planner at Konami, so I guess no one was inclined to listen to what I had to say… there was just zero motivation from the start. It was like, what do I have to do here, do I have to start beating people up? (laughs)</p> <p>By and by, the situation only degraded further into passive-aggressive resistance. It got to the point where I was so fed up with working at a corporation like this that I was ready to quit Konami altogether. But then I talked with another older employee, and from that conversation, a pathway opened up. Taking the lead, he called everyone in the office for a presentation about the game, and after that, the people around me started to change their attitude. (laughs) It wasn’t exactly a “rebirth” of the Metal Gear project, but it was finally able to start moving in a positive direction.</p> <p>Of course everyone still had their doubts about the basic premise. They were all asking, “will an escape game really be fun…?” But once we got a working build running, and they saw that exclamation mark pop up when the enemy gets surprised, that sold them on the concept. They all changed their tune then: “This is gonna work!”</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/296094-portopia-renzoku-satsujin-jiken-nes-front-cover.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7029" width="637" height="435"/><figcaption>The Portopia Serial Murder case had a huge impact on the "second generation" of Japanese game developers like Kojima, though its obscurity in the West has made that hard to appreciate outside of interviews like this.</figcaption></figure> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—Your next games were Snatcher and Policenauts, point-and-click style adventures. What made you want to work in that genre?</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>There were two reasons. Part of it was the impression that The Portopia Serial Murder Case had left on me. And of course my desire to make movies was part of it too, so I wanted to create a game with cinematic nuances, something with a more developed world, story, and dialogue. </p> <p>The other reason was that, not being able to program, I had a very hard time making Metal Gear. As a planner you write what you want in the planning documents, and convey your image as best you can, but ultimately it comes down to the programmers’ sensibilities. There were things that, try as I might, I just couldn’t get across. Because it all comes down to whether a given programmer has the right intuitive feeling for it. That was very frustrating for me, and I felt helpless. There are certainly fun things about working as a team, but that aspect was a real challenge. </p> <p>So I wanted to make gameplay system where, as a planner, I could have complete control over every facet of it. When I asked myself what kind of games planners love, and what kind of games are praised primarily for their stories and worlds, the answer seemed clear: adventure games. That was a big part of why I made Snatcher then.</p> <p>For Snatcher, I didn’t leave everything up to the programmers; I had them create a simplified scripting language, sort of like a compiler, and I used that to control and oversee everything. That’s how I created Snatcher entirely by myself. I could control the timing of sound effects, where fade-outs occurred, and pretty much everything. It meant that I was the only person on the development who fully understood how it all fit together.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—Policenauts was originally released for the PC-9821 computer. I understand it had a very long development cycle.</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>Yeah, that was crazy. It was progressing pretty well at first, and by 1990 I had all the storyboarding done—I did it all myself, you see. (laughs) But thanks to a department transfer at Konami, and the PC Engine port of Snatcher, for awhile I didn’t have much time to work on it. So then when we were working on the PC-9821 version, by that point there was already talk about the next-gen hardware, and that’s how it ended up getting ported to the 3DO, Playstation, and Saturn.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima02.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7018" width="611" height="594" srcset="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima02.jpg 614w, https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima02-300x292.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px" /><figcaption>Box arts for Policenauts across PC-9821 (top-left), 3DO (top-right), PlayStation (bottom-left) and Saturn (bottom-right), released sequentially from mid-1994 to late 1996.</figcaption></figure> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—The Metal Gear Solid development took a lot of time too. You’re not a very prolific creator, are you?</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>That’s right. While I was working on the first Policenauts, Konami started talking about the Playstation. I liked games like Metal Gear, and secretly I was hoping that some other company would release a spiritual sequel. (laughs) There were a lot of similar games but most were garbage, and there was never a true successor. Once the Playstation’s specs were made public, my head started swimming with possibilities—now I could finally make the Metal Gear game I really wanted to! I wanted to get to work on it right away, but there was a lot of stuff going on and I ended up doing nothing but ports of Policenauts. (laughs) When the 3DO port finally wrapped I thought, OK, <em>now</em> I can do Metal Gear Solid, but then I got put on the Saturn port. (laughs) When you consider those delays, it really did take a long time.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—Can we say Metal Gear Solid was the “ideal” Metal Gear game you’d always wanted to make?</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>Well, no, I wouldn’t call it ideal. I do feel that overall I accomplished what I wanted to, but there’s many things I’m still unsatisfied with. Snatcher and Policenauts were adventure games. With Policenauts I had the programmers make some improvements to the scripting language / compiler they’d written for me, and I was able to do even more by myself. </p> <p>But ultimately, after Policenauts I came to the conclusion that controlling everything myself wasn’t necessarily a good thing. Because if everything has to ultimately pass through me, then my abilities—and limitations—become a bottleneck. (laughs) If I wanted to keep pursuing new, more expansive possibilities in gameplay, I would need to be able to skillfully utilize the talents of programmers.</p> <p>Of all genres, action games probably evoke the strongest sense of immediacy and identity with the on-screen characters. With adventure games there’s always a time lag, which, as it happens, is exactly what allowed me to present difficult dialogue and a complex story for players, because they have time to think about it. But the sense of identity a player has with their avatar in an action game is something amazing. It’s really what video games are all about. </p> <p>Anyway, for all those reasons I decided to return to action games again. Programming had become even more important to action games since the first Metal Gear, and since there were naturally many things that would be beyond my abilities, I would need to leave much of the development to other talented individuals. In that sense, it was a return to the basics of game development for me.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube smalltube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Metal Gear Solid • Analysis (Full Commentary)." width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qvdEA4wN1t0?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div><figcaption>An exhaustive analysis of Metal Gear Solid by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3gqsroAUrKCaeK0Eu3iWBg">AesirAesthetics</a>. </figcaption></figure> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—Metal Gear Solid was a hit in Japan, but I understand there was a great response overseas, too.</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>That was something I was very happy about, on a personal level. From the beginning, I’ve always been very influenced by foreign films, books, and music. Having consumed all that media, and believing I’ve grown as a person myself, to see Metal Gear Solid praised by people overseas, it felt like I’d repaid that debt. (laughs) I’m very happy about it.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—Your personal love of film is famously known, but have movies played a big inspiration in your games as well?</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>More than imitating movies directly, I would say it’s that I try to recreate scenes in a cinematic way. For example, imagine the player has snuck into the enemy base and is hiding there, and an enemy starts approaching, and you’re starting to panic thinking you might get discovered, trying to be as still as possible, but suddenly—THUNK!—you inadvertently make a large sound. I like to include situations like that, things you might see in a movie, but it’s just a kind of hazy notion I have. But that’s where it starts from.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—So it’s not a question of specific movies, then, but specific scenes that have left their impression on you?</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>Yeah. Though in Snatcher and Policenauts, I did intentionally reference specific movies. I don’t do this now so much, but at the time I wanted it be easily recognizable for players, I guess, or just for it to quickly bring to mind a specific movie. Like, “oh, I get it, this game is like Alien” or “this game is like Blade Runner”. It helped get across what the game was all about. The graphics back then weren’t very great, after all. (laughs) So yeah, I leaned into the film references then, though it wasn’t the initial reason I wanted to make those games.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima003.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7019" width="583" height="292" srcset="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima003.jpg 512w, https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima003-300x150.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px" /><figcaption>Policenauts’s Ed Brown and Jonathan Ingram, references to characters from the films Operation Dumbo Drop and What Women Want.</figcaption></figure> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—By the way, you previously stated that while you are the director, you considered yourself a craftsman or artisan. What parts of your games do you feel justify that term?</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>Games are something you use, and your impression and evaluation of them comes from your using them. So we game creators are not “artists”. I mean, we are creators in a certain sense. And naturally I want to move people, but the interactive experience of the user comes first. Games are also tools—something to be used. They don’t gain acceptance until they are used; artistic self-indulgence won’t do. In our business, it’s no good to make a game that hardly anyone can play. It would be like tea no one can drink. An attractive aesthetic alone isn’t enough either. So in that sense, we are craftsmen.</p> <p>It’s completely possible to do both of course: to have a playable, “usable” game and within those boundaries also infuse it with your individuality and artistic spirit. If the player gets your game and finds the controls pleasing, and on top of that thinks it’s artistic, I’ve no problem with that, but it’s important to realize that a game isn’t a painting. No one wants a knife that won’t cut, right? Imagine you’re ready to filet your fish and you take your knife out. If that knife has a speaker in it and can play music or some gimmick, that’s all good and well, but who will buy a knife that won’t cut…? Who buys a knife on looks alone? No one.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—Finally, could you tell us about your future prospects, or what your next project is shaping up to be?</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>My next project… yes. (laughs) I’m going to try to make something that I think everyone will want, a crowd-pleaser, if you will.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—Could this be a sequel, perhaps?</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>Could it, indeed… (laughs) I’d also like to do another adventure game. But it probably wouldn’t sell well. An adventure with photorealistic graphics, that would be great.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—Is that a call back to your original desire to make movies?</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>No, it’s different. As game developers it’s a 100% digital process, created from scratch by us alone. Our work is similar to anime in that regard. But live action filmmaking is, well, live, so there’s an element of unpredictability. On the day of the shoot, there could be rain, or maybe the lighting is wonderful that day. Things outside of our control and outside of the scope of our abilities, those play an extremely important part in that kind of work. </p> <p>And in that sense, I’m very jealous of those working in film, or rather to say, I admire them. If you tried to bring that mentality to a game, I feel like it would end up being something very different. That’s why I have no interest in photorealistic CG graphics. It doesn’t hold any appeal for me.<a href="#footnote-1-7015" id="note-1-7015" rel="footnote">1</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—Please give a final word for the readers of Nice Games.</h3> <p><strong>Kojima: </strong>There’s players who have been there all along the way with me, from the MSX games. So long as they’re here, I will never stop making games. That’s all from me. (laughs)</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">—Thank you for your time today!</h3> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima04.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7020" width="582" height="310" srcset="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima04.jpg 602w, https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kojima04-300x160.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px" /><figcaption>Kojima’s promise of a “crowd-pleaser” was more than a little facetious, and perhaps a little optimistic…</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="571" height="46" src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/footer-test2.gif" alt="" class="wp-image-1534"/></figure></div> <div style="height:1px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p><em><strong>If you've enjoyed reading this interview and would like to be able to vote each month on what I translate, please consider supporting me on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.patreon.com/shmuplations" rel="noreferrer noopener">Patreon</a>! I can't do it without your help!</strong></em></p> <div style="height:1px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> </div></div> <script> let box = document.querySelector('.tagsandsns'); let height = box.offsetHeight; console.log(height); if (height > 80) { document.querySelectorAll(".uagb-ss__source-wrap svg").forEach(function(element) { element.style.width = "50px"; element.style.height = "50px"; }); document.querySelectorAll(".uagb-social-share__wrap").forEach(function(element) { element.style.marginRight = "11px"; }); document.querySelectorAll(".uagb-ss__wrapper").forEach(function(element) { element.style.marginRight = "17.5px"; }); } </script> <div class="footnotes"><hr /><ol><li id="footnote-1-7015" class="footnote"><p>As contradictory as this sounds with the line above about making another adventure game with photorealistic graphics, this is what he says here.<a href="#note-1-7015" class="footnote-return">↩</a></p></li></ol></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer default-max-width"> <div class="posted-by"><span class="posted-on">Published <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2021-12-28T09:02:26+00:00">December 28, 2021</time></span><span class="byline">By <a href="https://shmuplations.com/author/shmuplations/" rel="author">shmuplations</a></span></div><div class="post-taxonomies"><span class="cat-links">Categorized as <a href="https://shmuplations.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> </span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://shmuplations.com/archive/?/konami/" rel="tag">Konami</a>, <a href="https://shmuplations.com/archive/?/hideo-kojima/" rel="tag">Hideo Kojima</a>, <a href="https://shmuplations.com/archive/?/metal-gear/" rel="tag">Metal Gear</a>, <a href="https://shmuplations.com/archive/?/policenauts/" rel="tag">Policenauts</a>, <a href="https://shmuplations.com/archive/?/metal-gear-solid/" rel="tag">Metal Gear Solid</a>, <a href="https://shmuplations.com/archive/?/1999/" rel="tag">1999</a></span></div> </footer> </article> <div id="comments" class="comments-area default-max-width show-avatars"> <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> <h2 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a comment <small><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/kojima/#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel reply</a></small></h2><form action="https://shmuplations.com/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form" novalidate><p class="comment-notes"><span id="email-notes">Your email address will not be published.</span> <span class="required-field-message">Required fields are marked <span class="required">*</span></span></p><p class="comment-form-comment"><label for="comment">Comment <span class="required">*</span></label> <textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="5" maxlength="65525" required></textarea></p><p class="comment-form-author"><label for="author">Name <span class="required">*</span></label> <input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="" size="30" maxlength="245" autocomplete="name" required /></p> <p class="comment-form-email"><label for="email">Email <span class="required">*</span></label> <input id="email" name="email" type="email" value="" size="30" maxlength="100" aria-describedby="email-notes" autocomplete="email" required /></p> <p class="comment-form-url"><label for="url">Website</label> <input id="url" name="url" type="url" value="" size="30" maxlength="200" autocomplete="url" /></p> <p class="comment-form-cookies-consent"><input id="wp-comment-cookies-consent" name="wp-comment-cookies-consent" type="checkbox" value="yes" /> <label for="wp-comment-cookies-consent">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.</label></p> <p class="form-submit"><input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" class="submit" value="Post Comment" /> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='7015' id='comment_post_ID' /> <input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' /> </p></form> </div> </div> <nav class="navigation post-navigation" aria-label="Posts"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Post navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><div class="nav-previous"><a href="https://shmuplations.com/houseofthedead/" rel="prev"><p class="meta-nav"><svg class="svg-icon" width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M20 13v-2H8l4-4-1-2-7 7 7 7 1-2-4-4z" fill="currentColor"/></svg>Previous post</p><p class="post-title">House of the Dead – 1997 Developer Interview</p></a></div><div class="nav-next"><a href="https://shmuplations.com/iwatsuki/" rel="next"><p class="meta-nav">Next post<svg class="svg-icon" width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="m4 13v-2h12l-4-4 1-2 7 7-7 7-1-2 4-4z" fill="currentColor"/></svg></p><p class="post-title">Hiroyuki Iwatsuki – 2005 Composer Interview</p></a></div></div> </nav> </main> </div> </div> <aside class="widget-area"> <section id="block-3" class="widget widget_block"> <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container"></div></div> </section><section id="block-4" class="widget widget_block"><div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container"><h2 class="wp-block-heading">Recent Comments</h2><ol class="wp-block-latest-comments"><li class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment"><article><footer class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-meta"><span class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-author">Bleeks</span> on <a class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-link" href="https://shmuplations.com/miyamoto2000/#comment-3885">Shigeru Miyamoto – 2000 Developer Interview</a></footer></article></li><li class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment"><article><footer class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-meta"><span class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-author">Helinux</span> on <a class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-link" href="https://shmuplations.com/arcadiavideo/#comment-3880">Skies of Arcadia – 2019 Developer Interview</a></footer></article></li><li class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment"><article><footer class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-meta"><span class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-author">Helinux</span> on <a class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-link" href="https://shmuplations.com/womenandthefamicom/#comment-3879">Women and the Famicom – 1991 Special Interview</a></footer></article></li><li class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment"><article><footer class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-meta"><span class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-author">Helinux</span> on <a class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-link" href="https://shmuplations.com/shinobi/#comment-3878">Revenge of Shinobi – 2003 Developer Interview</a></footer></article></li><li class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment"><article><footer class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-meta"><span class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-author">Helinux</span> on <a class="wp-block-latest-comments__comment-link" href="https://shmuplations.com/valis/#comment-3877">Masayasu Yamamoto – 2007 Developer Interview</a></footer></article></li></ol></div></div></section><section id="block-5" class="widget widget_block"> <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container"></div></div> </section><section id="block-6" class="widget widget_block"> <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container"></div></div> </section> </aside> <footer id="colophon" class="site-footer"> <div class="site-info"> <div class="site-name"> </div> <div class="powered-by"> Proudly powered by <a href="https://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>. </div> </div> </footer> </div> <style type="text/css"> .bigfoot-footnote__button { background-color: #0a0404 !important; } .bigfoot-footnote__button:after { color: #f4cbff !important; } </style> <script>document.body.classList.remove("no-js");</script> <script> if ( -1 !== navigator.userAgent.indexOf( 'MSIE' ) || -1 !== navigator.appVersion.indexOf( 'Trident/' ) ) { document.body.classList.add( 'is-IE' ); } </script> <style id='core-block-supports-inline-css'> .wp-elements-b026fa27a45936b04b62835189c01233 a:where(:not(.wp-element-button)){color:var(--wp--preset--color--black);} </style> <script src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/plugins/gallery-block-lightbox/dist/baguetteBox.min.js?ver=1.12.0" id="baguettebox-js"></script> <script id="baguettebox-js-after"> window.addEventListener("load", function() {baguetteBox.run(".wp-block-gallery,:not(.wp-block-gallery)>.wp-block-image,.wp-block-media-text__media,.gallery,.wp-block-coblocks-gallery-masonry,.wp-block-coblocks-gallery-stacked,.wp-block-coblocks-gallery-collage,.wp-block-coblocks-gallery-offset,.wp-block-coblocks-gallery-stacked,.mgl-gallery,.gb-block-image",{captions:function(t){var e=t.parentElement.classList.contains("wp-block-image")||t.parentElement.classList.contains("wp-block-media-text__media")?t.parentElement.querySelector("figcaption"):t.parentElement.parentElement.querySelector("figcaption,dd");return!!e&&e.innerHTML},filter:/.+\.(gif|jpe?g|png|webp|svg|avif|heif|heic|tif?f|)($|\?)/i,ignoreClass:"no-lightbox"});}); </script> <script src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/uag-plugin/uag-js-7015-1740816786.js?ver=1.25.6" id="uag-script-7015-js"></script> <script src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.min.js?ver=6.5" id="comment-reply-js" async data-wp-strategy="async"></script> <script id="twenty-twenty-one-ie11-polyfills-js-after"> ( Element.prototype.matches && Element.prototype.closest && window.NodeList && NodeList.prototype.forEach ) || document.write( '<script src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/js/polyfills.js?ver=1.6"></scr' + 'ipt>' ); </script> <script src="https://shmuplations.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/js/responsive-embeds.js?ver=1.6" id="twenty-twenty-one-responsive-embeds-script-js"></script> <script> /(trident|msie)/i.test(navigator.userAgent)&&document.getElementById&&window.addEventListener&&window.addEventListener("hashchange",(function(){var t,e=location.hash.substring(1);/^[A-z0-9_-]+$/.test(e)&&(t=document.getElementById(e))&&(/^(?:a|select|input|button|textarea)$/i.test(t.tagName)||(t.tabIndex=-1),t.focus())}),!1); </script> </body> </html>