The Games Kojima Couldn’t Make (1986-2024)

Did You Know Gaming takes a look at the many failed games of Hideo Kojima. Over his nearly four decades in the video game industry, this legendary developer has contemplated making many different games, but far more ended up on the cutting room floor than what got released.

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Research/Writing by Dr Lava
Video editing by TheCartoonGamer
Trnaslations by Jacob Newcomb & Beibei Dong
Consulting & Proofreading by Badhumans
Voice Over by Remix

Sources/Further Reading:
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Gamers’ Republic magazine (USA), July 2000 issue
Official Playstation 2 UK Magazine, December 2000 issue
PSM: 100% Independent PlayStation Magazine (USA), January 2002 issue
Hyper magazine (Australia), March 2002 issue
Play magazine (USA), July 2003 issue
GMR magazine (USA), July 2003 issue
Official US PlayStation Magazine, August 2003 issue
Nintendo Official Magazine UK, November 2003 issue
Official Playstation 2 UK Magazine, May 2005 issue
Game Informer magazine (USA), December 2005 issue
Game Informer magazine (USA), July 2006 issue
Edge magazine (UK), March 2007 issue
Weekly Famitsu, July 20 2007 issue
Game Software magazine (CN), Sep 2007 issue
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Play magazine (UK), November 2011 issue
PlayStation Official Magazine UK, Christmas 2011 issue
Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine (USA), January/February 2013 issue
Games™ magazine (UK), March 2013 issue
Game Informer magazine (USA), March 2014 issue
Edge magazine (UK), October 2016 issue
Metal Gear Saga Vol 1
Kojima presentation at Gamescom 2014 (August 15)
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「THE BOYS」のシーズン1を8話まで観た。スーパーヒーローと人間が対峙するというブラックな“アンチヒーロー物”といコンセプトは同じだが、設定や仕掛け、トーンなどは僕が考えていた以前の企画とは大きく違った。 pic.twitter.com/UnUbIsHZJc

— 小島秀夫 (@Kojima_Hideo) June 26, 2022

シーズン1の3話で辞めていた「THE BOYS」。続きを観ようかと。実はずっと温めていた企画を本格化させようとしていた当時、配信された数話を観て、コンセプトが似ている(設定や仕掛けは異なる)のでお蔵入りに。伝説のヒーロー達と裏で対峙する特殊刑事班のバディ(男女)物。主役にはマッツを考えていた。 pic.twitter.com/mIifb8iYJ3

— 小島秀夫 (@Kojima_Hideo) June 25, 2022

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DEATH STRANDING is not a stealth game. It is brand new action game with the concept of connection (strand). I call it Social Strand System, or simply Strand Game.

TOMORROW IS IN YOUR HANDS.#deathstranding pic.twitter.com/XaraGs2P03

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) May 30, 2019

As I'm getting similar questions so I shall re-post. DS is not a stealth game. Could move subjectively but not a FPS shooting game either. By incorporating with the concept of connection(strand), it's totally brand new genre called action game/strand game(social strand system). pic.twitter.com/1KaQUVH9zL

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) June 5, 2019

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