History of Metal Gear (1987 - 2021) | Documentary

A full history of the Metal Gear franchise. From Hideo Kojima joining Konami's MSX division, to the most recent rumors regarding Bluepoint and the mysterious "BlueBox Studio."

Celebrate nearly 35 years of one of the most iconic stealth action video games of all time by learning how the series has evolved! Metal Gear is a stealth action video game series created by Hideo Kojima and produced by a Japanese holding company called Konami. The series began as an MSX pixel stealth action game, and has grown to be one of the greatest - most recognizable video games in the history of the medium. This documentary will cover it all, including: Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, the NES releases like Snake's Revenge, the highly influential Metal Gear Solid on the PlayStation, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, all of the PSP and Gameboy releases, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and everything in-between!

Join me as I detail each and every game, breaking down their development history, storyline, gameplay features, visuals, and their critical reception, all backed with each game's original soundtrack.
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Table of Contents
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00:00 Intro
02:52 Metal Gear Development
10:16 Metal Gear (1987)
15:26 MG NES and MG2 Development
20:28 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990)
25:36 Metal Gear Solid Development
30:53 Metal Gear Solid (1998)
39:48 Ghost Babel Development
41:20 Ghost Babel (2000)
43:46 MGS2 Development
51:39 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)
01:01:14 Twin Snakes Development
01:03:17 MGS Twin Snakes (2004)
01:06:09 MGS3 Development
01:11:14 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
01:20:11 Metal Gear AC!D 1 & 2 (2004 - 2005)
01:24:36 Portable Ops Development
01:27:34 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006)
01:33:56 MGS4 Development
01:39:31 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)
01:48:50 MGOnline, MGSMobile, and MGSTouch (2008 - 2009)
01:51:02 Peace Walker Development
01:52:54 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010)
02:01:02 Metal Gear Solid: Rising Development
02:05:12 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (2013)
02:10:56 Ground Zeroes/Phantom Pain Development
02:15:51 Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes (2014)
02:22:48 MGSV Development
02:24:45 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)
02:36:57 Metal Gear Survive Development
02:38:21 Metal Gear Survive (2018)
02:42:24 Conclusion

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Special thanks to:

Metal Gear Online 2 PC community for permission to use their trailer.

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[Nick]

(Corrections listed below)

Hey everyone! Thank you so much for tuning in. This was a huge undertaking, but one that I was happy to do as Metal Gear is a series that is very special to me. I am currently sorting through my backlog of smaller videos now (including a look at Ghost of Tsushima PS5, Aliens Fireteam, etc) but am also in the production phase of another big documentary set to release in October!

If you don't already know what that documentary will be - there's a hint provided in this video in true Metal Gear/Kojima fashion. Enjoy!

Corrections:
-MGS4 has nearly 10 hours of cutscenes - not 100 hours, must've added an extra 0 in the script and never noticed. Though it certainly feels like 100 hours! :P
-Otacon's father is HUEY Emmerich, not Hal. Misspoke
-Virtuous Mission was 1964, not 1960.

[ejkk]

It's insane to me that random people on YouTube could put out a nearly 3 hour documentary and make it look as professional as it does here. It will never cease to impress me. Imagine all the footage he had to go through! Imagine the render time!

[vlord]

the quality of The Phantom Pain was just so overwhelming... if it was released today, It'd still be way above standards of games today. It's truly a diamond.

[Minimax]

MGS4 is the first game that ever brought me to tears. When Snake is crawling and his gear is melting away because of the heat, the intensity of that bit of gameplay was overwhelming. This documentary is absolutely incredible. Kudos to you, sir.

[acasualgamer]

I remember being a kid playing MGS on ps1 and being terrified whenever I would alert an enemy. I literally grew up with this series, from a kid on ps1 to a man with kids on a PS4 playing phantom pain.. amazing job hideo

[mailman]

2+ hours in a movie theater: Bleh.
2+ hours watching a documentary about Metal Gear: 👀

[findus]

Fun fact: Solid Snake is, quite openly, an homage to Snake Plissken, the protagonist of John Carpenter's Escape From New York. Creator Hideo Kojima has been forthright about the film's influence on his work, and that almost landed him and Konami in court.

[particularbored]

When MGS 2 came out, I'd never heard of the series before. It came out of nowhere for me. I stayed up for 11hrs passed exhausted, into the next day, just to beat the game and watch the end cutscenes. I'd never played anything like it and I was 100% *hooked.* Those were the days...

[CAMELOT]

Easily my favorite series. MGS2, 3, and 4 bring me to tears. Glad I got to experience it in my lifetime.

[bradbeck]

Metal gear solid was criticized for its simplicity?? WHAT? At that time it was one of the most complex games I can think of. There were so many little details, alternate ways to complete areas, 4th wall breaking puzzles, ect. I hope they got criticized for that criticism.

[MrDannieGuitar]

One of the greatest franchises to ever hit mankind.

Great explanation and detail throughout this piece, Nick... “You’re pretty good!”.

[jasonkeenan]

This was a great way to spend nearly 3 hours. Lots of nostalgia here. MGS2 sons of liberty will always be my favorite, the story was literally mind blowing. I also have a soft spot for the Phantom Pain. It was really, really fun for me.

[lordeddy]

2:47:17 hours of quality content. Thanks Nick930

[mr.handsomecoffeecup]

The fact that content like this is free is a God damn crime, beautiful work as always Nick!

[purringc]

Only played through Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2 while in high school. As soon as I hit college my time for gaming went to pretty much zero. But those were great memories. The excitement, the waiting, the anticipation!

I only wish Kojima could have truly finished his games without compromise. Now that he has his own studio, his dreams can become a reality.

[Paethgoat]

I didn't realize how much this series meant to me until I started crying at different themes, just from the sheer weight of memory and emotion.

[Omar_E]

MGS3 will always be one of my all-time favorites. Such an incredible experience beginning to end. Excellent documentary! Loved the little tribute in the intro especially.

[highwind]

Almost 20 years later, I'm still waiting for another videogame to match the Flawless blend of extraordinary gameplay and artful story telling that Metal Gear Solid 3 achieves

[rjtheripper]

Dude this series is a piece of art man. it's something that is never gonna go away. it's like magic in a bottle man. i am just crying right now man because of konami.

[josephc.]

I really love how you are able to talk for hours about these games without major spoilers. I haven't played metal gear and I want to after watching this video