For this task, I would like to choose 'Hideo Kojima' as my 'public figure'.
BiographyBorn in Tokyo Japan in 1963, Kojima moved to western Japan at the age of three. Kojima has said that early on in his life he often had to deal with death.
When he was little the Kojima family moved to a small city called Shiraski. Just as quickly, his family soon moved to Kawanishi, Hyōgo in the Kansai region.Kojima has noted that growing up he was a latchkey kid, often having to watch television and look after himself when he came home from school. Staying at home by himself in isolation still affects him to this day stating, "[whenever] I travel and stay at a hotel I put the TV on as soon as I enter the room, just to deal with the feeling of loneliness."
Initially wanting to be an artist or illustrator, he was often discouraged by societal norms of Japan which favored finding safe and well paying jobs. He was also discouraged because his uncle was also an artist but suffered from financial difficulties.
He eventually started writing short stories and began to send them to Japanese magazines but was never able to get anything published. He cites that his stories were often 400 pages long while most magazines wanted their short stories to be around 100 pages. Eventually he shifted his focus to making films with his friend who had an 8mm camera.
Hideo Kojima is someone I'm sure most of you are familiar with. You've heard his name thrown around whenever people bring up the industries most influential or important game creators, and rightfully so. Kojima is currently Executive Corporate Officer Director of Kojima Productions, and formerly the Vice President of Konami Computer Entertainment Japan. He's credited with creating the highly-successful Metal Gear series, along with Snatcher and Policenauts.His first released game was Metal Gear for the MSX2 in 1987. Before that, however, he had worked on a game called Penguin Adventure as assistant director and then Lost Warld in 1986. The former was never released after being rejected by Konami. Kojima has often criticized Metal Gear for the MSX2 due to the changes Konami made prior to release. In 1988 he then made Snatcher, a graphic adventure game heavily influenced by Blade Runner for both the NEC PC-8801 and MSX2.
It wasn't until the 1990s however that Kojima found fame. In 1990 he worked on a RPG spinoff of Snatcher called SD Snatcher, and then Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, both for the MSX2. In 1992 he remade Snatcher for the TurboGrafx-16 that included voice acting, then in 1994 released Policenauts, a film noir adventure game set in a space colony for the PC. In 1998 Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation was released, and the world then knew who Hideo Kojima was. He became an international celebrity due to Metal Gear Solid's 3D graphics, voice acting and well-designed gameplay.
The subsequent sequels to Metal Gear Solid (8 so far) have only solidified Kojimas presence in the gaming industry, and in 2008 he received a lifetime achievement award at the MTV Game Awards in Germany. During his speech he stated "I have to say, even though I received this award, let me state that I will not retire. I will continue to create games as long as I live."
The announcement of Metal Gear Solid: Rising during this year's E3 pretty much confirms this. While he's stepped down from being the lead director of the MGS series, he will undoubtedly still have input on any future entries.
-from the 'Brave New Gamer top 10 game industries celebrities'
WORKS
Metal Gear series
Snatcher series
- Snatcher (1988: PC88, MSX2) – Writer/Director
- SD Snatcher (1990: MSX2) – Original Writer
- Snatcher CD-ROMantic (1992: PC-Engine) – Writer/Director
Tokimeki Memorial Drama series
- Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 1: Nijiiro no Seishun (1997: PlayStation, Sega Saturn) – Planner/Producer/Drama Director
- Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song (1998: PlayStation, Sega Saturn) – Planner/Producer
- Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 3: Tabidachi no Uta (1999: PlayStation, Sega Saturn) – Executive Director
Zone of the Enders series
- Zone of the Enders (2001: PlayStation 2) – Producer
- Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (2003: PlayStation 2, 2003: Special edition for PlayStation 2) – Producer
Boktai series
- Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand (2003: Game Boy Advance) – Game Design/Producer
- Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (2004: Game Boy Advance) – Producer
- Boktai 3: Sabata's Counterattack (2005: Game Boy Advance) – Producer
- Lunar Knights (2006: Nintendo DS) – Producer
Castlevania series
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (2010: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) - Executive Producer
Other games
- Penguin Adventure (1986: MSX) – Assistant Director
- Lost World (1986: MSX, cancelled) – Writer/Director
- Policenauts (1994: PC98, 1995: 3DO, 1996: Playstation, 1996: Saturn) – Writer/Director
- Stock Trading Trainer : Kabutore (2006: Nintendo DS) – Producer
- Kabushiki Baibai Trainer Kabutore! Next (2007: Nintendo DS) – Producer
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008: Wii) – Designer of Shadow Moses Island stage.
- Twelve Tender Killers (2008: Mobile Phones) – Producer
- Gaitame Baibai Trainer: Kabutore FX (2009: Nintendo DS)
Movies
- Versus (2000) – Cameo (extra)
- Azumi (2003) – Cameo (extra)
- Untitled Metal Gear Solid Movie (cancelled) – Executive Producer
Voice acting roles
- Policenauts (1994) – AP Officer No. 2
- Metal Gear Solid: Integral (1999) – Genola
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) – Voice of God
".....The reason that I choose Hideo Kojima as my public figure is because he is so talented in doing what he does. The creativity of his thinking is obvious from what we sees in his works. Not just designing the game, but the story lines also. I am anxious to wait for his next work of arts..."
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