Speaking in an interview with Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, Hideo Kojima, creator of Konami’s celebrated Metal Gear franchise, revealed his top five most influential videogames of all time.
As reported by Gamerush, Kojima singled out the following games:
- Super Mario Bros. series
- Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
- Xevious
- Outer World (known as Out of this World in U.S.)
- Metal Gear Solid
Kojima commented: “Games are a composite art that evolves absorbing new technologies,” adding that he hoped to “create a big wave” in the videogames industry.

I love how he names his own game.. but I'll give him props for Out of This World, I loved that game
Well,MGS 1 is one of his best games.He agrees and us fans do.
adding that he hoped to “create a big wave” in the videogames industry. Congrats Kojima MGS (all of them) are great and MGS4 is truely epic and he created a HUGE WAVE.
Please please make Zone Of Enders 3 as your next Ip!
What a benchmark MGS4 has set i bet all the devs out there are sh8ttin themselves (except Insomniac of course)
Naming his own game LOL gotta agree though :)
Miyamoto wil be dancing around his front room at this news.
I'm sure he names MGS because it's the game that's made him so much money for one thing. But also because it's the game that let him tell a story the way he most wants it told. All the other games are because they were the most exciting games to play for their time or because they were just plain fun to play.
Besides any japanese developer would be a fool not to include a Miyamoto game in his list... you know like Itagaki who actually said he could make a better mario game than him.
what does he mean by "composite art"? i thought he said that video games arent art?
he should list his own game......i mean give the guy credit......pure genius
Awesome he prefers the first one two :D
MGS is still considered one of the best of the group beating MGS3 and the more current MGS4 for top spot.
cmon...we all know superman for the n64 is the best game ever made! jeesh....
MGS1 is one of the best games all of series.
Kojima blows his own trumpet :)
“create a big wave” in the videogames industry" HIDEO KOGIMA
Dont wory Hideo u have .
@evilmonkey501
were you watching the new AVGN or something?
Resident Evil 4. There. I said it. Best Game Ever. Closely followed by Goldeneye for the N64.
msg4... made me cry, first game to ever make me cry.... well really it was just shed a tear or two, but still it was a very very good game. athough, um i forgot her name, but she was the sniper in MSG, that scene was also very touching.
Sniper Wolf. Hals first love and such.
can he have his own game in his list? well, i guess so
i was about to post the same thing Audiman44 RE4 should b on his list