Hideo Kojima
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Japanese video game designer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, is a Japanese video game designer. He is regarded as an auteur of video games. He developed a strong passion for action/adventure cinema and literature during his childhood and adolescence. In 1986, he was hired by Konami, for which he designed and wrote Metal Gear for the MSX2, a game that laid the foundations for stealth games and the Metal Gear series, his best known and most appreciated works. At Konami, he also produced the Zone of the Enders series, as well as wrote and designed Snatcher and Policenauts , graphic adventure games regarded for their cinematic presentation.