Metal Gear

About

Metal Gear is an action-adventure stealth video game franchise created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. The series paved way for stealth-adventure games and explores themes of warfare and philosophy. The series has sold 30 million copies worldwide and spawned various sequels and spinoffs.

History

The first Metal Gear game was released in Japan in 1987 for the MSX2 home computer, starring the series main protagonnist, Solid Snake. A heavily modified port of the game was made for NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) and released in Japan, Europe, and North America. A sequel, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, was released in Japan in 1990 for MSX2.

The series boomed in popularity with the release of the third installment in the series, Metal Gear Solid, released in 1998 for PlayStation home console. In 2001, a sequel named Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty was released for PlayStation 2, which introduced the new character, named Raiden. The third numbered installment in the series, called Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, was released in 2004 and set before the events of all previous games, and featuring a new protagonist Naked Snake.

The series main story was concluded in 2008 with the release of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, made for PlayStation 3 consoles. In 2010, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was released on the PSP and later ported to the PS3 and the Xbox 360 which takes place after the events of Metal Gear Solid 3.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a spin-off title starring Raiden which was released in 2013 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and in 2014 for the PC. The game alone has spawned several memes and memorable characters exclusive to itself.

Metal Gear Solid V

Metal Gear Solid V was announced on March 27th, 2013 by Kojima. The game will be set after Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and be starring Naked Snake. A prologue to Phantom Pain, named Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes was released on March 18, 2014. The game being released on September 1st, 2015. The game, being one of the most anticipated releases of 2015, has become large enough and spawned multiple memes and memorable moments.

Metal Gear Solid Pachinko Machine

On June 1st, 2016, Konami released the trailer for an upcoming Pachinko Machine that is themed after the critically acclaimed Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater on Youtube. The reveal was met with backlash from fans of the series and as of June 19th, 2016, has accumulated over 954.000 views with over 52.000 dislikes (shown below).

Notable Memes

Metal Gear Solid Enemy Alert

Metal Gear Solid Enemy Alert refers to the sound effect and exclamation mark prompted when a player is spotted by the enemy in the game Metal Gear Solid. Following the mainstream success of the series, the alert has been referenced in webcomics, cosplay outfits and YouTube poop videos.

Balloon Solid Snake

Balloon Solid Snake refers to a twisted balloon sculpture of Solid Snake from the franchise. It rose to notoriety in early 2013 after a picture of the effigy was shared on Konami’s Facebook page, where it drew attention for its poor resemblance to the protagonist character.

Revolver Ocelot

Revolver Ocelot Posting is form of shitposting that refers to an edited screenshot of the character Revolver Ocelot from the action stealth game Metal Gear Solid 1. The joke involves screenshots of overlapping posts from various sites which are only saying “Revolver Ocelot” with the edited screenshot being the original post.

Big Boss Salute

The Big Boss Salute is an reaction image used to express sadness or sorrow. It comes from the ending of the 2004 video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater when the protagonist salutes the grave of his former mentor.

Metal Gear Solid Game Over Parodies

Metal Gear Solid Game Over Parodies refer to screenshots created in the style of a “Game Over” screen from the Metal Gear franchise.

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