Metal Gear (universe)

Metal Gear is a series of action-adventure stealth video games created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. The first game, Metal Gear, was released in 1987 for MSX home computers.

In the series, the player often takes control of a special forces operative (usually Solid Snake or Big Boss), who is assigned the task of finding the titular superweapon "Metal Gear", a bipedal walking tank with the ability to launch nuclear weapons. Liquid Snake, Solid's twin brother, appears as an antagonist taking control of U.S. special forces unit FOXHOUND.

Several sequels have been released for multiple consoles, which have expanded the original game's plot, adding characters opposing and supporting Snake, while there have also been a few prequels exploring the origins of Metal Gear and recurring characters. The third game in the series, Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation, marked the beginning of a whole new line of 3D for the series.

The series is credited for pioneering and popularizing stealth video games and "cinematic video games." Notable traits of the series include stealth mechanics, cinematic cutscenes, intricate storylines, offbeat and fourth wall humour, and exploration of cyberpunk, dystopian, political and philosophical themes, with references to Hollywood films to add flavor. The franchise has also been adapted into other media, such as comics, novels, and drama CDs.

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Metal Gear (along with SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog series) is well-known for being the first third-party video game franchise to be represented in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series.
The iconic exclamation mark sound effect was used in the 2012 Disney film, Wreck-It Ralph, and the Molly Ketty and Friends episode, "Sandwich Madness".
In 2018, the original Metal Gear Solid was included on the PlayStation Classic.

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