Furidashi Game Design Academy

Author: Nicholas Theisen

A podcast on gaming and video game design from both practical and academic perspectives.
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137. Metal Gear Solid (1998) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E04
Episode 150
Tuesday, 27 January, 2026

This month, we finally discuss a game people have actually played: Metal Gear Solid. We also take a look back at Kojima's notion of creativity as a memetic/genetic process and how this game maybe complicates the somewhat rosy picture he paints in his memoir and interviews. Also! The premiere performance of "Liquid Snake and the Konami Code," with its hit song, "Genome Soldier!" Substack: https://gamedesigndiscourse.substack.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furidashi Lauryn: https://bsky.app/profile/espressocat.bsky.social Nicholas: https://bsky.app/profile/academicality.bsky.social