Metal Gear Solid. Now that’s a game that I’ve got a long history with. Released in 1998 by Konami, you play as Snake, a retired special ops operative turned mercenary, brought out of retirement to help stop a rogue special ops group from launching a nuclear weapon. I don’t exactly remember what the hype for the game was, given that I was only 10 at the time. However, I remember being excited after playing the demo with my cousin. It was at the time that Pizza Hut was giving out Demo Discs (remember those?) with their pizzas, and we were instantly hooked. Eventually, we began quoting some of the lines from the game, something that persists even to this day. The demo itself was a lot of fun and, once I got the actual game in my hands, I was hooked. But, let’s take off the nostalgia goggles for a moment and see how it holds up today.

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Producer of DDR Naoki Maeda is a total rockstar. His mannerisms, hair style and clothing made me have no doubt that he has been working on DDR since the first one. This guy looked like you could hang out with him at a bar for hours and have a great time. Check out the video above to watch him demo the new DDR on the Wii Balance board.

Naoki Maeda is a rockstar

BTW. I JUST caught this while importing this video. WTF? DDR is going to Rickroll its players?

Still not giving up nor letting you down...

We are here waiting in line and got checked in. Lets see what Konami has in store for us.

Today, Konami Productions seemingly teased fans about announcing Metal Gear Solid 5. Although rumors have been floating around that the game would be announced at this year’s E3 (especially after Konami’s announcement at GDC) they seem to have jumped the gun by announcing it online instead – sort of.

This time, he'll appear in a walker

Fans were suspicious of the new release with an animated countdown on the Konami website, where a flashing symbol in the background sported an ambiguous shape: either a “5″ for “Metal Gear Solid 5″ or an “S” for “Snake.”

Fans have been asking for MGS5 since the release of MGS4 last June. Although Konami stated Solid Snake’s story was over, a sequel was always expected, possibly with Raiden taking center stage.

The countdown is now set for 200 hours, which lands on the Friday before E3. To further restore sense into the matter, the symbol now rotates from an “E” to a “3″ to a “5.” What are you trying to say Kojima? MGS5 @ E3 perhaps?

E is for E3

First, Kojima announces at GDC that something would be announced at E3 and now this. I’ve heard of companies being secretive and all but, dammit it Kojima, couldn’t you have given the fans at least a small taste of what’s to come? Or is the stormy background a cryptic hint in and of itself?

3 is for...um, E3?

UPDATE 5/26: The countdown clock counted down faster than expected and is set to reach zero at 6PM tonight. Will Kojima have something to show or will it be just another countdown again?

It’s confirmed. The teaser web page was a tease for an iPhone game. Yes, Mr. Snake will be ported to the iPhone this January.

I’m not sure how this game will play out on an iPhone with only touch controls. It might be a very dumbed down version of the game, but we’ll see what Kojima pulls out of his hat with this.

[via Destructoid]