wait would there even be enough people for 9 hours.

I mean he's a celeb but even in line for Barack Obama was like less than 4 hours.

then again you weren't really shaking his hand so I guess 9 hours is a good estimate.

w/e have fun I guess guy but I really would only do this if a bunch of friends and I were bored and like OKAY LETS DO IT NOTHING BETTER TO DO.

you can't do that man.

not because RESPECT or whatever I can't think of anything you can tell him that would cause him to be shocked.

he's meeting Psyburns pretty regularly at this point.

suda51 is probably always off his mind on acid dude

jesus christ man there is just so much wrong with this post

could you really not pick a better hero than kojima?  is this really the MOST IMPRESSIVE GUY you could come up with?  waiting nine hours in line is beyond me for something as worthless as an autographed game and being "very miserable" if you miss it because you've been dreaming of the day you would meet him for years apparently is actually legitimately kind of disturbing.  i can't believe your dad would put up with this shit.

Yeah I could, but I'm kinda dumb. I decided to arrive 7 hours early than the originally scheduled 9, hopefully it will still work out. Also, in no way is an autographed metal gear game worthless. I get a little obsessive and crazy about getting autographs and shit so............ Tbh my dad doesn't really need to put up with it because I don't really talk about Kojima.

Ok, so I'm going tomorrow right after exams. Who's goin'?

jesus dude. i like the mgs series but damn. i only had to wait in line like an hour and a half to shake hands with BARACK OBAMA.

jesus dude. i like the mgs series but damn. i only had to wait in line like an hour and a half to shake hands with BARACK OBAMA.

I collect autographs, stuff from game developers are usually much harder to get than with anyone else. Barack Obama does a shitload of public appearances. I've always showed up 1-2 hours early for most signings like Bill Cosby and Gene Hackman, and I'm usually one of the first few to get something signed. At conventions I never had to wait longer than like 15 minutes. Hell, at a Nicolas Cage signing it went so fast I didn't have to wait at all. The longest I had to wait was 4 hours for Bruce Campbell, because the system was fucked.

Shigeru Miyamoto was one of the very first people I went to see, I waited on line for more than 4 hours and I didn't even get in. Many game devs have grown large fan bases; they don't normally do appearances and aren't paid to sign anything.

Man a while ago whenever you made a post about Tarantino or Kojima or one of these other weird heroes you've picked yourself it would be ALL IN CAPS and totally gushing about everything.

GL gettibng all your shit autographed

Why wouldn't Psyburn want to meet a guy who made a game he likes?

well you really don't meet these people. considering how apparently hundreds of other people are lining up for this, he'll see some metal gear developer for 10 seconds up close, get an autograph, and then leave. this just seems pretty ridiculous for a squiggle of lines on a game or photo. if he enjoys doing this there's no harm done really, but you have to admit it's a pretty strange fascination. i can maybe understand celebrities more, even though i still think that makes no sense, you could probably GET MONEY from selling that kind of stuff. with a game developer more or less it's just sentimental value. also do any of these people speak english even?

also i think it is pretty funny how some people who meet CELEBS will say "hey i saw john malkovich walking down the street and i said hi to him. he seemed like a great guy!". no one in the topic is really saying this, but i hear it all the time and it's pretty funny how people will create this image for someone based off seeing them for 5 seconds.

well you really don't meet these people. considering how apparently hundreds of other people are lining up for this, he'll see some metal gear developer for 10 seconds up close, get an autograph, and then leave. this just seems pretty ridiculous for a squiggle of lines on a game or photo. if he enjoys doing this there's no harm done really, but you have to admit it's a pretty strange fascination. i can maybe understand celebrities more, even though i still think that makes no sense, you could probably GET MONEY from selling that kind of stuff. with a game developer more or less it's just sentimental value. also do any of these people speak english even?

Very true.

However, I just want to point out that places like eBay often get more money for game developer autographs than from celebrities. A signed copy of Ninja Gaiden DS went for like $80 a few months back; due to forgeries and the large market, even reputable dealers(including outside of eBay) won't easily sell a Tom Cruise for $80.

True but still its always nice to see them in person. I got to see Chamillionaire once when I was going to the bathroom at a club he was performing at and he said wasup and shook my hand it was awesome.

You shouldn't shake hands with people in bathrooms really no matter how many chamillions of dollars they have

also shaking hands and saying "oh shit its you!" versus 9 hours in line.

For a world tour they sure forgot to plan a visit to the two largest countries in the world.... 

Not that I care or anything...

i see canada still isn't part of the world! i could easily get to california in a day or two but I think Hideo Kojima is a monster(well not really but i dont think hes anything special either)

This is my story. Sorry about the shitty photos. Also I forgot like half the shit because it was like half a day and I haven't gotten any sleep.

I originally planned to leave right after school around 1:00pm for the midnight signing at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square.. Hideo Kojima and Yumi Kikuchi(Raging Raven). However some guy who attended the London signing said it was too early. I've been scared and nervous about this signing for a while. I've been scarred by the Shigeru Miyamoto signing and thought I wouldn't get in. I was scared I couldn't get my Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (Which cost a fortune) signed. I was scared that I was a minor and they wouldn't sell me the game. Ton's of shit.

I packed my bag, complete with DS games, PSP, and my prized Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. I left at 2:30 and to the Virgin Megastore at around 4:30. I saw a line, it disconnected, I walked to the other... it disconnected... I was maybe on like the 5th group of 50 people. I was REALLY SCARED I wouldn't get an autograph.There I met some pretty cool people. One guy from neogaf, gametrailers etc. I went around to all the lines looking for members of MGS:TUS, which is apparently the largest metal gear fansite; nobody showed up.






I checked out the front of the line too, and I saw just the worst group of people imaginable. They were really really creepy. I felt bad for Kojima.


I heard that fat chick yelling in her phone "WE BE ON THE LINE FOR 20 HOURS, HAHA WE ARE SO HARDCORE."

From there I  met some people and I guess we just chilled for 8 hours or so. In these kinda situations I tend to get hyperactive. My head started to hurt, I was twitching a lot and just bullshitted for the whole time. Some people thought I was drunk, high, one guy even told me that I was in danger of a restraining order. We played Nintendo DS, walked around, ate mcdonalds, people said I was crazy, whatever. The people were really tight, I just don't feel like elaborating this part because it was 8 hours of shitting.

As the night went past, I felt fucking beat. I was tired and whatever. I felt really brain dead. I was not functioning correctly at all. After 10:00pm people would start screaming and shit. Every time that happened I'd run down the side walk as fast as I could. Usually it could be some sort of interview thing.

This one dude with a camera was pretty chill, he was the HIP HOP GAMER. ( http://www.myspace.com/hiphopgamer http://www.youtube.com/jackal33 ). His business card said "THE NEXT#1 ARTIST THE NEXT #1 JOURNALIST ARE YOU READY?". Jesus, it was epic.

One of the times when I was running down the street, I saw this large warehouse door opening. I saw two Kojima productions staff members signaling this white van to drive in. And through the tinted windshields I saw figures. I felt the connection. It... was... Kojima.

After a long time I just started freaking out more than usual. The line started to move eventually. Again I was just DEAD BEAT. After all "EVIL IS POWERFUL, BUT COURAGE IS SOLID"

More bullshit, more bullshit. They finally let us in. I was scared as fuck I wouldn't get in, but I managed to get in moderately early compared to most. I got to the basement. I got to the cashier. I bought a copy of the game.






I got on the autograph line. But wait, someone was signing on the side of the line.... Who...who was he? It... it was CHRISTOPHER RANDOLPH (Otacon). He just, showed up. I was shocked and happy. But than after a while he just left the line, however I saw him going off to the other side.


I was near the table. I took out the sleeves for Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake which I accidental slightly dented. I took out the MGS4 sleeve. I knew I could only get one item signed, but it was a relief that they said ANY ONE ITEM. I was still tense, the MG2 was the MOST IMPORTANT ITEM FOR ME TO GET SIGNED. The other was not, but I really wanted to try to get it cast signed. They had three staff members standing right next to them to enforce policies.


I was the only one with a copy of MG2 for Kojima to sign. I was probably the only one in his whole world tour who had a copy of MG2. I've read stories about how he'd sign his own MSX copies and exclaim "SUGOI DESU-NE".

I came up to the table. The sleeve went down on the table. I saw Kojima tilt his head down towards the sleeve. I saw the standard expression on his face. But the tilt turned into a near headbutt to the table. His hands weren't on the table anymore. They were hanging down in surprise.

"WHOOOOOOOOOAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW" Hideo exclaimed. The way he said it was almost like a stereotypical skater dude.

I began to realize the truth in my heart.

His dulled black sharpie started to move, but before it touched the surface of paper he stopped himself for a split second. He put it down, and took out a brand new silver marker.

I knew.

The cap of the maker came off, the tip touched the sleeve. Compared to the other items he signed, there was a look of precision on his face. His hands acted in a punctilious manner.

When the ink began to spread across the black surface, I knew I was hardcore. More hardcore than anyone on the line, the message boards, the world...

And soon... it was autographed. My expensive game was now worth gold.

I moved on to Kikuchi and had her sign my MGS4 sleeve. I said "Thank you very much" and walked over to where Christopher Randolph was signing for some people. I handed him my sleeve and said "I really appreciate you coming down here", he just looked at me, signed it, and handed it back.

The moments I've been waiting years.. years for...

By the time I exited the store it was 1:30am. I had exams the next day, but more importantly I had to get to Penn Station to catch a 1:49am train. Otherwise I'd be stuck in NYC for 4 hours. I got a taxi, got driven over, and ran down the steps into the train. Finally as I began to relax into the seat, I allowed myself to enjoy my most powerful and memorable possessions.

Arigato Gomaimasu Kojima-san...