How Metal Gear Solid Broke the World 

Hey, y'all!! Thanks for the feedback on this video. This was one of my favs to make and I wanna keep doing this series. I do wanna address a few things as well: CORRECTIONS/ELABORATIONS: -I said in the video that Kojima worked on Metal Gear Solid until he was "forced not to." A lot of people are saying this is inaccurate as it's more like he was forced to work on Metal Gear Solid constantly, even though he didn't want to, until he was kicked out of the company. This isn't really a "mistake" as I am 100% aware of that and was planning on (potentially) bringing that up in later MGS videos. Basically, I never said that he *wanted* to only work on Metal Gear, I just said that he did. The point was that I wanted to show how impressive it was that Kojima made an auteur-level name for himself while only having one franchise under his belt. -"Deep Throat" was historically the name of a real life 70's secret informant who leaked information, leading to the Watergate scandal. I can't believe I missed that and didn't know that until now. I guess I didn't pay attention in history class LOL. Now I know what Kojima meant by that!! -"Aren't MG1 and 2 canon?" I could be wrong on this since it's been a hot minute since I played them, but from what I remember specifically, Big Boss does NOT reveal to Snake that he's his father, which is a crucial point to MGS1 and the entire series. That's what I was primarily talking about. I could be wrong on that, though, since it's been a while. -"What is that 🔥🔥🔥 FIRE 🔥🔥🔥 Metal Gear beat at the beginning?!??" Oh, that was made by me :) There are probably plenty of other things I got wrong. I'm just one guy making most of these videos, after all. This video took WAY too long to make!! I actually had to cut an entire segment about ports and The Twin Snakes out, AND I forgot to include a part about the alternate ending! GRAAAHH!! But either way, thanks so much! This is one of the few positive reviews I made that's actually doing quite well, which makes me so, so, SOOO happy. You guys are fucking awesome!! I got a few other videos to do first, but an MGS2 video is on the way!!

More like, how Metal gear solid *sold the world*

btw the deepthroat character in the first game is actually a reference to the leak in the FBI that made the watergate scandal public, as that was the leak’s code name.

Raiden, disregard what I just told you. The most important thing for you to do now is enjoy a mouth watering Egg McMuffin sandwich from the new All Day Breakfast Menu at McDonald's. All of your favorite McDonald's breakfast items now available all day at participating McDonald's restaurants. And Raiden, always remember... I'm Lovin' It.

Oh boy a Metal Gear video during my Metal Gear phase

Video is as long as mgs 4 final cutscene💀

*_Maybe the real “Weapon to Surpass Metal Gear” is all the friends we made along the way._*

“There are no heroes in war. The only heroes I know are either dead or in prison.” When a game makes you question if it’s wrong to kill the enemy, it’s definitely doing something right.

The original metal gear games didn’t get retconned, in fact solid 3 peacewalker and 5 are made to give context to the final boss for both canon games

It revealed to everyone how the M1911 is the greatest handgun since the Colt SAA. First of all, the feeding ramp is polished to a mirror sheen. It’s not going to have any feeding problems. The slide’s been replaced with a reinforced version, and it meshes perfectly with the frame. The frame itself has been iron-welded and scraped down multiple times for maximum precision. The front strap part of the frame has been checkered to make it dig into the hand. That prevents any slipping. The sight system’s original too. It’s a 3-dot type. It’s got an enlarged front sight, giving it superior target sighting capability. The regular hammer’s been replaced with a ring hammer. That enhances the cocking control and increases the hammer-down speed. They also reworked the grip safety to accommodate the ring hammer. It looks like they eliminated it altogether. This is a tool for pros. The thumb safety and slide stop are extended for precise handling. The base of the trigger guard is whittled down so you can use a high grip, and the trigger itself is a long type for easy finger access. The trigger pull is about 3.5 pounds. that’s about a pound and a half lighter than normal. The magazine well has been widened to make it easier to put in a new magazine. The magazine catch button has been filed down low to make it harder to hit it by mistake. The mainspring housing has been changed to a flat type to increase grip, and it’s even been fitted with stepping so that it won’t slip from the recoil when firing. On top of that, they added cocking serrations to the top part of the slide. That lets you load and eject cartridges faster in an emergency. Whoever did this is a professional, no question. This thing could shoot a one-hole at 25 yards in a machine rest.

Hour long dumbsville video on metal gear? I could shed a tear

“Raiden, I just saw sun Goku fucking shoot shredder from TMNT what the fuck do we do

Perfect timing I’m knee deep in my MGS run currently on TPP and loving it

“Hal is Kojima’s self insert, no I will not elaborate” *No elaboration necessary*

Much like Hidetaka Miyazaki, Kojima made a franchise and started a genre that will never be forgotten.They also both found a way to make their fetishes important to the game. Absolute legends.

Oh yeah, I’ve been waiting for this one

Correction Metal Gear REX is not a stealth Weapon but a Mobile Nuclear Armed Bipedal Tank it is the untraceable nuclear warheads it fires that are Stealth they are fired from its massive Rail Gun/cannon removing the need for rocket fuel making the warheads untraceable, The warheads are also fired at speeds several times faster than conventional rockets by the time the target realizes whats happening they are already dead and nobody would Know who fired it or where it was fired from(secret weapon stays secret). This is what make MG-REX so terrifying its a massive game changer.

I remember when people pointed out the fact that under Kojima, writers and editors had to basically work overtime to fix the mess he writes and Konami did everything it could to get rid of any proof of those statements from the writers and editors.

AN HOUR LONG DUMBSVILLE VIDEO?! My autism has been satisfied for the month.

Genuinely the most anticipated RU-vid video I have ever thought of, I cannot express my excitement through simple text, but I shall leave a goose approved rating, 10/10 I shed a tear, literal peak of video essays

HIDEO KOJIMA MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥I HAVENT PLAYED A SINGLE METAL GEAR GAME BUT I FUCKING LOVE THIS GUY💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥

This is DEFINITELY going on my downloaded playlist!

I love how Kojima sets up snake and meryl together just to not mention her at all until mgs4

one of my favorite parts of the torture scene is after all that strain to resist you get a call and the break the fourth wall to have you put the controller on your sore forearm and it vibrates to massage it

I know you mentioned that the first two Metal Gear games were largely retconned, but they’re still mostly canon. Many of the characters that you mentioned “Snake seems to already know” were pretty major characters in those two games. Gray Fox especially was in both and even one of the final bosses in MG2. Master Miller and Campbell were also main radio contacts in MG2.

With the amount of times he's brought it up, I'm surprised it took Dumbsvile this long to make a full blown metal gear video, either way I'm glad he's gotten to it .

This video got my Sanke Solid . One of the videos of all time

AT LAST The Kojima video of all time

This video (and the editing) are as good and insane as expected

This video came at the perfect time. Metal gear has very recently become one of my favorite game franchises and just finishing the master collection, this is hype

What a thrill.

Came here after the MGS2 video and barely halfway through before I subbed. Love the humour and editing in these videos! 😂

14:55 love the Hickok45 reference ❤🤍💙

"In a world where Nukes are prevalent, deterrence is a joke "

I’m deeply saddened to see that this isn’t your most viewed video. Maybe it’s just because this video game is that incredible, but this has been one of the funniest and most engaging videos I’ve ever watched. I’ve been a fan for a long time but man, I just have to applaud this incredible work

I honestly liked the accents in the original MGS1 radio crew. Helps it stand out more, and it feels more realistic. You're gonna gave all these different specialists, they probably have different backgrounds.

Honestly, if it weren't for Hideo Kojima and Metal Gear Solid, I might not even be a gamer today. I was pretty much burned out on gaming by the time the PS1 came out, then I saw the MGS1 demo at a friend's house and was completely blown away by it. Sold my Super Nintendo collection on eBay and used that money plus some I had saved to buy a PS1 bundle at Sam's Club that came with a memory card, a second Dualshock, Spyro the Dragon, and Jet Moto 2, and also picked up copies of Metal Gear Solid and Duke Nukem: Time to Kill. I can't tell you how many times I played through MGS1 by the time 2 came out. I still do annual playthroughs of 1 - 4.

I dunno if somebody else already mentioned it, but after the Sniper Wolf fight if you look at the sky you can see a parachute landing which is probably Liquid escaping the hind D that Snake blew up before. Just another detail that makes this game even better.

Oh man i love nonmetal spring liquid

Hey, just rewatching this now for the second time and its really a great video, i actually do love when you talk about games and movies you love as much as the ones you hate or just find goofy. Mgs means a lot to me too and its great that you're bringing it to light for more people. One little note tho, one of my favorite aspects of mgs1 is how the game just carries on even if you fail the torture (you can submit to it, which i did in my first play bc i didnt know you could survive it) and honestly, i think this "bad" ending reinforces the message that encourages you to keep living, not that i feel good or didnt care about failing Meryl like that, but for such an old game its interesting how it doesnt hold that against you (too) much, you're *allowed and encouraged* to keep living and carry on. I dont think i ever felt more impacted by a game before that... A really great video btw! Feels nice to revisit this story after so long.

NGL, all the times you used MGS clips on unrelated videos I always got curious, however I didn't know where to start. I'm soooo glad this video exist now thank you Dumbsville uwu

this video was hard to watch, cause i got codec sound effects as my phone notification and ringtones.

26:46 "I always wear cologne" Something never said at an anime con.

I've been a (kinda) long time viewer of your channel and I love your vids a ton. As of recently I just finished playing Mgs 1,2, 3 and am currently playing 5 so its really awesome to see that you're covering the series now. great vid man, can't wait to see what videos you got cookin up next. Btw the MGS edit/beat that was at the beginning of the video was FIRE (More metal gear vids PLEASE)

I do think it's worth noting that, though the MSX games may have been retconned to an extent, some version of the events depicted in those games still happen in the metal gear timeline. Spoilers for the MSX games Gray Fox isn't just "a man snake has fought with in war," he was a highly decorated soldier, with his codename even being the highest honor obtainable in the foxhound unit. In the events of Metal Gear 1, Snake rescues gray Fox after a failed attempt at infiltrating outer heaven, and over the course of metal gear 2, he acts as basically a double agent, very similar to his actions in MGS 1, in fact, at this point working for big boss because he's felt his place was only ever on the battle field, and following big boss more or less assures gray fox that he'll always be on one, despite him not being completely on board with big boss's ideals. Eventually, Snake and Fox confront one another and fight, Snake mortally wounding gray Fox in the process, where he confesses to being Snake's "number one fan" (the MG2 equivalent of "deepthroat" here). This leads into his revival through the use of an exoskeleton and the rest is history. And it doesn't end with gray Fox either, master Miller was also snake's combat advisor in metal gear 2, making the ultimate revelation that he was killed and swapped out with liquid snake all the more shocking to those who have played the prior titles. All this to say that the MSX games, even if they're older, more tame, and don't quite have the same rich themes of MGS 1 onwards, they are still worth experiencing and are essential parts of the full narrative of metal gear. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk, absolutely wonderful video.

I just finished the metal gear collection, so this is the perfect video for me.

Snake is really well-trained soldier

22:04 Deep Throat was the alias of the Watergate whistle blower. 35:29 You could use a Stun Grenade. Much more humane. 54:25 Stealth weapon in the sense that it fires nuclear missiles without fuel, using a rail gun, making them undetectable. It also circumvents international treaties because it's "missiles" aren't technically missiles since they have no fuel. Great review. The meme filled editing is personally not my cup of tea but still was very insightful. Especially to someone who perhaps never touched a Metal Gear game. Just have a couple nitpicks. There is quite a bit of backtracking, which is rather standard design for the 90s. While I do agree that the backtracking for the PAL card was rather annoying, I feel that the one for the PSG1 is actually great design. It adds to the urgency of the situation because you have Meryl bleeding to death and you can't do anything without a sniper rifle. Finally, the Alert sequence in the Communication Tower I feel is an interesting break in the typical gameplay loop that just envolves avoiding combat and here it forces you to be on the offensive. MGS is probably my favourite game in the series after MGS2 and I still boot up my PS1 from time to time just to play it.

That liquid as miller revealed was top notch!!!

Did I get the bum ass ending where you drive off into the sunrise with Otacon

this might be my favorite video from you, great work and I can't wait for part two (whenever it comes out)!

11:50 i had to pause because vinesauce brainrot made me hear Diaper Chief

I just realized that the dialog “Crawl on the ground like the snake you are” was explaining how to pick up mines

This is honestly a well done video all things considered, I really like how you go into the themes and characters instead of just explaining the plot of the story beat by beat, though I kinda wished you talked a little about the alternate Meryl dies ending. Overall I'd say this is a very well done review and I can't wait to hear about you're thoughts on MGS2.

Man, just stumbled on your channel in my recommendations yesterday (with your Sons of Liberty Video). Absolutely love this style of editing. Really really good job. Very much happily a new subscriber!

Liquid goes on about having the recessive genes. Having been told he was trash since he was born. Yet he: survives a helicopter explosion unscathed, survives getting rockets to the damn face in metal gear Rex, survives a 50 foot drop off a burning robot and comes out relatively unharmed and still chases after Snake and Meryl driving one handed with a machine gun and still survives that head on car collision after taking several bullets. Absolute monster

Snake my beloved autistic protagonist ♥️

My only regret making the codec sound my text message notification sound, is that I must check my phone like 50 times before my brain acceptS that I was watching a RU-vid doc. So of course while watching this, I missed the real texts from my supervisor asking why I didn't make our team zoom meeting. Deepthroat was named after the snitch in the Watergate case.

This is basicly my favorite video on the site now. Thankyou.

Amazing video, always enjoy your stuff

The editing is SO good. haha! I loved the video, thanku for making this

It's time for a peak dumbsville video

it would’ve been funny if Dumbsville did a Metal Gear Awesome reference but overall this Video is 10/10

i really enjoyed this, looking forward to part 2 (i hope there will be one)

Opening intro is fantastic!

I've been waiting 8 years for this video. Thankyou v much. Peace on earth dude. Keen for the next one.

WE MAKIN IT OUT SHADOW MOSES WITH THIS ONE 🔥🐍🔥

I love the Metal Gear series.

It's nice to see a positive review every once in a while 👍

You kept me waiting with this one!

I really enjoy the way you trashtalk stuff, but it's these personal videos about stuff you enjoy like this one or Klonoa that i like the most.

Absolute peak I'm excited to see the other videos about the rest of the franchise I never was interested in Metal Gear before but after your references to it and now this video I might give it a try after all.

1:40 Zone of the Enders.

please make this a trilogy of videos, i would love to see you cover mgs2 & 3

This video felt like a long time coming and especially now Metal Gear is more relevant than ever so thank you Dumbsy for finally making your passion project

We need an extended version of that 35:35

The first minute of this video is literally the hardest edit of anything I've ever seen.

incredible to think that hideo kojima would go on to make the Bluey video game

Dumbsvile finally does a video on Metal Gear Solid, Now you’ve really kept me waiting Boss

After rewatching this for like the 5th time I can proudly say I can’t wait for the next video to drop

This is the shit that I've been waiting for. I love this chanel when Dumbsville has actually something to say

This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for

i literally waited until i finished mgs1 to check this video out and i'm so glad i did

You literally posted this at the most perfect time. I just bought the master collection this week and I’m almost finished with MGS1; I’ve only ever played MGSV and Revengance so I’m honestly surprised how well this game has aged, can’t wait to finish it tonight

Banger Review bro, thank u so much

I edged to this video for 2 hours

I would honestly love if Dumbsville continues to cover this series because I really enjoyed his thoughts on MGS

Brother. I’m a huge MGS fan. I’ve played every game and I watch RU-vid videos constantly. Like it’s great to play this and go about my day doing chores or whatever. For someone who’s heard this story easily 100 times. I was crying and laughing at the way you edit and spoke about this.😂😂😂. Great work.

A new dumbsville video... What?!? Poggers!

Thank you, i needed this.

dayum this vid was actually amazing, think its my favourite dumbsy video now, and ive never even played an mgs game

The amount of editing in this video. You put a shit ton of effort into this. I don’t know what to say just wow. You’re really passionate about this franchise

25:56 when mom sells your toys (you're 22)

Man this analysis was excelent, really hope yo do one for Sons of Peak my man

I can finally watch this video without spoilers now that I beat this game. Worth it

im so glad this was made in the perfect time to have Solid and Raiden doing the silly fortnite dances

7:29 oh fuck hickock45 as revolver ocelot got me so good missed opportunity to use his colt single action army video though

Great video. MGS was the game that connected me and my brother for a long time. It was the game that turned us into gamers and we have a lot of memories from this.

Liked, subbed, on to part 2 :)

Until he saw super Mario and said to himself "what if the princess castle scene was four hours long" 😂😂