Anecdote 2012-05-24
“I walked in and the shopkeepers knew about me. I couldn't believe it. It was the most surprising moment in my life.”
What it documents
The commercial success of Metal Gear Solid (1998) did not feel real to Kojima until he travelled to London in 1999 to promote it: when he entered the store Forbidden Planet the shopkeepers already knew who he was, and he described it as the most surprising moment in his life.
Source
The Guardian — Simon Parkin, "Hideo Kojima: video game drop-out", two-part interview (part 2), 2012-05-24. View source ↗
“the first time the game's success struck me was when I came to London in 1999. We visited Forbidden Planet… the shopkeepers knew about me… It was the most surprising moment in my life”.