{"id":"a-hideo-kojima-game","name":"A Hideo Kojima Game","summary":"A Hideo Kojima Game is a 2015 protest meme originating when Konami removed Hideo Kojima's directorial credit from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, with fans flooding Steam reviews, tweets, and retail displays to reclaim the phrase.","tags":[],"howToUse":["**Protest attribution:** Attach \"A Hideo Kojima Game\" to any mention of Metal Gear Solid V or Kojima titles where Konami stripped the credit. Sometimes applied to Konami products in general.","**Ironic auteur credit:** Label any random thing, from a home-cooked meal to a work spreadsheet, as \"A Hideo Kojima Game\" to mock self-important branding or to give something an air of dramatic weight.","**Steam review tradition:** Include the phrase in a game review regardless of the game being reviewed, as a callback to the 2015 protest reviews.","**Image overlay:** Photoshop the tagline onto box art, screenshots, or real-world photos where it clearly doesn't belong."],"imageCount":6,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/a-hideo-kojima-game/hideo-kojima-game-director-credit.webp","caption":"Director credit screen.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/a-hideo-kojima-game/hideo-kojima-game-ps4-versions.webp","caption":"PS4 cover credit removal.","width":600,"height":376,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/a-hideo-kojima-game/hideo-kojima-game-box-comparison.webp","caption":"Box art credit removal comparison.","width":670,"height":388,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/a-hideo-kojima-game/hideo-kojima-game-forum-meme.webp","caption":"Forum meme discussion thread.","width":642,"height":617,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/a-hideo-kojima-game/hideo-kojima-game-steam-reviews.webp","caption":"Steam reviews meme variant.","width":680,"height":1049,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/a-hideo-kojima-game/hideo-kojima-game-cover-neon.webp","caption":"Original cover with neon border.","width":680,"height":907,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/a-hideo-kojima-game/history.md","related":["a-weapon-to-surpass-metal-gear","metal-gear-codec-screen","metal-gear-solid-enemy-alert","punished-snake","hideo-kojima","hideo-kojima-feet-scans-foot-fetish","jetstream-sam","metal-gear","metal-gear-solid-v","raiden-punching-armstrong-standing-here-i-realize","such-a-lust-for-revenge","they-played-us-like-a-damn-fiddle"],"popularityRank":1599,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}