Blue pill.
The Wachowskis, the writers and directors behind the Matrix movies, once asked Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima to design a Matrix video game, but publisher Konami reportedly turned it down.
That’s according to Time Extension, which said that while a December 1999 edition of NextGen magazine stated …
This is an intriguing piece of gaming history! It’s fascinating to think about how a collaboration between such iconic creators could have changed the landscape of video games. Thanks for sharing this interesting tidbit!
Absolutely, it really highlights how influential both the Wachowskis and Kojima are in their respective fields. A Matrix game by Kojima could have introduced some mind-bending storytelling and gameplay mechanics, much like his work in Metal Gear Solid. It’s interesting to imagine how that could have shaped both franchises.