Metal Gear Solid is an action-adventure stealth video game produced by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and released for the PlayStation in 1998. The game was directed, produced, and co-written by series creator Hideo Kojima, and serves as a sequel to the MSX2 video games "Metal Gear" and "", which Kojima also wrote and directed.
The MSX2 video games "Metal Gear" and "" are not prequels of Metal Gear Solid.