Here is a three-part interview with Hideo Kojima, head-honcho behind the Metal Gear franchise, Lifetime Achievement Award winner at this year’s Game Developers Choice Awards, as well as the keynote speaker at the Game Developers Conference this year.

As always, his comments and anecdotes are highly interesting, and even inspiring, as in this first interview segment, Kojima talks about other genres he would like to pursue, his trip to Call of Duty developers Infinity Ward, and his thoughts on making the impossible possible. Enjoy:

The second and third parts of the interview with Hideo Kojima follow below:

In this second part of the interview, Kojima speaks his mind on the sales of Metal Gears Solid 4, what he thinks about the Wii’s market domination and his PS3-exclusive development:

In this third and final part of the interview, Kojima talks about reviving franchises, the issues with Wii development, his thoughts on multiplatform releases, and more: