# Metal Gear Solid and escape from New York and L.A. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 15, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-gear-solid-and-escape-from-new-york-and-l-a/229352 "2004-02-15T15:30:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-gear-solid-and-escape-from-new-york-and-l-a/229352/1 "2004-02-15T15:30:48Z")
Am I crazy or are the movies Escape from New York and Escape from L.A. related to the Metal Gear Solid video games. I cant be sure but I think the main characters are both called Snake Pliskin. If they are related I am guessing the movies take place after the time frame you play in the video games. Does anyone know¿ ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-gear-solid-and-escape-from-new-york-and-l-a/229352/2 "2004-02-15T15:50:41Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Am I crazy or are the movies Escape from New York and Escape from L.A. related to the Metal Gear Solid video games. I cant be sure but I think the main characters are both called Snake Pliskin. If they are related I am guessing the movies take place after the time frame you play in the video games. > Does anyone know¿ The video game character is named Solid Snake. He has two eyes. There’s no relation that I know of. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-gear-solid-and-escape-from-new-york-and-l-a/229352/3 "2004-02-15T16:10:38Z")
> [@Menocchio](#): > > The video game character is named Solid Snake. He has two eyes. There’s no relation that I know of. Solid Snake introduces himself as “Plisken” (no “Snake”) to Raiden in Sons of Liberty. ---
**Author:** ![Reverse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@Reverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reverse)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-gear-solid-and-escape-from-new-york-and-l-a/229352/4 "2004-02-15T17:41:14Z")
The _Metal Gear_ games and the _Escape from…_ movies are not directly connected. Hideo Kojima, the creator of _Metal Gear_ series, simply borrowed something from the movie. In this case, it would be the codename “Plisken” for a character known as “Snake”. Just like at the end of _Metal Gear Solid_ Snake reveals his name (David) to a person called Hal. Think 2001. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-gear-solid-and-escape-from-new-york-and-l-a/229352/5 "2004-02-15T23:24:59Z")
I believe Solid Snake was named Snake Pliskin as a tribute to _Escape From New York._ I vaguely recall reading that tidbit in an interview with Hideo Kojima. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2004, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-gear-solid-and-escape-from-new-york-and-l-a/229352/6 "2004-02-16T14:06:31Z")
Yeah. Too bad the game coldn’t actually be played, just watched for hours on end.