Metal Gear Solid 4’s Iconic Install Screen Gets Turned Into an Animated Wallpaper
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Here’s a trip down memory lane. Remember installation screens that used to plague every game a few generations ago? I know I do, but the one that has always stuck out the most to me was Kojima’s 2008 Metal Gear Solid 4, not because it was a long installation, but rather the fact that the game tried to keep you entertained by featuring Old Snake smoking a cigarette throughout the entire installations.
Well, seems like a touch of nostalgia has hit one particular fan who has now brought back the installation screen as a brand-new animated wallpaper for your desktop PC.
I’m No Hero…Never Was, Never Will Be. I’m Just an Old Killer, Hired to Be on Your Desktop
A lot of people love this animation, so I recreated the Metal Gear Solid 4 install screen in Wallpaper Engine (ID: 3429479356).
High quality, fully customizable. Enjoy! https://t.co/KiU0cA3uCq pic.twitter.com/ggYkDAqRne
— Nitroid ❗️ (@Nitroid) February 17, 2025
A new animated wallpaper, created by the host of The Kojima Frequency, a podcast that discusses everything related to Kojima and his work, is now available for Wallpaper Engine. As seen in the video above, the animated wallpaper features the same installation screen that we all saw back on MGS4 during the PS3 era. It has Old Snake huffing and puffing a cigarette. Seeing him taking in the moment and enjoying every second made the installation process so fun to watch, even if it was in a loop. It was certainly one of the most creative installation screens we’ve ever seen, and we’re glad to see it turned into an animated wallpaper.
Judging by the views of the post and comments shared underneath it, the Metal Gear Solid fanbase absolutely loves this creation. Hopefully, if Metal Gear Solid 4 is part of Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2, Konami manages to keep this installation screen. Even if it does not actually install anything, we hope it’s there as an option to playback whenever we want, just for the sake of nostalgia.
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