12 Insane Links Between Popular Video Games You Totally Missed

8. Metal Gear Solid - Castlevania

The most widely known reference on the list, all you needed to get this one was a save for Konami's other titanic franchise, Castlevania, and upon meeting Psycho Mantis you'd be in for a treat. Metal Gear was a chance for divisive gaming mastermind Hideo Kojima to prove he could do something truly unique with each boss battle, and in Mantis' pre-fight cutscene he would show off his mind-fuddling abilities by doing things such as vibrating your controller or 'reading your mind' (by checking out what was on your memory card). Castlevania was one such title old bug-head would take notice of, and considering still today hardly any developers are willing to put this level of meta-care into their games, back in 1998 this was mind-blowing.