The first two Metal Gear were 8-bit games released for MSX computers (and the NES/FC, I think) in the '80s. The one most people think as the first in the series is actually the third mainline title (Metal Gear Solid for the PSX).

Not that I don’t agree with your sentiment, but patents (technical methods to build machines, do stuff, etc.) are different from copyright (stories, characters, etc… the one Disney has exploited for decades).

You mean this certificate? The one which will expire next year and leave many old machines with Secure Boot enabled, unbootable?