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S.T.A.G.E. said:

Metal gear became popular on playstation platforms and Castlevania  rebooted itself successfully  on non Nintendo platforms.

Even Kojima admitted that the NES version of Metal Gear was one reason the series was well known and popular in the West.  Even though it was a terrible port that Kojima himself hated, it still ended up selling millions outside Japan.