The genre's earliest ancestor was the 1980 maze chase game "Pac-Man", which emphasized running away from enemies rather than fighting them and had an influence on the design of "Metal Gear".
The genre's earliest ancestor was the 1980 maze chase game "Pac-Man", which laid the foundations for the stealth genre. It emphasized avoiding and running away from enemies rather than fighting them, and had an influence on the design of "Metal Gear".