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AWalkThroughbyglass_soul
Final
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
1)Introduction
2)WeaponsAndEquipment
3)Enemies
4)OneorTwoOtherThingsYouMightLiketoKnow
5)TheWalkThrough
6)Codes
7)Secrets
8)InMyOpinion...
9)AcknowledgementsandLegalStuff
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1)INTRODUCTION
SomethingbadishappeningintheprovinceofGarzburgSouthAfrica.A
renegademercenaryoutfitoperatingoutofabaseknownas"OuterHeaven"
hasbeendevelopingadvancedweaponrytosellontheblackmarket.And
also,incidentally,tohelpthemtakeovertheworld(overachievers).
Theirheadmanisanunknownentity;nodescriptionsareavailablebeyond
thefactthathe'sanexsoldierofoutstandingcapibilitiesaswellasa
coldbloodedkiller.
Thisisoldnews.Yourgovernmenthasknownaboutthisenclavefor
sometime,andupuntilnow,deemedthemanoisybutmostlynonthreatening
nusianceatbest.Somethinghaschangedallthat,however.
ThisorganizationhaskidnappedDr.PettrovichMadnar,atoparms
developer,aswellashisdaughterEllen.Rumorhasitthattheyareusing
Ellenasahostagetoforcethegooddoctortocreateanultimateweapon,
codenamedMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/).Yourgovernmentcannolongerignorethepotential
dangereminatingfromOuterHeaven.Someone'sgottogointhere.Someone's
gottofindoutwhattheserenegadesareupto.Someone'sgottoputastop
toitall.And,youguessedit,thatsomeoneisyou.
EnterSolidSnake,thenewestmemberofanelietSpecialForcesunit.
Codenamed"FoxHound",yourunit'smissionistoinfiltrateOuterHeaven,
freeDr.PettrovichandputastoptotheMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)project.Goodluck,
thefateofmillionsrestsinyourhands(bumbumbummmmmmmmm!).

2)WEAPONSANDEQUIPMENT
Youstartwithyourbarehandsandapackofcigarettes(thisgamehaving
beenmadebeforesmokingwasconsideredwayultramegatotallyuncool).
Fortunatlyforyou,thereisawidevarietyofhelpfulitemsthatyouwill
runacrosstoassistinyourcompletingthemission.
WEAPONS
FistsYourbasicweapon.Yourpunchesaren'tverypowerful
(anddon'tevenTHINKabouthittingabosstodeath).
Theupsideisthatyourbarehandsarealwayswithyou
andthey'resilent,allowingyoutomurderunsuspecting
guardswithoutalertingthewholebase.Punching,when
combinedwiththeironglove,alsoletsyoulocate
hiddendoors.
GrenadeLauncherThisweaponlobsexplosivesinalowarc.Itcanbe
usedtofireoverwalls.It'sparticularlyuseful
againstlarger,slowerenemies,buthaslimitswhen

dealingwithquickerfoes.6shotsperpickup.
HandGunLifedefinitlygetsmuchsweeterwhenyoufindthis
baby.Thehandgunfiresbulletsinastraightline
andwilltakedownguardsandtheirmuttsinone
hit.Stillnotthebestweaponfortakingdown
bosses,butmorethanadequateforlowlevelhouse
cleaning.Bulletsforthehandguncomein20rounds
perpickup.
MinePutoneoftheseonthegroundandthenwaitfor
someunsuspectingdopetowalkoveritandblast
themselvestopieces.Notaveryusefulweapon,
perhaps,butyoudoneedthesetotakeoutthetank.
5perpickup.
PlasticExplosiveAnexplosivechargethatwill...um,explodeafter
planted.Asageneralweapon,itsusesareextremely
limited.However,thisistheonlythingthatcan
hurttheSuperComputer,soyoudokindofneed
them.5perpickup.
R.C.MissileRadiocontrolledmissilesthatoncefiredyou
controlthesewithyourdpad.Youcanmaneuverthem
aroundcorners,makethemdoubleback,orchasedown
individualenemieswiththesegems.Oneofthebest
antibossweaponsinthegame.5perpickup.
RocketLauncherFiresaverydamagingrocketinastraightlineat
yourenemies.Killsthingsveryquicklyandisawee
moredirectthanthegrenadelauncher.5shotsper
pickup.
SubMachineGunFiresshotslikethehandgunbutspraysthemoutin
anarc.Holddownthefirebuttonforcontinuous
fire(obviously).Greatweaponforclearinglarge,
wideroomsandprobablythebestguntohelpyouget
acrossthedesert.Aswiththehandgun,20rounds
perammopickup.
ITEMS
AntennaOnceinthesecondbuilding,yourradiotransmissions
willbejammed,preventingyoufromtalkingtoand
gettinginfofromyourvariouscontactsoutside.Pick
thisitemuptounjamyourtranscieverandgetback
ontheair.
AntidoteThedesertareaisinhabitedbyvenomusscorpions.One
hitfromtheseandyou'llbepoisoned,withyourlife
meterdrainingawayslowly.Thissimplywon'tdo.Use
theantidotetostopthepoisonfromkillingyou.Once
youhavethisitem,there'snolimittohowmanytimes
youcanuseitsodon'tworryaboutrunningout.
AmmoCratesTheseboxesreplenishtheammosupplyforallofthe
weaponsyoufire(handgun,rocketlauncher,etc.).
Pickinguponeboxwillsupplyammoforallofthe
weaponsyoucurrentlyposess.Inotherwords,graba
boxwhenyouhavethehandgunandthegrenade
launcher,andyou'llget20bulletsand6grenades.
ArmourBodyarmor(IliketheBritishspelling).Bodyarmor
protectsyoufromdamage.Notalldamage,mindyou,
butitdoesreducethedamageyouwilltakebyabout
half.It'sanicethingtohaveduringbossfightsor
inthelaterstagesofthegame,whenyouwillbe
dealingwithwaveuponwaveofguards.
BinocularsThesewillallowyoutoseeonescreeninany
directionfromyourcurrentlocation.Notahorribly
usefulitem,butkindofniceearlyinthegameorif
you'veneverplayedMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)before.Becarefulwhen
usingthesehowever;theprogrammingissuchthatthe
gamewillunderstandbinocularuseasyourcharacter
havingmovedtothenextscreen.Inotherwords,if
therewereenemiesintheareawhereyou'restanding
whenyouusethisitem,theywillbebackwhenyou're
done.
BombBlastSuitThisonestillkindofconfusesme,andthe
transmissionintheareathatyouneedtousethis

seemstoindicatethatthebadguysnowcontrolthe
windaswellasahuge,sprawlingcomplexanda
walkingnucleartank.Thewindsontheroofofthe
firstbuildingwillconstantlyblowyoubackwards,
preventingexplorationofthearea.Putonthishandy
dandysuit,andtheywon'tbotheryouanymore.
CardboardIt'sacardboardboxtohidein.Allowsyoutosneak
pastenemiesinsomecircumstances.Notavitalitem,
orparticularlyuseful,butinterestingifyouare
tryingtocollectalltheitemsinthegame.
Cards18Keycardsthatwillallowyoutoaccesscertianparts
ofthebase.Certaincardswillonlyworkoncertain
doors,soyouneedtocollectthemall.Thinkofthem
asPokemon.
CigarettesAseeminglynonsensicalitem,youbeginyourmission
withthispackofsmokes.Usingtheseafteryoutake
outtheSuperComputerwilladd1000extrasecondsto
thebase'sselfdestructtimerandwillmakeyoulook
coollikeJoeCamelortheMarlboroCowboys(just
kidding).
CompassInthedesertandinareasofthejungleaswell,you
willfindyourselfwalkingthroughthesamescreens
overandoverandoveragain.Howdoyougetoutof
thispredicament?Well,whipoutyourtrustycompass.
Thisitemnegatestherepeatingareas.
DetectorYou'renottheonlyonewithmines.Theenemyhas
plantedtheirownexplosivesinseveralareasof
OuterHeaven.Thisgizmoallowsyoutoseethem.Once
theminesarevisible,it'saneasymattertoeither
avoidorshootthem.
GasMaskAreasofOuterHeavenarefilledwithpoisonousgas
(whyarenegademercunitwouldfeeltheneedto
floodpartsoftheirownfacilitieswithSerin,I
don'tknow).Enteroneandyourhealthwillslowly
starttodrainaway.Donthegasmasktostopthis.
And,alaMarthaStewart,that'sagoodthing.
GogglesInfraredgoggles.Therearevariousareasinthebases
thatareprotectedbyinvisablesecuritybeams.This
spiffyeyewearmakesthebeamsvisibleagain,and
henceavoidable.
IronGloveThisitemisanironglove,oddlyenough.Younever
actuallyhavetoequipthisitem,anddoingsodoesn't
addanypowertoyourpuncheswhereenemiesare
concerned.Youdoneedtohavethisiteminyour
inventorywhensearchingforhiddendoorways(punching
awallwithahiddendoormakesastrange,higher
pitchedthunkthanusual;withouttheglove,all
you'llgetistheusualnoiseSnakemakeswhenhitting
somethingsolid).
LightThere'sanarea,affectionatlyknownasthe"Pitfall
Zone",thatistypicallycompletlyblackedout.Trying
tocrossthischarmingareaundertheseconditionsis
suicide.Andthat'swheretheflashlightcomesin.
Thiswillallowyoutoseewhatyou'redoinginthe
PitfallZoneand,hopefully,letyoudodgethe
pitfalls.
OxygenNotthenetworkforwomen.Partofthesecondbuilding
seemstobeeitherasmalldockingareaforboatsor
anabovegroundsewer.Inanycase,thedarkareasof
thissludgelakearedeepwater,andifyouwalkinto
these,youwillstarttosuffocate.Withtheoxygen
tankinyourinventory,youcanfreelytraversethese
nastyareaswithoutriskofdying.
P.O.W.sScatteredaroundthecellsinthebuildingsare
prisonerstakenbytheenemy.Somearefromyourteam,
andsomearefromthelocalresistancefighterswho
don'tlikeOuterHeavenanditsinhabitantsanymore
thanyoudo.Freeingprisonerswillincreaseyourrank
aswellasnetyouvaluableinformationconcerning
yourmission.
RationsLovelylittletinsoffoodthatfullyrestoreyour

lifebarwhenused,allowingyoutofighton.Youcan
onlycarryalimitednumberofthese,sousethem
spareingly.Youget1rationperpickup.
SilencerThisoneshowsupontheweaponscreen,butit's
reallymoreofanitem,sinceyoucan'tuseitin
itselftoattackthings(unlessthere'saspecialmode
whereyoucanbeatpeopleintheheadwithitthatI'm
notawareof).Whatitdoes,asthenameimplies,is
silencethesoundofyourgun,allowingyoutoshoot
guardswithoutalarmingotherguardsinthesamearea.
TransmitterAtsomepointinthegame,theenemymanagestoplant
thisbuginyourequipment.Aslongasyouare
carryingit,stealthgoesrightoutthewindow;
enemieswillknowyou'retherethesecondyouwalk
ontoanyscreenwithguards.
UniformThisisanenemysoldier'suniform.Itactslikeakey
cardtothesecondbuilding;youcan'tgetinwithout
it.Italsomakesforabetterdisguisewhensneaking
aroundthanthecardboardboxdoes.

3)ENEMIESANDHAZARDS
REGULARENEMIES
GuardsObviouslythemostcommonenemyyou'regoingtoruninto,
Guardsweartwodifferentkindsofuniformsbuttheyboth
behaveexactlythesamesowhocares.Theyallpackguns,
thoughhowoftentheyshootatyouandhowaccuratetheyare
seemstodependonhowfarintothegameyou'veprogressed.
Guardswilldropafterthreepunchesoronehitfromany
otherweapon.
GuardDogsTrainedGermanShepardpuppiesthatwouldlikenothing
betterthantotearyourgutsout.Dogsarelessdangerous
thanguards;moreofthemwon'tcomerunningfromoffscreen
whenthealarmissoundedand,ofcourse,theyaren't
packingfirearms.Intheveryearlystagesofthegame,dogs
canbedangerous,butonceyoufindthepistolthethreatof
doggydeathbecomesalmostnonexistant.
ScorpionsTheselittlebastardsarequickandtheymoveinanerratic
circularpattern,makingthemtrickytohit.Scorpionsdon't
hurtyouallthatmuchbythemselves,buttheywillpoison
youiftheyhit.Ifyoudon'tyetposesstheantidote,this
canbeverybadindeed.Thankfully,scorpionsonlyinhabit
thedesertarea,andyouwon'tbethereforverylong.
BOSSES
ArnoldTheseguyswon'tshootatyou.Instead,they'llrun
intoyouwhentheyseeyou.TheArnoldsaretough
jerkstoo;youcan'thurtthemwithanythingbutthe
rocketlauncher.
BullTankThisbossisoneofthefirstthingsyouwill
encounteruponenteringBuilding2.Itmovesslowly
andhasnoweaponrytospeakof,butonetouchis
instantdeath,andthere'snoroomtomaneuveraround
itinthecorridoryouwillfaceitin.
CowardDuckThisguythrowsboomeranglikeprojectilesatyoufrom
acrosstheroom.Theboomerangsdon'thurtthat
horribly.Theproblemyouneedtogetaroundhereis
Duck'sgothimselfsurroundedbyP.O.W.sthathe's
usingasshields.Gettingoutofthisfightwithout
offingahostagecanbetricky.
FiretrooperThisdudehasaflamethrower,asthenameimplies.The
walloffirethatthetrooperspewsoutwilldestroy
anybullets,rockets,orgrenadesyousendhisway.
Also,it'snotagoodideaforSnaketotouchthe
flameseither.
MachineGunKidAnotherarmedpunk,thisonehasamachinegunthat
willtearyoutoribbons...ifyouarestupidenoughto
letthathappen.

ShotgunnerThefirstbossyouwillmeet.He'sarmedwitha
shotgun(imaginethat)andhe'snotafraidtouseit.
Dealsoutdecentdamageandmovesfairlyquickly.
SuperComputerThisisthecomputerthatcontrolsMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/).By
itself,itcan'tharmyou.Itisprotected,however,
byanelaboratesecuritysystem.Andohyeah,guards
too.DestroyingthisrendersMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)useless,but
italsoarmsOuterHeaven'sselfdestructdevice.
TankAlarge,armoredtankthatguardsthepathwaybetween
Buildings1and2.Ithastwomachinegunsthatfire
inanarcfromeithersideanditsmainturretfiresa
very,VERYdamagingshellthatyoushouldavoidatall
costs.
TwinShotThispairofheavygunnersguardstheprisoncellson
theroofofBuilding1.Theirgunswillputthehurt
onyousomtethingfierce,andbecauseoftheir
positioningtheyhavetheabilitytocovermostofthe
roof.
andfinally...
TheLeaderofOuterHeavenIdon'twishtospoilthisrightnow,in
caseyou'veneverheardofthisseries
beforeorareunawareofMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)'s
"suprise"finalconfrontation(inother
words,incaseyou'vebeenlivingundera
rockforthelast20years).Sufficeitto
say,themysteriousleaderofOuterHeaven
isarmedwithonlyapistol,buthe's
quickandtough.Andbythetimeyoumeet
him,he'llberatherangrywithyou.
HAZARDS
CamerasSecuritycamerasthatwillbringhordesofsoldiers
downaroundyourearsiftheyseeyou.Thebestway
toavoiddetectionbythesedevicesistohugthe
wallsdirectlyunderwherethey'reguarding;they
can'tseeyouwhenyou'reinthisposition.Much
later,youwillencountercamerasthatfirelasers.
Thesebeamsofenergyaredeadlywhentheyhityou
inrapidsucession,butthelasercamerascanbe
fooledinthesamemannerthatregularonescan.
ElectrifiedFloorsIfyourunintoanareawherethefloorisglowing,
don'tsteponit.Thatunhealthyradiancemeans
thattheflooriselectrifiedandwillhurtyouto
thetouch.USUALLY(notetheemphasis)therewill
beasmall,purplecontrolpanelsomewherenearby.
TakeitoutwithRCmissilestoshutthefloordown.
MinesThereareafewareasofthegamethataremined,
andsteppingonamineisnotgoodforyourhealth.
Likethesecuritybeams,youcan'tseetheseunder
normalcircumstances.Alsolikethesecuritybeams,
thereisadeviceyoucanusetorevealthem,in
thiscasethedetector.Onceyoucanseethemines,
youcaneitherwalkaroundthemorshootthem.
PitfallsThesearetrapsthatopenupasyougetcloserto
them.Onetouchisinstantdeathagain,soavoidat
allcosts.
PoisonGasCertainareasofOuterHeavenarefloodedwith
toxicfumes.Youwillbeabletorecognizeareas
likethisbythewhite,puffycloudsthatseemto
seapupfromthefloor.Donthatgasmaskquickly
whenyouenteranarealikethattoavoidmajor
damage.
RollersTheseresembleoildrumsstackedendtoendand
rollbackandforth,blockingyourpath.It'sdeath
tothetouch,andtheonlythingyoucandois
avoidthem.Sometimestherearenitchesinthe
wallsoftheareawhereyoucanduckastherollers
goby,butdon'tcountonit.

SecurityBeamsBlunderingthroughthesewillsetoffthealarmand
calltheguardsout,allabeingseenbyacamera.
Tomakemattersworse,they'reinvisible.Puton
thosegogglesifyou'dliketoavoidthese.

4)ONEORTWOOTHERTHINGSYOUMIGHTLIKETOKNOW
ANEXPLAINATIONOFTHERANKINGSYSTEM
There'snoscorekeepinginthisgameperse.Rather,youwillbe
promotedtoahigherrankdependingonhowmanyhostagesyou'verescued.
Whyisthisagoodthing?Higherrankincreasestheamountofammunition
andrationsyoucancarry,thesizeofyourlifebar,andoneofyour
radiocontactswon'teventalktoyouunlessyou'reatrank4.Youcan
alsogodowninrankbyaccidentally(oronpurposly,ifyou'refeeling
eeeeevil)shootingandkillingfreedhostages.Youstartoutattherank
ofonestar,andcanacquireamaximumoffourstars.Hereisaqucik
listoftheperksyougetateachrankandhowmanyhostagesyouneedto
rescueinordertomakeittothatrank.
04Hostages1Star59Hostages2Stars
HandGun50roundsHandGun100rounds
SubMachineGun50roundsSubMachineGun100rounds
GrenadeLauncher15roundsGrenadeLauncher30rounds
RocketLauncher5RoundsRocketLauncher10rounds
PlasticExplosives5unitsPlasticExplosives10units
Mines5unitsMines10Units
R.C.Missiles5unitsR.C.Missiles10units
Rations3unitsRations6units
1014Hostages3Stars15+Hostages4Stars
HandGun200roundsHandGun250rounds
SubMachineGun200roundsSubMachineGun250rounds
GrenadeLauncher60roundsGrenadeLauncher60rounds
RocketLauncher20RoundsRocketLauncher30rounds
PlasticExplosives15unitsPlasticExplosives20units
Mines15unitsMines20Units
R.C.Missiles15unitsR.C.Missiles20units
Rations9unitsRations12units
YOURTRANSCIEVERANDYOU
Inadditiontoyourarmsandyourcancersticks,youalsostartthegame
withatranscieverthatallowsyoutocommunicatewithyourhomebase
aswellasavarietyofresistancefightersalongtheway.Chattingwith
thesefolksusuallyallowsyouaccesstosemivaluabletipsaboutwhat
todonext,forthemostpart.
Mostofthetimeyourcommandingofficer,BigBoss,andcompanywill
callyou,soyouwon'thavetoworryaboutfiddlingwithfrequency
changesonyourtransciever.Thereare,however,certainareaswhereyou
needtomakeoutgoingcallsyourself.Asageneralruleifyourescuea
hostageandtheytellyoutocontactsomeone,dosoimmediatlyupon
leavinghiscell.
THEFABLED"TRANSCIEVERTRICK"
ItwasrecentlybroughttomyattentionthatI'vementionedthe
transcievertrickseveraltimesthroughoutthisdocumentwithoutever
botheringtoexplainwhatexactlythatis.Allowmetorectifythisnow;
it'salittletrickthatwillhelpyoupasspitfalltrapsmuch,muchmore
easily.Here'showitworks.
Upontriggeringapitfall,immediatlygototheradioscreen,thengo
backintothenormalgame.Whatthisdoesisfreezethetrapsoitcan't
openanyfurther,aswellasmakeitdisappear.(It'sstillthere,
though,andwillstillkillyouifyoutouchanyareathatithadtimeto
opento.)
Sneaky?Perhaps.Aprogrammingglitch?I'mnotsocertain.ThisisMetal

Gear,afterall,aserieswhichhasalwayschallengedyoutothinkoutside
ofyourtypicalvideogameboxtowin.Atanyrate,thisdoesn'tcountas
cheatinginmybook.Ifyoudisagree,trymakingitthroughthePitfall
Zoneabilliontimeswithoutusingitandthencometalktome.

5)THEWALKTHROUGH
Herewego.Thisisthemaincourseofthisgameguidefeast.Readonto
seehowtobeatthewhole,entiregameofMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)fromstartto
finish.Sincetherearen'tdistinctlevelsinthisgame,Ihavebroken
theguideintosixpartsforslightlyeasierreading.
PART1:JUNGLEBOOGIE
MetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)beginswithabriefcutsceneshowingyou,andthreeofyour
buddies,parachutingintothejungle.Uponlanding,you'llrecievea
callfromBigBoss,yourunit'sheadhoncho.He'llexplainthemission
objectivesinmoreorlessunderstandableEnglish.Oncehe'sdone
babbling,followthetrailtoyourright.
Here,wewilldelighttoanexampleofthisgame'shorridtranslation
base.Theguardbythejeepwillfallasleepafterafewmomentsifyou
simplydon'tmove(waitforthecue,"I'mgettingsleepy!!").Whenhe's
peacfullyinslumberland,eithersneakbyhimorrunupandpunchhis
lightsoutpermenantly,thenheadsouth.
Thenextareaisoccupiedbythreemutts,andit'sprettymuch
impossibletogetbywithoutalertingthem.Theyaren'ttoohardto
dodge,sorunbyandtakethepathontherighttocontinuefurter
south.
Passanotherscreenwithadog,andyou'llcometoasmallclearingwith
atruck.Fromthispointon,thingsaregoingtogetverysticky.The
guardsyouencounterwillareallverytriggerhappyandyourlowrank
(andhence,lowamountofenergy)doesn'tpermityoutosoakupmuch
damagebeforedying.Thismakestheopeningofthisgameprobablyoneof
thetoughestpartstogetpast.Enoughdisclaimers,backtothegame.
Watchtheguardpatrollingtheclearing.Whenhisbackistoyou,charge
upbehindhimandquicklydeckhimuntilhe'sdead.Thetruckhereabouts
hasthebinocularsinit.Nowyouhaveachoicetomake.Thebinocs
aren'tanessentialitem,thoughifthisisyourfirsttimeplayingthis
gametheabilitytoseewhatliesaheadisanicethingtohave.Still,
youwillhavetofightthesameguardagainifyouopttograbthe
binocs,andhe'llseeyouimmediatlywhenyouexitthetruck.Whatever
youdecide,afteryou'redonecontinuesouth.
Afteranothercoupleofscreensofstealthykills,you'llcometoa
large,concretestructurewithasoldierstationedoneithersideofit.
Taketherightside.Beatthetaroutofthetrooperthereandscoot
southwardagain.Ifheseesyoubeforehedies,don'tworry.Simply
hurryoffthescreenbeforetheotherguardcantrytokillyou.
Now,sinceyoufollowedmyinstructionsandcamedownontherightside,
youshouldbeinspittingdistanceofoneofthetwoguardsonthisnext
screen.Takehimoutfast;eveniftheotherjerkdoesseeyou,you'll
onlyhaveonelefttodealwith.Onceyou'vemoppedupthetwoguards,
hopintothetruckontheleftsideofthescreen.InsideisCard#1.As
abonus,grabbingthefirstkeycardseemstobethesignalforthe
enemytroopstostopshootingatyouforawhile.Whenyouexitthe
truck,thetwoguardswillbeback,buttheywon'tfire.Eithertake
themoutorsimplydodgeyourwayintothetruckontheright,andbe
treatedwithaclassicvideogameline:"Uhoh!Thetruckhavestarted
tomove!"You'vegottoabsolutly*LOVE*sloppytranslations.
Oncethetruck"have"stoppedmoving,jumpout.Youarenowinfrontof
Building1.There'saloneguardhere,butifyouwaitforafew
moments,he'llwanderoffsaying"Ok,yourturn!!",whichIthinkis
supposedtomeantheyarechangingguards.Anyway,thetruckontheleft
hasrationsinit,sofilluponthemifyouwantto(andrememberthat

theguardwillbebackandwillseeyoueachtimeyouleavethetruck).
Onceyou'reready,equip#1andenterthebase.
PART2:SECRETAGENTMAN
YouhavesucessfullysnuckintooneofOuterHeaven'sfourstructures,
theunimaginativlynamedBuilding1.Now,headnorthfromtheentrance
andeithersneakpastormurdertheguardthat'spatrollingthearea
nexttothedoor.Entertheroom,dealwiththeguardandgrabthegas
mask.Doublebackandmakeyourwaywestthroughthegarage.Ifindthat
it'seasiertoheadsouth,thenwest,thennorth,asthisrouteoffers
morecoverandyoureallyshouldbeavoidingfightsatthisstageofthe
game.BigBosswillcallintwoareasofthemotorpool.Hesaysthe
samethingbothtimes,essentiallytellingyouwhatyouneedtodoto
completeyourmission.Ignorhimorlistenifyou'dlikeanotherexample
oftrulyhideousdialogue.
Onceyouhitthewestendwall,taketheleftpathnorthbound;there'sa
pitfalltrapontherightside.This,however,willbringyoufaceto
facewithapairofguardsthatwillspotyouthesecondyouenterthe
area.Takethemoutfast,orhightailitnorthwardbeforethearea
becomesinfestedwithtroopers.Next,you'llcometoanelevatorguarded
byasoldierwhowillditchliketheguydidoutsideafteramomentor
two.Waithimout,andthenmovewhenthecoastisclear.Ignorethe
elevatorfornowandheadeast.
There'soneguardhereandthreetrucks.Youcan'topenthedooratthe
farrightatthistime,sodon'teventry.Theretruckontherighthas
mines,themiddleoneholdsanastysurpriseoffourguards,andtheone
onthelefthasthehandgun.Finally!You'rearmed!Nowyoujustneed
somebulletstogowiththegun.Ifyouarespottedwhilstcollecting
thehandgunandmines,simplyduckintooneofthetruckstoevadethe
guards.Newweaponsacquired,headbacktotheelevator.Thisliftwill
onlygotothethirdfloor,sotakeitonup.
Onceoutoftheelevator,hugtheleftwalltoavoidbeingspottedby
thecamerasandheadsouth.Ignorebotheofthetrooperspatrollingthe
areaandgointothedoorontheleftsideoftheroom.Yourrewardis
anammobox.Enterandexittheroom,grabbingtheammunitioneachtime,
untilyouhaveallthebulletsyoucancarry,thenuse#1onthedoorto
thesouthandrescueyourfirstprisoner.Use#1againonthenextdoor
andwalkintoawonderfulrtoomfilledwithpoisongas.
Slapyourgasmaskontostoptakingdamage(you'llalwaystakeatinsy
bitwhenkeyingintoandoutofroomslikethis,I'mafraid)andmake
forthedooratthebottemofthescreen.#1willgetyououtofhere.
BigBosswillalsocallandtellyouthatyouneedagasmask.No
kidding.
Uponenteringthenextroom,creepalongthelefthandwalltoavoidthe
camerasagain,anduse#1toenterthelowerdoorhere.You'llgetto
freeanotherprisoner,whogivesyousomeinformationregardinga
missingteammemberofyourscodenamedGreyFox.Leavethecelland
headeast.Avoidtherollerinthisnextroom,scoopuptheplastic
explosives,andcontinueoninthesamedirection.
Whenyoureachtheeasternwall,therewillbeapairofroomsguarded
byapairofcameras.Slippastthecamerasanduse#1onthelowerof
thetworooms.YourrewardisCard#2.Hooray.Theupperroomholds
rations,souse#2toopenitandrestockifnecessary,thenbacktrack
totheareawhereyoufreedthesecondP.O.W.Opentheupperdoorwith
#2andswipetheR.C.missiles.Niceindeed.Nowgoback(again)tothe
areawhereyoufound#2andheadnorthfromhere.
Howcharming!Yourveryfirstexperiancewithanelectrifiedfloor!Wait
tillyoutelltheboysbackhome!BigBosswillcallandwarnyouthat
theonlywaytoshutdownthehighvoltageflooringisbybreakingits
controlpanel,alsothatSchneiderknowsthelocationofthemissiles
youalreadyacquired.Usethosemissilestoblastthepanel,thencross
whenit'ssafeandcontinuenorth.

You'llcometoanotherelevatorhere.Aswiththelastone,ignoreit
forthetimebeingandheadwest.Use#2togainaccesstotheupper
roomhereandgrabthecardboard,ifyou'slike.Thenkeythroughthe
westerndoorandproceedthroughit.
Use#2againtoenterthesmallstructureinthemiddleoftheroomto
getthesilencer,anduse#1onthedoortoyourrightforthegrenade
launcher.Headbacktotheroomwiththeammobox(it'swest,thensouth
fromhere)torefillyourpistolandgetsomegrenadesinyourlauncher.
Whileyouareintheneighborhood,use#2onthedoorontherightside
ofthescreentofreeanothercaptive,thenheadbacktotheother
elevator(nottheonedirectlynorthofhere).Youcan'tdoanythingon
theroofandnothingofparticularconsequenceonthesecondlevel,so
headbackdowntothegroundfloor.
Headsouthfromtheelevatoronceyoutouchdown(avoidthespace
betweenthecrates;it'sapitfall).Use#2onthefirstdoortoyour
left.FreethehostagewhowilltellyousomemoreaboutGreyFox's
whereabouts,thencontinueonyourmerryway.Inthenextarea,use#2
againonthedoortoyourrightforthesubmachinegun,thenaccessthe
doortoyourleftwith#1.Insideisanotherprisoner(yourfifth,oh
goody!)andhetellsyouitwouldbeagoodideatoletyourselfbe
captured.That'sthoughtfulofhim.Exitandcontinuesouth.
Hopintothetruckyouseedownthere,andloandbehold,youget
captured!Thingsaregoingaccordingtoplan...aren'tthey?(Bytheby,
"You'reunderarrest!!"?Ithoughtthiswasaparamilitarystationsome
whereinthebuttendofAfrica,notdowntownOmaha.Andallarethese
exclaimationpointsreallynecessary?)
PART3:JAILHOUSEROCK
Well,you'renowrestingcomfortablyinOuterHeaven'sprison.BigBoss
callsyou(theydidn'ttakeyourradio?)sayingtheinfiltrationisa
smashingsuccess.Iguessthatdependsonwhichsideofthebarsyou're
standingon.Anyway,norestfortheweary.Bossdropscluesinhis
dialoguethatyouneedtofeelaround(iepunch)thewallstofindaway
out.Hitthelefthandwallandyou'llopenahiddendoor.Gointothe
nextroomandbegreetedbynoneotherthanGreyFox,whowillgiveyou
someunsettlingintelligencebeforesplitting.Punchthesouthernwall
ofthiscelltorevealyourexit,thenheadeasttoyourfirstboss
fight.
SHOTGUNNERNowtypicallyinMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/),beatingbossesrequiresa
simpleamountofoutthinkingthemratherthanstraightforwardbrute
force.Theshotgunnerwillrunbackandforthacrossthetopofthe
screen,stoppingoccasionallytopepperyouwithblastsfromhisstreet
sweeper.Thesedon'thurttooterriblymuch,butyou'rebetteroff
avoidingthemalltogether.Thefirstthingyouneedtodoisrearm
yourself.Therearetwodoorsatthebottomofthisroom.Headtothe
oneontheright.Allofthegearyouvecollectedisinabagonthe
tableinhere.Grabitandditchthetransmitterthebadguyshave
placedinsidethebag.NowheadbackintotheShotgunnersroomtoface
him.Hidebehindthecratesanduseyourremotemissilesonthisguy.
Thoughhelltry,hewontbeabletoshootthroughthecratestohit
you.Youshouldhavefourremotemissilesleft.Hithimwithallfour
andhellgodown.Shouldyourunoutofmissiles,equipthehandgun,
chargeuptohislevel,andfillhimfullofleadforthecoupde
grasse.
Nowthatthatsoutoftheway,use#2tokeyintotheroomontheleft
handsideandretrievecard#3.#3opensthedoortoyourright,leading
outofthisbuilding.Soexitstageright.
Headintothedoortothesouthherewith#2.Bodyarmorisyourreward.
Headbackoutandgoupandaroundthecorner.Use#2againtogetinto
theroomatthetopofthescreenforthebombblastsuit,thenuse#3
onthedoortotheleftoftheoneatthebottomofthescreenforthe
uniform.Makesureyougetthesethreeitemsbeforeyouleave;youwont
beabletocomebacktothisbuildinguntilyouacquirethecompass,and
thatslockedupdeepinsidebuilding2(whichyoucantaccesswithout

theuniform).Onceyouvecollectedallofthesegoodies,exitthe
buildingwith#3.
Headeastfromthebuildingsentranceuntilyoucangoeastnomore.
Therewillbeatruckherewithrationsinside.Restockyourration
supply,andthenheadsouth.Eventually,youllcometoBuilding1s
northernwall.Therearethreetruckshere.Themiddleonewilltakeyou
toBuilding4,andtheupperonehasplasticexplosives.Theoneatthe
bottomhascard#4.Grabthecardanduseitonthedoorhere.Youre
backinBuilding1.Aquicksidenote:onceyougrabcard#4,the
enemieswillstartshootingatyouagain,sobeonguard.
Disposeofthewelcomingcommitteethatswaitingforyou,andheadback
totheelevator.Makeaquickpitstoponfloor3forsomemoreammoand
moremissiles,andthenproceedtotheroof.Donthatbombblastsuit.
Ha!Takethatwind!Headasfarwestasyoucango,thengosouth.
Theresanopenroomalongthewaywithammoinit,stopandrefillif
youneedto.Atthebottomofthispath,use#2togetaccesstoacell,
rescuethehostageinside,thenbacktracktotheareawherethepath
splitseast,west,andsouth.Gosouth.
Thesuspensionbridgesaredangerous,butonlyifyouarentcareful.If
thebridgeplanksmoveoutfromunderyourfeet,youllfallalltheway
tothegroundfloorand,ofcourse,die.Goslowlyandcarefullywatch
thewaythebridgessway,andyoullbefinethough.
Onceacrossthebridges,gowest.Eithersneakupontheguardandkill
himbeforehehasthechancetoactivatethefloororuseyourmissiles
toblastthecontrolpanelfromafar.Use#3togainaccesstotheroom
andswipethedetector.Nowheadeast.
TWINSHOTAtthefareasternsideoftheroof,youllencounterTwin
Shot.Theywillopenupwithawideangledbarrageofgunfirethemoment
youenterthescreen,sodontwastetime.Scurryovertotheupper
righthandcornerofthearea,behindthesmallbarrierthatseparates
youfromoneoftheTwinShots.Youwillprobablytakeatleastonehit
duringyourmaddashacrossthefiringfield,butitshouldnthurtyou
allthatmuch.Nowitstimetouseyourgrenadelauncher.Thisweapon
willallowyoutofireoverthebarrier,hittingthefirstTwinShot
withoutputtingyouinharmsway.Afterthefirstonedrops,repeatthe
processinhisformercranny.10grenadesapieceandTwinShotwont
botheryouanymore.
Thedoorontherightwillopenwith#3.Thecellisempty.Thedooron
theleftopenswith#2.Rescuethehostageinthere,andhewilltell
youthatPettrovichhasjustbeenmovedtoBuilding2.Soitlookslike
youregoingtohavetodosomemorehuntingbeforeyoucanfindthe
gooddoctorandfindouthowtoputMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)outofcommission.Back
tracktotheelevatorandtakeittofloor2.
Headsouthfromhere.Thoseweirdsilverblocksthatyouseeproduce
securitylasers,butyoudonthavethegogglesrightyet,sojustrun
throughthem,avoidingtheguardsthatwillpopupwhenyoutriggerthe
alarm.Atthesouthernwall,use#1toaccessacellforaP.O.W.then
headwest.Card#3opensthiscellandgrantsyouyourtenthhostage
(rankup!Rankup,Richie!)whowillinformyou,belatedly,thatDr.
Pettrovichisbeingheldontheroof.Pathimontheheadandsendhim
onhisway.Thenuse#3againtobreakintotheroomonyourleft.
MACHINEGUNKIDAnditstimeforanotherbossfight.Obviously,dont
standintheopeningsfortoolong;MGKrunsalongatthetopofthe
screenandstopsateachcorridorlongenoughtofireastreamof
bulletsyourway.Thefirst,mostobviousweapontouseagainsthimis
yourremotemissilesagain.Thisdoeswork,andfairlyquickly,butyou
willneedthosemissilesinBuilding2,andusingthemupnowwill
necessitateasidetriptograbmoreofthembeforeyouleave.Instead,
takehimoutwiththepistol.Standbyanopeningthathesapproaching,
andquicklydodgeoutandfireashotortwodownthecorridorinhis
direction.Thenduckbackintocover.MGKwillmovetoattackyou,but
indoingso,willwalkrightintoyourshots.Repeatthisseveraltimes,
andhelldie.

Use#1toaccessthedooratthetopofMGKsroomforthestupidiron
glove,thenuse#4onthedoorthewest.Offtheguardtherebeforehe
canswitchonthefryingfloor,openthedoorhewasguardingwith#3,
andclaimtheinfraredgogglesasyourown.Headnorthfromhere.#1
willgetyouintothecellblockontherightsideforanotherhostage,
andtheopendooronthelefthasthreeguardsandlandmines.Stockup
fullyonthemines;youregoingtoneedthemverysoon.Thenkeepgoing
north.
Entertheroomatthetopofthisarea,dodgetheroller,andescape
with#3.Headwestbrieflyformoreammoandsomeplasticexplosivesif
youfeellikeit.Thengobacktotheelevator.Takeitbacktothe
bottomlevel,andexitthebuildingviathedooryoumostrecentlyused
toenterit.YouwillneverhavetocomebacktoBuilding1now,sowave
buhbyeandcontinuewithyourmission.
PART4:HEAVYMETAL
HeadnorthfromBuilding1.Whenyourunbackintotherationtruck,
resupplyyourself,thenequipthedetector.Ooooh!Mines!Eitherdodge
orshootthese,andheadnorth.
TANKThrowonthebodyarmorandchargerightupagainstthebrick
wall;thetanksmachinegunsfireoutinarcsoneithersideofit,but
theycanthityouwhenyourerightnexttothewall.Nowitsasimple
matterofwhenthetankbacksup,runoutinfrontofitanddropthree
mines.Youmighttakealittlefirefromthemachineguns,butthebody
armorwillreducethedamageyoureceive.Thetankwillcomeforward
again,anditwillrollovertheexplosivesdamagingitself.After11
hits,thetankwillbedestroyed,andyouarefreetomoveonto
Building2.Therearetwothingsyouneedtokeepinmindwhilefighting
thisbrute.Numberone,donttouchit;thatsinstantdeath.Secondly,
thetankwillfireitsturretcannonatyouifyoustepdirectlyin
frontofit.Thisisobviouslystupidandunnecessary,sodontbean
idiotandstayoutofthetanksway.
Keepgoingnorthwiththatdetectorhandy,asyoullrunintoanother
minefield.Oncepastthis,youllreachBuilding2,andBigBosswillbe
onthephoneagain.Hellsaysomethingaboutaroadblockandtryingto
slippastit.Putonthatuniformyoustoleearlierandenterthe
building.
Ifyouneedaquickammoboost,headimmediatelyleftandaccessthe
doortherewith#4.Anammocrateisinside.Restockuntilyourefully
rearmed,thengojumpinthesludge.Equipyourgrenadelauncherand
use#4ondoor.
BULLTANKThebulltank,likeitslatecounterpart,islethaltothe
touch.Sodonttouchit.Youneedsomethingwithdecentpunchtotake
thisthingdown.Thatswhereyourgrenadelaunchercomesin.Themoment
youentertheroom,startlobbinggrenadesatthelumberingbehemoth.
Youshouldbeabletotakeitdownbeforeitreachesyou.Intheevent
thatyoudontactfastenough,simplyaccessyoursubscreenandthe
bulltankwillresettoitsstartingposition,withwhateverdamageyou
dealttoitonthefirstgoround.
#4willgetyououtofthebulltanksroom.Headeastfromthe
elevator,andthensouth.Crosstheriverofsludgetotheotherside,
beingcarefultoavoidthedark(deep)area,anduse#2onthedoorto
yourleft.Theantennaisinhere,andthisisanimportantitemtoget
onthislevelastwonewanddifferentcontactswillbeshowingupon
yourradioandyouwontbeabletotalktothemwithoutthisitem.
Theresnothingmoreyoucandoonthisfloorrightnow.Headbackto
theelevatorandtakeittotheroof.
#2willopenthedoorinyourimmediatearea,andinsideisanother
hostage.HelltellyouthatPettrovichisbeingheldonfloor2.
Continueacrosstheroofuntilyoureachtheseconddoor.Use#4toopen
itandberewardedwithcard#5.Keepgoinguntilyoureachthe
elevator,andtakeitbackdowntothegroundfloor.

Dontgobetweenthecratesinthefirstareahere,theresanother
pitfall.Headwest,thennorth(orcontinuewestforrationsifyouneed
them,thedoorisopenedby#5).Stayonthelowersideofthesludge
ditchandgoeast,thennorthuntilyoureachadoor.Opensesamewith
#5andrescueyetanotherhostagewhotellsyouthatyouneedarocket
launchertobeatsomeonecalledArnoldforthekeycardtotheoutside.
Headback,jumpinthemuck,andgonorth.Whenyoureachtheareathat
isblockedbyallthatdeepwater,exitthesludgeviatheopeningon
theleftandheadsouth.Followthatpathtoanotherdoorandopenit
with#5.Thisroomholdscard#6.Nowgobacktothefirstelevator,and
takeittofloor2(itsanirritatingfactinthisbuildingthatthe
elevatoryoutookuptotheroofonlygoesup,whiletheelevatoryou
tookdownfromtheroofonlygoesdown).
First,followthepathtotherightopeningthedoorattheendofit
with#6.Yourprizeistheantidote,somethingwhichyouwillneedvery
soon.Headbackandpopopenthesoutherndoorthatyoupassedwith#1.
Yep,thosetwothingsareArnold(Arnolds?),butyourenotquiteready
tofighthimyet.Use#5toopenthedoorinthesoutheastcorner,and
thenagaintoopenthecellinthenextroom.Ahostagewillbethere
andhelltellyouthatyoucantcrossthedesertwithoutacompass.
HeadbacktotheArnoldsroomanduse#5onthedoorontherightside
now.
#5willgetyouintotheroomintheupperleftcorner,andyour15th
hostage.Justintimetoo.Hetellsyouaboutaresistancemembernamed
Jenniferwhosasnobandwonttalktoyouunlessyoureclassy
(translation,highranking).Fortunately,thatfreedhostagejustput
youtofourstars,soyoullhaveplentyofclasswhentalkingtoJen.
Leavethecellandcontactherimmediately.Shelltellyouthatshes
gotsomerocketlaunchersreadyforyou.Use#toaccesstheotherroom
inthearea,andvoila!Rocketlauncher!Nowallyouneedissomething
tofireoutofit,andfortunately,Iknowjustwherethatsomethingis.
GobacktoArnoldsroomagain,andthistimekeyyourselfoutwith#1
atthelowerlefthanddoorway.Theresanopenroomoverherewith
threeammocrates.Fillupandthenprepareforbattle.(Youcanalsogo
northfromhere,andkeyyourselfintoacellwith#6.There,aperson
whoseemstobeDr.Pettrovichisbounduplikeahostage.Dontfall
forit;itsatrapandhesnottherealdoctor.Ifyoumovetofree
him,helltrytokillyoubyopeningupapitfall.Iusuallyshootthis
guyoutofspite.)
ARNOLDTheArnoldsdontshootatyou;theydonthaveanyguns.
Instead,asImsureyouvelearnedbyduckingintoandoutofthis
room,theyllchargeyouandslamintoyoufordecentdamage.Thisfight
ismorestraightforwardthanmost.Nowthatyouhavetherocket
launcher,simplyblastawayateachoftheArnoldsuntiltheydie.
Equipthebodyarmorforextraprotectionifyoufeellikeitandheal
whennecessary.
AftertheArnoldspass,akeycardwillappear,#7.Grabit,thenuse#2
onthedoorintheupperrighthandsideoftheroom.Goeastfromhere,
andthencallJenniferagainfromthisseeminglydeadendroom.Shell
tellyoushedgotacompassreadyforyou.Use#1toopenthedoorin
theareaandswipethecompass.GobacktoArnoldsroom(again)and
headbackthroughthesoutheasterndoor.Thistimegoeastuntilyou
reachtheelevator,andtakeitbacktothegroundlevel.
Headbacktothesludgearea,andgototheareawhereyougot#6.
Insteadofgoingsouththistime,gonorth.Use#7onthedoorhere,and
youreoutofBuilding2.
PART5:TAKINCAREOFBUSINESS
Youreinthedesertnow,soequipthecompassandthesubmachinegun.
TheSMGisidealfordealingwiththescorpions,sinceitspraysouta
fanofbulletstocoverthefairlylargeareathatthelittlearachnids
scuttlearoundin.Headnorth,andnorth,andnorthsomemore,untilyou
reachBuilding4.BigBosswillcallyouupandtellyoutogetintothe

truckontheright(Ithinkhemeanstheoneinthemiddleonthe
right).Dontlistentohim;thetruckinquestionwillwhiskyouaway
backtothebeginningareaofthegameandyoullneedtomakeyourway
allthewaybacktoBuilding4.Thetruckintheupperrighttakesyou
tothefrontofBuilding1,thelowertruckhasammo,andtheoneonthe
upperlefthasasinglesoldierinit.Use#7toenterthebuilding.
Interesting.Itseemslikeyoureexpected.Theresnosneakingpastthe
guardsinthisroom.Theyknowyourethereandwillattackthemoment
youenter.Wipethemout.BigBosscallsyouagainandtellsyoutogo
intotheroomontheleft.Again,dontlistentohim.Theresapitfall
inthatroomandnothingelse.NowwhyisitthatBigBosssuddenly
seemstowanttohaltyourprogress,inonewayoranother?Butthatsa
questionforlater.Headnorth.Getpastthetwopitfallsbyusingthe
transceivermethodtofreezethem,thenhopintheelevatorandtakeit
downanddownanddownsomemore.
Thecamerasinthenextroomareactuallythefun,lasershooting
variety,whichmeansyoureprettyclosetothesupercomputer.Thats
irrelevantrightnow,though.Use#7tokeyintotheroomatthebottom,
grabtheoxygentankandthenmakeyourwaybacktoBuilding2.
Now,equiptheoxygenandgojumpinthedeepwaterandheadnorth.
Eventually,youllexitthewaterandcometoanareawithanother
electrifiedfloor.Useyourmissilestodeactivateit.Theroomonthe
leftisopenedwith#1andholdsammo.Youllalsoreceiveanalarmed
messagefromSchneider,tellingyouthathesfoundoutwhotheleader
ofOuterHeavenis.Butthetransmissioncutsoffbeforeyoucanfind
out.Theotherdoorleadstoyournextbossfight.
COWARDDUCKMaybethisismorehomageto80sicons(hello,Howardthe
Duck)andmaybenot.Atanyrate,Ducksgothimselfsurroundedby
hostagesandhethrowsboomeranglookingthingiesatyou.Jenniferwill
callandinformyouthatoneofthehostagesintheroomisherbrother
(themiddleone)andifyoushoothimshewonthelpyouanymore.On
topofallthat,theresapitfallinthemiddleoftheroom.Thebest
waytodealwithDuckyisyourhandydandyremotemissiles.Ifever
therewasasituationtailormadeforthesebabies,itsthisone.
Alternatively,youcantripthepitfallandfreezeitwiththe
transceivertrick,thenwalkupbesidestheCowardandfillhimfullof
leadwiththepistol.Finally,youcanheadtoeithertheleftorthe
rightsideoftheroomandusethesubmachinegun.Thisreallyisnta
goodideathough.Withallthosebulletssprayingaround,yourebound
tohitahostageortwo.
Duckhadthefinalkeycard.Grab#8andfreethehostages.Jens
brothertellsyoutotaketheleftelevatorwhenyouescapethecomplex,
sonotkillinghimpaidoff.Nowheadbackouttothedesert.Gonorth
againwiththecompassandtheSMGattheready.Afteryouclearthe
desert,keepthecompassatthereadyandheadwestthreetimes,north
once,andwestoncemore.Thiswilltakeyoutothenorthernentranceof
Building3.#6getsyouinhere.(Youcanalsogetbacktothesouthern
entranceofBuilding3nowthatyouhavethecompass.Gettothe
clearingwiththerationstruckandthesmallminefieldbelowwhereyou
foughtthetank,equipthecompass,andgowestthreetimes,northonce,
andwestagain.Youllrecognizethisareaasthebuildingyoubrokeout
ofwhenyouwerecaptured.Idontrecommendgoingthisway,however.
Yourecominguponthepitfallzone,andifyouapproachitfromthis
direction,youllhavetodoitblind,whichisnearlyimpossible.)
Schneidercallsatthispoint,miraculouslybackfromthedeadsomehow
andnotatallinterestedintellingyouwhotheevilleaderis.(Im
guessingthegamewassetupforyoutohandlethisareafirst,andthen
gobacktodealwithCowardDuck.Sotheprogramminggetsatad
confused.Anyhow,doingthingsmywaywillsaveyouanextrasidetrip.)
Use#5tobreakintothecellintheupperleftandfreethehostage
there,thenuse#3toopentheotherdoorintheupperareaofthe
screen.
Yourebackingasland,soputyourmaskbackonandfollowthepath.
Thefirstroomyoucometoisunlockedandhasarollerandthree

bundlesofplasticexplosives.Grabthemifyouneedtoandthen
continueonward.Youllcometoadeadendwithanopenroom.Insideis
theallimportantflashlight.Snagit,leaveandthengotothewallon
theleftsideofthescreen.Punchitandyoullhearthetelltale
soundofahiddendoornearby.Feelaroundforit,andpassthroughwhen
youlocatethedoor.
FIRETROOPERIamaFiretrooper!Wanttoseemeroastyoualive?
*sigh*Onecanonlyhopethatquestionwasrhetorical.Thetrooper
standsatthenorthernendoftheroom,guardingadoorway.Atregular
intervals,heshootsoutastreamoffirethathethenswingsbackand
forthinanarc.Thisfirewillhurtyou,butmoreimportantly,itwill
blockanyshotsthatyousendinhisdirection.Therearetwoways
aroundthis.One,usethesubmachinegun.Whilemostofthebullets
willflywideorbedestroyedbytheflames,oneortwoperburstwill
beatthecorrectangletobypasstheFiretroopersdefensesandhit
him.Thisdoestakeawhile.Alternatively,waitfortheFiretrooperto
stopblastingtheareawithflames,thenrunupintohislittlealcove
nexttohim.Hewontbeabletohityouhere.Nowfillhisheadfullof
leadwithyourpistol.
Howeveryouchoosetodisposeofhim,oncetheFiretrooperisgone,use
#6tokeyintothecellbehindwherehewasstanding.Atlast!Dr.
Pettrovich!Thedoctorsaysheswillingtohelpyououtbytellingyou
MetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)sweakness,butnotuntilhessurethathisdaughteris
safe.Sheissomewhereinsidethisbuildingaswell.Lookslikeyoure
notquitedoneyet.
Headbackthroughthegasareatotheentranceofthebuildinganduse
#5onthedoortoyourleft.Getthatmaskbackon,becauseyoureback
ingassyworld.Puncharoundthetopareaofthelittlecorneryouare
inuntilyoufindanotherhiddendoor,andgothrough.Use#1onthe
firstdooryouencountertofreeanotherhostage,thencontinueonward.
Thenextdooropenswith#5andholdsrations,sorestockifyouneed
to,andkeepgoing.Intheareaimmediatelysouthoftheroomwiththe
rations,punchalongthelefthandwalltofindyetanothersecretarea,
andgothroughit.Hugthebottomwallinthisroom,theresapitfall
intheupperarea.Punchthewallnorthofthisroomsexitdoorforyet
anotherhiddenarea.Thisonehastwoammocrates,soreloadallofyour
weaponsifyouneedto,thenuse6#toopenthedoortothesouth.
WelcometothePitfallZone.Asyoucansee,youcantseeanything.
Equipthelighttochangethatandproceedsouthward.Dianewillcall
youoneveryscreenofthisarea,warningyounottofallintoanypits.
Tryanddowhatshesays.Thepitfallfreezingtrickisinvaluablehere.
Eventually,youllreachanotherdoor.Keythroughitwith#1andkeep
goingsouth.
Acoupleofscreenslater,youllcometoaroomwithadoortothe
southandonetothenorth.Use#5toaccessthenorthernroom.Theres
apitfallinhere,andifitopensupentirely,itwillblockyourway.
Sofreezeitwiththepitfalltrick,thenpuncharoundonthelefthand
walltofindanothersecretdoor.AndtheresEllen!Youareninetenths
ofthewaydonenow.
PART6:INTHEEND
HeadbackthroughthepitfallzonetoDr.Pettrovichscell.Hewill
tellyouthatthebestwaytodisableMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)istodestroythesuper
computerthatcontrolsit.Itwilltake16plasticexplosivestodoso.
Yourworkhereisdone.LeaveBuilding3,andbyfootortruck,make
yourwaybacktobuilding4again.
Aftertakingtheelevatortothetenthlevelofhellagain,openthe
doorontherightsideoftheroomwith#8andfreetheprisonerin
there.HetellsyouthatBigBossis,infact,OuterHeavenscommander
(asifyouhadntfiguredthatoutbynow).Headwestandignorethe
franticcallfromBigBosstoabortthemission.Use#8tocardthrough
thedoorhere.
Putthatgasmaskbackonandheadnorth.Ignorethedoorontheright,

itleadstoapitfall.Takethelefthandpath.Use#1togetthrough
thedoorinthenextarea.Youvegotmoregastodealwith,soputthe
maskbackon.Thereareminesinthisroomtoo,butyoucantusethe
detectorwithoutchokingtodeathonthetoxicfumes.Yourestrong
enoughatthispointtotakeafewhitsfromsomemines,sodontworry
aboutshootingthem.Also,thereareapparentlyinvisiblehostagesin
thisroom,andifyourbulletshitthemyoullloseranks.
Thenextroomholdsthefinalelectricfloorinthegame.Jennifercalls
andtellsyoutheresnowaytoshutitdown.Youneedtohoofit
across.Healasnecessaryandmakecertainyourehealedbeforeyoustep
throughthelastdoor.
SUPERCOMPUTERTherearethreeguardsinthisroom;takethemout
quicklywithasprayingfromyourSMG.Then,turnyourattentiontothe
supercomputer.Plantplasticexplosivesonituntilthemachineis
destroyed.Probablythesimplestfightintheentiregame.
Afterthesupercomputeriswrecked,thebasesselfdestructsystem
automaticallyarms,givingyou1999secondstogetoutofOuterHeaven
beforeyougoupinflameswithit.Useyourcigarettesnowtoadd
another1000secondstotheclock,donyourcombatarmorforthefinal
fight,andthenruntotheroomonyourright.
BIGBOSSYoudidntreallyexpecttogetoutwithouttakingdownthis
sleazebucket,didyou?AfterabriefexchangewhereBigBoss
sortakindaexplainshismotives,hellattackyou.Usetherocket
launcheronhim;nothingelsereallydoesdamage.Yourbiggestproblem
hereisgoingtobehittingtheguy,asBigBossisfairlyfast,and
yourrocketsarefairlyslow.Itdefinitelytakessometiming,butthis
fightisinnowayparticularlydifficult.Afterhestakenabout10
hitsfromtherocketlauncher,Bosswillkickit,andtheelevators
leadingoutofOuterHeavenwillopenup.
RememberwhatJennifersbrothersaid,Taketheleftelevator.Dojust
thatandyouwillbewellonyourwaybacktohomebasewhenOuter
Heavenexplodes.Congratulations,Snake.Missionaccomplished!

CODES
Therearereallytoomanyvariablesinthisgametomakeacoherentcode
list.Besides,thewalkthroughdetailswhatIbelieveisthemost
expedientwaytodefeatthegame.Itsnottheonlywayorordertodo
things.Andtherearentlevelsperseinthisgameanyhow.SoImnot
goingtolistanyspecificcodesinthissection.However,therearea
substantialnumberofhiddencodesthatdoanumberofoddand
interestingthings,discussedbelow.

SECRETS
AllofthefollowingcodescanbeenteredontheContinuescreen.
21Z1CGZZZG

UOOOUUYRZZ

NTOZ3

Thiscodestartsyouoffatthebeginningofthegamewithonly1star,
butwithallweapons,items,andfullammo,asifyouhad4stars.

GMMMM MMMMM
MMMMM MMMMM
MMMMM
HereyoullstartinthejailcellnexttoGreyFoxswithavarietyof
equipmentandweaponry.Andohyeah,theselfdestructsequenceis
activatedandcountingdown.
TOOOU TOOOU

TOOOU TOOOU

TOOOU

Startsyouintheroombeforethesupercomputerwith1starandlimited

equipment.However,thegoodnewsisthatbothBigBossandthecomputer
arenomore.Sotoseetheending,youneedonlyexitviatheleft
elevator.

FUCKM E1111
11111 11111
11111
Incaseyouhaventnoticedyet,thewordsfmeareinthiscode.
Andrightlyso.Thiscodewillstartyouoffwiththreestarsinthe
roombeforethesupercomputerandthecountdowntimergoing.Butyoull
havenoequipmentwhatsoever,andBigBossstillwaitingontheother
sideofthedoorout.
T111111611

11111 11111

11116

Identicaltotheabovecode,exceptyouonlyhave1starandBigBossis
nomore.Ohandyouhavethebinocularstoo.Gee,thanksaheap.

ELLENDIANE
JENNI FERBI
GBOSS
Startsyouoffintheroombeforethesupercomputerwith2starsanda
smatteringofweaponsandequipment.Thecomputerisgoneandthe
countdownisgoing,butyoullstillneedtodealwithBigBoss.
51111 11111

11111 11111

1111F

Startsyouwith4starsbutnoweaponsorequipment.Youllbeginatthe
northentrancetoBuilding1.
5122222222
22222 22222
22222
Identicaltotheabovecode,exceptyoudogetafewweaponsanditems
thistime.
WZZZZYZZZZ

UOOOU UYRZZ

VZZZK

Startsyouoffintheroombeforethesupercomputerwith4stars,all
items,allweapons,andfullammo.Anditsashamethatyouwontget
tousethismuscleandmightonanything,becausebothBigBossandhis
PCaredead.
5ZRZX OZZZG
COO1U UYRZZ
NZRZV
Startsyouoffwith4starsandmostofyourweapons,equipment,and
ammunition.YouwillbeginatthenorthentrancetoBuilding1.
5ZZZZ YZZZZ

UOOOU UYRZZ

VZZZS

Startsyouoffwith4stars,fullammo,allweaponsandallitems.You
beginatthenorthentrancetoBuilding1.

3LLLL LLLLL
LLLLL LLLLL
LLLLL
Beginsyouintheprisonarea,nexttoGreyFoxwithtwostarsanda
varietyofitemsandweapons.Andnocountdowngoingthistime.
GameGlitches
SOLIDISJUSTANILLUSIONWheyyouenterthesupercomputersroom,
staywithinthedoorframeandpressrightonthecontrolpad.Youwill
bewhiskedtotheconfrontationwithBigBoss,withouthavingtoworry
aboutoftheselfdestructtimerrunningoutduringyourfight.

8)INMYOPINION...
We'regoingtotryadifferentformatforthiseditorialpage.Actually,
I'vealreadywrittenareviewforMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/),andthisismylazyassway
ofjustifyingcuttingandpastingsomethingIwrotethreeyearsago.Still,
it'snotbadreading.
Theresadefinitelackofgraphicalflareinthisgame.Thespritesarent
verydetailed,therearevirtuallynolargepictures,andthesceneryis
extremelyrepetitive.Itsalittleinterestingmeetingthebosses,asthey
addsomevisualflavortothestalesceneaftersceneofthesameguards.
Notbadbutnotoutstanding.
MetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)getsafewextramarksforwhatsactuallyaveryvaried
repertoireofsoundeffects.Yourweaponsallmakedifferentnoiseswhen
fired(orplanted,asthecasemaybe),asdomostoftheenemies.The
clickingsoundyourammodependantweaponsmakewhenyoutrytofirethem
emptyisaverynicetouchforaNEScart,asisthebarkingofthedogs.
Theresnotmuchinthemusicdpartment,sominuspointsforthat.However
thefiveorsotracksinthisgameareallverymemorableandwillstick
withanyonewhosplayedthisgamelongenoughtoappreciateit.
Onthecontrolside,Snakeusuallygoeswhereyouwanthimtobuthedoes
soratherslowly.Thiscanbeabotherwhenyouretryingtogetoutofa
roomfullofangryguards.Also,therestheirritatingtendencytotake
cornerstootightly,andtheresultisgettingstuckonawallwhenyou
thinkyoushouldhaveclearedit.Thiscanbebadintheabovementioned
situationaswell.Sometimesyouwontbequitelinedupcorrectly,and
yourpunchorgunshotwillmiss.Butforthemostpart,youshouldnthave
problems.
Withouttheaidofsomekindofwalkthrough,thisishandsdownoneofthe
hardestNESgamesoutthere.Evenwithastrategyguide,itsverylikely
thatyoulldieseveraltimesbeforecompletingthegame.Theopeningarea
isprobablythemostfrustratingpartofthegame,asyouhavetosneak
aroundunarmedforwhatseemslikeaneternity.Also,thereareafew
areaswhereyoumaybestumped,andthesolutiontoyourcurrentsetof
roadblocksisntobviousorevenremotelyhintedat(thecompassisagood
exampleofthis).Bythetimeyougettotheseareas,however,thegame
willalreadyeitherhaveitshooksintoyouandmakeyourabidwitha
desiretofigureoutthepuzzle,oryouwillhavelostinterestandgiven
uponitentirely.
Intheplotdepartment,itsthestartingpointtooneofthegreatestgame
seriesever,andithaseverythingyoudwantorneed(exceptingthe
sometimesidioticdialogue).MetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)coverstheentirespectrum;
intrigue,betrayal,pulsepoundingexcitement,suspense,younameit.The
endingsequenceisalittlelacking,butitdoescometoaconcise
conclusion,andithintsbroadlyatsequelstocome.Ultimately,itisthis
elementwhichwillenrapturegamers,providedtheyallowthemselvesthe
timetogetintothegame.
Themostfun,asalwayswithgamesofthisgenreisthefirsttimethrough.
Onceyouveplayedthroughthegameandfoundeverything,theresnotmuch
elsehere.ThecodesintheSecretsareaaddabitofzestforreplay,
allowingyoutotrytacklingthegamestartingwithdifferentcapabilities
indifferentareas.Andalso,sincetheresnosetwaytobeatthegame,
youcanexperimentaroundwithchangingtheorderyouaccomplishthings.
IthinkMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)caneasilyberankedamongthetop100gamesofall
time,forwhatitwasandwhatitstarted.Thisgamecaughtmanyaneyeat
thetimeofitsreleasebecauseitplayeddifferently.Backinthelate
80s,videogameswerestillmostlyaboutrunningaroundandblowingthings
up.Fastpacedactionwasanecessarysellingpoint.MetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)changedall
that.Withitscompellingstoryline(minusthehorribletranslation
errors)itdrewplayersintothegameinawaythattheyhadntbeen
effectedbefore.Itwasalmostmorelikereadingabookthanplayinga
game.EventheLegendofZelda,arguablythemostsuccessfulandwellknown
adventuregameofalltime,didntevencomeclosetoMetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)sdepth.
Itsjustanoutstandinggameanywayyoucutit.Thedifficultyandthe
emphasisonstealthratherthanfullfledgedcombatisgoingtoturnaway

someplayers(itcertainlydidformebackwhenmybrotherfirstboughtthe
game).Butforthoseofuswhovestuckitout,MetalGear(http://www.neoseeker.com/metalgear/)willalways
remainoneofthegreatestgamingexperiencesever.
8outof10.
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9)ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSANDLEGALSTUFF
Konami/Ultra(whatexactlyWASUltra?astatesidedivisionofKonami?)
forthecreationofthegame,ofcourse.
Thegameplayinfoofthewalkthroughandthelevelcodeswasall
acquiredbyme,throughcopiousnotetakingandmorethanonewastedhour
infrontofmyTV.TheoneexceptionwasIcouldn'trememberhowtoget
thecompass,sothankstoRobertDacunto'sFAQforthat.
CodesfoundinthesecretsareaweregleanedoffoftheCheatCodesand
SecretspageforthisgameonGameFAQS.com,andthereforeImustcommend
WallpaperKid,AetherKnight,SSnesVegita,dinobotmaximized,JDawg007,
RyanMac,Binta,J.Lau,MrSNK,DudeLoveFan,andCdeVriesfortheir
workinmakingthesecheatsavailable.

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