you can use the card board boxes to travel in this version too. Jump into the back of a truck, and equip a box. Then just sit there and don't touch the controls. After a few seconds, a guard will come and drive the truck. Where the truck goes depends on which box you equip. #1 is to the heliport, #2 is to warhead storage, and #3 is to the snowfield.
dude thank you so much for this guide!! i remember beating this game on extreme when i was a teen and had forgotten how painful the comms tower section was lol. For those struggling with the comm tower ascent, rope section and subsequent outdoors corridor, you can try the boba skip, saves you 2 minutes and health. Also, for those who want to play on integral, if you're playing after already beating the game once, you'll notice that enemy placement and patrols have changed, to change this, select new game, and hold L2 and R2 (LT and RT) before selecting the difficulty, this will make enemy patrols go back to normal. now all i have to do is do all 300 vr missions lol . amazing guide dude, thanks. earned a like and a sub
Nice video! There is actually a tip can be given that can help a lot. When you take down a guard with square button, you can skip the animation but equip a weapon fast. This helps a lot, especially on the fight of tower.
i wish youtube was around when i was 11 playing this game in 1999. i think it took me a solid 6 months to finish, but it was the first game i was ever fully invested in and 100% completed. last time i played it i beat it in like 4 hours with breaks.
Has to go buy “strategy guides” or if you were lucky and had internet and knew things you could hop on game faqs. Try to find an original mgs 1 game faq and check the publish date. Might have been the answer you needed back in 99
@@kobiblade No, Integral was a Japan-only Re-release of MGS that included a second disc of all VR missions. The first commenter is referring to the JP-region version of the Original MGS1 release, which did not have a difficulty selection because it only had One difficulty. That difficulty is the equivalent of 'Easy' in other regions, but allows you to get Big Boss rank if you meet the other requirements. Part of the reason they even Made integral was to give Japanese players the features that were added to other regions' versions of the original, like multiple difficulties, and they added the VR missions to sweeten the deal. Since the US and EU versions already had the features that Integral added, Konami just released the VR mission disc by itself as 'VR Missions' in the US and 'Special Missions' in the EU (with some minor tweaks to each.) If you have the recent Master Collection version, you can access the original JP version by choosing the normal 'Metal Gear Solid' and picking Japanese as the language.
,........I can't fricking believe that Raven can be cheesed so easily.... In the first elevator fight, you can strangle the guard just as you did, then equip and unequip weapon to drop him fast and go onto the next enemy. You don't take damage. For the rat, you can claymore the rat entrance/exits and he'll just die the moment he gets out. Great video man! Thumbs up.
Brilliant walk-through, its great to see someone my age still playing this game, one of my all time favourite game franchises, what I love about this game is that every time u play it u learn something new, after all this time still finding out tricks I never knew. It's just goes to show that the metal gear community is still going strong. Subscribed to ur channel looking forward to seeing more Metal Gear Content. NICE WORK STRAIN!
33:23 hahaha I remember someone posting about this on reddit a while back where you could just run straight through and I just did exactly that during this on my first playthrough too
Great playthrough! Amazing seeing this , my buddy and i got down to 6 hrs not knowing any of this back in 98 , now im going to give it a try in 2023 lol
played this so many times as a kid, and knew the first section due to replaying the pizza hut demo disc so many times, that i was able to get big boss rank on extreme and not even realize i was going for it. when i finally get this - after they update it some more - then hopefully I will still have it in me to destroy this game lol. great run though and always fun to see others just genuinely play/enjoy games instead of trying hard for them.
Absolute hero for this guide, currently cheesing my way through my 2nd run in japanese with stealth and still screwing up compared to your expert playthrough 😂
I love how we can quickly equip the pal card near the smelting pit to quicken the card color change quickly. Considering its the longest path to complete the metal gear operation start up.
This is a nice trick for those who don't know. When Snake is choking out each guard with camouflage on the elevator and he breaks their necks, there is a sequence where Snake slowly let's go of the guard. If you want to transition out of that sequence quickly after snapping a guard's neck, equip a weapon and unequip it fast by double tapping on the R1/RB depending on which console you are playing. This is something I learned when I was kid in the 90's when this game released. You can do it to any guard in the game but seeing that he was shot a few times in this run though I wanted to highlight that.
Best boi ever! Was grown on your previous MGS walk-through. Nice to see ya again in good mood and health! It's time for me now to grab those BB achievements in Master collection version rn❤
I remember trying to finish this on extreme years ago and got stuck on the lift part where you had to fight the soldiers wearing the stealth suits. I only had a tiny bit of health and no rations so i kept dieing. Must jave tried a hundred time 😅
I am making my way through Big Boss for the first time in over 20 years and I’m mortified of this part coming up 😂 I am hoping to complete a run without using any Rations but I just may use one in this part when I get to it. I remember it being a nightmare.
Which version are you on ? I started playing on Integral with your guides but it appears that the guards emplacement is different between my game and yours. So maybe it is because of the Integral version
This was enjoyable. The approach was pretty original and the narration was great. Despite you saying stun gun. I've played this game a lot of times in the past, but only in the "normal way" which involves taking a lot of damage. Gonna try some of these tricks. I was able to get top ranks in MGS 3 and Peace Walker without guides but for this one and MGS 2 I need some ideas outside. :)
It's amazing to see how many people are still complaining about the MGS collection when it was announced that the game was going to be a direct port, not a remaster or update. Like, it wasn't a "gotcha" moment, they were very transparent about it being THE ps1 version from the get. People cry about game preservation, but when they get it it's just not enough to appease people because they actually wanted a rebuild or remaster, or even a remake a la Resident Evil 2/3/4 and the new versions.
After the codec at 1:38:28 you get the elevator cutscene but immediately after that the camera spots and shoots me before i can even move, ive tried multiple times and even stood in different spots but every time i get spotted Edit: i finally beat the game and got the fox achievement but the stealth suit achievement didn't unlock :( i had the same issue on my first play through with the bandana achievement not unlocking, niw ill never have 100%
Nice walkthrough, the commentary really helped! However, the Raven 2 battle strat doesnt work for me. He immediately shoots every rocket i fire at him out of the sky.
Yeah the tank fight he just goes fucking straight and doesn’t stop when hit with claymores I deleted it and bought a ps1 instead the new is just bullshit
The TORTURE is BY FAR the TOUGHEST PART of MGS no matter the difficulty! I did it on Extreme but had to resort to "Auto-Fire"! ODDLY ENOUGH, the game just "lets you by" with doing that! Though, I DID find a "little trick" known as the "Spoon" trick. Never tried it, though! If you can PASS the "Torture" in MGS, the REST is EASY! On the staircase a REALLY GOOD STRAT is to use LAY "Claymores" behind you as you run. GETS 'EM EVERYTIME!
I’ve played this game for 15+ growing up and I’ve never been able to achieve BB Rank… you’ve helped usher me into that. I only failed because I thought you HAD to kill the soldiers in that beginning sequence with Meryl
Geez dude I think quickest time I ever got was 7hrs lol I feel like I was very bad at game but it’s also my 2nd fave behind Mario 64. Also sniper wolf are with the mines just lay down n crawl straight u pick up the mines
Literally a life saver! Thank you so much for this! For anyone super panicked on time like i was or who aren't great at this game like myself, I had 2:21 when i got the last PAL key for the furnace, so when I finished I had 2:43, so just as long as you're in that ballpark you'll be fine. I had 2:44 on my last playthrough before facing Liquid and I ended on 3:01. so just keep those times in mind
Played through this masterpiece so many times over the years, best I was able to get was Fox rank. Never could finish an Extreme run. I may have to boot it up and refresh myself and see if I can finally get the coveted Big Boss.
Just great i cant even get thermal goggles on easy playthrough as i didnt know where they were and i cant backtrack for them as im with meryl 😑😑😑 cant pass psycho mantis now
Really great work on this video. It can’t be easy to do a walkthrough for an entire game on the highest difficulty playing nearly perfect, but that’s what you managed with this video.
6:15 I NEVER KNEW ABOUT CALLING THE ELEVATOR TWICE 😭 And so many other things you’ve explained too. I grew up playing this game and discovering its secrets and it is unreal how deep it goes, even now, over 25 years later 🥲
All important encounters / save spots
7:53 - (Guard Encounter)
10:37 - (Revolver Ocelot)
13:42 - (M1 Tank)
18:36 - (Cyborg Ninja)
25:09 - (Psycho Mantis)
40:51 - (Sniper Wolf)
1:02:21 - (Communication Tower)
1:05:52 - (Hind-D)
1:15:03 - (Elevator Fight 1)
1:16:34 - (Sniper Wolf Rematch)
1:21:18 - (Disc 2)
1:23:05 - (Elevator Fight 2)
1:25:30 - (Vulcan Raven)
1:46:02 - (Metal Gear REX)
1:48:37 - (Liquid Snake)
Thank u
Is it my imagination or at 48:53, the guard's sneeze sounds like he's saying "...illusion..." 🤔
I'm at 1:02 but yeah it kinda does sound like that. I've played through 6 or 8 times and watched dozens more 😂
you can use the card board boxes to travel in this version too.
Jump into the back of a truck, and equip a box. Then just sit there and don't touch the controls. After a few seconds, a guard will come and drive the truck.
Where the truck goes depends on which box you equip. #1 is to the heliport, #2 is to warhead storage, and #3 is to the snowfield.
dude thank you so much for this guide!! i remember beating this game on extreme when i was a teen and had forgotten how painful the comms tower section was lol. For those struggling with the comm tower ascent, rope section and subsequent outdoors corridor, you can try the boba skip, saves you 2 minutes and health. Also, for those who want to play on integral, if you're playing after already beating the game once, you'll notice that enemy placement and patrols have changed, to change this, select new game, and hold L2 and R2 (LT and RT) before selecting the difficulty, this will make enemy patrols go back to normal. now all i have to do is do all 300 vr missions lol . amazing guide dude, thanks. earned a like and a sub
Nice video! There is actually a tip can be given that can help a lot. When you take down a guard with square button, you can skip the animation but equip a weapon fast. This helps a lot, especially on the fight of tower.
i wish youtube was around when i was 11 playing this game in 1999. i think it took me a solid 6 months to finish, but it was the first game i was ever fully invested in and 100% completed. last time i played it i beat it in like 4 hours with breaks.
Has to go buy “strategy guides” or if you were lucky and had internet and knew things you could hop on game faqs. Try to find an original mgs 1 game faq and check the publish date. Might have been the answer you needed back in 99
play the Japanese version Metal Gear Solid (NOT INTERGRAL) there's only one difficulty, easy, and if you fit the rank you'll get the trophy
Integral is Japanese version, what you talking about lol
@@kobibladehe means when your about to launch MGS1(not intergral) and set it to japanese language
@@dukesmiley4204what ?
@@meganwolf91 If you play MGS1 the first version, in the Master Collection menu select the japanese game that's he or she means
@@kobiblade No, Integral was a Japan-only Re-release of MGS that included a second disc of all VR missions. The first commenter is referring to the JP-region version of the Original MGS1 release, which did not have a difficulty selection because it only had One difficulty. That difficulty is the equivalent of 'Easy' in other regions, but allows you to get Big Boss rank if you meet the other requirements. Part of the reason they even Made integral was to give Japanese players the features that were added to other regions' versions of the original, like multiple difficulties, and they added the VR missions to sweeten the deal. Since the US and EU versions already had the features that Integral added, Konami just released the VR mission disc by itself as 'VR Missions' in the US and 'Special Missions' in the EU (with some minor tweaks to each.)
If you have the recent Master Collection version, you can access the original JP version by choosing the normal 'Metal Gear Solid' and picking Japanese as the language.
,........I can't fricking believe that Raven can be cheesed so easily....
In the first elevator fight, you can strangle the guard just as you did, then equip and unequip weapon to drop him fast and go onto the next enemy. You don't take damage.
For the rat, you can claymore the rat entrance/exits and he'll just die the moment he gets out.
Great video man! Thumbs up.
Brilliant walk-through, its great to see someone my age still playing this game, one of my all time favourite game franchises, what I love about this game is that every time u play it u learn something new, after all this time still finding out tricks I never knew. It's just goes to show that the metal gear community is still going strong. Subscribed to ur channel looking forward to seeing more Metal Gear Content. NICE WORK STRAIN!
If this isn't a speed run then why does it say it is in the description?
Because without the cutscenes the gameplay itself is a speedrun
Nice work strain I watched every episode 👍🏻👍🏻 this metal gear solid game never gets old
I need two trophs! Complete training VR and codename Fox or Big Boss
Most amazing walkthrough I’ve ever seen. Thank you for all the work you put into this!
33:23 hahaha I remember someone posting about this on reddit a while back where you could just run straight through and I just did exactly that during this on my first playthrough too
Great playthrough! Amazing seeing this , my buddy and i got down to 6 hrs not knowing any of this back in 98 , now im going to give it a try in 2023 lol
played this so many times as a kid, and knew the first section due to replaying the pizza hut demo disc so many times, that i was able to get big boss rank on extreme and not even realize i was going for it. when i finally get this - after they update it some more - then hopefully I will still have it in me to destroy this game lol. great run though and always fun to see others just genuinely play/enjoy games instead of trying hard for them.
Absolute hero for this guide, currently cheesing my way through my 2nd run in japanese with stealth and still screwing up compared to your expert playthrough 😂
Same 😂
Glad I can help out!
5:30 Wouldn't it be faster to come down from the ladder, eat the chaff bullet next to it, throw it and pick up the thermal goggle?
Thanks! Strain great video I appreciate your effort and dedication to your channel.
I love how we can quickly equip the pal card near the smelting pit to quicken the card color change quickly. Considering its the longest path to complete the metal gear operation start up.
Very nice run, loved it
for the mine part at 32:40, you can actually just run straight forward. It's hilarious actually.
This is a nice trick for those who don't know. When Snake is choking out each guard with camouflage on the elevator and he breaks their necks, there is a sequence where Snake slowly let's go of the guard. If you want to transition out of that sequence quickly after snapping a guard's neck, equip a weapon and unequip it fast by double tapping on the R1/RB depending on which console you are playing. This is something I learned when I was kid in the 90's when this game released. You can do it to any guard in the game but seeing that he was shot a few times in this run though I wanted to highlight that.
Also when droping them to the floor, yeah, the animation is faster than the neck break but it makes for a smooth "cqc" drop
Do those choke out kills on elevators count as kills?
Playing this game being an adult. It’s so many aspects about this mission that are hints he is being used/setup. Never noticed.
Best boi ever! Was grown on your previous MGS walk-through. Nice to see ya again in good mood and health!
It's time for me now to grab those BB achievements in Master collection version rn❤
In the last part (liquid snake) with the car if you use the second joystick you can move the guards. Try it yourself.
I remember trying to finish this on extreme years ago and got stuck on the lift part where you had to fight the soldiers wearing the stealth suits. I only had a tiny bit of health and no rations so i kept dieing. Must jave tried a hundred time 😅
I am making my way through Big Boss for the first time in over 20 years and I’m mortified of this part coming up 😂 I am hoping to complete a run without using any Rations but I just may use one in this part when I get to it. I remember it being a nightmare.
Your platinium Metal gear no ps4 or ps5?
Which version are you on ? I started playing on Integral with your guides but it appears that the guards emplacement is different between my game and yours. So maybe it is because of the Integral version
Does giving up in the torture scene affect getting fox rank?
no
49:59 please tell me this has been one big darksydephil begging reference
hahahahaha
Excellent brother, big fan of mgs here, quick question. Would you recommend to buy the new master collection?
If you can Emulate I would do that btu if you cant then yes!
31:44 I didn't know that haha😅
This was enjoyable. The approach was pretty original and the narration was great. Despite you saying stun gun. I've played this game a lot of times in the past, but only in the "normal way" which involves taking a lot of damage. Gonna try some of these tricks. I was able to get top ranks in MGS 3 and Peace Walker without guides but for this one and MGS 2 I need some ideas outside. :)
Fantastic work! Very clear and concise and I love the variety as far as playlist cutsences no cutscenes eetc. thanks for everything!
Sad we couldn’t get this resolution in the new collection that was released
It's amazing to see how many people are still complaining about the MGS collection when it was announced that the game was going to be a direct port, not a remaster or update. Like, it wasn't a "gotcha" moment, they were very transparent about it being THE ps1 version from the get. People cry about game preservation, but when they get it it's just not enough to appease people because they actually wanted a rebuild or remaster, or even a remake a la Resident Evil 2/3/4 and the new versions.
Damn very nice work 😇🤗👌
is this glitchless? i like it.
After the codec at 1:38:28 you get the elevator cutscene but immediately after that the camera spots and shoots me before i can even move, ive tried multiple times and even stood in different spots but every time i get spotted
Edit: i finally beat the game and got the fox achievement but the stealth suit achievement didn't unlock :( i had the same issue on my first play through with the bandana achievement not unlocking, niw ill never have 100%
Nice walkthrough, the commentary really helped! However, the Raven 2 battle strat doesnt work for me. He immediately shoots every rocket i fire at him out of the sky.
I follow this guide ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fox code on Japanese version … Thanks 👍🏻
9.19 "trust me you will get the hang of it.
Ive been playing this game since 1998 and still havent got the hang of it
Yeah the tank fight he just goes fucking straight and doesn’t stop when hit with claymores I deleted it and bought a ps1 instead the new is just bullshit
I love this man's content, and he's brilliant,but am I the only one who experiences alot of different patterns?
1:50:25 You can actually ignore the guard in the middle here and kill him last. Although hes shooting bullets none of them will actually hit you
So you never actually use those Claymores you picked up after the tank fight...
The TORTURE is BY FAR the TOUGHEST PART of MGS no matter the difficulty! I did it on Extreme but had to resort to "Auto-Fire"! ODDLY ENOUGH, the game just "lets you by" with doing that! Though, I DID find a "little trick" known as the "Spoon" trick. Never tried it, though! If you can PASS the "Torture" in MGS, the REST is EASY! On the staircase a REALLY GOOD STRAT is to use LAY "Claymores" behind you as you run. GETS 'EM EVERYTIME!
Clickbait thumbnail your clearly playing on an emulator not the master collection
ay man thanks to you i was able to get my big boss rank ❤you should keep doing them for MGS3 and 4 and PW, I'd love to see them!
I’ve played this game for 15+ growing up and I’ve never been able to achieve BB Rank… you’ve helped usher me into that. I only failed because I thought you HAD to kill the soldiers in that beginning sequence with Meryl
Just manually detonate the Nikita in sniper wolf fight
The game looks great ? Is it the pc version of mgs MC ? Native 4k is avalaible ? On ps5 resolution is disgusting
Yeah this looks a lot better than the one im playing on my PS5. A lot smoother pixels around Snake in this video.
Thanks for this video!
i think you can fast travel using the cardboard box
Geez dude I think quickest time I ever got was 7hrs lol I feel like I was very bad at game but it’s also my 2nd fave behind Mario 64. Also sniper wolf are with the mines just lay down n crawl straight u pick up the mines
I never knew you could pick up the claymore mines 😮
Literally a life saver! Thank you so much for this! For anyone super panicked on time like i was or who aren't great at this game like myself, I had 2:21 when i got the last PAL key for the furnace, so when I finished I had 2:43, so just as long as you're in that ballpark you'll be fine. I had 2:44 on my last playthrough before facing Liquid and I ended on 3:01. so just keep those times in mind
Ye humble mortal: "I literally failed this once"
Le snowmobile fait rugir son moteur.
Played through this masterpiece so many times over the years, best I was able to get was Fox rank. Never could finish an Extreme run. I may have to boot it up and refresh myself and see if I can finally get the coveted Big Boss.
Just great i cant even get thermal goggles on easy playthrough as i didnt know where they were and i cant backtrack for them as im with meryl 😑😑😑 cant pass psycho mantis now
Great video! 👍🏽
Love you Strain! This is BY FAR the best video on the net. Always appreciate the TLC you put into your content.❤✌🏼
I watched someone just crawl over the mines before Meryl gets shot 🤔
Edit: oh 😂
I almost started to type during the part where Meryl shows how to walk to skip the mines xD Love this man!
Emulators are amazing. This once very pixaleted game now looks all sharp and crisp.
Sniperwolf first encounter and Liquid cqc battle on top of Rex are a pain in the ass, rest is pretty easy
Perfect video, thanks man!
I been playing msg again is fun watching many different ways to beat this game
Peace
Perfect work this mate, thanks for the guide you gained a sub!
Very helpful thx so much 🎉
Thanks for the videos!! Maybe too much commentary?
Nice!!!
30:05 the ringtone in the background xddd
Where did you pick up the famas? You never picked it up
Easy like flying RC Plane in GTA🤨
Bloddy brilliant my guy, thank you
on psx game weights 200-400 mb
how do you do that stealth walking over metal walkways? Can't find the part in the video.
You have to rapidly equip and unequip a weapon and you never actually step on the grate because the animation is bugged
@@solidone4237 thank you pal.
huh? you got your health life back up against metal gear rex?
there are a few points in the game that it will auto heal....Rex and final battle
Thank you very much for the game
Instant sub!
Welcome my friend!
Really great work on this video. It can’t be easy to do a walkthrough for an entire game on the highest difficulty playing nearly perfect, but that’s what you managed with this video.
Very nice!
4k Emulator
Are you playing on a pc?
Yes he is. As stated in the description, he is playing on PCXS2, the PS2 emulator.
I’m just baffled at how Sniper Wolf can take a missile to the kneecap let alone 10!
This game should be free for Premium players so stupid...
Where to s3nd money?!?!?!
Let's go Strain! Go Browns!!!!
6:15 I NEVER KNEW ABOUT CALLING THE ELEVATOR TWICE 😭 And so many other things you’ve explained too. I grew up playing this game and discovering its secrets and it is unreal how deep it goes, even now, over 25 years later 🥲