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From: Al <admars32@breathemail.net>
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Subject: Re: Metal Gear Solid bug?
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 00:19:38 +0100
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No, not a bug, there's a special way to do it, i would tell you but that
may ruin the suprise if you like to work these things out for yourself
;) post again if you give up on how to do it!

Al


Philip Gooch wrote:
> 
> OK, only got around to buying MGS recently. Second-hand copy from
> Computer Exchange. But I wonder if I've got an 'early' edition or
> something (comes with an extra CD with a lengthy demo of Silent Hill)
> 
> Anyway, I'm about to do battle with Psycho Mantis when the console
> bleeps, the screen goes black with the word HIDEO appears in green in
> the top left hand corner. This is held for a few seconds at which point
> it returns to the game (which has 'jumped' a bit - Psycho has now moved
> to a different place). Anyway, everything is back to normal, and I'm
> gradually giving him a beating, when, having got him cornered and giving
> him a hammering, the same thing happens! When it returns to the game,
> Psycho is off somewhere else again (so I never get to finish him off).
> Finally, when it gets to the point where I have to stop Meryl from
> shooting herself, the game steals one of my rations!
> 
> Needless to say, I haven't managed to defeat Psycho Mantis yet because
> it appears the game is cheating or has a bug. Anyone else had this?
> Maybe I should take the game back.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Phil