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From: Philip Gooch <philg@easynet.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Metal Gear Solid bug?
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:55:27 +0100
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Yes, I'd already used the controller in port 2 so he wouldn't be able to guess
my moves. Can't see the significance of Hideo (the name of the game's
producer?) flashing up in the top right of the screen though.

Cheers

Phil

Al wrote:

> 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