Date : 2025-01-08 Entry ID : 16613 Game : Metal Gear Solid (@80)
I looked through every FAQ on GameFAQs, but never found a condensed item checklist that I would prefer. I started writing one.
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Game : Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Author : syltefar
Date : 2025-01-08
URL : https://syltefar.com/entry/?id=16613
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ITEM CHECKLIST
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Items
Keycard lvl
Name | Area Location
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[ ] Rations x 2 Dock 1 in the water
[ ] Chaff grenades Heliport between search lights
[ ] Stun grenades Heliport room to the west
[ ] SOCOM pistol Heliport truck
[ ] Chaff grenades Tank Hangar on platform to the left
[ ] Thermal Goggles Tank Hangar in room
[ ] Level 1 Keycard Tank Hangar
[ ] Cardboard box/A 1 Tank Hangar in room
[ ] C4 Armory
[ ] Level 2 keycard Armory after Revolver Ocelot
[ ] FA-MAS 2 Armory
[ ] Grenade Armory
[ ] SOCOM supressor 2 Tank Hangar
[ ] Mine detector 2 Tank Hangar
[ ] Level 3 keycard Canyon after Raven
[ ] Nikita Launcher Nuclear Bld. B1
[ ] Gas Mask 3 Nuclear Bld. B1
[ ] Level 4 keycard Nuclear Bld. after Cyborg Ninja
[ ] Night-vision goggles 4 Nuclear Bld. B2
[ ] PAL card key Nuclear Bld.
[ ] Level 5 keycard Nuclear Bld. from Meryl
[ ] Medicine 6 Nuclear Bld. B1
[ ] Cardboard box/B 4 Nuclear Bld. B1
[ ] Diazepam 4 Nuclear Bld. B1
[ ] PSG1 Sniper Rifle 5 Armory
[ ] Camera 5 Armory hall with two sentries
[ ] Stinger Comm. Tower B
Torture!! - Determines ending and NG+ item!
[ ] Level 6 keycard Prison
[ ] Ketchup Prison
[ ] Hankerchief Prison
[ ] Timed Bomb! Prison Torture Room
[ ] Stinger Rocket Launcher Comms Tower
[ ] Cardboard box/C 4 Snow Field
Disc 2 ..................................................................
[ ] Body Armor Blast Furnace
[ ] Level 7 keycard Warehouse after Vulcan Raven
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RADIO FREQUENCIES
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Communication
Frequency Contact
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140.15 Meryl
140.48 Deepthroat (Gray Fox)
140.85 Campbell
140.96 Mei Ling
141.12 Otacon/Sniper Wolf
141.52 Nastasha
141.80 'Miller' (Liquid Snake)
140.07 Staff Message (Japan only)
140.66 Staff Message (Japan only)
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FAST TRAVEL
Equip box in truck to fast travel:
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Fast Travel
Item Fast Travel Destination
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Cardboard box/A Heliport
Cardboard box/B Nuclear Storage
Cardboard box/C Snowfield
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BOSS FIGHTS
Tank boss fight
- Crawl beneath the snowy incline.
- Throw grenades at gunner.
Gray Fox
- Use fists only until teleport phase.
- When he goes invisible, use Thermal Goggles.
- When he teleports around with the exploding force field, shoot him with the FAMAS.
Psycho Mantis boss fight
- use a 2nd controller, should be OK if controller 1 is still plugged in.
- use Thermal Goggles to find him.
- Crawl under hovering furniture.
- Use Stun Grenades on Meryl.
Sniper Wolf boss fight
- Use Diazepam to stabilize aim.
Torture
- Resist: Meryl ending - NG+ Infinite ammo bandana
- Surrender: Otacon ending - NG+ Stealth camo
MAPS
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Underground Cave Map
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--+-------+ [ ] EXIT x : crawl
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snow [ ] [ ]--x--+
room | |
x x o hole in
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ENTRY [ ]
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TIPS
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2+Select+Start for 3 seconds to restart
CHANGELOG
* 2025-01-08: First version uploaded
REFERENCES
* GameFAQs: Guide and Walkthrough
El Greco (2003)
(https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/197909-metal-gear-solid/faqs/25356)
* GameFAQs: Guide and Walkthrough
Johan Henriksson (crayon) (1998)
Walkthrough with items
(https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/197909-metal-gear-solid/faqs/4009)
* StrategyWiki.org: Metal Gear Solid: Items
Various authors
This has a nice overview
(https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid/Items)
* DeviantArt: Metal Gear Solid - 1998
VGCartography (2021)
Cool isometric maps and an overview of the entire game
(https://www.deviantart.com/vgcartography/gallery/79358385/metal-gear-solid-maps)