METAL GEAR CONTROLS F1- Pauses the game. F2 - Shows weapon select window. F3 - Shows the equipment window. F4 - Shows the transceiver. M - Punch. SPACE - Weapon. CLASS STARS You start with 1 class star. You can recieve extra stars by rescuing prisoners. Each extra star allows you to carry more rations and bullets. You'll get an extra star after rescuing 5 prisoners, but you can also lose a star by killing a prisoner. BASEMENTS This section is guarded by dogs and are full with gas rooms or pitfalls. Some of the walls in the basements are weak. When you slap against them you'll hear a strange sound. Attach a plastic bomb to shatter the wall. The basement of building 1 and 2 are connected to each other. Keep that in mind when you want to rescue Ellen. NOTES & TIPS When you punch an enemy they will sometimes drop a ration or amo. Before you're going to fight Metal Gear, first take enough plastic bombs (17 at least) and rations with you. Plastic bombs are on floor 1 of building 2, right from the bulldozer. Rations can be found in the lorry in the desert between building 1 and 2. After you've defeated Metal Gear, take the left ladder. SECRET CODES Pause the game, then type one of these codes. ANTA WA ERAI INTRUDER DS 4 HIRAKE GOMA ISOLATION 4 class stars. Allows you to carry 999 bullets. One extra class star. All 8 cards. Allows you to carry 999 rations.   GRAY FOX  You have to let Solid Snake being captured by the enemy to meet Gray Fox. Enter the southern room on the first floor. 2 soldiers will appear and bring you to your cell in the basement. Hit the left wall until it breaks, do the same with the southern wall in the next room. Now you have to face Shotgunner. One of the doors can be opened be pressing M, there you will find your equipment and weapons. ENTER BUILDING #2 You need the uniform to open the entrance to building 2. The uniform is located in the basement of building #1. Enter the room right from Shotgunner, then go one room to the north. Break the left wall with a plastic bomb. Wear it near the entrance of building 2. JENNIFER To get the compass and the rocket launcher you have to contact Jennifer, a member of the resistance. Call her in 2 rooms of building #2 on the 2nd floor, you can reach her at frequency 120.48. Room 1 Room 2 ELLEN Ellen is captured in the basement. You can reach her cell from building 1 or 2. To reach her from building 2 you have to break a wall. Once you're in the cell break the right wall with a plastic bomb. BUILDING #3 As soon as you reached building #3, Big Boss will give you false instructions, in time you'll learn why he's doing that. Go inside the building and leave the lorries alone, some of them will take you back to the begin. Break the wall at the north-east corner of the first room of building #3. ITEMS NAME LOCATION PURPOSE CARD Card 1 Building 1, F1 Unlocks several doors. None Card 2 Building 1, F3 Unlocks several doors. 1 Card 3 Building 1, B Unlocks several doors. 2 Card 4 Building 1, F1 Unlocks several doors. 3 Card 5 Building 2, R Unlocks several doors. 4 Card 6 Building 2, B Unlocks several doors. 5 Card 7 Building 2, F2 Unlocks several doors. 6 Card 8 Building 2, F1 Unlocks several doors. 7 Ration Several Restores life. -- Scope Building 1, F1 Allows you to look in the surrounding rooms. None Box Building 1, F3 You can hide yourself in this box. 2 Gas Mask Building 1, F1 Protects you against gas. 1 Uniform Building 1, B Allows you to enter building #2. 3 Bomb Blast Suit Building 1, B Allows you to pass the wind barrier on the roof. 3 Goggles Building 1, F2 Wear these to see the infra red beams. 3 Parachute Building 1, F2 Allows you to land safely on the court yard. 3 Mine Detector Building 1, F1 Detects mines. 3 Antenna Building 2, F1 Needed to make radio contact in building #2. 4 Light Building 2, F1 Lights the dark rooms. 6 Antidote Building 2, F2 Heals wounds from scorpions. 6 Armor Building 1, B Decreases several attacks from enemies. 4 Cigarettes -- Extends the timer after destroying Metal Gear. None Compass Building 2, F2 Needed to cross the desert to building 3. 4 Oxygen Tank Building 3, B Allows you to dive. 7 Trans Building 1, B Will cause full alert. 3 WEAPONS NAME LOCATION CARD Hand Gun Building 1, F1 None Silencer Building 1, F3 2 Rocket Launcher Building 2, F2 6 Grenade Launcher Building 1, F3 2 Sub Machine Gun Building 1, F1 2 ENEMIES Shotgunner Shoot grenades on him or use missiles. Machine Gun Kid The same as Shotgunner. Helicopter Stand near the barrier left from the helicopter then shoot grenades. Tank Put mines in front of the tank, then hide beyond the wall. Bulldozer Throw grenades on the bulldozer. Fire Trooper Go to the wall right from the trooper and shoot grenades in front of his feet. Mr Arnold Fire Rockets with the Rocket Launcher on them. Coward Duke Run to him (mind the pitfall), then shoot rockets on his right shoulder. Metal Gear Attach 16 plastic bombs to the feet of Metal Gear in this order: R, R, L, R, L, L, R, L, L, R, R, L, R, L, R, R. Big Boss Let him stay in a corner then fire several rockets on him. Use the cigarettes to extend the timer.