Can You Beat MGS1 ENTIRELY in First Person View?

[@mysoultotake87]

I just subbed to your channel. Especially because most of your videos have thousands of views, and you only have 328 subs? 329. People, help the creator. Is not that hard.

[@nullnova]

That right there is why you're the best, Boss.

[@mysoultotake87]

@@nullnova ahaha not really. I have a channel as well. I know how it feels. I'm 3 people away from 400 for ages now. 😂😂

[@dons9213]

Same here. Cool idea for a challenge dude.

[@brutalgod7651]

691

[@josephtomczak963]

@@mysoultotake87 I know the feeling

[@Eener1000]

Its amazing how impressive MGS1 looked on the ps1 with a full 3d world with good looking floors and ceilings. Shows how important good art direction is

[@Lasagnaisprettycool]

This really makes you appreciate the beautiful art direction and world they built. It still looks phenomenal to me two and a half decades later.

[@CoralCopperHead]

Agreed, and it's also why 'HD remaster' mods that don't do anything but smooth out the edges and upscale the textures bug me so much. The artists obviously knew the hardware they were working with, and more often than not, the weird graphical problems are _intentional,_ you know?

[@aeixo2533]

Yeah, My first thoughts watching this were that I was super impressed how good this game still looks.

[@arab6745]

@@aeixo2533 The resolution is not native (which is nice), and the textures are smoothed (which is horrendous)

[@cookieface80]

Fun fact: Kojima created all of the levels first using lego bricks so he could see what they would look like before they started modelling them.

[@poika22]

@@CoralCopperHead Problem is, especially with the PS1 and SNES era games, part of the "hardware they were working with" were CRT monitors. Playing a PS1 game on a modern LCD TV does not look like it was intended even if you run the original disc on an original console with zero modifications. Emulation and upscaling does mess with the original artistic vision, but so does playing the game "as is" on an LCD. It's a choice between two less-than-perfect alternatives, unless you want to get an old CRT which is the only real way to experience the games "as intended". There are post-processing filters now trying to mimic the CRT effect, but they're far from perfect. It's just something digital technology cannot fully replicate. Or it would require an absurdly high resolution to the point where each analog "pixel" was represented by a hundred digital pixels trying to mimic the analog look, and it'd still be imperfect.

[@Handsomeanthony68]

KZbin’s algo nailed it with this one, I’ve never seen a first-person-only MGS run. I didn’t even know you could walk around in first person. Take my like and subscription.

[@nullnova]

Thank you so much!!

[@Handsomeanthony68]

@@nullnova Thank you! I’ve been a fan of MGS since it was released and I’ve never even considered playing in first person only. It’s rare that I see something new in these games. It’s refreshing!

[@nullnova]

@@Handsomeanthony68 I thought the same, I want to bring some new life to these old classics, if you can think of any games you'd like to see and some unique challenges do let me know!

[@aubreyjarvis4759]

pretty sure you actually cant move in first person outside of the shitty pc port

[@Tcatracing]

Yeah pretty sure it was a bundled feature with the pc version

[@legateexpendable9308]

Honestly I had no idea you could even move while in first person, I've only ever used it for looking around

[@TheRealBlazingDiamond]

Maybe it's a dualshock exclusive feature?

[@legateexpendable9308]

@TheBlazingDiamond I only played the GoG release on PC so maybe there was something I was missing

[@nullnova]

@@legateexpendable9308 It is only for the PC version (Integral), I was playing the GOG version, you just need to tap the first person view button twice. :)

[@legateexpendable9308]

@@nullnova interesting, I had no idea. I'll have to give it a go next time

[@awii.neocities]

@@TheRealBlazingDiamond Playing the game with Dualshock never had the feature either.

[@johnsumisu1527]

For those wondering, the PS1 Integral version also had the option to move in first person view, but it was a Japan release only afaik (this version comes with 3 discs)

[@ryurimassamune]

Thx

[@filipeflower]

But the PC version of Integral was actually released in Europe.

[@johnsumisu1527]

@@filipeflower the PC port, yes, I believe it was the Integral version in all regions. My comment was referring to the PS1 Integral version

[@filipeflower]

@@johnsumisu1527 Oh, okay then.

[@vontaxe]

and what about the fight against Mantis? In the version I played, when you entered first person in this part, the perspective changed to the mantis' POV

[@jamesdoyle12]

This makes me want to play Metal Gear Solid

[@nullnova]

It's an amazing series, you won't regret it!

[@JK-zl2ux]

The first two metal gears and the first 3 metal gear solids are pretty easy to emulate (if ur okay with that). Not sure about the fourth. Peacewalker i know is easy. MGSV is usually on sale. In short you could probably play most if not all of the metal gear saga on pc.

[@countspider6488]

@@JK-zl2ux 4 is incredibly difficult to emulate without a NASA PC, it would be better to just buy it on ps3 if you own one.

[@JK-zl2ux]

@@countspider6488 that’s what I’ve heard

[@poika22]

You could just watch the no commentary longplays on youtube because the games are like 75% cutscenes.

[@brendanmchugh6323]

This makes me want a VR version… like an actual VR version

[@icarusgaming6269]

Snake fist fighting a literal ninja: Nah, I don't think CQC would be useful here Snake fighting his 10,000th mercenary: *CQC time, baby*

[@Steamj2]

If your try to use the cqc against the ninja he would do a flip and take no damage but if you try to choke him he would Smack you

[@dabeln1]

The ninja fight is so funny. He's totally kicking your ass the whole time. It's like watching an action comedy.

[@klof4276]

22:50 I remember being handed an annotated map of that level in elementary school and building on it more and more until it was complete; other kids who were stuck thought it was incredible. You see I used to be with it... then they changed what it was, now what I'm with isn't it... and what's it seems weird and scary to me... GIMME FIVE BEES FOR A QUARTER

[@icecreamsocial123]

More challenge videos like this would be great

[@Slim-Braidy]

MGS 1 is my favourite game of all time, so to see it be played through snakes eyes is fascinating and makes boss fights like gray fox and raven even more intense. Gutted you can’t fight liquid in first person though, that would have been special! Great video man. Hope you plan to make a mgs series with this concept!

[@nullnova]

It's definitely coming! Thanks!

[@mark030a]

I wonder if there's a mod that can force First-Person.

[@ZachHouseZach]

Holy cow, I never knew you could use chaff grenades in the grey fox fight. Still learning things about the game lol

[@JackSnake]

If anyone wants to play MGS1 in First Person View Mode on the PSX, you can do it by beating the MGS1 Integral version on any difficulty level (exept on Very Easy, which doesn't unlock anything), and then go to Special on the title screen, there you will find the First Person View Mode.

[@justinsixx90]

But isn't Integral a PAL only release?

[@JackSnake]

@@justinsixx90 No, Integral is actually NTSC-J only release, a Japanese game, but the game is all in english, including the voices and captions and I can say with confidance that Integral is the definitive version of the game, it has a lot of additional stuff including alternative routes for the guards! Integral is also my favorite Kojima game.

[@justinsixx90]

@@JackSnake never knew that. I didn't think it would work on US consoles which is a drag lol.

[@reloadpsi]

I forgot Integral (and the PC version) had this.

[@Under10Hours]

The algorithm did good today! Great video. I can barely beat this game in the intended way.

[@nullnova]

That means a lot mate, thank you. 😎👉👉 You're pretty good.

[@Under10Hours]

@@nullnova But did first person provide any tactical advantage?

[@nullnova]

@@Under10Hours No tactical advantage whatsoever. 😔

[@bambigaming1866]

​@@nullnovathe fact it was said to ocelot and it makes ocelot way too easy to beat? Comedy.

[@5persondude]

So with Ocelot’s torture, what I do (as well as for other button-mashing QTEs in other games) is place my thumb against my index finger (between the tip and closest joint) and use my wrist to press the button as opposed to moving my thumb or finger itself. Don’t know how many other people do this but for me it’s the most comfortable way to mash buttons quickly

[@337x]

i do jitter clicking except its on a controller, its terrible for wrist health but you can get autoclicker level speed (thank you minecraft pvp)

[@Freelancer837]

I'm very slow/bad at button-mashing, but the most effective way to do it I've found (with MGS1 being the game that made me have to learn how to) is the old "spoon" method. You place your thumb on the button, and instead of moving your thumb up and down to keep clicking the button, you rub it left and right over the button, never letting your thumb leave the surface of the controller. So your thumb will slide to the left off the button, slide right over the button, end up on the right side off the button, and repeat over and over.

[@lazypaladin]

*_Why hasn't anyone else done this yet?!_* so simple it's positively brilliant! _Somehow I appreciate MGS even more than I already did._ Great Run!

[@Repteed]

Absolute joy watching this, MGS is the series I grew up with and it's great to see neat ideas on it to this day. Great production, too, well edited and condensed and your commentary is stellar.

[@nullnova]

That means a lot mate, thank you so much. ♥️

[@arab6745]

22:25 I have beaten MGS1 over 20 times (yeah I was counting) as a kid, and I never thought of that! I remember thinking "oh this tank is now missing" rather than realizing it's the tank I fought lol. Great video dude, fun idea and funny one liners and memes! I watched the whole thing, thank you! BTW the first person view definitely helps with the tunnel section, I remember that I couldn't finish the game on extreme without using it.

[@RaytheGrayt]

Two things made me laugh more than the rest; Using the Frozen movie cover for the Pal key, and hearing Snake get punched and making the same grunts as the guards lmaooo 🤣🤣 just subbed 👍🏾

[@CoralCopperHead]

I like how playing in first-person really highlights how blind the guards are -- and why MGS3 is so hard if you fail to use first-person view to scout ahead; they can see you _off-screen_ in the top-down view, but these poor Genomes have to play by the "you were offscreen, you didn't see me" rules from the original days.

[@khahhn8063]

Lmao for genome supersoliders with "enhanced vision" the mfs cant see shit 😂

[@TFSned]

MGS2 Substance had some VR missions that were played entirely in first person. If there's a mod or cheat to play the whole game like that I'd love to see it. There's a recent mod that lets you use MGS3 Subsistence's 3D camera in MGS2 on PC but I'm not sure if it lets you move in first person. It's also fun to play MGS3D on Citra with a 60fps cheat and MGS4's control scheme. It might let you play in first person too.

[@helenswift7889]

This was amazing! More Metal Gear please!

[@breaku45]

@13:33 "Also, look at this cute playstation" proceeds to get knocked down! hahaha

[@sChimmelKatZe]

I love that you revive this old classic! Back in the days, I heard they originally planned forMGS 1 add on special missions to introduce first person mode when you play with Gray Fox.

[@mr.tweaty]

39:40 REX’s design also just works around the graphical limitations incredibly well. Its design inherently blends in with blocky graphics.

[@Zappero]

KZbin is finally recommending less known channels. This one with less than a 1000 subscribers was a jackpot!

[@ProGamingProphecy]

I almost forgot how good a game can sound when you take the time to choose the music. The iconic, "Huh... who's footprints are these?"

[@mariusdmeridius6712]

One of the best games I ever played. I have completed this game many times (more than 10 for sure). Good old times if it comes to gaming.

[@TheCoffeeMan19]

Tbh this is better than most videos. Your pretty good...

[@danbigboss6484]

I was the first in north america to get the Big Boss Ranking back in 1999. (still have my save file just before the jeep escape on my PSX memory card) I know I will receive hateful comments or people will simply dont believe me but trust me i got my first white hair for this achievement back in the days

[@pewpewgeni1441]

Mgs integral had a first person view mode

[@Lurmmings]

First time I've seen the Mantis boss in first person (since normally it switches to Mantis' view instead of Snake's), this would have been impressive even without the radar!!!

[@DemomanX614]

Feeling sick today, glad this video was recommended. Pretty cool video. Picked this up on gog a fee years ago and it was the first time I played the og Solid(I played the hell out of Twin Snakes)and playing this gave me such an appreciation for the series. Same for when I finally decided to play through MG1 and MG2(freaking amazing games, that kind of gameplay back then?? How did people beat those games)

[@kemetsoundz3651]

Brought so many memories back watching this! Fun fact: if you can’t find the thermal goggles, you can use the CIGs to see the lasers 🤞🏽✅

[@poika22]

Nice video. Watched it all the way through and subbed. It's kinda crazy seeing all these familiar environments from an unfamiliar angle.

[@BrianM_3rd]

What a great recommendation! This game still looks incredible, even moreso in first person when you can see the environments in detail from a whole new perspective. I'm daft for any sort of "Can you beat..." challenge run, and I'll happily sub if more are on the way! :)

[@nullnova]

There absolutely is more on the way! Thanks so much!

[@lordofligma]

The algorithm is finally working! I love this vid

[@colonelvector]

Dude this was a fantastic video. I'm a huge MGS fan, played the opriginal over 50 times and this was really fun to watch. Your presentation style and editing is great. You threw in a few jokes but didn't over-do it. The pacing of the video was good, without being obnoxious jumping around. Honestly this was a perfect video for this type of subject

[@nullnova]

Very kind of you mate, thank you :)

[@CoffeePotato]

This is super legit, I had no idea you could do more than just stare at things. Makes me want to see if Vagrant Story is doable like this somehow.

[@aldoelektrika]

I'm high as fuck, practicing my mixing and I have your video on the background. I would love it if you uploaded full playthroughs. Haven't looked through your channel but I subbed cause this is my favorite game of all time and I love seeing it from a (literal) different perspective.

[@seancarter6492]

Gonna dust off the ol PS1!! I honestly missed hearing Snake getting hit, the alert status, the guard that says "there here is!"

[@iquemedia]

I'll be looking forward to hearing the "small channel" line in a year or two when rewatching this and seeing how much you've grown

[@nullnova]

Thank you so much! MGS2 video coming next. 👀

[@Sarkarin]

22:51 Hilarious! Got me right in my sides!

[@younesakdah1803]

The slow turning speed already hurts my hands. Nicely done.

[@mralowen]

Man, that music takes me back

[@geromendez5305]

some parts of the game are so hard to activate FPS mode, specially after receiving a hit. Kudos to you man

[@BJWT1047]

I didn’t know the PAL key actually lost temperature, amazing.

[@thefallen2220]

There is an alternate way to beat psycho mantis by shooting his statues

[@phamquan0726]

that was some fancy playing, you're pretty good

[@685eric685]

6:05 I actually like that you can shoot from a first person perspective in this game.

[@NGPlusVideos]

Certainly an interesting idea. I never played the PC version so I've never seen Snake move in 1st person in MGS1. It's kinda jarring. Well done on the challenge :)

[@Kimarnic]

This video deserves more views, I love "can you beat x" videos, and MGS in 1st person is pretty cool Clean microphone, good content, this is great

[@grum3075]

This could be great for replaying MGS1 with a good VR headset.

[@omar71389]

Excellent production value for your channel size! Looking forward to mgs2 and 3 runs for this challenge or different challenges in general.

[@badllama123]

this was great! do all the metal gears in first person! third person games in first person is a great niche. subbed

[@principedelamuerte3235]

Reminds me how impressive the game back in 98 was. The graphic and mechanic were awesome for the PS1. FPV feels like it is natural intended for the game.

[@lxjoe96]

This was a great video, I'd love to see more from you. I see you did a short videoabout resident evil 1, I'd love to see you do a challenge playthrough (or normal playthrough) of that game as well

[@nullnova]

Thanks so much, Resident Evil challenge videos will be coming for sure. :)

[@lukeconwayTV]

“He hit me with the Seymour Skinner” how can I not subscribe after that? 😂

[@nullnova]

I'm so glad someone caught that. 😂

[@PainweedingPills]

Oh boy, this actually makes me wanna replay the game after a long time! Liked and subscribed!

[@goblindeter8258]

This game even almost 30 years later still looks stunning !

[@TheEpicWinner-]

totally worth a sub well done man!

[@RedDragonCoder]

MGS PC First person would be nasty if Konami decided to do this with lightgun options. Think PS1 Project Horned Owl (if anyone remembers) or TimeCrisis. BUT instead its Metal Gear. I get its not a shoot em up game but ths changed my perspective quickly.

[@nmhfan27]

You need way more subs and views, this is seriously impressive!

[@nullnova]

Thank you so much!

[@Armykarmy]

Awesome content my dude, you earned this sub!

[@Freelancer837]

10:45 Konami: Wanna see me make a bad remake of MGS3? Wanna see me do it again?

[@8bitsrebeltv485]

What a chad omg wp man very nice video subbed and liked much love !

[@celestialdice]

Finally a fresh face with real interesting challanges

[@nullnova]

My aim is to make lots more interesting Metal Gear content, it's my favourite series of all time, I just need to think of unique challenges. 🤔 Thanks for watching, mate!

[@celestialdice]

@nullNOVA Hell yea, that's what I like to hear, bro! I'm currently trying to start out on KZbin too, mainly DMC and MGS

[@nullnova]

@@celestialdice Love them both, subbed, I hope to see some uploads soon!

[@robertforster8984]

Wait. I don’t think you can even move in first person view.

[@alexb.e7498]

I think it is exclusive to the PC version and the Japanese 3disk Integral version !

[@EternallyEve]

Like many, I had no idea you could lock into first person like this in the GOG version. Since you brought this to the attention of so many fans, I'll bring up that you should be able to destroy the gas masks on the Mantis busts to do the same effect as the player 2 trick. I assume that's still in the GOG version and would be a lot better than having to go from controller to keyboard for shooting.

[@undeadmaster666]

the whole way through this i was humming the music to this game. what a awesome sound track this game has. to this day i cant sneak without humming this games theme music

[@party4keeps28]

I've never seen your channel before but you've uploaded a great video that KZbin seems to favor, and it looks like your channel will grow substantially. Congrats!

[@drizzijay]

Underrated channel! You’ll blow up soon!

[@ShuckleII]

Holy shit this mic, it sounds like he's reporting from a wiimote, that's amazing

[@ruairifisher7214]

The filthy frank cameo😂😂

[@retrorun]

Great play man! Ive completed in 1st person too, and had a hard time during the Rex fight. I used a more complicated strategy. Really appreciate yours!

[@Raheel_Ishaq]

I didn't know you could throw a grenade at the ninja when he's spazing out at the end of the fight. I just avoided him and he just stops after a few teleports. This game amazes me to this day.

[@alexb.e7498]

...you can also use the Famas or the Socom at this point to shoot him !

[@alcole-holic8779]

24:25 Comedy gold moment, if that was unscripted then you’ve just gotten super lucky

[@Drewski_94]

Awesome video man! Keep up the hard work! Love this definitely subbing can't wait for the next one!

[@JoeZUGOOLA]

That's one of the coolest thumbnails on KZbin

[@nullnova]

Thanks, I'm pretty proud of it. Gray Fox is the GOAT.

[@supersymm3try]

classics wise, I’d love to see you do something with the original Syphon Filter. Also with Tenchu Stealth Assassins on PS1, both amazing games from that era. No idea what the challenge could be though.

[@nullnova]

I slept on Syphon Filter, I'll definitely play it soon. I love Tenchu! I'll have to think of some ideas for challenge runs there.

[@Fibbz_Nz]

+1 Sub,I love these stealth based game like mgs,Growing up playing mgs 3 is the reason why.Keep it up

[@dittm3r]

I want a world where Solid Snake is voiced by nullNOVA.

[@nullnova]

Haha, thank you but David Hayter is the GOAT

[@CB-L]

42:33 Hehe, now the key is definitely hot enough.

[@PikangsFutaba]

1st person mode challenge is interesting, on Ps1 JPN Integral you have to complete the game 1st before you can do that challenge, on PC outside the ending related items/costumes can do the challenge from the get-go (however it baffles me that the Duel song is not in the PC version for some stupid reason). Edit: Yeah... in PC version the "controller port 2" is the keyboard, but just like the original PS1 and Twin Snakes, you have 3 paths to defeat him, dying a couple of times and destroy the statues, the port intended way or whiff 7 hits and the 8th connects and repeat the process over and over until you win (this last way is a literal glacial slug... but funny enough, it works).

[@Gray-Miller]

I really enjoyed this not like other videos filled with talking nobody cares for just comedy and useful tips here and it's good

[@tamrielishome8576]

Came for the metal gear solid video, subbed for the "wing it" joke after beating raven

[@nullnova]

People with St. Jiub as their PFPs are absolutely welcomed here. Wealth beyond measure, outlander.

[@tamrielishome8576]

@@nullnova Under sun and sky outlander! Morrowind is my favorite game by far!

[@KennyCleod]

I love how KZbin knows what I'm onto and lead me here

[@sirrando]

Great challenge! Well played

[@gogobmn]

Great video, I haven't seen anyone look at FP stuff much besides speedrunners before now, and they definitely don't do the whole thing. I'm looking forward to more MGS challenge stuff. MGS2 on PC does have a way to do FP in the main game (via modding), I think it ends up being similar (easier for the most part), although like in Blast Furnace there's a couple of things that can't be done. Thought I'd explain what happened with the weird PAL Key cooling/not cooling thing (probably in a bit too much detail!)... The key has the 3 states normal/cold/hot, then there's a separate "heat" value between -15 minutes (cold) to 0 (normal) to +15 mins (hot). Usually, if a cold key goes over 0 (or a hot key goes under 0) it turns normal; a normal key turns cold once it hits -15m, and hot once it hits +15m. Then you have that same amount of time to get it to the Command Room. Also, a normal key will reset to 0 at the start of every area, so you have to do all the heating in one go. Most of the time, the Blast Furnace and Warehouse heat/cool the key at a 3x rate, so it would've taken 5 mins to go hot the first time you tried it. But, when you're at the appropriate point in the story (i.e. Warehouse after normal key entry, and Blast Furnace after cold key entry), as soon as you enter one of those areas, you get swapped to a normal card and put at 12 mins for free. So it should only take 1 min to change in those cases. The weird thing happens when you enter a "12-mins-free" Warehouse with a hot key. The two values (key state, and heat) only actually change once per second (technically, it's every 30 rendered frames since the game was launched). So when you entered Warehouse and checked the key immediately, it hadn't had a chance to change yet and you saw a hot key. But about a second after that, it would've changed back to normal. That's why it mysteriously went from hot to normal by the time you reached the end of Warehouse that one time, while it was perfectly fine later in the game.

[@mattbroadbentmusic5602]

Great job, subbed. love this kind of challenge vid :)

[@ThekaiserXD]

Such a novel idea for a playthrough! Subbed!

[@jonathanplooij3666]

43:12 i did not expect that

[@phillipvialpando2605]

I know its been 10 years since I played MGS1 but the sound quality seems to be much better. Missing the echo effect i remember from the PS1 version

[@Big.Joe.Grizzly]

This version is called MGS Integral released for PC and also now re-released with the MGS Master Collection Vol.1. It's almost the same as the ps1 original but they made some changes including adding first person mode. The sound effects/music in this version is lower quality unfortunately but it's still a decent version to play

[@donoteatmikezila]

Pretty entertaining run. subbed

[@xatzis5000]

FROZEN PAL 😂🤣 43:12

[@Thehulksterbeast]

4:48 press the button twice and the lift doors will open without the need to wait

[@billyLego4855]

This gives a different perspective of stealth and well if you haven't played the game, then your going to find it challenging. But as many have. It would be different of course, would give a totally different expiernce.