Metal Gear [MSX / PC] Big Boss Rank, No Rations, No Damage Bosses - Cinematic Challenge Walkthrough

[@pmce5980]

Just managed to get the Big Boss rank myself (just over 41 mins!) all thanks to this walkthrough. Clear, concise commentary goes such a long way, and all the little bits of humour sprinkled through the video is greatly appreciated! No big deal...

[@SoulSignal]

Fantastic completion time, well played! And thank you, really appreciate hearing that this walkthrough helped you get that Big Boss rank. Even with guidance, it's a tricky thing to obtain. GG! 🔥 🙏

[@vul4ak]

Roses are red, we're taking no losses Big Boss rank, no rations, no damage bosses.

[@SirKibbles61904]

thanks to your guide, i was able to get Big Boss rank fairly easily in 45 in-game minutes (i did use 20 saves and a ration tho)

[@SoulSignal]

Awesome to hear. Big Boss rank requires precision, even with saves - well played and I'm really glad this guide helped out. Thank you for watching!

[@Big.Joe.Grizzly]

There is barely any content around MG 1 and 2...Your videos are excellent. Good narration, good guide, good gameplay, short sweet and to the point. (Like one of my japanese animes). Hope your channel blows up so your hard work gets appreciated more. More metal gear content pls👊

[@SoulSignal]

@Big.Joe.Grizzly Thank you so much, man. Really appreciate that. MGS (BB Rank, no damage) is being worked on, and I've made significant progress. I'd loved to have released it by now, but I've been delayed by a load of things going on this year, but soon, soon I will finally publish it. 🔥 (I'm just not going to rush it as its my all time favourite and I'd like to do it justice.)

[@StrongArmElijah]

...INFILTRATE... ...THE ENEMY FORTRESS... ...OUTER HEAVEN!... ...DESTROY... ...THE FINAL WEAPON... ...METAL GEAR!...

[@AzureSC2]

Amazing run, loved the narration, big boss rank indeed

[@SeriousPony]

Wow, and I thought completing MG 1 in stealth was impossible after my first playthrough and rather obvious Deer rank 😮 Bravo, great run and great comments on how does everything work mechanics wise (and lore wise) 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you so much. 🙏

[@samuelantoniocastillomeza5034]

I got my Big Boss rank thanks to your amazing guide! I love how to the point you narrate everything and in a very entertaining way, too.

[@SoulSignal]

That's great to hear - even with some guidance, this run requires finesse, so well played! 🔥 And thank you for the awesome feedback. 🙏

[@TheLoresmith]

Good play through bro, I appreciate how you go in depth, this game is underrated along with the second, I’m remaking this game into an anime like episodic series on my channel, I imagine it will be remade at some point in the future hopefully! It has potential to be great! Big boss and solid snake in the same game was always awesome to me.

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I wanted to honour this game on the level of its brilliance for its time, despite visual and tech limitations that date the medium. So much of what is special to Metal Gear Solid is contained within these first two MSX releases, that even in its infancy, the major conflict at the heart of MGS's story is here. And agreed, Snake vs Big Boss is so cool. Your animated series looks awesome. I'll follow your work. Good luck and all the best, man. 🔥

[@Boymanbeard]

Brroooo it was so so good. Loved the detail on each area the lore and of course the voice changes. Was amazing stuff!

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you, man. Really appreciate hearing this. So much to learn still, I didn't realise how tough it would be to commentate on each beat when the action moves so fast. Can't wait to show more. 🔥

[@vivinaut697]

Excellent work. I hope to see more like this in the future :D

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you for watching, Vivi. Awesome to hear you enjoyed it. More soon! 🙏 🔥

[@AztaRoth_Kunt]

New sub. I can already see the type of quality gameplay channel you’re gonna be.

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you - really appreciate it. 🔥

[@KaraCroft]

Informative AND relaxing. Good stuff soul, keep em coming 💪

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you so much. The idea is to make them chill, fun, informative, and to honour the stories in the games, too. 🙏

[@ZakRas]

There's not that many Big Boss runs of MG out there - and all I could find up until now were runs skipped Madnar & Ellen entirely. Yeah, when you break down the game's design, the entire act of finding Madnar, then Ellen and returning to Madnar only exists for the player to learn how to defeat Metal Gear - but if you know, you can skip him entirely which is a bit silly from a story perspective going into Metal Gear 2. But this confirms it's absolutely possible to do a "Save Madnar, Big Boss Run".

[@SoulSignal]

@ZakRas 100%, man - I even kept CODEC conversations in, which added around 5 or so minutes to the final time. When I researched Big Boss rank, I remember seeing a comment on a forum saying it wasn't possible to save Madnar on Big Boss rank, but I wanted to try for story reasons and it turned out very comfortable. I do think it's awesome we have the option to skip that sequence, though.

[@tasteofsugar722]

I was not expecting to listen to the 50 min in one go 😆 Amazing Soul!🎉

[@SoulSignal]

Ah, so awesome to hear that, mate. Thank you! 😊 🔥

[@doctorbest85VODS]

Fantastic video! Finally logged in on the pc and give credit to this amazing well done playthrough! GG Sam

[@SoulSignal]

Ah, awesome to hear that you enjoyed it, Doc!! Thank you, man!! 🔥

[@doctorbest85VODS]

Loved it!@@SoulSignal

[@DaemonicGrim18]

Excellent work as always. No Big Deal... 😁

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you, man - really glad you enjoyed the playthrough! 🙏 "No big deal" cracked me up after every practice attempt. 😂

[@MiraGamingDK]

Awesome video so far Soul! Can't wait to see more

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you, Mira. The best thing about YT is that the video can be watched at any pace compared to livestreams. 😅

[@MiraGamingDK]

@@SoulSignal oh yeah 100% I love to be able to go back and watch something again if I didn't quite understand something or being able to pause and continue at the same place later

[@justjarrodttv]

Excellent video. Nice editing and commentary. Very informative and calming. I don’t even know much about MGS but I was interested the whole time watching this. ❤

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you so much, Jarrod. 🙏Truly awesome to hear, as the idea of this style of run is not just to inform how to do the challenge, but to also act as an entry point for those who haven't experienced them before.

[@Bitsandglory]

Great stuff, man! I've been wanting to play this for a long time

[@SoulSignal]

It's brilliant and intense, especially on the first playthrough. It's available now, but it's also releasing again with the upcoming Master Collection. That will include the NES version, Snake's Revenge, and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. A fantastic opportunity time to play them all.

[@Bitsandglory]

Oh, sweet! I didn't realize it was going to be on the Master Collection. I'm definitely going to pick that up!@@SoulSignal

[@fabknows]

Great to see u on youtube!!!

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you! I've planned this for ages and have lots to share. Lots more to come! This is just the start. 🔥

[@costadinover]

oh this was a a really nice surprise!

[@SoulSignal]

It's just a box!

[@srujan00]

This is PS3. The original MSX2, bosses don't make a whining sound or change color when hit.

[@SoulSignal]

I ran this on the PC release (2020) just before MGS Master Collection's release. It's similar to the version I first played that came with MGS3: Subsistence (PS2, 2006), but I actually think the screen changes here are a slight bit slower. Each version has some minor differences. I labelled it [MSX] as it's the most direct way to reference the first Metal Gear in the series. I think the most impactful difference for this particular run is that on the original MSX2 version, you could actually shut down the final electric floor with a remote missile (the switch is hidden next to the door to Metal Gear). Later versions removed this - no rations, no saves would be much more comfy if this was still possible.

[@asdfparody]

solid special ability: only his feet can be seen

[@SelectorJohnson]

"Laugh and grow fat."

[@SoulSignal]

🥂

[@RickMyBalls]

way ahead of you

[@ApacheSmash]

More of this please

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you so much, man. That's the plan. The first of many, hopefully!

[@mingusmofaz5898]

All your videos are great thus far, love these thorough breakdowns of the entire process. The amount of commentary is just right too, very unobtrusive and gives some space for the game's ambience and mood to sink in. Very easy sub for me.

[@SoulSignal]

Thank you for this great feedback. I'm encouraged by your words about the balance between commentary and allowing the game to breathe. I set out to achieve this by design, but as it's the first time I've recorded analysis like this, I expected to fine tune it in later video releases. It's motivating to hear the foundation is solid - moving forward. More to come soon. Thank you again. 🙏

[@markcullimore1]

SoulSignal is my Master Miller.

[@SoulSignal]

@@markcullimore1 This is the best response I've had on YT yet. 😂 Thank you, man. 😎 🔥

[@jimmymunz874]

What is the opening from?

[@SoulSignal]

The opening cinematic is a scene from MGSV. The music I use in the Intro is "Past, Present, Future" by Norihiko Hibino.

[@jimmymunz874]

@@SoulSignal does the tape in the game reference that mission or did you add that?

[@SoulSignal]

@@jimmymunz874 The tape is directly referencing the mission, hence the blue screen and the MSX start up sound. The Diamond Dogs logo behind Snake also turns into an Outer Heaven logo once the mirror is broken. The only thing I added was the text "Sometime earlier..." since my plan is to cover the entire Metal Gear series, I wanted to create a seamless juxtaposition to contextualise of the end and beginning.