Can You Beat Metal Gear Solid Without Taking Any Steps? 

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Napoleon once said "an army is a creature that moves on its stomach." Snake being a one man army, he proves this statement correct.

"You belong on the ground. You should crawl on the ground like the snake you are!" Vulcan couldn't have been more true here.

A giant, highly advanced war mech, equipped with the latest weaponry and electronic warfare systems available was utterly beaten. By a man slightly leaning to the side.

"If you could just move 3 meters to the left now please." "Sorry, how much is that in punches?"

Mantis can also be beaten if you break his statues before the battle and this disables his psychic ability without changing to port 2. Awesome run.

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." This dude: Hold my beer.

Funnily enough, this actual gives a lore reason for David's codename. Him crawling around everywhere on an infiltration mission makes him very much like a 'Snake'.

Regardless if you think the boiler room ends the run, I think its incredible that that's the only part where its questionable and everything else is 100% possible. Well done man.

Thanks for that. My Sneaking suit is now completely ruined!

"what the hell?!" Yeah I'd be creeped out too if the prisoner got his legs cut off by the door.

When I first played this game, being able to crawl under vehicles was next gen moment.

23:34 (After several hours of crawling) "we're not about to crawl after a rat, so *we blow it up with a missile instead* " I love the internet

I'd say the shuffling along the ledge in the furnace room does not violate the spirit of the challenge. A challenge run should not make finishing the game impossible, merely add additional challenges to the game. I'd go so far as to say that simply pushing the directional button should have sufficed. There is no point to an impossible challenge run, aside from seeing how far you can get before the run dies, and that may be fun to some.

23 years later and this game is still relevant and seen as a challenge that gamers can reinterpret. Very well done matey.

I love the measurent of 'seven punches apart' going to start using this at work

I made SO MANY mistakes on my first passthrough of MGS. You're gonna laugh and it's okay. 1. I did the electric torture 5-6x before realizing I needed to use the ketchup or hide under the bed to draw the guards attention. 2. Did the Sniper Fox fights WITHOUT Diazepam. 3. Fought Metal Gear WITHOUT using chaff grenades to mess up it's radar. Easily added a hour of unnecessary difficulty to the game. But damn was it rewarding.

Good job mate :) can’t wait to do this as a speedrun and beat it in a single segment

I love how you explain some details and mechanics to the newer players such as the rations being consumed upon losing all health etc and during the first battle with meryl, when johnny is just laying there butt naked in the background, I cant help but imagine those new players' reaction seeing johnny in the snail position with no mention of him thinking the hell is up with that lol

NGPlus: *scootches on a ledge* Me: That seems like a step, *DO IT ALL AGAIN*

A real life historical example of this accomplishment is a soldier by the moniker White Feather. In the Vietnam War, he would crawl solo for DAYS inch by inch to get into position to kill top enemy soldiers and commanders.

I've played through the game countless times and I had never before seen the crane get destroyed or heard of a rat eating the PAL key. Great video!

What a well designed game. Your playthrough would've ended if there wasn't the claymore and the 6 door glitch in the 29 floors part. Brilliant. Insta sub

my guess on the Vulcan rematch is that he's programmed to turn towards enemy targets at a rate that slows down the smaller the angle, so in effect he was turning towards both the missile and you at the same time, at a rate that left him pointing and shooting roughly between you both.

This is incredible, for every huge obstacle there was an exploit. Genius! I wonder what the stats were at the end of the playthrough.

Fair dues, kudos... if you had told me back in 99 when I first sat down and played this game that one day someone would complete it without taking a single step... I woulda laughed so hard... was great to watch though well done again.

In challenges with specific rules like this, I believe if the game forces you to do what you're trying to avoid doing, then you doing it doesn't count as a failure.

-Colonel Campbell: Your codename is Solid Snake -David: Gotcha!

Brilliant video sir. Your narration style is really great👌 I played MGS1 to death when I was a kid, its so mind boggling how you could complete this challenge! 🤩

Finally, Snake figured out a way to get past the guards without them hearing the clapping of his ass cheeks

Small thing : You can shoot in first person view at the final part of the game (just keep pressing TRIANGLE). Unlike the socom and Famas, you can use the weapon in first person view. That help a lot getting more aiming precision.

An enjoyable watch. I can't imagine the amount of patience required to do something like this!

I remember when this came out and my mom got it for me for Christmas. This game is pure nostalgia for me. Nice job man

Seeing Snake get into a crawling position the moment guards start shooting at him, I lost it 😂

I really watched every single second of your hilarious video just now and time flew by as it was nothing. You archived something big here ✊🏼 even we played this game since 8 years old there were still so much secrets hidden in this game. You revealed all of them, you honoured a great piece of art by the best way someone could do. I am amazed. Thank you for showing this to the community 🎉🎉🎉

Metal Gear Solid, the gift that keeps on giving. Amazing work bro!

This video is a blessing, congrats on earning a new subscriber! The presentation is so relaxed and easy to follow thanks to your excellent writing and voiceover. I appreciate that you never skipped over something, nor did you spend too long explaining something. It's just right :)

I can't even remember how many time I said "WOW" watching this video..this is INCREDIBLE! great job!

I forgot how many cool little different details were in this game. No wonder I loved it so much as a kid. Also wow, what a run. Well done! I can't imagine how frustrating it would have been...!

the shuffling definitely is not a violation of the rules.. since its pretty much the same with the moving by punching

Gives me the same feeling as when i was bought MGS for christmas when I was 8 or 9… before I was gifted it I’d read the strategy guide that came with a playstation magazine over and over again, obsessed. When I finally played the game I skipped all the cutscenes, had no idea what was going on & only thanks to that guide had any real idea where to go (didn’t help that I no longer had that guide by the time I got the game). I finally completed it with likely over 100 alerts & wussed out on the torture sequence so I got the stealth camo in the end. Then I could finally play it my way. Thinking back to it, I get the same sense of enjoyable frustration that this challenge gives me and it just makes me smile, cheers man you’re pretty good Tl;dr: subbed

Fantastic. Love any sort of challenge run and these are very well made and easy to watch. Looking forward to more, channel should be massive in no time!

This much effort deserves a like and a subscription. Cheers mate!

Before the video started I paused and thought of the run-killers. I came up with: 1. How is he going to cover the distance to get close enough to throw the grenades in the 1st Vulcan Raven fight? 2. How the hell is he going to beat the Ninja? 3. How is he going to deal with the wall shimmy in the crane area? Ok so the wall shimmy is pretty much impossible. But you had a good try. And I never even thought about how difficult the stair climb chase would be. So cool that the Boba skip solved it! All in all, a great video. Not even being sarcastic when I say: You are a true gamer

Freaking awesome! I used to play this one over and over. As the credits rolled I'd start up the game again (so literally over and over). I adore this game and the "experiences" I had playing it. My last play through of MSG1 was about the same length of time it took Solid Snake to come back in MGS4 (10 years?). What an incredible coincidence. It was as if you'd popped in an old Mario Bros game and the shrubs and grass had died in real time. Ahhh. Metal Gear Solid. A friend when there were too few. Thanks for this video! What a hilarious accomplishment.

I'll subscribble, anyone doing these crazy challenges deserves it.

man, i dont usually sub anywhere, but seeing how you only have 8k with this much effort in your videos is a crime. Awesome vids, subbed!

Found your channel through a work memo and have been enjoying it since. Some very interesting concepts and a lot of work clearly goes into them.

Wow man, that is seriously impressive. Can't wait to see more!

Plot twist, all the guards see snake and, out of sheer disbelief, let him go on his merry way

This was such a great concept man and such good quality from your delivery, humour, pace and production quality. Yo channel gonna git huge. And it totally counts 🥇

Why are you so awesome? So proud of you, Nathan. This video is so well edited and voiced. I am in awe of you right now.

Loved the video. Can't believe its actually possible to beat this game without stepping. Looking forward to future videos

I would say at first I cringed at the idea of "not taking steps" but once you got rolling I saw you were honest about the challenge. I wouldn't take something small that absolutely demands you "step" to proceed like that ledge as challenge-breaking, that just seems ridiculous. Well done!

Great job man very impressive I have been a MGS fan for over 20 years and I have never even thought or seen anything like this! Way to go!!

ı thought you had thousands of subs before taking a look at your channel, nice job mate.

I think the blast furnace is fine. Literally the only time it's used and falls well within the spirit of the rules

Haha, that last first fight gave off Brazilian jiu jitzu vibes. " Come at me bro,*lies down*"

13:19 I see you, I hear you, and I respect what you're doing.

This was like listening to Richard Aoyade complete the game. Absolutely brilliant! I’d say give an allowance for the steps along the ledge. It’s meant to be a challenge and the game doesn’t stop this by being difficult, it stops it by not being designed for this type of movement. The Famas shuffle is a winner for me.

This was very enjoyable to watch. Good job on completing the challenge!

Brilliant work - I’m so glad you finished this challenge, well done!

You: Let me know if the run should end here. Me: carry on my wayward son, there'll be peace when you are done.

The ledge trick is the same as the single punch to inch forward trick.

Def deserved a sub for this one. You’re gonna blow up with this format. 👍

"The guards may be fitted with layers of protection against bullets, but they still need to breath" is an oddly menacing statement.

Congratulations. What a amazing challenge. Love it. Thanks for this.

Proud of you! Exciting to watch your progress and support your efforts. A lot of goofy challenge stuff that can be done in Metal Gear games...what could be next?

How in the heck are you missing subscribers? Your content is good as gold and you'll be getting some huge numbers with this quality of content soon. Subscribed and am glad I've found this channel

Dude i happened to watch the whole video sitting on the toilet and by the time i fisnished watching all the video i felt a really strong urge to not to take a single step ,i swear i was about to crawl my way out(not kidding ,it was subconssyous), that shows the quality and effort you made in this challenge.

I loved this challenge! Doing things like this makes you discover new details of the game and its mechanics. Well done!

Holy smoke, you have patience, man. I just played through this game for the first time and I cannot imagine attempting this.

Wow. Such a Masterpiece of a video. This channel is highly underrated!

This brings back memories, I didn't know any of the boss tricks. The psychic boss was hell.

I’m super excited to see your next run! Hopefully it will be soon good luck and happy gaming my friend.

This was majorly impressive. Bravo!! Bravo!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

I think shuffling along side a scripted wall slide should fall into the same category as ladders, depending on the game, it might be avoidable, but it's not the same as walking normally

The cat walk shuffle is fine in my book. It‘s not any more „walking“ or „taking a step“ than the punch-shuffle.

"4:07 there are several waves of enemies running into the room in groups of" - SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE

I assumed this channel had at least a million subscribers, keep up the good work!

loved the challenge loved the presentation

I would say it is a legit strategy for sure :) if it isn't is single punching also steping? xD I loved the video, Very impressive!

Keep up the interesting challenge runs! I’d love to see some more of the MGS series!

Damn this is nuts dude. Great video

I call it legit great job!

I think there should be an exception for spots in the game it gives you no other option, so I think the loophole is fine.

This was amazing! Can't wait to see what you do next

Love this video! now i want to play the game again being thankful for each step i take.

Runs like this should never die. They should only ever accrue failure points - "I jumped X times in my no jump challenge" type deals.

24:52 "With the scanner destroyed, it means Liquid has to reveal himself" Bloody hell, I don't remember that part of the game 😳

Wow this is awesome!!! Really great job, man!

Rewatching this again after having completed the game is a true pleasure, I can appreciate what you managed to do a lot more now that I understand the game personally, and I am even more impressed. Now I guess I need to finish the rest of the games you've played, huh?

Regarding the blast furnace section, if the No Steps is based on Snake's animation and not a d-pad input while standing up that results in movement, wouldn't you be able to run around the map since the beginning by quickly tapping the d-pad to make snake move around with interrupted animation that doesn't result in him landing a foot on the ground?

I speak for everyone here when I say: *YOU'RE PRETTY GOOOOOOD* !

I think the ledge shuffle is just as valid as the punch move

Fair play, this is one of the best challenge videos I have seen. And I've seen a lot. Keep up the good work! Subscribed

Loved the run first time round, and impressed with your dedication to finding a solution to the ghastly staircase section! Out of interest, why did you remove the first video rather than just publishing an updated video in addition to the first?

yooo,i didn't notice that u only had 300 subs.nice content broo👍🏼👍🏼

Bravo, brings back childhood memories. RIP master Miller.

Although it's a great game and one of my favorites I only finished it 3 times and of course without considering doing the run in prone cuz it's would be impossible or at least possible on some areas with carefully planning your moves and a lot of time. But you proved that as they say "where there is a will there is way" and done the impossible. Congrats ,a really great video , loved your commentary as well and the effort you put and can't wait to see you next video!!