NES/Famicom

Metal Gear

Near the end of the 20th century, a small fortified nation named Outer Heaven (founded by a mysterious war hero whose name and identity are shrouded in secrecy) is threatening the nations of the West with the development of a new prototype weapon named Metal Gear, a walking tank which is capable of launching nuclear warheads from anywhere on the globe. As FOX-HOUND's (an elite black ops unit) newest recruit, going by the codename of Solid Snake, your mission is to infiltrate Outer Heaven and rescue your missing comrade, Grey Fox (who was captured after a failed infiltration), while gathering intelligence on Metal Gear. In order to fulfill your objective, you must collect various weapons and...

Genre: Shooter
Year: 1988
Developer: Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
Publisher: Ultra Software Corporation
Players: 1

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Achievements

97 achievements · 650 total points

Beretta M92F Locate the handgun
1 pts
Mine Now Locate the landmines
1 pts
Nikita Locate the remote-controlled missiles
1 pts
C4 Locate the plastic explosives
1 pts
M79 Locate the grenade launcher
1 pts
Ingram MAC-11 Locate the sub-machine gun
1 pts
RPG-7 Locate the rocket launcher
1 pts
Shhh... Locate the silencer
1 pts
At Least Rose Didn't Make It Locate a ration
1 pts
He's a Peeping Tom! Locate the binoculars
1 pts
It Stinks! Locate the gas mask
1 pts
Treat It With Love Locate the cardboard box
1 pts
Here Lies a Real Man Locate the body armor
1 pts
Does This Make Me Look Fat? Locate the bomb-blast suit
1 pts
Cute Little Sailor Suit Locate the enemy uniform
1 pts
All I Can See Is Red Locate the infrared goggles
1 pts
It's So Bad Locate the iron glove
1 pts
It's All Mine Locate the mine detector
1 pts
People Still Use These? Locate the antenna
1 pts
Now, You Give Me the Diamond Locate the antidote
1 pts
I Didn't Pay Attention in Training Locate the compass
1 pts
Go Into The Light Locate the flashlight
1 pts
Don't Hold Your Breath Locate the oxygen tank
1 pts
This is Big Boss Listen to the mission briefing from your C.O.
1 pts
Call Waiting Contact the leader of the resistance, Kyle Schneider, at your first opportunity
2 pts
Where Have You Been?! Focus, Woman! Finally make contact with Diane for the first time in Building #1
1 pts
What a Snob Get Jennifer to leave you some goodies
1 pts
This is Outer Heaven Successfully infiltrate Outer Heaven
2 pts
Any More Bright Ideas? Get captured on purpose
3 pts
First Time For Everything Defeat the Shotgunner
5 pts
They Call Me Nobody Defeat the Shotgunner without taking damage
10 pts
Nobody Has Ever Escaped From He-Hey! Are You Listening To Me?! Ignore the Shotgunner and walk right out of the prison
5 pts
I Can't Believe How Big It Is Destroy the transmitter
5 pts
Yee-haw! Defeat the Machine-Gun Kid
5 pts
You're Grounded Defeat the Machine-Gun Kid without taking damage
10 pts
Get Used to This Defeat Twin Shot and reach Dr. Pettrovich's cell
5 pts
Broad Side of a Barn Defeat Twin Shot without taking damage
10 pts
Tank You Very Much Destroy the tank
5 pts
Tanks for the Memories Destroy the tank without tanking damage
10 pts
Dozed Off Destroy the bulldozer
5 pts
If It Bleeds, I Can Kill It Defeat the Arnolds
5 pts
Hasta La Vista, Baby! Defeat the Arnolds without taking damage
10 pts
What? I Am Too Dr. Prttrovich! Identify and Eliminate the Impostor
5 pts
STAY OVER THERE!! Cross the desert without being stung
5 pts
Fire Extinguisher Defeat the Fire Trooper
5 pts
Fire Fighter Defeat the Fire Trooper without taking damage
10 pts
Way To Fall Survive Pitfall Hell
5 pts
Plan the Wedding Rescue Ellen
5 pts
Kept You Waiting, Huh? FINALLY rescue Dr. Pettrovich (For real this time)
10 pts
We've Managed to Avoid Drowning! Cross the aqueduct without using the oxygen tank
5 pts
I Knew He Wouldn't Finish That Sentence Lose a member of your support team
5 pts
I Am Coward Duck! ... Stop Laughing! Defeat Coward Duck
5 pts
He Should've Ducked Defeat Coward Duck without taking damage and without killing or rescuing any prisoners
10 pts
I Don't Need Your Advice! Defeat Coward Duck using only RC Missiles without killing or rescuing any of the prisoners
10 pts
Where Is Metal Gear?! Destroy the supercomputer
5 pts
Bigger Boss Defeat the Enemy Commander
5 pts
Biggest Boss Defeat the enemy commander without taking damage
10 pts
Mission Accomplished! Escape Outer Heaven
25 pts
These Things'll Kill Ya Escape Outer Heaven without using the cigarettes
5 pts
Age Hasn't Slowed You Down One Bit Escape Outer Heaven without using the cigarettes with at least 90 (900) seconds left on the timer
10 pts
Operation Intrude N313 Jungle: Reach building #1 without being spotted (Unavoidable alerts don't count)
10 pts
Make Sure Nobody Sees You Bldg. 1: Complete 1F and 3F and reach the hidden cell without being spotted (No shortcuts. Unavoidable alerts don't count)
10 pts
This Is A Stealth Mission Bldg. 1: Complete 2F and Roof and reach Dr. Pettrovich's cell without being spotted
10 pts
Isaac Newton Would Like a Word With You Bldg 2: Complete 1F and Roof and reach the second floor from the Up elevator without being spotted
10 pts
Stealth is My Specialty Bldg 2: Complete the 2F, obtaining all items and find the impostor without being spotted (Unavoidable alerts don't count)
10 pts
Only A Fool Trusts His Life to a Weapon Bldg. 1: Complete 1F and 3F and reach the hidden cell without using a weapon (No shortcuts)
10 pts
Do You Remember, Snake? Bldg. 1: Complete 2F and Roof and reach Dr. Pettrovich's cell without using a weapon
10 pts
The Feel of Battle Bldg. 2: Complete 1F and Roof and reach 2F from the Up elevator without using a weapon
10 pts
The Clashing of Bone and Sinew Bldg. 2: Complete the 2F, obtaining all items and find the impostor without using a weapon
10 pts
Battle Brings Death Reach building #1 without killing anyone, human or otherwise
10 pts
Death Brings Sorrow Bldg. 1: Complete 1F and 3F and reach the hidden cell without killing anyone (No shortcuts)
10 pts
Death is Tragic Bldg. 1: Complete 2F and Roof and reach Dr. Pettrovich's cell without killing anyone
10 pts
Life is Miserable Bldg. 2: Complete 1F and Roof and reach 2F from the Up elevator without killing anyone
10 pts
The Dead Are Not Silent Bldg. 2: Complete the 2F, obtaining all items and find the impostor without killing anyone
10 pts
Movin On Up Reach Rank 2
2 pts
Pulling Rank Reach Rank 3
5 pts
Pretty Classy! Reach Rank 4
10 pts
Destiny Find the key to true happiness and achieve inner peace
5 pts
In A Way, Aren't We All Prisoners? Whatya Mean 'No'? Rescue Grey Fox and all prisoners in Building #1
5 pts
Everyone Else I Save Dies. Have a Nice Day Rescue all prisoners in Building #2
5 pts
Did You Dream About Dracula Too? Rescue all prisoners in buildings #3, #4 and #5
5 pts
Who Are You Guys Anyway? Rescue all prisoners
10 pts
This Isn't How Clearance Works... Collect all keycards
5 pts
Gear Up! Collect all equipment
10 pts
Armed Collect all weapons
10 pts
To the Teeth! Obtain all weapons and the silencer and full ammo for all weapons
10 pts
My Favorite Number! Bow chika bow wow
2 pts
Random, But Thanks! Get the location of the mine dector from Schneider in an unusual location
3 pts
Don't Let Me Interrupt Contact Diane on Jennifer's frequency
5 pts
She Gets Around Contact Jenifer on Schneider's frequency
5 pts
WHO THE HELL IS STEVE?! Get denied by Steve three times
5 pts
You Enjoy All The Killing! That's Why! Kill 250 enemies
10 pts
FoxDIE Yeah, Grey Fox died of a heart attack. I don't know what happened.
10 pts
Home In Time For Dinner Complete the game from start to finish in under 90 minutes
25 pts
Loudener Complete the game without collecting the silencer (No password)
25 pts
It's So Hard... Complete the game with the transmitter still in your inventory (No password)
25 pts
Never Be Game Over Complete the game without dying (No password)
50 pts

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Metal Gear frequently asked questions

How do I play Metal Gear online with a friend?

Metal Gear (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Metal Gear on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Metal Gear in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Metal Gear netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Metal Gear have achievements?

Yes, Metal Gear has 97 achievements worth 650 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Metal Gear for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Metal Gear on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.