Below is the full script for the English NES Metal Gear. It is presented in two sections; the first section lists all of the messages that the player can get through the transciever (which is like the codec in the Metal Gear Solid series, for those of you who are only familiar with the later games), while the second section lists all of the dialogue which is found "in-game." Each section has a number of subsections devoted to different characters or groups of characters. The text is presented in much the same way that you'd view it in the game; a single space between two bits of text shows that they are separated by a line break, while a double space denotes a page break. Bracketed notes are used to show when and where a particular chunk of text is triggered. If a certain chunk of text cannot be easily triggered, it is noted with four question marks (????).
The frequency over which a message is sent is given after the name of the person sending it.
[whenever you use the transceiver's SEND mode]
THIS IS SOLID SNAKE. RESPOND, PLEASE.
[beginning of game]
BIG BOSS SPEAKING OPERATION INTRUDE N313. YOU ARE TO INFILTRATE THE ENEMY FORTRESS "OUTER HEAVEN" THEN DESTROY THEIR FINAL WEAPON METAL GEAR. FIRST, ATTEMPT TO CONTACT MISSING OUR "GREY FOX." THEN TRY TO FIND THE METAL GEAR. USE FREQUENCY 12085 FOR ALL COMMUNICATION WITH ME. OVER.
[in the binocular truck]
BIG BOSS HERE. BINOCULARS? USE THEM TO LOOK AROUND YOU. YOU CAN CHECK DISTANT TOPOGRAPHY AND ENEMY POSITIONS. REMEMBER TO USE YOUR BIONOCULARS AT ALL TIMES. OVER.
[in the areas that contain Cards #1 and #2]
BIG BOSS HERE. A CARD? THAT CARD WILL OPEN A DOOR. BE CAREFUL. YOU NEED THE RIGHT NUMBER CARD FOR THE DOOR YOU WANT. OVER.
[in some areas containing rations]
BIG BOSS HERE. RATIONS? CAREFUL. THOSE ARE EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES. DON'T EAT THEM NOW. SAVE THEM. OVER.
[various rooms at the beginning of Building #1]
BIG BOSS HERE. STEAL WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT FROM ENEMY MUNITIONS CARRIERS. STEAL AMMUNITION FROM ENEMY GUARDS. YOU NEED THE RIGHT CARDS TO OPEN ENEMY DOORS. SEARCH FOR THE CARDS. OVER.
[various rooms at the beginning of Building #1]
BIG BOSS HERE. YOUR MISSION IS TO INFILTRATE! BE CAREFUL NOT TO LET ENEMY DETECT YOU.
[in the gas mask room]
BIG BOSS HERE. GAS MASK? USE IT IN GAS-FILLED AREAS. OVER.
[various rooms in Building #1]
BIG BOSS HERE. YOU CAN CHANGE FLOORS USING THE ELEVATOR. REMEMBER THE LOCATION OF ELEVATORS. OVER.
[in the hand gun truck]
BIG BOSS HERE. A HAND GUN? THAT IS A BERRETA M92F. YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT! LOOK FOR AMMUNITION. DON'T WASTE BULLETS! OVER.
[in the mine truck east of the Building #1 first-floor elevator]
BIG BOSS HERE. LAND MINE? YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE THEM! OVER.
[in the Building #1 third-floor camera rooms]
BIG BOSS HERE. WATCH OUT FOR SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS! OVER.
[various rooms on the third floor of Building #1]
BIG BOSS HERE. THE RESISTANCE FIGHTERS ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU. CONTACT THEM BY RADIO. OVER.
[various rooms on the third floor of Building #1]
BIG BOSS HERE. THE AMOUNT OF AMMUNITION YOU CAN CARRY IS LIMITED. BE CAREFUL! OVER.
[in the first gas room]
BIG BOSS HERE. I FORGET TO TELL YOU SOMETHING! YOU WILL NEED YOUR GAS MASK IN GAS-COVERED AREAS! SCHNEIDER KNOWS THE LOCATION OF THE GAS MASK. OVER.
[in the first "rolling pin" room]
BIG BOSS HERE. PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE? YOU CAN USE IT ANYWHERE YOU LIKE. OVER.
[in the first electric-floor room]
BIG BOSS HERE. I FORGOT TO TELL YOU...... DESTROY THE ELECTRIC CONTROL PANEL TO AVOID HIGH VOLTAGE SHOCKS. SCHNEIDER CAN TELL YOU THE LOCATION OF THE REMOTE CONTROL MISSILE.
[in the remote-control missile room]
BIG BOSS HERE. MISSILE? IT CAN BE FIRED BY REMOTE CONTROL. USE THEM TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS. OVER.
[in the cardboard box room]
BIG BOSS HERE. CARDBOARD? WHAT'S GOING ON? ARE YOU PLANNING TO MOVE OR SOMETHING? OVER.
[in the silencer room]
BIG BOSS HERE. A SILENCER? USE IT TO MUFFLE YOUR GUNSHOTS. OVER.
[in the grenade-launcher room]
BIG BOSS HERE. IS THAT AN M79 GRENADE LAUNCHER? YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT. OVER.
[at the beginning of the Building #1 roof]
BIG BOSS HERE. I FORGOT TO TELL YOU...... THERE ARE WINDOW BARRIERS INSTALLED ON THE ROOFTOP. SEARCH FOR A BOMB-BLAST SUIT. OVER.
[in the SMG room]
BIG BOSS HERE. A SUBMACHINE GUN! DO YOU MEAN AN INGRAM MAC11! YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT. OVER.
[in the room east of Grey Fox]
BIG BOSS HERE. INFILTRATION ACCOMPLI- SHED. NOW, LOCATE THE GREY FOX'S HIDDEN CELLS. CHECK THE WAY! OVER.
[in some of the rooms near Grey Fox's prison]
BIG BOSS HERE. RECAPTURE THE WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT STOLEN FROM YOU BY THE ENEMY, THEN ESCAPE! THEY ARE HIDDEN IN ONE OF THE ROOMS. OVER.
[???? I have no clue how to trigger this, but it obviously comes sometime after you retrieve your equipment before fighting The Shotgunner.]
BIG BOSS HERE. CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT! ARE YOU SURE THE ENEMY HAS NOT ATTACHED A TRANSMITTER OR SOMETHING TO YOU? OVER.
[in the armor room]
BIG BOSS HERE. BODY ARMOR? A MAN DOESN'T NEED BODY ARMOR! OVER.
[in the bomb-blast suit room]
BIG BOSS HERE. BOMB-BLAST SUIT? GOOD PROTECTION AGAINST EXPLOSIONS AND AIR BLASTS. OVER.
[in the enemy uniform room]
BIG BOSS HERE. ENEMY UNIFORMS? ARE THEY CUTE LITTLE SAILOR SUITS? OVER.
[in the mine detector room]
BIG BOSS HERE. A MINE DETECTOR? USE IT TO FIND YOUR WAY THROUGH ENEMY MINE FIELDS. OVER.
[various rooms in Building #1]
BIG BOSS HERE. YOU WILL NEED SOME SORT OF CAMOUFLAGE WHERE THE VISIBILITY IS GOOD. YOU KNOW -- COVER YOURSELF WITH SOMETHING, OR WHATEVER.
[in the goggles room]
BIG BOSS HERE. INFRARED GOGGLES? USE THEM TO SPOT INFRARED SENSORS. OVER.
[in the iron glove room]
BIG BOSS HERE. IRON GLOVE? USE IT TO TAP ON THE WALLS. OVER.
[in the infrared-sensor rooms in Building #1]
BIG BOSS HERE. I FORGOT TO TELL YOU...... WATCH OUT FOR INFRARED SENSORS. YOU WILL NEED INFRARED GOGGLES. OVER.
[in front of Building #2]
BIG BOSS HERE. IT'S A ROADBLOCK. TRY TO SLIP THROUGH WEARING ENEMY UNIFORMS. SWITCH BIG BOSS COMMUNICATION FREQUENCY TO 12013. OVER.
[various rooms on the Building #1 third floor]
THIS IS SCHNEIDER, RESISTANCE LEADER. I WILL BRIEF YOU ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ENEMY FORTRESS. CONTACT ME ON FREQUENCY 12079. OVER.
[in the first gas room]
THIS IS SCHNEIDER. YOU CAN FIND YOUR GAS MASK ON THE FIRST FLOOR, SOUTH SIDE. OVER.
[in the first electric-floor room]
SCHNEIDER HERE. THE REMOTE CONTROL MISSILE IS IN THE SOUTHWEST. OVER.
[at the beginning of the Building #1 roof]
SCHNEIDER HERE THE BOMB-BLAST SUIT IS ON THE 2ND FLOOR. OVER.
[in some rooms near the prisoner who tells you that Grey Fox is in a hidden room]
SCHNEIDER HERE SORRY, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE LOCATION OF THE HIDDEN CELL ROOM. OVER.
[outside of the Building #1 back entrance]
SCHNEIDER HERE. THE MINE DETECTOR IS ON THE ROOF. OVER.
[in front of Building #2]
THIS IS RESISTANCE LEADER SCHNEIDER. ENEMY UNIFORMS CAN BE FOUND IN BUILDING #4. SWITCH COMMUNICATION WITH ME TO FREQUENCY 12016. OVER.
[in Twin Shot's area]
HI THERE! THIS IS DIANE. DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN DESTROY "TWIN SHOT" WITH A GRENADE LAUNCHER? BYE BYE!
[in The Machine-Gun Kid's room]
HELLLOOO! THIS IS DIANE, YOUR RESISTANCE FIGHTER. THE MACHINE-GUN KID IS VULNERABLE TO REMOTE CONTROL MISSILES. BYE, NOW!
[in the area with the tank]
HI THERE, EVERYBODY. THIS IS DIANE AGAIN! TRY BLOWING UP THE TANKS WITH YOUR MINES. BYE BYE!
[in front of Building #2]
HI FOLKS! THIS IS DIANE. SWITCH YOUR COMMUNI- CATION CHANNEL TO ME OVER TO 12091. BYE!
[in the antenna room, after getting the antenna]
BIG BOSS HERE. THAT WAS JAMMING OUR COMMUNICATIONS. BUT NOW EVERYTHING'S OK. OVER.
[in the flashlight room]
BIG BOSS HERE. A FLASHLIGHT? YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT. OVER.
[in front of Building #3]
BIG BOSS HERE. GET IN THE TRUCK OVER ON THE RIGHT. OVER.
[beginning of Building #3]
BIG BOSS HERE. GO THROUGH THE DOOR ON THE LEFT. OVER.
[Note: Both this chunk of text and the one above are attempts to keep Snake from completing his mission. The "truck on the right" takes Snake back to an earlier part of the game, while the "door on the left" leads Snake directly into a pit trap.]
[south of gas rooms in Building #3]
BIG BOSS HERE. SOLID SNAKE! OPERATION "INTRUDE N313" CANCELED. REPEAT, CANCELED! RETURN TO BASE IMMEDIATELY! THIS IS AN ORDER! OVER.
[Note: Now he's just desperate. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"]
[continuing with the rest of the script...]
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