Metal Gear (NES)/B1 Floor 2

A4: You will see two cameras panning back and forth in this room. You can choose to head west to A3 or south to B4. However, to the south is a trap that you need a certain item to safely pass through, and that item can be obtained by heading west. To reach A3, you have two choices. If you found the box on the third floor, you can use it to hide from the north camera (hold still when it passes by you) and go straight to the next room. If you don't have the box, you can still run safely past the camera by hugging the wall that it's attached to.

A3: Three guards patrol this room, making access to the left side of the room difficult. Before you worry about the door, first consider whether you are in need of more ammo or plastic explosives. If the answer to either one is yes, you will want to take the lower passage to A2. If the answer is no, focus on the door. To reach either one, you will need to take out the guards. Collecting the silencer from the third floor makes this much easier since you can instantly shoot them without alerting the other guards. Start by taking out the right-most guard when he is facing north, and the other two guards are further left. Then take out either of the two remaining guards by staying to the right and letting them approach you from the top or bottom. Once a path to your destination is clear, head for it. If you're using the door, activate card 3, and continue reading in room A2.

A2: If you took the door from A3, you will notice that this is simply a passage way to A1. Below the crates, however, are ammo and plastic explosive. In order to get these, you must approach them through the doors by taking the lower passage from A3. A camera roams back and forth, from which you should easily avoid detection by hugging the wall. The right door contains ammo. If you need more plastic explosives, approach the left door when it is safe, and be careful exiting the door so that the camera does not notice you. Once you're done collecting supplies, return to A3. You are likely to be immediately detected by the lower guard when you return. Defeat the guards, access the passage through the door, and proceed to A1 by using card 3.

A1: When you enter through the passage from A2, you will notice barrels rolling back and forth in this room. They always start going to the left, so if you don't hesitate, you will have enough time to run out to the middle of the room and head south to the door. If you did hesitate, return to the passage and re-enter the room so that you have enough time to safely avoid the barrels. Exit the room through the south, and you will find a single guard patrolling below some crates. Choose a side to come down, and wait until he faces away from you. Then remove him, or simply slip by him, and head south to room B1.

B1: Three guards patrol this cramped area. The walls and crates give you ample cover to sneak up to each of the guards and punch them out before they notice you. Continue south to room C1.

C1: You will see two guards when you enter this room from above. There's an open door to the left and a locked door to the right. If you slip inside the open door, you will find three sleeping soldiers situated around a set of land mines. If you have less than the maximum number of land mines for your class (5 for one star, and 10 for two stars), carefully approach the mines to collect them without waking up any of the soldiers (alternatively, you can punch them out, or shoot them if you have the silencer). You'll have to deal with the right guard if you wish to examine the locked door. Prepare card 1 and enter. Rescue the prisoner, exit back out of the room, and head south to room D1.

D1: A soldier stands guard in the southern region of the room. If this guard notices you, the first thing he will do is activate the electric grid on the floor, making it difficult for you to approach the door. If he does this, you'll need to use a missile to knock out the panel powering the grid. However, you can avoid all of this simply by removing the guard before he notices you. Punch him out or shoot him when he's no longer facing east, and proceed to the southern door. Open it with card 3, and step inside to find the IR goggles. With these goggles, you will be able to see the outlines of the infra-red laser traps which sound alarms if the laser beams are ever interrupted. When you exit the room, take out the guard again. Open the west door with card 4 to access D2.

D2: As soon as you arrive in the room, the mini-boss inside will announce that he is Machine Gun Kid. He will attack you until one of you is defeated.

Once Machine Gun Kid is out of the way, approach the north door with card 1, and examine the room inside. Inside you will find the iron glove, an item which actually serves little purpose in the game. Collect it and exit the room, and exit through the east door with card 3 to reach D3.

D3: As a guard proceeds down the right side of the room, approach the door in the center, and open it with card 3. You'll find another prisoner to rescue, who will inform you that Dr. Pettrovich should be in a cell on the roof. When you leave the room, the guard on the right will be replaced with a guard on the left. Run east to room D4.

D4: You won't find any guards here, just strange looking boxes. If you brashly charge through this room, you are very likely to set off an alarm and attract a lot of unwanted attention. The boxes in this room are in fact part of the infra-red laser beam security system. Now is the time to activate the IR Goggles. When you do, the laser beams emitted by the boxes will be boldly visible in red. Now you can determine a safe passage through the room. First, make your way to the door in the room, which can be opened with card 1. Inside, you will find another prisoner. If you've rescued every prisoner in the walkthrough thus far, you will be promoted to the rank of three stars and your carrying capacity will be increased again. Step back outside, put the goggles back on, and navigate to the upper right corner so that you can proceed north to C4.

C4: With the goggles still activated, you will notice that this room, too, is booby trapped with infra-red laser beams. Determine a safe passage through the room, and make your way north to room B4.

B4: The only threat in this room is a single guard who has a tendency to fall asleep. Wait for him to do so, and then take the upper right path to return to A4. Do your best to avoid triggering the surveillance camera alarms, and ride the elevator up to the rooftop.