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Best Metal Gear Solid cheats & codes
The series that invented tactical espionage hid more in its margins than any wiki has ever collected: fourth-wall tricks, codec frequencies printed on the packaging, and boss fights that read your save file. Verified research covers 1 of the 3 titles below so far: 20 codes, 9 easter eggs, and 5 glitches, every entry cited.
- sections published
- 2,937
- facts grounded
- 3,671
- sources cited
- 1,695
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What's in the vault
Codes, cross-checked
20 GameShark codes, each one carrying the source it was verified against. Where a release shipped in more than one revision, the codes are tagged by revision so a working code is not filed next to a dead one.
Easter eggs and secrets
9 documented easter eggs, with the exact input or condition that triggers each. The myths that turned out to be real are separated from the ones that never were.
Glitches and exploits
5 glitches cataloged: what breaks, where it breaks, and whether the trick is reliable enough to plan a run around. Community-reported entries are labeled as such.
Covered in the canon
Original strategy guides for these titles: codes, secrets, glitches, easter eggs, and completion routes. They're open to everyone now.
SharkVault is the original-content strategy guide platform for classic and retro games, Atari through PS2, working toward a Top 500 canon, from GameShark Labs.
Questions
- Does SharkVault cover Metal Gear Solid?
- Yes. The Metal Gear Solid research covers 1 of the 3 titles listed on this page, and currently runs to 20 codes, 9 easter eggs, 5 glitches, and 12 boss encounters. Every entry names the source it was checked against. The research was last verified end to end on 2026-05-08.
- Are these guides copied from GameFAQs or wikis?
- No. Every SharkVault guide is original: AI-drafted from a curated facts file, then gate-checked for citations before a person publishes it. The material behind this page is built on 44 distinct cited sources behind 64 individual entries, which is why entries carry citations that scraped community submissions cannot. See how we use AI at ai.gamesharklabs.com/how-we-use-ai.
- How do I get access to the Metal Gear Solid guides?
- Open the game page and start reading: the overview, fast start, tips and stuck points are free. Membership adds the other nine sections. Kickstarter backers of The Compendium by GameShark Labs sign in with the email they backed with.