DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
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Metal Gear Solid 2 Speedrunners Discover First-Ever Boss Skip After 25 Years

Metal Gear Solid 2 Speedrunners Discover First-Ever Boss Skip After 25 Years

Sep 29, 2026 - 18:13
Metal Gear Solid 2's first ever boss skip has been discovered after 25 years
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  • Metal Gear Solid 2 runner apel discovers first-ever boss skip after 25 years.
  • The skip involves rolling towards a checkpoint as the guard triggers the bombs.
  • The discovery marks a huge shift for Metal Gear Solid 2 speedruns.

Metal Gear Solid 2 speedrunners have made a major discovery that allows them to skip the game's first boss fight entirely. A feat that has been accomplished for the first time in 25 years. The speedrunning community is abuzz with excitement as the news has been met with widespread acclaim.

According to Metal Gear Solid 2 runner apel. Who released a video showing the discovery on YouTube via Time Extension. The trick involves rolling towards a checkpoint as the guard triggers the bombs. Which saves the value of a flag after the explosions happen.

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This means that Snake can avoid the encounter with Olga Gurlukovich completely.

A major discovery in the Tanker section of Metal Gear Solid 2 has sent shockwaves through the speedrunning community. By exploiting a previously unknown sequence, players can bypass the boss fight altogether, paving the way for a new era of record-breaking attempts. is poised to revolutionize the way players tackle the game's most challenging levels.

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Scott McCrae

Apel's video shows the exact method used to achieve the skip, which involves dragging an unconscious guard across to the lasers. This will then activate upon the guard waking up. Once the bombs go off, the game "triggers a flag that decides if the explosives can be triggered again or not.

After the game over, if you press Continue, the game resets the value of that flag to the value it previously stored, so the explosives work again."

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The discovery has sent shockwaves through the speedrunning community. With many runners expressing their excitement and gratitude towards apel for sharing the method. The news has also sparked a renewed interest in Metal Gear Solid 2 speedrunning.

With many runners eager to try out the new trick and set new world records.

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