Speedrunners love to beat the clock. And because they are always striving for the fastest possible time, speedrunners will look in every nook and cranny of a certain game to look for shortcuts and glitches that can save even the tiniest fraction of time. Thanks to the internet, speedrunners can share the glitches they discovered with other speedrunners. But sometimes, glitches can be discovered by people who just play to have fun, but speedrunners can still learn from them.
When Twitch streamer Boba played Metal Gear Solid for the first time ever, she stumbled upon a glitch which could save up to 2-3 minutes in a speedrun.
In Metal Gear Solid, you eventually reach a section where you need to go up and down some communication towers, fighting a helicopter, climbing a bunch of stairs, and even rappelling down a rope. It’s a lot. During this section, Boba was running from guards and reached a locked door, so she turned around to fight the swarm of angry armed goons. As she did so, she was shot multiple times, getting pushed back enough that Snake’s model clipped through the door and seemingly activated a trigger, letting Boba skip the stairs and enter the outside area early.
Players have already replicated the bug successfully, and they have also investigated if the strategy could be applied elsewhere in the game. Gamers are already calling this strategy the “Boba Skip.”
Amazing.
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last night i broke metal gear
— 🌙 boba 🖤 (@boba_witch) August 15, 2021
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