10 Video Game Secrets That Took a Long Time to Uncover

Beating The End Through Old Age – Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

At the time of release, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater posed one of the toughest bosses – The End, a sniper who could effortlessly track your position and take you down quickly. Since he used tranquilizing rounds, losing meant waking up in Graniny Gorki prison and having to backtrack to the fight each time. A straight-up sniper duel felt almost impossible.

However, it was discovered much later that saving and quitting during the fight, and then waiting for about a week of real time caused The End to die of old age. Even crazier is the fact that you could change the system clock on your PlayStation 2 to achieve the same result much more quickly. Later, other methods for killing The End – like sniping him at the dock near Ponizovje Warehouse earlier in the game – would be discovered.