GameShark Labs · SharkVault
Metal Gear Solid, decoded
Fresh off the remake, or dusting off the PS1 original? The trilogy that invented tactical espionage runs deeper than any wiki lets on — codec easter eggs, boss exploits, fourth-wall tricks, and the schoolyard rumors that turned out true. SharkVault covers all of it in original guides.
Get early access
SharkVault is in invite-only beta. Join the waitlist to be first in when the trilogy's guides unlock — no spam, one confirmation email.
What's in the vault
Codec secrets & easter eggs
Meryl's frequency hiding on the CD case, Psycho Mantis reading your memory card, the ghost photographs — every fourth-wall trick, documented and sourced.
Stealth exploits & boss tactics
Non-lethal routes, guard-AI quirks speedrunners abuse, and boss tricks like letting The End die of old age — across all three PlayStation-era entries.
100% completion routes
Big Boss rank runs, dog-tag collection, camouflage indexes — guided checklists for finishing the trilogy properly, not just rolling credits.
Covered in the canon
Full original strategy guides for the trilogy are live in the vault — each with codes, secrets, glitches, easter eggs, and completion routes.
Hall of Fame · Top 10
Metal Gear Solid
1998
Era Definer · Top 100
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2001
Era Definer · Top 100
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2004
SharkVault is the original-content strategy guide platform for the Top 500 classic and retro games — Atari through PS2 — from GameShark Labs.
Questions
- Does SharkVault cover the original Metal Gear Solid trilogy?
- Yes — Metal Gear Solid (PS1), Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater each have a full original strategy guide in the SharkVault canon, covering cheats, secrets, glitches, easter eggs, and completion routes.
- Are these guides copied from GameFAQs or wikis?
- No. Every SharkVault guide is original content written and fact-checked by GameShark Labs — the full spectrum of player ingenuity organized as one ranked canon, not scraped community submissions.
- How do I get access to the Metal Gear Solid guides?
- SharkVault is in invite-only beta. Join the waitlist on this page to request access; Kickstarter backers of The GameShark Cheat Code Compendium by GameShark Labs already have Founder access.