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Notes:Metal Gear (MSX2)

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This page contains notes for the game Metal Gear (MSX2).

Keywords

These are a list of keywords (including phrases) for both, the Japanese and English version of Metal Gear for the MSX2, which are frequently used throughout the script. Each keyword is assigned to a different byte starting at A1, which the script calls for reference when it needs the keyword. This was done as a memory-saving measure - rather than use 8 bytes to write "BIG BOSS" (including space) every time it's used on the script, it only uses a single byte to reference the database and print out the characters.

The list of keywords differ significantly between both versions in order to suit the different needs of the language being used and as a result they don't exactly match-up. The Japanese database in particular has more keywords related to items and weapons, which are absent in the English database. This is why all the item pickup messages, along with Big Boss's item commentaries were removed in the English version.

The database starts at offset 0x1995F for the English ROM and offset 0x19C84 for the Japanese ROM.

Byte English Japanese
A1 BIG BOSS コチラ 
A2 ... SOLID SNAKE 
A3 INTRUDE ソウシレイカン 
A4 OUTER HEAVEN BIG BOSS 
A5 DESTOROY JENNIFER 
A6 THE ULTIMATE WEAPON OVER 
A7 METAL GEAR BYE 
A8 CONTACT ... 
A9 GREY FOX GREY FOX 
AA SEARCH FOR DIANE 
AB FROM レシ゛スタンス 
AC NOW リ―タ゛― 
AD OVER SCHNEIDER 
AE MOVE DR.PETTROVICH 
AF YOU ELEN 
B0 CAPTURE FOX HOUNDER 
B1 RESISTANCE METAL GEAR 
B2 MR.SCHNEIDER OUTER HEAVEN 
B3 WAVEBAND KEY ヲ オス ト,
B4 PUT ON SHOOT GUNNER 
B5 LEADER MACHINEGUN KID 
B6 RESCUED TANK 
B7 FOX HOUND HIND―D 
B8 ENEMY FIRE TROOPER 
B9 KEY FOR ARNOLD 
BA SELECTING COWARD DUCK 
BB CHECK カ―ト゛ 
BC HAVE ホ゛テ゛イ―・ア―マ― 
BD CONFINED ホ゛ム.フ゛ラスト・ス―ツ 
BE SECRET フラッシュ・ライト 
BF SOLITARY コ゛―ク゛ル 
C0 CELL セキカ゛イセン 
C1 WILL カ゛スマスク 
C2 MUST シ゛ライ 
C3 ONLY アンテナ 
C4 DR.PETTROVICH ソウカ゛ンキョウ 
C5 BUILDING サンソホ゛ンヘ゛ 
C6 BASEMENT タンチキ 
C7 FLOOR コンハ゜ス 
C8 JENNIFER ハ゜ラシュ―ト  
C9 ELLEN ケ゛ト゛クサ゛イ 
CA ROCKET LAUNCHER レ―ション 
CB SOLID SNAKE テキ ノ ユニホ―ム 
CC EMERGENCY タ゛ンホ゛―ル 
CD DESTRUCTION ハント゛カ゛ン 
CE THE サフ゛マシンカ゛ン 
CF COURTYARD ク゛レネ―ト゛・ランチャ― 
D0 COMPLETE ロケット・ランチャ― 
D1 THIS IS フ゜ラスチック.ハ゛クタ゛ン 
D2 WEAPON ア―!ネムイ!!
D3 EQUIPMENTS リモコン・ミサイル 
D4 CARD サイレンサ― 
D5 PLEASE ネテシマッタ!
D6 BAND トヒ゛ラ 
D7 DIANE タスカッタ! 
D8 GAIN STEVE
D9 WITH ヲ ニュウシュ シタ。
DA AND サイシュウヘイキ 
DB DOOR ワ,ワカッタ!ハナス 
DC HELLO! シュウハスウ 
DD BYE カイハツシャ 
DE MACHINE GUN KID オクシ゛ョウ 
DF REMOTE-CONTROL ツカイカタ ハ ワカッテイルナ 
E0 MISSILE タ゛ンヤク 
E1 CAN エレヘ゛―タ― 
E2 ON イイワスレテイタカ゛ 
E3 BE チュウイ シロ 
E4 AVAILABLE トラック 
E5 NOT フ゛キ,ソウヒ゛ 
E6 TO ヒツヨウタ゛。 
E7 SHOULD フロア 
E8 WALL コンタクト 
E9 DEFEAT サホ゜―ト 
EA NEVER ツカエ 
EB BY ヒミツ ノ ト゛クホ゛ウ 
EC THERE センニュウ 
ED OPEN サカ゛セ 
EE TAKE ナカニワ 
EF LORRY ハ―イ。
F0 GAS オレ ハ 
F1 ACCESS  
F2 FOR  
F3 BOMB BLAST SUIT ハカイ 
F4 HERE シ゛ュンハ゛ン 
F5 LEAD レンラク 
F6 ROOM イト゛ウ 
F7 WAY ヨウサイ 
F8 MR. ARNOLD テ゛キル 
F9 KILL トコロ 
FA FORTRESS ココカラ 
FB BREAK タ゛ッシュツ 
FC TRANSCEIVER ワタシ ハ 

Unused Keyword

There's a final keyword in the Japanese ROM at offset 0x19FB0, which is never assigned to any byte. ホウホウ (houhou), which means a way or method to do something, is typed out in five instances throughout the script instead. Why they didn't assign it to one of the empty bytes is anyone's guess.

Virtual Console Changes

The Wii Virtual Console version makes the following changes to the database in the Japanese ROM.

Byte Original Virtual Console
A9 GREY FOX GRAY FOX
AE DR. PETTROVICH DR. MADNER
B0 FOX HOUNDER FOXHOUND
B4 SHOOT GUNNER SHOTMAKER
B9 ARNOLD BLOODY BRAD
BA COWARD DUCK DIRTY DUCK
BC ボデイ・アーマー ボディ・アーマー
CB テキ ノ ユニホーム テキ ノ ユニフォーム
CF グレネード・ランチャー  グレネードランチャー 
D0 ロケット・ランチャー  ロケットランチャー 
D1 プラスチック・バクダン  プラスティックバクダン
D3 リモコン・ミサイル リモコンミサイル
D4 サイレンサー サップレサー
F1 タイイン
F2 DRAGO PETTROVICH MADNER

F1 and F2 were blank in the original Japanese ROM. The "DRAGO PETTROVICH MADNER" text string is stored outside the database at offset 0x19FE0.