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Apr 2020
12m 16s

OMGame Boy #7 "Metal Rear Solid"

WTFamicom
About this episode
"Metal Gear Solid" is story of a man dealing with his inner demons while trying to prevent the world from nuclear disaster. We are of course NOT talking about Solid Snake, but the real hero of those games - Johnny Sasaki. In today's bonus episode, we remember the story of gaming's most famous case of diarrhea. 
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