----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- M E T A L G E A R S O L I D 3 S N A K E E A T E R ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- FIND THE STUPID FROGS GUIDE, v. 1.0 ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Written by MangaMan505 (aka Andrew Unferdorfer) All frogs found by The FIND THE STUPID FROGS Project as proposed by MangaMan505 The contributors to The FIND THE STUPID FROGS Project were: Shalashaska13, TheWoodyD, ertertwert, MangaMan505, Magus1200, wolfpackdou, ArchAngelZXV, psycho mantis, sergetrigger, grayfox00, blueseedfan, dady5000, trulyhardcoreguy, JoshisG0d, Chazman, Great Dabisu, Zoop, feudel, ShockleyHaynes, ShivanReaper ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Contents ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- I. Acknowledgements II. Introduction III. The Guide IV. Legal Stuff ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- I. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- I would like to personally thank everyone who contributed to The FIND THE STUPID FROGS Project. When I made the topic, I half expected it to fail entirely. Well, not only was the topic a success, but here I am typing the finished guide only 5 days after the project began! More than anyone else, my thanks goes out to Shalashaska13, TheWoodyD, ertertwert, and Magus1200 for spending so many hours and helping so many other people (including myself) find all these frogs. ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- II. INTRODUCTION ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- All of the directions in this guide were written by me. However, I did not find all of these frogs on my own. In the topic I created, “Proposal: The FIND THE STUPID FROGS Project,” a great number of people banded together to find every last one of these stupid frogs. While I did find a couple of them on my own, for the most part I used other peoples’ (often poorly-worded) directions to find them for myself. Once I “confirmed” a frog, I wrote up an explanation which was as clear as I could possibly make it for that location. The names which appear under the location descriptions are the names of the person(s) who found that frog and posted its location in the topic. If you feel that any of these directions are unclear, by all means, e-mail me: burningcabbage@yahoo.com I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you beat the game at least once before trying to find all of the frogs or reading this guide. There are three reasons for why I say this. First, when searching for frogs, it’s extremely helpful to eradicate all of the guards in the area first, a task which is made infinitely easier with the use of the Patriot (a gun which you receive after your first playthrough). Second, you’ll be more familiar with all of the areas during a subsequent playthrough. And finally, this guide does contain a number of spoilers for the game. Now, with that said, I’d like to offer a couple of important notes about frog- hunting in general. In order for a frog to count, you must shoot it ONCE with a gun. When you shoot it, it will make a weird noise for a little while. Always listen for this noise to confirm that you really did hit the frog. Remember that if you die in an area after getting the frog there, you MUST get it again when you Continue. You don’t have to hit all of the frogs in a single playthrough as they carry over when you start a new game on an old save file. I have confirmed that for myself. And so, on with the FAQ! ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- III. THE GUIDE ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- There are 64 frogs total, and if you find them all, you will receive the Stealth Camo after the credits roll at the end of the game. The first five frogs are found during the Virtuous Mission. 1. Dremuchij South - Immediately from your starting position, head right and then go up into a narrow grassy path. Once you're at the very top, the frog is visible to your left on top of a hill. -Shalashaska13 2. Dremuchij Swamp - Past the swamp, when you're in the second patch of tall grass it's on a hill directly to your right. -Shalashaska13 3. Dremuchij North - From your starting position, head forward and take the second right. Head through the fields of tall grass until you get to a hollowed-out log next to the wall. The frog is on top of this log, but you have to be in front of the log to see it. -Shalashaska13 4. Dolinovodno - High up on top of the left post of the Southern end of the bridge. -Shalashaska13 5. Rassvet 1F - Directly to the left of the stairs there is a hole in the wall. Look through the hole. The frog is there. Bust a cap in his ass. -Shalashaska13 The rest of the frogs occur during Operation: Snake Eater. 6. Dremuchij East - Under some logs in the middle-left of the map. -MangaMan505 7. Dremuchij North - Find the climbable tree in the middle horizontal path of this map. Climb it, then look left. The frog is on top of a hill. -Shalashaska13 You're going to have to backtrack to two previous areas now, because the rest of the game never forces you to go back here. Head south from Dremuchij North. 8. Dremuchij Swampland - Get to the island in the middle. Now head left to the little outcropping of land (you may want to kill the alligators, since they will only hinder your search. Plus, they're ugly. Ugly little bastards). In this patch of land, look behind the northern-most tree (between that tree and the hill). Aha! There's the bugger. -Shalashaska13 Keep heading south. 9. Dremuchij South - Left of where you landed during the Virtuous Mission, hop over the log and then head into the top-left corner of this little area. Our friend is sitting on top of the hill there (you can see him even in third-person mode). Plant a bullet between his eyes. -Shalashaska13 Now return to Dremuchij North and then proceed normally from there. 10. Dolinovodno - Now it's on top of the post on the OTHER side of the bridge. -Shalashaska13 11. Rassvet 1F - Under the stairwell, to the right of the big cylinders. -Shalashaska13 12. Chyomij Prud - This little bastard is underwater. To find him, head straight north through the water and find a big grey tree that's sticking out of the water. It's hugging the north wall, so the it may blend in a litte, but it's there. Looking at the map, it's right in the middle between the two northern paths out of this area. Dive, and the frog will be to the left of the base of the tree. Shoot him twice just for good measure. -MangaMan505 13. Bolshaya Past South - Head north until you get to the big fence with a gap in the middle that you can just walk through. Go to where the gap is, but stay on the southern side of the fence. Now head right, staying along the fence, until you find a multi-trunked tree on this side of the fence. In the middle of the cluster is your green little target. -Shalashaska13 14. Bolshaya Past Base - Go into the building and find the room with all the beds. The frog is under a desk at the bottom of this room. -ArchAngelZXV 15. Bolshaya Past Crevice – This must be done DURING the battle with Ocelot. From your starting position, run all the way to the right until you hit a wall. Then turn around so you're facing the camera and go into first-person view. The frog is right there. -Shalashaska13 16. Chyomaya Pschera Cave Branch - This is a toughie. Make your way to the waterfalls. Directly across from the little alcove where you got the torch is a passageway; go through it. Follow it until it dead ends, and then crawl into the crack in the wall. Follow the crack until you get to another open area, where directly across from the opening you just exited is ANOTHER crack in the bottom of the wall. Go through this until you come out in a room with a big hole in the floor. Go into first- person mode. Right across the hole from you is the frog. ELIMINATE HIM. -MangaMan505 17. Chyomaya Peschera Cave - There's a small island to the south of this area. Swim behind it, go into first-person view, and look up. There's a big hole in the ceiling right above The Pain, and the frog is chillin' like a villain at the top of that hole. -psycho mantis 18. Chyornaya Peschera Cave Entrance - About midway through the area, there is a cave on the left, enter it (be careful, as there are mines), and once you're inside, face the cave's entrance and look up in first- person view. The frog is hiding above the archway. -Shalashaska13 19. Ponizovje South - Just a little ways forward from the starting point, the frog is on dry land to your left, slightly obscured by a rock. Without going into first-person, you can see it as a little whitish speck against a tree trunk. -Shalashaska13, blueseedfan Ponizovje West is easy to miss by accident. Right after the flatland disappears and rock walls appear around you, and the river begins to narrow into the entrance to Ponizovje South, there's a semi-hidden passage to the left. Go there now. 20. Ponizovje West - Swim to the northwest corner of this pool. Then dive. There's a frog behind that grate. Piece of cake. -Shalashaska13 21. Ponizovje Warehouse: Exterior - Get on top of the docks and run over to where the two boats are. Go to the end of that pier, face the camera, and go into first-person mode. In first-person mode, look right. See those red doors? See that frog on top of the red doors? Waste 'im. -TheWoodyD 22. Ponizovje Warehouse 1F - You see those white crates in the southeast corner of the room? Climb on top of those, then crouch and face north. Look way up to the right in the rafters, above the stairs. There's a little froggie head up there just begging to be sniped. -TheWoodyD 23. Graniny Gorki South – Easy one. Run all the way up to the northern exit, then look up to your left. It’s sitting on a tree branch. Crafty little frog. -TheWoodyD, feudel 24. Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Outside Walls – Starting out, crawl all the way to the west of the area. Then shoot the electrical box and crawl under the fence. Get safely out of sight behind the building. See that gap in the wall? That’s how you get into the lab. But we don’t give a damn about that, we’re here to kill statues. Stand up and press your back against the wall. Go into first-person mode. The frog is in between two tree trunks slightly to the left. -TheWoodyD 25. Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Inside Walls – To the far right of this area there is a big building with a boarded-up door, and to the right of this door is a window. There’s a frog sitting in the window, and he’s looking mighty hungry. Why don’t you feed him a lead sandwich? -TheWoodyD 26 – Graniny Gorky Lab 1F – Follow the hallways until you find a cluster of four lockers near the stairs to 2F. On top of the locker closest to the camera, there is a frog. You have to be in first-person to see it, as it’s sort of hiding in the corner. -Shalashaska13 27. Graniny Gorki Lab B1 West – This is the basement section with several rooms in it. Run into the back room with a television and a single scientist walking around inside. There’s a frog in the northwest corner on top of a desk by two lockers. -TheWoodyD 28. Graniny Gorki Lab B1 East – This is the basement section with several prison cells in it. You can find a frog in the cell at the very end of the hallway. Why is the frog in jail? Your guess is as good as mine. Probably picking up hookers or something. You know how frogs are. -TheWoodyD, wolfpackdou 29. Svyatogernyj South – Immediately after entering this area, just run forward until you get into the first patch of high grass. Then turn around and look back at the entrance. At the top, where the concrete meets the dirt, sitting on the very corner is a frog. -TheWoodyD 30. Svyatogernyj West – Head forward a bit until you come to a hollowed-out log laying on the ground. On the hill directly in front of this log is a frog. -Shalashaska13 Make SURE you take the northeastern exit out of Svyatogernyj West, NOT the northwestern one. This next area is totally optional and, much like Ponizovje West, easily overlooked. 31. Svyatogernyj East – Go forward and ALWAYS stick to the left path. Eventually you’ll come out on top of a small shack. Jump off the roof and run straight towards the larger building in front of you. Go up the stairs, and you should see a door. To the left of the door, there should be a window, and you should be able to see a frog sitting on the shelf inside. Shoot it through the window. -MangaMan505 Now backtrack back to Svyatogernyj West and take the northwestern exit this time. 32. Sokrevenno South – In the northwestern corner of this map there is a building. Run up the ramp to the building, then walk around to the side. From here, you can look at the hill directly behind the building, and a frog is there. -Shalashaska13, sergetrigger 33. Sokrevenno West – Follow the stream all the way south, then duck and look at the opening in the wall where the water is flowing into. There’s a frog in there. That’s sort of its natural habitat, I guess. Now shoot it. -Shalashaska13, feudel 34. Sokrevenno North – Start out at the southern exit second in from the right. Now hug the left wall and run, following it as it curves around. Pretty soon, you’ll come to a hollowed-out log. Now, keep following the wall, and look behind the VERY NEXT tree that is growing right up against the wall. The frog is between the tree and the hill. -Shalashaska13 YOU’RE MORE THAN HALF-DONE NOW! 35. Krasnogorje Tunnel – Right away, you see that arch in the middle of the hallway? The frog is on the ground behind it, on the left side. -Shalashaska13 36. Krasnogorje Mountain Base – Run all the way to the northwest corner of the map. Still in third-person mode, you can see the frog up on a hill directly in front of you. However, you can’t get a good angle at him from here, so run back a little bit to some high ground and whip out the sniper rifle. That’ll do him in. -Shalashaska13 39. Krasnogorje Mountainside - In the shack at the top of the mountain with 3 rations and a calorie mate. You have to shoot this one from afar because the angle is quite bad. So bust out something with a scope. -TheWoodyD, also written by him 38. Krasnogorje Mountaintop - Go to the lowest stationary turret gun and look at the cliff across from it in first person view. I'd use the turret to blow this frog away, but you might attract some unwanted attention. -TheWoodyD, also written by him 39. Krasnogorje Mountaintop Behind Ruins – Right in front of you, there is a radio tower. Use the sniper rifle to locate the frog about midway up the tower. I guess frogs aren’t afraid of heights, but a bullet to the head oughta make him squeal. -Shalashaska13, sergetrigger 40. Krasnogorje Mountaintop Ruins – Run down the stairs and into the room with the bed in it. Face the bed, and go into first-person. The frog is on a shelf above the bed. Put his voyeuristic activities to a permanent end. -Shalashaska13 41. Groznyj Grad Underground Tunnel – This must be done DURING the fight with The Fury. Immediately following the initial cutscene, run right into the next hallway and face forward. The frog is right in front of you up on top of a red pipe. -Shalashaska13 42. Groznyj Grad Southwest – See that left row of warehouses? Well, approach the middle building from the front and look through the crack. This frog is in cold storage. -Shalashaska13 43. Groznyj Grad Northwest – Run north, and as soon as you clear the tanks you should see a car with an open back to your left. Directly past this car is a stack of crates, which you need to climb onto. Then go into first-person and look left over the fence. The frog is on top of some stairs. -Shalashaska13 44. Groznyj Grad Northeast – Run to the northeast until you get to a building with several food supplies in it. Directly north of this building there is a hole in the floor. Jump down into it and then crawl west. Follow this tunnel west and then south until you hit a place where you can turn right (this should be right beneath a grate in the ceiling). After you turn right, the frog is directly in front of you. -Shalashaska13 45. Groznyj Grad Southeast – Go into the southeast corner of the map, then look up on top of the corner of the prison building. The frog is there. Terminate him. -Shalashaska13 Run into the prison building real quick. 46. Groznyj Grad Torture Room – Find the room with the desks in it. Look under the desk to your right. Happy Secretary’s Day, you green bastard! -Shalashaska13 47. Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: East Wing – Head up the north stairs and go through the door. The frog is sitting right on top of the shelf in the front of this room. -Shalashaska13 48. Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: West Wing Corridor – Immediately look out the south windows. You see those big speakers on top of a tall pole out in the distance? The frog is on top of them. The sniper rifle is your friend here. -Chazman There is no frog in the sewers, by the way. 49. Tikhogornyj – Face south and go into first-person mode. Look to your left, under the log. There he is. -sergetrigger, Chazman 50. Tikhogornyj: Behind Waterfall – Run all the way to the room with the ladder. Go over to the ladder, then face away from it and go into first-person view. Look up. The frog is on a pipe against the wall on the right. -Chazman 51. Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing – Run up the leftmost stairs and stop when you get to the fuel tank that’s up there. Now, standing in front of that fuel tank, walk forward and look down between the two control panels. -Chazman, sergetrigger 52. Groznyj Grad B1F – This must be done DURING the battle with Volgin. Immediately face left, then go into first-person and look up. The frog is on the ledge looking down at you. Wipe that froggie smile off his face. It’s a good idea to put on the Raikovich mask at the beginning of this fight, as it will distract Volgin for a while and give you a clear shot at that frog. -Chazman I recommend that you save in every single one of the motorcycle areas. If you miss the frog, reload your game completely. (Thanks to tons of people who e-mailed me about this. I’d totally forgotten to include this rather necessary bit of advice.) 53. First Motorcycle Area – Once you get to the area with all the tanks in it, look at the spotlight tower to the right of the windowed area where all the guard are. Use the sniper rifle to find the frog sitting atop it. -Magus1200, Chazman 54. Second Motorcycle Area – The first time EVA stops, face all the enemy soldiers and then look left, where you should see a forklift. The frog is sitting in the seat. He’s not licensed to drive that thing! Take that law-breaker out! -Magus1200, Chazman 55. Third Motorcycle Area – It’s way out on top of a sign to the left. A little while after EVA turns, it’s past the second sideroad and at a place where you can see a plane in the distance behind it. EVA slows down for a while when you get to it, but you still have to either snipe it or feed it an RPG pretty quick. -Magus1200 56. Fourth Motorcycle Area – It’s on top of the fourth sign on your right, immediately before a sideroad. I found this to be the most difficult frog in the game. -Magus1200 57. Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge (sniping part) – First, stand up. Then look down at the arches under the bridge. The frog is sitting on the farthest arch (there are two parallel arches under the bridge), in between the second and third pillars from the left. -Magus1200, Chazman 58. Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge (fighting Shagohod) – After the motorcycle part, when Volgin is on top of the Shagohod and begins chasing EVA, use the sniper rifle to scope out the base of the radio tower directly in front of you. The frog can be found hangin’ out there. -Magus1200 59. Fifth Motorcycle Area – Near the end of the area, you’ll run into three red-and-white barricades. The frog is in between the left one and the middle one. -Magus1200, grayfox00, sergetrigger, Great Dabisu, Chazman 60. Sixth Motorcycle Area – Equip the RPG-7 right off the bat and begin scanning the area to your right. Immediately after you pass a log, the frog is sitting in front of a rock. -Magus1200, Chazman, Zoop 61. Seventh Motorcycle Area – Watch the left side of the motorcycle like a hawk. The frog is sitting on top the first boulder you’ll see. -Magus1200, Chazman, JoshisG0d 62. Zaozyorje South – After the cutscene where the guards go into Caution mode, go down the left path until you get to the log bridge. Go halfway across the bridge, face left, and go into first-person mode. Against the wall on the right side, there is a ledge down in the crevasse with a frog on it. -Magus1200 63. Zaozyorje East – Run through until you get to a big fork in the path. At this fork, there should be a huge, thick tree growing against the side of a hill. Run to the left side of this tree and look in the gap between the tree and the hill. Bingo. -Magus1200 64. Rokovoj Bereg – This must be down DURING the battle with The Boss. Go to the northwest corner of the map, equip the sniper rifle, and then scope out the trees. The frog is sitting at the very top of one nearby. Decapitate that mother, and hope to God you didn’t miss any of his friends. -Magus1200 ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- IV. LEGAL STUFF ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- This guide is copyright 2004 Andrew Unferdorfer Metal Gear Solid 3 and all affiliated characters are copyright 2004 Konami Under no circumstances may this guide be obtained through means of monetary exchange. If you wish to use this guide on your site, please contact me: burningcabbage@yahoo.com