The radar invisible Stealth copter dips and weaves through the narrow passes of a vast mountain range which stretches from the borders of Teristan to its capital city Ishkabibil. Only minutes from the drop zone, you clutch your assault rifle and stare out the window. Darkness is everywhere.

Your fellow commandos from the FOX HOUND Battalion sit across from you. One sharpens his knife. The other polishes his grenades. No one speaks, but through the silence a message comes across loud and clead - this will be the most dangerous mission ever attempted, even more so that the infiltration of Colonel Vermon CaTaffy's stronghold.

For now, you're challenging Higharolla Kockamamie and his army of raging lunatics. And you must overcome untold hundreds of Uzi toting soldiers, a heavily armed battleship and a loaded locomotive to reach your objective, destroying Higharolla's Ultra-Sheik Nuclear Attack Tank. Or else the world will be knocked to is knees by a fellow who has won the "Merciless Man of the Year Award" eight straight times.

How to accomplish your mission
Once the Stealth copter has penetrated Teristan's airspace, it will drop your squad on the fringes of Fortress Fanatic, a terrorist sanctuary on the outskirts of Ishkababil, where Higharolla's crackpot troops are stationed.
From there you'll have to infiltrate the fortress, utilizing all of the
skills you learned in FOX HOUND's Sneak Attack School. Shhhhhh, quiet. Or else you'll suddenly be surrounded by assault troops who don't play by the rules of the Geneva Convention.
As you "snake" through the fortress, keep your eyes peeled for hidden weapons, crucial equipment and, most importantly, POT's (Prisoners Of Terrorism) who'll supply you with information vital to the operation's success. Also be on the alert for searchlights and heli-snoops that'll be looking to give your position away.
If, during your mission, you receive a CALL SIGNAL, or at any time want to contact J.T., Nick or Jennifer, use your tranceiver (See p.8 for details).
Finally, remember this: You must locate special Pass Cards to advance through enemy buildings or to enter rooms that contain "must have" weapons and equipment. Each of these cards (1-8) has a secret code which corresponds to various doors, and without them you might as well turn in your combat fatigues for a civilian's suit.

The Three Commandos (and their foxy friend Jennifer)
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(Place your name here)
Aka: Solid Snake
A black belt in 32 forms of oriental combat and skilled in every weapon known to man, you're FOX HOUND's most lethal fighting machine. You're a combination Rambo, James Bond, John Wayne and Lawrence of Arabia. You're also the leader of this perilous mission, and if you bite the dust, so does the free world.

J.T.
A Double Naught Spy from the Air Force's super secret Intelligence
Department, John Turner is the greatest camouflage artist ever. He was last seen somewhere in South Vietnam back in 1969. But don't worry, he'll show up for this mission.

Commando Nick Myer
Nick graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, but found that Wall Street's cutthroat attitude was too tame. So he joined FOX HOUND and quickly became an explosives guru and leader of the Nitroglycerin Division. Nick's nickname: La Bomba.

Jennifer X
Very little is known about Jennifer, except the fact that she has an uncanny ability to infiltrate an enemy's headquarters. She's currently posing as a computer expert in the nerve center of Fortress Fanatic. Rumor has it that she's the younger sister of Ginger grom Gilligan's Island. Hint: her secret code name is Yr. Person.