Psycho Mantis: A Legendary Boss Fight

There’s a boss fight so legendary… it broke the rules of gaming in real time.

In the original Metal Gear Solid, Psycho Mantis doesn’t just fight you — he reads your controller

inputs. If you try to attack him normally, he dodges every move perfectly.

Players thought the game was unbeatable… until Kojima revealed the twist. To defeat him,

you had to unplug your controller from Port 1 and move it to Port 2.

Only then did he “lose his powers,” because the game could no longer track your inputs.

This wasn’t a rumor — Konami confirmed it was intentionally designed to feel like Mantis was

literally reading your mind. It’s still one of the smartest boss mechanics ever made.