10 Embarrassing Things We All Did In Famous Video Games

6. Catching Meryl In Her Panties - Metal Gear Solid

If you were a hormonal teenager around the time that the landmark action game Metal Gear Solid came out, Hideo Kojima had a little surprise for you. There are, in fact, a number of opportunities to catch Snake's comrade Meryl in her underwear: the first occurs when Snake is travelling through vent ducts to reach the DARPA Chief, and if you look into the vent before his, you'll see Meryl exercising. If you leave and re-enter the vents three more times, Meryl will be exercising in her panties.

But it gets better. Ahead of the Psycho Mantis fight, you have to follow Meryl (who is disguised as a Genome Soldier) into the ladies' toilets, and if you run to her bathroom stall fast enough, you'll see that she hasn't had enough time to change her clothes, and will not be wearing any trousers for the next cut-scene.

Back in the days before the Internet was so prevalent, gaming magazines were absolute goldmines for information like this, and you'd rush home when school finished to give it a go. It was all fun and games until your mum walked in just as Meryl's polygonal posterior popped into frame...