10 Video Game Sections You Didn't Know You Could Skip

Nobody who's played Metal Gear Solid 3 will ever forget the infamous scene where, after defeating tricky boss The End, players have to climb an extremely long ladder that feels like it's never going to end.

The two-minute ladder climb, set to the game's iconic theme song, is as hilariously bizarre as it is strangely serene, even if it's also been the bane of anyone attempting to speedrun the game: an unavoidable brick wall that slows progress.

That was until just recently, when speedrunner Apel discovered a glitch to skip the ladder entirely.

The glitch is achieved by standing next to the ladder and then equipping a specific series of items which will force Naked Snake into a T-pose. Then attempting to climb the ladder will send Snake flying to the top of the shaft.

And like that, speedrunners found a foolproof way to shave two minutes off their runs, even if for regular folk the ladder climb is admittedly a much-needed moment of tranquility following the absolutely exhausting fight against The End.