Is Metal Gear for the NES just fucking unplayable?

[James]

Every time I try to play this, I can't. The controls are stiff, and evading enemies seems to be more random than skill (especially dogs; I am convinced you cannot sneak past, and only by way of glitch will they leave you alone).

I found binoculars that don't do shit, only to leave the trush I found them in to be immediately attacked by a soldier.

I try to sneak along, and I get caught up on single pixels that just out from boundaries, and stop me dead in my tracks.


Seriously, is this game just really bad or something? Because it seems like it sucks.