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key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-interface-interaction
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-interface-interaction
lang: en
title: Interface interaction
summary: >-
Responding to a threat involves a microphone, controller or another external
interface.
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status: active
url: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-interface-interaction/
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https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-interface-interaction.md
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- Boss fights
- 'States, resources, and scaling'
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https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/interface-interaction/
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- id: source-3353a789cfa5d986
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- id: source-a004d58ceb418d41
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https://manifold.umn.edu/projects/metagaming/resource/metal-gear-solid-psycho-mantis
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https://www.gamepur.com/guides/how-to-defeat-the-archivist-act-3-in-inscryption
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preview:
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Interface interaction
description: >-
Responding to a threat involves a microphone, controller or another
external interface.
image:
src: images/mechanics/boss-final-ugrcf4wzwoe-138.webp
width: 854
height: 480
game: Metal Gear Solid (Master Collection)
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGRCf4WZWoE&t=138s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGRCf4WZWoE'
sourceFrameSeconds: 138
credit: Konami; gameplay capture by IGN
rights: >-
Game graphics © Konami. Gameplay recording by IGN. Original visible
source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT
and CC BY 4.0.
caption: >-
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection’s virtual P2 port for the Mantis
fight
alt: >-
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection’s virtual P2 port for the Mantis
fight
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label: Changing controller ports helps bypass Psycho Mantis’s input reading
tips:
- >-
Provide an accessible equivalent of the external action on every
supported device.
examples:
- title: Metal Gear Solid (Master Collection)
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGRCf4WZWoE&t=138s'
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Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic
pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by
gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference
URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights;
references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas
---
# Interface interaction
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-interface-interaction
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-interface-interaction
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-interface-interaction/
Responding to a threat involves a microphone, controller or another external interface.
## At a glance
[Metal Gear Solid (Master Collection)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGRCf4WZWoE&t=138s) · Game graphics © Konami. Gameplay recording by IGN. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGRCf4WZWoE), 138 s
1. Changing controller ports helps bypass Psycho Mantis’s input reading
- Provide an accessible equivalent of the external action on every supported device.
- [Metal Gear Solid (Master Collection)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGRCf4WZWoE&t=138s)
## How it works
Responding to a threat involves a microphone, controller or another external interface.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- Responding to a threat involves a microphone, controller or another external interface.
## Context and limits
A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Interface interaction (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/interface-interaction/) (id: source-32dd92fd3df5145a)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Interface interaction (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/interface-interaction/) (id: source-e3bd1d1c01a380a9)
- [Psycho Mantis · Metal Gear Solid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGRCf4WZWoE&t=1s) (id: source-3353a789cfa5d986)
- [Fawful Express · Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIlxKFpcuCY&t=55s) (id: source-753f070e5b28f735)
- [The Archivist · Inscryption](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZtZgHn_Szk&t=42s) (id: source-a004d58ceb418d41)
- [Metal Gear Solid — Psycho Mantis — Metagaming](https://manifold.umn.edu/projects/metagaming/resource/metal-gear-solid-psycho-mantis) (id: source-b668426ec05a3d7e)
- [Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story instruction booklet](https://superluigibros.com/downloads/manuals/ds/DS_Mario_Luigi_IS_ENG.pdf) (id: source-b00dd3047056691f)
- [How to defeat The Archivist (Act 3) in Inscryption — Gamepur](https://www.gamepur.com/guides/how-to-defeat-the-archivist-act-3-in-inscryption) (id: source-b605b69287ff0316)
- [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design](https://media.gdcvault.com/gdc2018/presentations/Keren_Itay_BossUp.pdf) (id: source-c151324fe6097460)
- [Metal Gear Solid (Master Collection)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGRCf4WZWoE&t=138s) (id: source-3cbe1b6ce824ddd2)
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