Retro Hideo Kojima's Snatcher turns 34 - Kojima tweets about it

[Sumio Mondo]

It would go on to influence the likes of Goichi Suda (Suda51) to enter the games industry. It the first game that Silent Hill & Gravity Rush creator Keiichiro Toyama worked on at Konami as a graphic designer for the SEGA CD version of the game (the pixel art is beautiful in this version of the game) and an early example of Akira Yamaoka's work as a composer/arranger at Konami (PC Engine version & SEGA CD versions).









It was Kojima's second game after the original Metal Gear as Writer/Director.

It's also one of the most expensive games to buy on the internet. And features some of the best pixel art in video games. Anyone else like this game?

 

[Krvavi Abadas]

genuinely baffled that M2 didn't add the SEGA CD port to the Genesis Mini 2, they were able to work with Konami to add the Turbografx CD version (untranslated) to the TG-16 Mini. Even though it quite literally caused the age rating for the system to jump up to Mature. (surprisingly the just as gruesome Splatterhouse wasn't an issue, as a Namco Museum collection on Switch was able to get away with a Teen rating despite including the uncensored arcade version.)

 

[Phosphorescent Skeleton]

I wish Snatcher was a good as its visuals. The writing is some of Kojima's worst, and thats saying a lot (a great localization can't make up for the absolute mess of a plot). Its not total garbage of course, some of the meta moments are still fun, and as one of the earlier Japanese adventure games to make it west, its fame and influence is understandable, but its wild how Kojima's limits as a writer, and a lot of his tricks, were played out in his first game with a substantial narrative.

 

[OTBWY]

Wish the PC Engine version was translated.

 

[fiendcode]

Hopefully the SCD version can some day find it's way on to NSO. Unlikely I know (due to content) but here's hoping.