A playthrough of Konami's 1995 graphic adventure game for the Sega CD, Snatcher.

I drooled over the reviews in gaming magazines when Snatcher first came out, and finally had the chance to play it for the first time sometime in the late 90s. I've loved it ever since.

The atmosphere, the awesome art, the soundtrack, the story Snatcher raised the bar in many ways with this remake of the original 1988 Japanese PC classic. The CD versions are also the only way to play the third act. The original PC88 and MSX2 games ended on a cliffhanger, so until the PC Engine version came out in 1992, the only way you could've experienced the full story would've been by playing its 1990 JRPG remake on the MSX2, SD Snatcher (linked below).

There are so many classic moments in this game, but I'll leave you to discover them for yourself. If you've not played it before, strap yourself in. It's one helluva ride.

If you are familiar with Hideo Kojima's work, you'll immediately recognize several of his hallmarks, including the obsessive level of attention paid to world building, the longwinded cutscenes (MGS4 was not his first game to make you sit through a halfhour long conversation!), and the steady flow of 80s pop culture references. He was clearly more interested in making a movie than he in making a game, but thankfully, it turned out to be a good movie.

I still find it hilarious that Night Trap got slapped with a Mature rating but Snatcher was rated Teen.

The video is over seven hours long because I didn't want to rush through it by picking solely the required options. The writing is great, and I included a lot of the missable dialogue because it adds nicely to the game's atmosphere and the flavor of the characters' personality. I also made sure to include the optional scenes, like Neo Kobe Pizza, the ramen stand, the fortune teller, and Jordan's data banks. (If you want to skip the Jordan stuff there's a ton of info to sift through it's shown from 51:55 to 1:24:41.)

If you are interested, here are links to a few related games:

SD Snatcher (MSX2):    • SD Snatcher (MSX2) Playthrough [Part ...  
Policenauts (PS1):    • Policenauts (PS1) Playthrough  Ninte...  
Policenauts (Saturn):    • Policenauts (Saturn) Playthrough [1 o...  
Metal Gear Solid (PS1):    • Metal Gear Solid (PS1) Playthrough  ...  
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.

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