SD Snatcher
1990 · RPG · MSX
Overview
SD Snatcher (1990) is Konami's Japan-only MSX2 role-playing remake of Snatcher, which carries the story past the original's unfinished ending.
Deep Dive
Gillian explores from above, and encounters switch to a first-person battle screen where the player shoots enemies with one of many guns, aiming at different body parts. The new ending later became the third act of Snatcher's console versions.
Developer Story
Yoshihiko Ota and Hideo Kojima designed it, with Yutaka Haruki producing; Kojima had been busy with Metal Gear 2. Konami released it on 27 April 1990.
Did You Know?
- Its 1993 fan translation by the Dutch group Oasis is one of the earliest known fan translations of a game.
- Hideo Kojima and his team joined late in development to help finish it.
Sources & further reading
- SD Snatcher — Wikipedia
