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− | **'''Lisa:''' Lynn Foosaner | + | **'''Lisa Nielson:''' Lynn Foosaner |
**'''Chin Shu Oh:''' Ray Van Steen | **'''Chin Shu Oh:''' Ray Van Steen | ||
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System(s): Sega Mega-CD, Sega Saturn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Konami | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Konami Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): PC-8801 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: RSS SCSP (1 track) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Justifier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Adventure[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Snatcher (スナッチャー) is a graphic adventure game produced by Konami. It was originally released for the Japanese PC-8801 and MSX2 computers in 1988 and later remade for the Super CD-ROM² in 1992. In 1994, a Sega Mega-CD version was made specifically for the west and released in North America and Europe without any equivalent version on the Japanese Mega-CD. In 1996, the game was re-released in Japan once again, this time on the PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
It was written and directed by Hideo Kojima, who would go on to become famous thanks to the success of the Metal Gear Solid series, although he was not directly involved with the Mega-CD version or the later 32-bit console versions. It was followed by Policenauts, which Kojima also wrote and directed.
Contents
Story
The year is 2047. Earth is trying to recover from a disaster that occurred nearly 50 years ago.
In 1995, Lucifer Alpha, a deadly biological weapon that was developed by Russia at the time, accidentally released into the atmosphere, killing millions of people on the Eurasian continent. Panic, chaos, and lack of resources eventually resulted in a destructive war that engulfed the planet. Asia is no longer recognizable from the viewpoint of a person living in the 20th century. Japan, though not severely affected by this catastrophe, still suffered due to the disruption of the trade with its neighbors and the rest of the world. In order to fix this problem, the Japanese government eased the restrictions on immigration, accepting anyone who can contribute to society. No city in Japan is a more fitting result of this new policy than Neo-Kobe City. A truly heterogeneous city, in which many different nationalities are living together with their Japanese neighbors.
However, all is not well. The world is experiencing a threat that is even more grave than biological weapons or world wars: SNATCHERS. Named after their tendency of kidnapping and murdering their victims and taking their place, SNATCHERS are the newest menace terrorizing the already weary population. These androids, who have perfect human appearance over their metallic endoskeletons, have been active all around the globe, killing people and then replacing them. No one knows what their plan is. Are they infiltrators of some sort of an alien civilization that is trying to enslave humanity? Some rogue AI trying to subjugate or destroy us? Or some technologically advanced weapon used by some hostile government trying to rule the planet? Enter Gillian Seed; a former soldier who is suffering from amnesia, who seems to be obsessed with the Snatchers. Traveling to Neo-Kobe City, Seed enlists in the JUNKER, a Japanese government agency tasked with eliminating the Snatchers. Over the course of the story, Seed will eventually uncover a conspiracy that can seriously threaten human existence on Earth.
Characters
Production credits
Mega-CD version
- Producer: Tomikazu Kirita, Yutaka Haruki
- Creator: Hideo Kojima
- Character Design: Tomiharu Kinoshita
- Supervisor: Jeremy Blaustein
- Director: Yoshinori Sasaki
- Assistant Director: Mitsuhiro Togo
- Staff:
- Main Programmer: Masahiko Saito
- Sub Programmer: Yoshinori Sasaki, Hidenari Inamura
- Utility Program: Mitsuhiro Togo, Hidenari Inamura
- Sound Programmer: Osamu Kasai, Akira Souji
- Main Graphic Designer: Satoshi Kushibuchi
- Graphic Designer: Keita Nose, Yuichi Kobayashi, Keiichirou Toyama, Sakura, Junko. K, Mihoko
- Sound Design: Keizou Nakamura, Masanori Adachi, Kazuhito Imai, Masanori Ouchi, Akira Yamaoka
- Scenario Command Compiler: Toshiya Adachi
- Scenario Command Interpreter: Hidenari Inamura
- Scenario Rewrite: Mitsuhiro Togo, Jeremy Blaustein
- Package Design: Shogo Kumasaka, Satoshi Imaeda
- Package Illustrator: Yuji Kaida
- Translator: Scott T. Hards, Intac
- Cast:
- Gillian Seed: Jeff Lupetin
- Metal Gear: Lucy Childs
- Random Hajile: Jim Parks
- Jamie Seed: Susan Mele
- Mika Slayton: Kimberley Harne
- Katrina Gibson: Lynn Foosaner
- Snatcher: Jeff Lupetin
- Napoleon: Jim Parks
- Harry Benson: Ray Van Steen
- Jean Jack Gibson: Jim Parks
- Elijah Modnar: Ray Van Steen
- Ivan Rodorigez: Jim Parks
- Lisa Nielson: Lynn Foosaner
- Chin Shu Oh: Ray Van Steen
- Female Employee: Lucy Childs
- Narrator: Ray Van Steen
- Telephone Operator: Lynn Foosaner
- Ramen Guy: Ray Van Steen
- Fortune Teller: Susan Mele
- Special Thanks: Michael Blaustein, Atsushi Fujio, Taeko Hayasaka, Kazuki Muraoka, Yoshihiko Oota, Motoaki Furukawa, Yoshikazu Matsuhana, Kenji Shinohara, Shinya Inoue
- Produced By: Konami Co.,Ltd.
Saturn version
- Cast: Yusaku Yara, Mami Koyama, Kikuo Inoue, Kaneto Shiozawa, Miina Tominaga, Ryuji Saikachi, Isao Inoguchi, Goro Naya
- Producer: Kazuhisa Hashimoto
- Game Designer/Script Writer: Hideo Kojima
- Scenario Command Compiler Programmer: Hiroki Honda
- Main System Programmer: Tadaaki 'ぴょん' Tsunashima
- Game Object Programmers: 〠Akinari Takaki〠, Takao 'ヤバ' Yamagishi, Kazuki 'Tails' Araki, Atsushi 'Pachi_Nakatani' Mizutani, Hiroyuki 'Gaglae' Asada
- Adaptation: Kensuke Yoshitomi, Takao 'ヤバ' Yamagishi
- Dot Graphics Drawers/Arrangers: Junko '❤' Koike, Mi '?' Kimura, Naoya '★' HATSUMI, Jun '6ゾロ' Asami, Takayuki '❄' Andou
- 3D Graphics Modelers/Animaters: Masaya Shiraishi, Haggy, Tachan
- Movie Data Editer: Yukito Komori, Akinari Takaki
- Sound Programmer: Akiropito
- Sound Mixer: Masanori Adachi
- Music Composers/Arrangers/Performers: Kida Sun, Syouichirou Hirata
- Sound Effects: Keizou Nakamura
- Guest Composers: Akira Yamaoka, Hiroshi Tamawari
- Guest Performer: Tappy
- Original Score Composers: Kazuki Muraoka, Motoaki Furukawa, Akira Yamaoka, Hiroshi Tamawari, Kida Sun
- Package&Manual Designer: Kazuhiro Iwasaki
- Package Illustration: Tomiharu Kinoshita
- Public Relations Officers: Nobuko Tsuboi, Hiroki Tabata, Taro Miyake
- Special Thanks: H.'Spark'Ueda, Masayuki Aizawa, Mitsuhiro Togo, Hidenari Inamura, Makoto Toyama, Rieko Komatsubara, Youhei Kiyohara, Yumiko 'Arg' Takahashi
- Executive Producer: Kazumi Kitaue
- Developed by: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Co.,Ltd.
- Presented by: Konami Co.,Ltd.
- (C)1988 1996 Konami All Rights Reserved.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Snatcher/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
Mega-CD version
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Based on 26 reviews |
Saturn version
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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625,192,176 | CD (UK) | T-95035-05 | ||||||||||
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625,192,176 | CD (US) | T-95035 | ||||||||||
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546,176,736 | 1995-02-13 | CD-ROM (JP) | T-9508G V1.000 |
Track list
Saturn version
1. Data track |
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2. Data track |
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3. CD Warning message (special) (0:46) |
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References
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- ↑ File:Snatcher Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/xlh9-BiCx6s/m/Vi1W0qFQkz0J
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 94
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 86
- ↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 58
- ↑ Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 38/39 (40)
- ↑ GamesMaster, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 82
- ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 90 (80)
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 54
- ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ Freak, "3/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 12: December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 26
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
- ↑ GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 120
- ↑ Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 40
- ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 20
- ↑ Game Informer, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 40
- ↑ Game Informer, "June 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 112
- ↑ MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 54
- ↑ Mega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-30), page 56
- ↑ Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 85
- ↑ MegaTech, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 24
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 72
- ↑ Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 105
- ↑ Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 111
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 3, Februari 1995" (NL; 1995-01-25), page 35
- ↑ Sega Power, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 84
- ↑ Sega Pro, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 58
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 44
- ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 90
- ↑ Video Games, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 94
- ↑ VideoGames, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 69
- ↑ Famitsu, "1996-04-05" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 1
- ↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 72
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 12" (JP; 1996-05-24), page 70
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 233
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
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