Shadowrun (SNES) Playthrough
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2024
- A playthrough of Data East's 1993 cyberpunk RPG for the SNES, Shadowrun.
This video shows a full run of the game. By the end, Jake has the best equipment, all of the spells and optional skills, and every stat is maxed. It also shows the only possible scenario in which anyone but Jake survives at the end. The video does include the grinding, but I did it in isolated chunks to make it easy to skip those parts without missing anything important. The initial grind session in the apartment building ends at 28:41.
Shadowrun is one of those games that many people aren't aware of, but seemingly, everyone who has ever played it loves it. It was true back when the game first came out - the reviews were extremely positive, but it didn't sell well at all - and though the internet has spread some awareness of it, it still yet hasn't received near its due.
You play as Jake Armitage. The victim of a botched hit, Jake wakes up in a drawer at the morgue suffering from a "burnt" brain. After terrifying the morticians who had just pronounced him dead, he escapes and immediately runs into a street courier who witnessed his attempted murder. Jake chases him into an alley just in time to see him shot to death. He grabs the downed man’s gun, takes care of business, and finally comes face-to-face with a mysterious talking dog who warns him of dangers to come.
And that's just the first five minutes! The remainder involves Jake's searching out who did this to him, finding out why they did it, and following the trail of evidence to the heart of a massive conspiracy. I can't say too much more about it without giving spoilers, but it's quite a wild ride.
The gameplay is an interesting mix of styles: it's one part Secret of Mana with its stat-based, real-time combat system, and two parts CRPG with its heavy emphasis on key words, dialogue trees, relative open world, and cursor driven control scheme. Shadowrun's design builds and improves upon what Beam did in Nightshade, a similarly structured adventure game that was published by Ultra on the NES a year prior. Nightshade's influences - the gritty urban tone, the off-kilter sense of humor, and the heavy emphasis on character interactions - are clear in Shadowrun, and they make for a game that's loaded with personality.
Shadowrun was one of the more adult-oriented games released for a console in its time, and it makes no effort to shy away from gun violence, organized crime, or even addressing sex, though only in oblique ways. The story has teeth, and tone of the writing and the weird but cool mix of sci-fi and high fantasy gives 2050s Seattle a uniquely dystopian flavor. The world is a vital contributing factor to it - it's a character unto itself, and an impressively realized one at that. It’s like a crazy mix of Rise of the Dragon, Snatcher, and Blade Runner, all compacted into a tiny eight megabit rom.
The look of the game is more typical of a PC title than an SNES one. The small sprites and the zoomed-out isometric perspective give everything a sense of scale, and there's an incredible amount of implied detail in every scene despite the game's inherently chunky, low-resolution look. Everything feels lived in and worn. Stuff lies in the streets, desks are cluttered with coffee mugs and overflowing inboxes, street vendors hang out next to their stalls, and people go about their business in the city streets. It does a nice job of playing into a thematic sense of disconnectedness. Jake is a participant in this world like anyone else. The world doesn't revolve around him.
The soundtrack is also a real highlight. The tunes regularly switch tone to fit the situation, and whether somber and slow or dramatic and upbeat, they all carry the grungy, industrial feeling of the world exceedingly well.
Shadowrun was a bold attempt to do something different, and the effort paid off nicely. It has a few flaws - the controls are clumsy, the game is grind-heavy, the framerate tanks hard in the late-game battle scenes, and there are a few plot points that never get addressed properly (what's the deal with Kitsune?) - but I’ve always absolutely adored Shadowrun, warts and all. It had my attention to the very end, and it's a game I've never forgotten over the years.
If you haven't yet had the pleasure, check it out!
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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Shadowrun is one of the best grungy cyberpunk games I've ever played.
Congrats, Beam. I don't know how the hell you did it, but this is a class act 👏
“We’ll meet again in Shadowrun II!” Great play through Alex.
@@rjcupid Thanks! I'm still waiting for Shadowrun II for the Super Nintendo, but thirty-one years later, I'm starting to think it won't happen.
@@NintendoCompleteHaha awesome comment! I’m still waiting for Metroid for N64.
@@NintendoCompleteWhat's your thoughts on the Mega-CD game by Compile?
I played it at age 12. Such a great experience at that age. It was 1 of a kind.
Both the SNES and Genesis Shadowrun games are masterpieces in their own way. I especially love the music in this version. This game, more than most, makes me feel like I’m right back in the “sweet spot” of the 90’s when I play it.
The music in this is awesome, isn't it. The bass gets so funky, and those cheesy synth strings are perfect.
I've tried to get into the Genesis one many times, and I like it, but I always end up hitting a brick wall when I get to the point where the world opens up. I'm sure I'm missing something, but I'll be damned if I can figure out what that might be.
@@NintendoComplete I really like the music when you get to Daley Station at 1:32:42 and beyond. It sounds like Streets of Rage music!
@@NintendoCompletewhere did you get your console from.
@@NintendoComplete its like i watch a pixeling action thriller movie
Este juego es tan genial,ojalá tuviese un parche al español.es ciberpunk en el universo de neuromancer con hauer como protagonista 😂,pero me pierdo mucha historia con mi nivel de inglés tan malo 😢
1:10 Imagine my surprise playing this as a kid, hearing how strict Nintendo was with its content, and they straight up show the main character getting gunned down in the street outnumbered four to one. No mercy. Dude was running away. Annihilated. CLEAR AS FREAKING DAY. I was so hooked lol.
The music in this game is still what comes to mind when I walk around in any city with tall buildings.
Wow nice...ur real human bro open minded and nostalgic
story, characters, dialogue, gameplay, music, violence.. this game has it all
I actually talked to one of the devs of this game(Paul Kidd). They had a very short period of time for development. I think it was 6 months if I remember correctly. I always wondered why the game seems to end abruptly. The game probably would have been even better if they had more time to develop.
Paul also helped to develop Nightshade on the NES. Paul and Jeff Kamenek were the reason for the silly dialogue that I think makes the game so memorable today.
Awesome!😉
More people should talk about Nightshade. I wish that had gotten a SNES sequel, it was such a cool concept.
I believe Nightshade was included on the Evercade Piko Collection 1 cart. I need to play that again when time allows...
@@MSR-1701It is also on the Switch collection. Played through it again about a year ago.
@@Steelflight773 !! Awesome! Need to boot that up as well.😎
I remember beating this game while having walking pneumonia - this game and a mix of high fever and medication are a trip. I am a huge fan of the Shadowrun universe and loved seeing Jake's cameo in Shadowrun Returns. Great run!
Always get the save the fox ending. I'm due to play through this again.
Absolutely one of the top greatest games of all times, soundtrack still holds up too
Shadowrun was a great example of a game that was so cool it didn't matter that young me had no idea how to play it well. I could only ever get so far until a lack of understanding gated my progress, as it should be. I should revisit this now that I'm much older.
This version is fine as a standalone game and does include some _Shadowrun_ lore the Genesis doesn't (fox shapeshifters having their tail in human form). But the lack of the slang from SR2 and 3, the funky way they made trolls look, and the handling of magic and cyberware just puts lower in my book. I'm a _Shadowrun_ purist, that's all I can say.
This game is an underrated masterpiece! It's too bad that this game never got the sequel that it deserves.
It technically did lol. Shadowrun Returns.
One of the better Beam Software developed titles.
The game that created my now-lifelong love affair with this universe. Because of this game and the Genesis version, I got into the tabletop game, and ran the same campaign with the same characters for 9 years, over three editions. It got me into the novels, and into cyberpunk in general. Everyone has that one game that is the most influential in their lives, and I have to say this one is mine...
I remember playing this as a kid, doing the Dark Blade part, and then getting stuck not knowing what to do or where to go. Was still fun.
who the hell would think to ask a bartender about stobe lights that vampires hate?
@@WhatCrass My issue was never figuring out you need to get ice delivered to the docks before you could take the boat to Bremerton.
Always loved this shadowrun! ❤️
Oh man, the OG games 🎮😊
Oh shit another version you did. Nice.
excellent, excellent games, both this one and its vastly different sega counterpart.
I remember renting this game 3 times in a row to complete it.
This game was so much fun. I cleared it over a couple of weekend rentals.
Then I tried the Genesis version... and returned it that same day.
Ha... that's interesting, I actually preferred the Genesis version. You should give it another try. I like that each game has the same source material, but are totally different experiences.
I got this game as a kid randomly once from my dad. Could never beat it by myself, I literally didn't know how to get the Maria Mercurial concert tickets. Then when we finally got Internet years later, I just wrote down an entire guide to the game on a notebook and went on to beat it by following the guide when I was in middle school. I still love this game and the music and I'll forever be mad we never got that Shadowrun II sequel 😢
I bought a complete in box copy of this game a few years ago on Ebay for $120. The framed poster is still hanging on the wall next to my bed.
A surprisingly good classic from a company mostly known for not-so-good games!
(Beam, that is. Data East is awesome)
When you have bomb in your head and the doctor tell you to try aspirin instead 😂
love this game, so underrated
I'm 40 years old in 2024. How have I never heard of this game until yesterday?
I'm 33. I feel the same way.
Im so glad my brother picked this up as a kid, otherwise i would've of never known about it. As great as it is its a niche title.
Even saying "2024" is absolutely insane if you were born pre-2000. We actually made it to the 20s
Beam Software's finest moment in gaming.
Definitely. I also really liked Super Smash TV for the SNES, Nightshade (NES), Choplifter III (SNES), Blades of Vengeance (Genesis), and True Lies (SNES).
@@rjcupid Yeah, the True Lies game is surprisingly good. One of the better Schwarzenegger games.
The legendary and underrated game 👍 Impressed how it's done on 16 bit console 🕹
This game was remade in its entirety as a player made mod for Shadowrun Returns. Also, the speedruns for this game are very entertaining.
Absolutely one of the very best for SNES. The music is epic. The story is great. I loved it
This was very ambitious to put on an SNES cartridge, technically speaking.
That old FASA goodness.
One of the best snes games! I played it localized to swedish and it was a blast! still to this day i draw quotes from this game :D
shared the game with my cousin; once at the end, he called to ask how to finish it; he didn't had "head computer" in his list; you get it while talking to the bartender in the beginning; I didn't know and I laughed saying that he will laugh too when finding; he got upset and I cut the call; I learned a month later that he had to restart the whole game to complete it; not my fault but I still feel bad about it; enough to describe how this game is good, when someone replay a whole rpg.
there's a vid on youtube about a code that gives access to a secret level for devellopers; there you can respawn in the level you want, with the money and equipment you want, if I'm not mistaking.
the soundtrack is great enough to have it in the music list.
- oops
- what do you mean "oops"? what is this loud ticking sound?
- hmm, a cortex bomb, I think
thank you videostore for accepting to sell it to the teenager I was; like brand new.
Remember when we thought 2050 was the distant future? Now it's only 26 years away. O_O
Love this game, I have completed it several times.
Good soundtrack
You’ve played a lot of games for this channel, I bet you enjoyed this one though!
Oh yeah, I love this game.
Man I loved this game
Love the endless spawn of heavy dudes
You'd think this game would have mouse support but it doesn't. Ah well, still great.
To borrow a line from The Book Of Boba Fett - "Credits can buy muscle, if you know where to look."
"Pardon me sir, have you thought of allowing Dog into your heart?"
This was the first Shadowrun video game I ever finished. Thinking back, it's really thin on Shadowrun lore (return of magic, goblinization of the populace). In "Shadowrun Returns" your character partners up with Jake Armitage for a while.
Still need to finish the Genesis game...
Nice video.
this and Sega versions are amazing
if only modern games were like this instead of copying the same outdated gameplay year after year
If u notice many of this these 80 90 nes snes games always av a story theme stating the years 2020.30. 50 etc....now we in the 2000s heading there...coming to present
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 definitely like this game.
Epic game.
Jacked out 🖥️
Had this game so hard
nice top
Funny you sold the leather jacket, Kitsune can where it for better protection.
I know, but I didn't want to stop to grind for the money that I sold it for. She's easy enough to keep alive as long as you keep tabs on her health.
Approx 19:00 "Ooooh yeah!"
You Should Also Play Lagrange Point, (That Game Has A VRC7 Chip That While Weaker Than The Yamaha 2413 Chip Used For The Mega Drive/Genesis Hardware Provides Sounds That You Cannot Hear On Actual Famicom/NES Hardware) Sakura Wars, Treasure Hunter G, Treasure Of The Rudras (It has A Unique Magic System That Lets You Type Any Words To Create A Spell) And Front Mission (Use The Addendum That Fixes The Grammar And Typos That Plague The Original Fan Translation Released In 2001)
I will Recommend You To Play Bahamut Lagoon It is a great Jrpg That is Unique And Also worth playing (Use The Near Translation Patch As The DeJap Patch Hasn't Aged Well)
I wonder what's your take on the Genesis game (which feels more like a CRPG put on console).
His take is probably not too much different overall. The SNES version went for an action RPG style, and the Genesis version went for a CRPG style. It depends on what someone is looking for in a video game adaptation of a tabletop game. Many people like both equally because they're so different from each other.
so I may have missed it, but why do you sometimes shoot random civvies just minding their own business? are they disguised hitmen?
Nope, I just did because I could. The game doesn't punish you for it.
I don't think this one is nearly as good as the Genesis Shadowrun. The music alone makes the latter worth playing. And I still think it's one of the coolest renditions of Cyberspace.
I wonder what does "geeked" stands for in this context? 3:22
I tried looking it up. Apparently, it's slang carried over from the tabletop game, like "frag," "drek," or "wiz." "Geeked" means "killed" or "murdered."
Always geek the mage first
can you do doom 64 next and please for the love of god brighten the picture!
Max Payne
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Try the Sega Cd version.