Snatcher (Sega CD) Playthrough

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 long-winded cutscenes (MGS4 was not his first game to make you sit through a half-hour 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) Pla...
Policenauts (PS1): • Policenauts (PS1) Play...
Policenauts (Saturn): • Policenauts (Saturn) P...
Metal Gear Solid (PS1): • Metal Gear Solid (PS1)...
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[@rulerofall015]

I love Kojima's slow burn storytelling and out of nowhere twists. THIS is how you do a thriller story in video games!

[@michellefernandez3155]

I love Kojima´s canonic threesome for our guy Colonel Seed LMAO

[@85futureshock]

One of video gaming’s absolute masterpieces in storytelling. This game deserves and should have a remake so a new generation can experience how amazing it is. This is 90’s gaming at its best.

[@michellefernandez3155]

nah the remake would be cancelled or heavy modified to remove the bathroom and pick up ladies on the street scenes, and the implied threesome finale for our MC lmao

[@LPetal86]

The plot twists in this game are pretty memorable. The presentation of Hideo Kojima's games have always been pretty top-notch, with a lot of attention-to-detail depth about concepts in his fictional worlds, it's been pretty inspiring that games like these exist.

[@michellefernandez3155]

I mean if your wife give you permission to have 2 mistress while ¨crying¨ for a 45 old son that you dont really meet but won several Nobel prizes thats a win in my book amrite?

[@LPetal86]

@@michellefernandez3155 I mean, finding out that the man who had been your mechanic and built Metal Gear for you was your son and finding out that you had lost your memory about all of that, as well as the true identities of you and your wife would be tragic, but definitely makes for excellent plot twists.

[@eternal3279]

This game is an ABSOLUTE classic; the music, dialogue, and action just hit so completely right it's almost scary. It's definitely one of the greatest games of all time, along with Final Fantasy 6, Red Dead Redemption 2, Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2, and Secret of Mana

[@danielb.7224]

high iq take

[@EstiloInAction]

@@danielb.7224totally agree

[@9b8ll]

One of the best terminator, blade runner, and cyberpunk inspired games that I have ever seen! The game deserves another beautiful remake!!! Great characters, great story, great music, great voice acting, and great gameplay from start to finish! This game is a landmark! 🎉

[@alexbork4250]

This game is pure masterpiece.

[@MaximumSpiderMvC]

That intro is still aces, even now. Always will be.

[@SolCresta3405]

One of my go-to Christmas games.

[@sonyslyer9946]

The OG Cyberpunk game and BladeRunner/Terminator like game! I love this game! I fell in love with it back in 2019/2020

[@spiritchild9101]

SEGA CD was the premium experience back in the day. It was also my first CD player.

[@Steelflight773]

I yearned to play this when I first read about it in a video game magazine(maybe Gamepro). Unfortunately I did not have a Sega Cd and did not know anyone that had one. I finally got to play in on an emulator in 2006 and loved it. Crazy that has been 18 years ago. The first release of the game was 18 when I first played it back then.

[@Bob-hc1kc]

I wish game companies would take a step back in graphics and a giant leap forward in individual experience

[@adobochicken]

The soundtrack itself is epic!

[@mnemonichotpocket]

The thumbnail is wild AF

[@donskiver]

Ohhhh.... hell yeah. I've been waiting for this for sooo long. Many thanks to you bro for uploading this.

[@SNOWDUDE13]

Would love to see a remake or remaster of this game. My god it's amazing.

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

This version of Snatcher shows that voice acting in video games could be great and didn't always "have" to sound terrible.

[@kuunami]

This game was incredible. I still have my original copy.

[@neosildrake]

Mine broke during moving to a new home. Can't affort another original copy.😢

[@syst3mwolf]

Oh, that soundtrack.

[@djdeviantjehuty5066]

Hideo kojima’s legend works 🎉

[@donald2638]

Listening to this with noise cancelling headphones is magic. Hideo Kojima is brilliant.

[@indigowendigo8165]

That is seriously one brutal thumbnail. :p

[@ScottVannah-xl8ng]

I was oddly sold on the crazy Snatcher world domination plan from 'atavistic' on. Phenomenal writing/translation!

[@SandroWalach]

That intro music, god! It's so good!

[@NintendoComplete]

"Die, Junker!" Snatcher is so bad ass, isn't it?

[@JoaoDis]

They say the Mega CD version is the best

[@NintendoComplete]

​@@JoaoDisYeah, this and the PC Engine versions are great.

[@thecunninlynguist]

@@NintendoComplete didn't the PCE version have extra content?

[@NintendoComplete]

@@thecunninlynguist It had the third act added like this one did.

[@bigduke5902]

That exaltation to cyberpunks in the intro really comes across dated considering how actual real life people with those skills usually choose to use them.

[@J4Y_R3D]

The jumpscare at 33:18 is probably my favourite jumpscare of all time

[@Lysimachus]

thanks for making this, really enjoyed watching it.

[@Tiripsroirraw]

I wish there was a way to save Jean Jack Gibson (Scary to think in 2024 he would be either 37 or 38 Today) If this game gets remade, it should have alternate routes. Like when you first get to the abandoned factory at 28:31 mark. Instead of the game forcing you to check out everything else besides going inside the factory. You should be able to get to him in time before he's killed

[@ProtoMan0451]

definitely one of my all time favorites. i always replay it every christmas. id love a modern remaster or at LEAST a re-release. Snatcher is to Christmas games as Die Hard is to Christmas movies. no i will not elaborate

[@Soullessmushux4]

I have snatcher on mini PlayStation classic in Japanese couldn't find the English version. Now finally I can figure the controls now by watching the video help me thru the game

[@jamesl.anderson1384]

Snatcher is a cyberpunk graphic adventure game developed and published by Konami. It was written and designed by Hideo Kojima and first released in 1988 for the PC-8801 and MSX2 in Japan. Snatcher is set in a future East Asian metropolis where humanoid robots dubbed "Snatchers" have been discovered killing humans and replacing them in society. The game follows Gillian Seed, an amnesiac who joins an anti-Snatcher agency in search of his past. Gameplay takes place primarily through a menu-based interface through which the player can choose to examine items, search rooms, speak to characters, explore a semi-open world, and perform other actions. Kojima wanted Snatcher to have a cinematic feel, so the setting and story are heavily influenced by science fiction films, like Blade Runner, Akira, The Terminator, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Development on the PC versions took more than twice as long as the average game of the time, even after Kojima was asked to trim more than half his initial story. The game was released to positive reviews, but poor sales. It garnered a cult following, and was remade as a role-playing game called SD Snatcher for the MSX2 in 1990. This was followed by a remake of the original adventure game using CD-ROM technology, released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² System in 1992. Looking to provide a more interactive experience to gamers in the West, Konami developed a Sega CD version of Snatcher specifically for North America and Europe in 1994. Although it was a commercial failure, the Sega CD version received mostly positive reviews for its cinematic presentation and mature themes uncommon in games at the time. Snatcher has been retrospectively acclaimed as both one of the best adventure and cyberpunk games of all time, and identified as a foundation for the themes Kojima explored later in the Metal Gear series. The game was a significant inspiration on Goichi Suda, who worked with Kojima to produce a radio drama prequel, Sdatcher. Snatcher was last rereleased in 1996 on the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. The game was also included in the PC Engine Mini in 2020, though only playable in Japanese. Its lack of availability on modern platforms has surprised industry analysts, given the game's legacy.

[@Horace-83]

The investigation parts remind me a lot of Ace Attorney. Neat!

[@larrylaffer3246]

"You ever retire a human by mistake." Rachel, Blade Runner.

[@Dorian_Scott]

The *_original_* Cyberpunk.

[@Shinigami88X1]

I'm guessing fighting the cyberpyschos made you think of Snatcher

[@domasbaliulis23]

I guess you haven't noticed the fact that "Gillian", "Jordan" and "Cunningham" all appear in Cyberpunk, besides kojima's cameo... except Gillian is with a E in it.

[@Shinigami88X1]

@@domasbaliulis23 Cunningham I got...but who's Gillian and Jordan

[@domasbaliulis23]

@@Shinigami88X1 the n54 news anchor, you know, the one that appears in person in japantown, and later, at the spaceport.

[@domasbaliulis23]

@@Shinigami88X1 oh yeah, gillian's VA voices technicians and scientists in red faction, the former being memorable with quotes such as "up, down, up, down, i HATE ladders..." "there's nothing for you here, please leave."

[@NinjaxShadowXx]

Decades later and still no English re release for modern generations of gamers it’s such a shame 😭

[@AllofJudea]

Holy shit this is amazing. I've never seen it

[@RaymondKarlVeasey75]

Snatcher Appreciation Day!

[@DKarkarov]

Poor guy got ghosted by some many ladies in this game. Worst part, he didn't even get to eat his neo kobe pizza!

[@CB-L]

*_It sank just like the rest of this city's gonna!_*

[@JasonFord-l3p]

Gillian: How are you and your wife doing? Gillian: I haven't talked to her in a while...

[@rickn4301]

Sega Cd had a few good games. Sonic CD, Sol-Feace, and this

[@EuSouRCS]

"Nowadays games are just interactive movies" 👀👀👀

[@timestampingarmy]

Intricate Slot Machines with banking system stories

[@Snyperwolf91]

And its still true . Back then some games were like this but it wasnt the norm . Nowadays you get almost no gameplay (and when it comes , its actually mediocre and very sparse) and just cutscene and script-events and thats it . .

[@neosildrake]

I played this decades ago, but my disc broke. Wanted to buy a new one, but the prices go up and up and up. Now someone sells the game on ebay for over 1000 Euro! Madness! So I have to stick to PC and emulation. Still one of the few non RPG or RPG-related games I actually played multiple times start to finish.

[@xGodofAcidx]

Thank you for posting this. First time seeing it. I really enjoyed the story they were telling up until the last 45 minutes, where it felt like they were running out of disc space so they crammed another 3 hours of story into that time. Other than that, it was really well paced and fun.

[@robynstopped]

I wish there is more discussion about the history of the snatchers and their discovery. I know keeping it vague is part of the mystery but having Jordan tease things like the bioroid raid or the catastrophe and not really give a full recounting of them feels very Hollywood.

[@jaketnev5142]

perfect soundtrack.

[@murder.simulator]

Gotta love that boilerplate fiction disclaimer at game start

[@Communard84]

That final insectoid battle is a nightmare of you're using a keyboard.

[@anthonygonzalez3308]

the music just keeps getting more cursed

[@supershadowman6478]

platos caven I forget how awesome that theme is one of the best in the game

[@TheOneSymphony]

This all unfolds and sounds like a late 80s early 90s TV crime drama

[@OXNARD-805]

I hated pc like story games like this when I was a kid but now that I’m older I want to try this

[@donkeykongisytpooping3002]

That’ll be 1000 dollars.

[@cstevens82]

Classic game.

[@Asmallcorneroftheinternet]

Imagine the poor kid who got this game for his birthday. Then, he got to one of the many overly sexual parts of and his mom walked in. Life is too cruel man.

[@kellyduggan2326]

Love the story line , and the way reminds of blade runner and cyberpunk 2077

[@catsithgaming]

So Blade Runner mixed with The Terminator. Metal Gear was defiantly reused in MGS 4 with Otacon's drone.

[@jinderbreadman]

Ah yes, the 'Judgement Uninfected Naked Kind & Execute Ranger' / 'Japanese Undercover Neuro-Kinetic Elimination Rangers' squad. Gotta love Kojima! :)

[@indigowendigo8165]

3 (5:11:00) - Eww... D: That infested skeleton... >_< Anyways, it's kind of funny how the person that seems like a good guy and a bad guy is actually reverse from what it looks like in the thumbnail. :p I was kind of hoping for some really intense confrontation against a notorious criminal in trying to save someone from being shot. :? Sigh... nevermind. >_

[@boynextdoorman]

2:37:26 I remember also doing this and getting thrown out, haha. The reaction was worth it, though.

[@Cinemaphile7783]

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..." - RB

[@bigduke5902]

Check your droolers at the door, that's as much skin as you'll see in this game.

[@Shintigercurl]

i use the intro of this game as the intro song to my live stream. fuckin' love this game.

[@nobodycares9579]

I don't like how Kojima's storytelling drags on but this is still one of my favorites.

[@thecunninlynguist]

wish we'd get a remaster of this classic

[@NintendoComplete]

It has already had several 😅 It started out as a PC88 game.

[@bigduke5902]

​@@NintendoCompleteThis made me laugh out loud.

[@thecunninlynguist]

@@NintendoComplete i meant now. It hasn't been re-released or remastered for modern systems..and isn't the only english release this SCD version? The closest to a modern release was the JPN PCE-mini release

[@NintendoComplete]

​@@thecunninlynguistYeah, this is the only official English version. I think there's a fan patch for the PC88 version though

[@DanielKamlah]

A remaster would be good, but a what about a full 3D remake?

[@KiethSomataw99]

Act 1: The Snatcher's Trail Act 2: Hospital Cure Rumble Act 3: A Junker's Past

[@wadedewell]

This needs to b made into a movie or something. It needs a sequel

[@kitchenpotsnpans]

Agreed

[@gigigrendeli6089]

Solid Gold. Dope.

[@matthewwhite3116]

I loved this game story telling gameplay and voice music the Sega cd has to offer but sewer shark was live action mostly

[@OmarKaizothehedgehog]

Pretty good game.

[@n0_XcusZ]

Our main protagonist is a Junker 😮? I would rather take my chances out there amongst the Snatchers!

[@waylonwallace]

As I've seen multiple people say before, this game should have a modern remaster, along with Policenauts. I've thought about porting it to AGI (the old Sierra game engine).

[@supershadowman6478]

this classic 👌 🙌🏾

[@teeyosher]

Loved this game, and I honestly prefer the music on the Sega CD (and to an extent, the PC Engine version) far more because I feel like the PS1 and Saturn versions neutered some of the tracks. Junker HQ is a short track, but I really like the Sega CD and PC Engine versions for its tense yet chill atmosphere, which was missing in the later versions of Snatcher. If someone could make a CD MIDI style version of the Sega CD tracks, I would've really appreciate it. Even with the music aside, the vibe of this game is great and Kojima did a great job with this title.

[@michaelcoulter1725]

Damn it I miss Sega Saturn I've been in the hunt trying to find one 0:18

[@charlesjohnson1602]

Needs a remake

[@Bob-hc1kc]

Fallout 4 synths may owe these guys money

[@jeremiahclydeleoantionenow8146]

cool rocket knight was at the nightclub

[@knowthispodcast9182]

It’s amazing this game goes for over $900 on eBay

[@CB-L]

Considering how old Snatcher is, even the dub was really good in this version. I prefer good amount of cast over Japanese original dub.

[@mikeg2491]

It’s better than most anime series at the time

[@지옥의카니발]

Good ! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheSecretWorldRules]

I enjoy historically accurate games like Snatchers.

[@JasonFord-l3p]

man this guy is addicted to teletext

[@michaelcoulter1725]

The music is badass it sounds like something from Beverly Hills Cop

[@chrisbaughman9860]

This is impressive for such limited hardware one thing I noticed though the storyline is a terminator ripoff but I'll say very clever getting around licensing issues

[@fido8667]

I think I love Mika ❤

[@bearrage80]

There was a secret number you could enter into the video phone for some hidden details. Can’t remember exactly but animated nudity or something

[@AdamDoesntReadPinnedComments]

Intro has kind of a Return of the Living Dead vibe

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

4:11 Metal… Gear?!

[@JakMakai]

didn't you play this? or am i losing my mind (or confusing this playthrough with another channel's)

[@NintendoComplete]

I did. This is just a new one with much cleaner video quality.

[@Admin-qy4zi]

2:57:07 Is he gonna shoot out his teeth?

[@g-max1808]

20:38 41:09 3:10:58 3:14:45 4:56:00 4:56:51 5:25:51 5:34:42 5:48:59 5:50:06 6:21:45 6:23:13

[@lumtaroc]

Awesome game. Is there also a Japanese Animation of it? They should make one.

[@camby3942]

The audio and music sounds odd in places. Is this a different version to the mega CD disk version?

[@teflontdgr]

Sounds like a crappy emulator

[@tetsuorocks]

How has Mika's face not become a meme?

[@indigowendigo8165]

2 - Hmm... I wonder why this is Dubbed and Policenauts is Subbed. :? I remember watching some of the same versions of Ys but in different ports that included some weird Dubbed voice acting... least of all a 90's one or so like this one. :p Ys IV maybe? (And there's also Ys VI, but yeah. :p) This reminds me of that. :?

[@NintendoComplete]

Snatcher in English was an official release and Konami bankrolled the localization job. Policenauts and Ys 4 were fan-translated.

[@AlAensland]

KOJIMA GAMES!

[@daniellee8162]

So Snarchers are basically Synths of Fallout 4. actually, probably the other way around since this game came out decades earlier.

[@franciscoalvesdeoliveiraal6681]

Eu comecei a joga hoje em um computador MSX e incrível

[@mrzack888]

digital chose your own adventures

[@guidadiehl9176]

I could have sworn you already had a video uploaded for this?

[@Lordkazekage1987]

Only one big problem. The game never got a rerelease and in north America except for the turbografix mini. But even so its unplayable because its in japanese.