Shadowrun

[jay_red]

I searched to see if there had been any discussion on this game, and all I came up with is that it is highly recommended in most top Genesis game lists. That being said, I stumbled upon it just this weekend (I had heard the name, but never looked into the game really) and I decided to give it a shot via emulation.

First off, this is a super complex game, I had to download the manual just to figure out what a lot of the stuff going on was. Being an open world game, it is a little intimidating honestly, at first its pretty hard too. I got killed like 5 times before I even found my first "Mr. Johnson" to do shadow runs for. I kept at it and got the swing of doing the quick runs for 40-60 credits here and there. Then came my fist "matrix" run, and I have no clue what is going on. I read through the manual again, and thought I might be getting somewhere, but got booted out after a few minutes.

I would like to hear some discussion on the game in general, what do you guys think about the hacking? the combat? How about the difficulty?

[Shabba]

I played the game on my SNES back in my college days. A buddy and I got it from KB Toy Stores on closeout around 1995 and we played the HELL out of the game. I find your posting this so strange, the timing... My friend and I are 6 days apart in age and his bday was last friday. For his bday, I bought him a nice SNES and found a good copy of Shadowrun to send with it. He's been playing it since it arrived Thursday and can't put it down.

Loads of fun. I think I'll break my copy out and see how far I can get.

[Erik_Twice]

Protip: The SNES game is completely different from the Megadrive game. There's also a Sega CD game, but I heard it isn't exactly good.

Also, the original RPG has the most 80s artwork of all time

[Jmustang1968]

I love this game and have played it near to the end a few different times. It can be tough, especially for newcomers.

The matrix runs are almost a necessity to make money and have some plot points later in the game. So you need to get a decker at some point and improve your hacking gear.

[jay_red]

I love this game and have played it near to the end a few different times. It can be tough, especially for newcomers.

The matrix runs are almost a necessity to make money Nd have some plot points later in the gMe. So you need to get a decker at some point and improve your hacking gear.

This is what held me up, I took a Matrix run because it paid like 500 credits, but had to hire a Decker to help (for like 250 credits) I went to the nearest terminal to start the hack, and did the search option (I had no clue if I was supposed to hack into any terminal, or go to a specific building). Once I got in I was very confused as to what was going on, but watched a youtube video to get the general idea. After getting through a few "battles" I lost and got booted out, and the game said my chip was fried, and had to get a replacement.

[jay_red]

Randomly stopped into a local game store that normally isnt worth a damn for finds or prices, but decided to take a quick look. As I pass the genesis games I see a cart only shadowrun for $12! The label is a little rough, but it was an impulse buy based on just playing the game. Either way, I am happy to have the cart.

[Jmustang1968]

I love this game and have played it near to the end a few different times. It can be tough, especially for newcomers.

The matrix runs are almost a necessity to make money Nd have some plot points later in the gMe. So you need to get a decker at some point and improve your hacking gear.

This is what held me up, I took a Matrix run because it paid like 500 credits, but had to hire a Decker to help (for like 250 credits) I went to the nearest terminal to start the hack, and did the search option (I had no clue if I was supposed to hack into any terminal, or go to a specific building). Once I got in I was very confused as to what was going on, but watched a youtube video to get the general idea. After getting through a few "battles" I lost and got booted out, and the game said my chip was fried, and had to get a replacement.

I would watch a lets play or something to kind of help you with the early game. Once you get the hang of it, it makes a lot more sense.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I've always been interested in it but I've never picked myself up a copy. Might just play it through emulation.

[J T]

I love the SNES version, though I eventually got stuck and had to stop.

I need to play the Genesis one sometime.

[Xeogred]

I've dabbled into the SNES version, it looks like an SNES Deus Ex or something. haha, the Genesis game looks pretty cool too, so I'll have to check it out sometime.