Let's Play Shadowrun (Genesis) - Part 1

[lesliesdunn]

his game was excellent - great combo of real time fighting with a very imaginative setting

[AlkaroSmb]

omg this game is so diferent from the snes version

[akatsukiamp]

reminds me of the fallout series

[ThakoManic]

Genesis was my Fav if you as me out of the ShadowRun got me into the PnP version, XBox is crappy FPS, and SNes was ... eh Punky. this one is ALOT closer to the acoule PnP Version then the Snes ever was and all the Snes fans who claim theres is better then this and yell/argue about it just dont get it.

[SuperBstfrnd]

very slow game but i want to know its story

[SomeRandomFeller]

screw this. nothing compared to SNES original

[SNESosT]

@SomeRandomFeller Those are great reason why YOU think this is better on the snes. <_<

[apex2000]

it funny the only reason i dont play these old games is, technical problems & the lack of voice overs, i have poor eye sight so reading reemes of text for long periods is hard.

[apex2000]

DMSO!!!

[apex2000]

which better Snes of Genesis Version?

[zandi561]

do you also talk to yourself when playing games while not making videos?

[TheSlinkyGuyShow]

@zandi561 I think you've misunderstood the meaning of "Let's Play", kiddo.

[StephenWebb1980]

ABBACAB remember that key code?

Awesome GAME. Brings back memories. AND NO, THE GENESIS version is WAY better. I'm working on a Shadowrun Like game that runs on the UE3 engine, the game is called B.T.L.:.Better Than Life -- and it will emulate many of the great Genesis Shadowrun and table top RPG elements.

[LuckyDT]

@StephenWebb1980 Damn right ABBACAB I still remember it all these years after. Fantastic game on the Genesis. Too bad it was shitty on the SNES.

[StephenWebb1980]

@LuckyDT Agreed. I played the SNES one for a while but felt it lacked the true grit of the Shadowrun world.

[p7byrd]

There was a certain mysticism and dark spirituality about the SNES version.

[grove12345]

Sounds unfair but i couldnt get playing the SNES version more than 30 mins. Its just bad in every way when it comes to gameplay.

I enjoyed Gen version so much. Maybe the best RPG to date.

Either way shame we cant get anything modern like this.

[Waffen9999]

@grove12345 From what my understand is, graphically the SNES was far superior. The Genesis one though had more features such as actually going on runs, upgrading Shadow Runners and a better Matrix representation. I havn't really played the Genesis one myself, but hopefully it's longer too. The SNES is dreadfully short.

[xWickedXRabbitx]

Ha...I love them both... but overall I liked the SNES one more too...just...freakin' awesome... Alot of people do prefer the Genesis one though...I get it it though I mean...the Matrix is certainly more interesting...but I just really loved the Art and Music of the SNES version....just had an awesome vibe...

[VileIntentionsUS]

@xWickedXRabbitx Think when it comes to this game people prefer the version they played originally. I've seen reviewers go both ways too, so they both are great, different games. I prefer the SNES one too but that's the one I had. While not as long as it could be, it's definitely of the best rpgs on the system and that's saying something. With the exceptions of Castlevania & Metroid, no SNES game used the soundtrack as effectively as an extension of the game itself. An all-around work of art...

[BikerTrashWolf]

This game ate so much of my life. the SNES version I tried to play and I could not get into at all.

[stevo6456]

i like the genesis version better, the snes version was more of a maniac mansion/final fantasy cross-bread rather than a video game version of a pen and paper rpg

[dtoliaferro]

Watching you play is more fun than actually playing. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around, though? Growing up, I always hated watching other people play games.

[swamprat79]

@ChiliTomatoNoodl Excellent.

[DiosGX]

I don't get the "this version is better" junk people be tossin' 'bout. Unless you've played both fully to completion, how would you really know which is superior?

Besides, seeing the full spectrum is a superior way to experience Shadowrun. Unless you want to be like

AMFFMG XBAWKS THREE-FIDDY BEETZ GAYSTATION THREE LOL

Same thing, just with software instead of hardware. Meh.

[poopdownurthroat]

so is the tabletop game and this and the 360 game all in the same "shadowrun" world?

[Tyrannohamstersaurus]

@poopdownurthroat The Xbox 360 one is an alternate universe, but as far as I know this, the SNES version, and the tabletop pnp are all the same universe.

[kisame456]

~shapulau

[rudorot65]

I think tjis is the 16 bit version of fallout thumbs up if yu agree

[killgannonlight]

@rudorot65 No, the 16 bit version of fallout is called, Fallout.

[fingersmaloy]

How come your shots never miss? Mine are missing like 90% of the time. I don't understand this game yet.

[denderfurger]

they would do a sequel! nice vid

[900RedChocobo]

i love this game. Only played it on emulator though :(

[meanmanturbo]

Oh, I like th genesis version better, but fo a lets play, this version is way to grindtastick;)

[duffeyduff24]

tHIS WAS MY SHIT

[TH3L33TB34T]

mr. zappy: hello l33tb34t may i zapify you??????????

me:fuck dat ima fire ma LAZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR­RR!!!!!

lol i love this game good series man

[kazukan2kgmail]

this is a great game!

[Futre4]

I preferred the snes version but yeh its all opinion.

[wulfshelmut]

I have this game on my genesis. But my genesis has a defective power connection on the back of the system. I either have to get it repaired or do it myself. But if I fiddle with it I can get it to work. It sucks. But I have only played an hour or so of this game but its great. So is starflight.

[Gargantou]

@ChiliTomatoNoodle By the way, there is a way of knowing where the Rat's Nest is, the original manual came with a multitude of maps that wrote hte names of various locations in the game etc, including the Rat's Nest.

But you are right, in that without the manual, there is no way of knowing other than trial-and-error.

[lancerCNCS1]

Actually, it's pretty well-established that the Genesis version of Shadowrun is the definitive one. It is the most entertaining, non-linear, detailed, and immersive of the three. It also had a better combat system and handled the matrix much better than the SNES version. The SNES is #2. The only thing it had over the Genesis version was slightly better character portrait graphics but the gameplay was inferior in almost every way (the crappy gun aiming/shooting system? wtf?).

[J4Video]

@lancerCNCS1 Not trying to restart this argument, but on SNES, you got pulled into a story that unfolded right before you and was centered on your character. On Genesis, you were just dumped into a level-up RPG game world where a bunch of other things were going on around you, the main plot wasn't a big deal, and your character was a nobody. Yes, the controls on Genesis were better, there was more to do, and the RPG elements were superior, but for an immersive story, the SNES was far better.

[lancerCNCS1]

@J4Video Although I do agree that the SNES' story was better, the poor gameplay in the SNES version (weird combat/clunkyaiming system, poor matrix combat..etc) really sucked the enjoyment out of whatever story was being told (at least for me).

[Sepultallica86]

@waxmastawes is there even a SNES version?

[kompleks25]

LMAO...your funny.

[ConradProteus]

Shadowrun sega is THE game of my life !!! Its ueiii better then snes version and then that xbox fps crap

[waxmastawes]

@ChiliTomatoNoodle my bad man...my bad...

got worked up.. broke out in sweat...... its just that, this is probably the best game ever and to say the snes version was better well, made me crazy. just crazy man. i apologize.

[jayhunter100]

Coffin Motel? Lets copy Neuromancer a little more blatantly shall we?

[ChiliTomatoNoodle]

@jayhunter100 Actually, coffin motels were around when Neuromancer was but a twinkle in Gibson's eye.

[Lycanthrokeith]

The Genesis version is the most true to the original dice-and-paper RPG. The SNES mixes up magic and tech too strangely. And the 360 version is just another crappy FPS.

It breaks my heart.

But to this day, I still have no idea what "Chucky Like" means.

[ChiliTomatoNoodle]

@Lycanthrokeith I heard that one of the originators of Shadowrun has acquired the license from Microsoft, so all hope is not yet lost.

[Lycanthrokeith]

@ChiliTomatoNoodle - I would seriously hope so. Thanks for the candle in the dark, bud.

[remmus64]

@ChiliTomatoNoodle

yes that is correct, but so far it´s only a idea, the company that owns the license is currently working on Mechwarrior 5 and have said if the sales for that is good and the company earns enough revenue from that one they might go for a Shadowrun game.

[Gargantou]

@ChiliTomatoNoodle Correct, Jordan Weisman owns all the rights to FASA-based computer-games once again, through his company Smith & Tinker, they currently only have plans announed for the MechWarrior/BattleTech franchise, but here's fingers crossed they will make use of the Shadowrun license if their new MechWarrior/BattleTech game does well.

[Blackdragon512k4]

A B B A C A B START memorized for the rest of my life!

[naughtykato]

You kinda sound like Mitch Hedberg! That's a good thing.

[LeagueOfDudes]

My favourite genesis game. I just love it!

[InternetLad]

shadowrun, AKA fucking rad.

[Ghostpilot]

Most people won't know this, but the Genesis version is far, far closer to the actual Pen & Paper version of Shadowrun.

[Machina323]

oh and btw you get karma for doing shadowruns

[SoltanGris85]

@Machina323 I totally forgot about that part. I got about 1/3 of the way through the game and couldn't get anything done, even with the badge and the fake papers... I had to distribute 300 points in 1 sitting at the hotel in downtown... things got MUCH easier after that...

[Machina323]

i like this dude i miss this game the latest shadowrun was a big disappointment

[ChiliTomatoNoodle]

Yeah, I think I puked a little in my mouth the first time I saw that game. The Sega CD game was horrid as well.

[goff7blc]

@ChiliTomatoNoodle lol the genesis one is the best even better than the new one

[ChiliTomatoNoodle]

@goff7blc That's a lot like saying "Budweiser is the best, even better than lukewarm cat piss!"

[AmnesiacJack]

When I was a kid this game was awesome simply for the fact that it wasn't a medieval RPG. It was something different in an amazingly new world that made it easy to get lost in on those long boring days.

[ChiliTomatoNoodle]

I agree, the dark urban setting was definately a refreshing change of pace from the usual fare of the day.

[tonyAJ420]

@AmnesiacJack This game was awesome for me because it rewarded you for needlessly killing civilians.