Snatcher MSX is slightly different than what we got in North America on Sega CD. Snatcher is a game that. It was one of the first of a small genre called digital comics. This genre has not progressed much in the two plus decades since either. We covered Snatcher in our second issue of Retro Gaming Magazine, along with many other worthy titles. Visual novels/digital comics are still not a huge subgenre of the adventure category. There is still a following for them. Konami released Snatcher on the MSX2 gaming computer, as well as other platforms. What we got in North America is almost a different game than what originally hit in Japan. MSX2 versus Sega CD version at least considering we didn’t get the other ports.

Snatcher MSX was different

The biggest difference fans can expect with the MSX2 version is a lot more text. Some unique graphics since this version is not edited near as much as the Sega CD version. The graphics are also a little smaller versus the Sega CD version. The Sega CD version featured redrawn graphics and new scenes altogether.

Earlier version means less content

Game differences for this version are possibly game changing. For one, the Snatcher MSX ends at Act 2, there is no “third act” in this one. That means things are left in a dark place and the fate of the characters is left open for interpretation. Newer versions that contain the third act can be thought of as the “Director’s Cut” of Snatcher since time constraints could possibly be to blame with older versions.

The interesting thing is that the MSX2 version is not the first of Snatcher. The first version released was for the PC-88 computer in Japan a month before the MSX2 version hit.  More on this in issue #2 of Retro Gaming Magazine.

Also in issue #2 of Retro Gaming Magazine is many more digital comic/visual novel games that are similar to Snatcher. For more information on Snatcher on the MSX2 head over to JunkerHQ. Now for the links that pay the bills. If you are interested in some Snatcher games, toys, etc, then check out eBay or join Prime and get it on Amazon in a couple days.

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