I was watching a recent interview with Kojima and he talked about the four games that inspired him to create games himself one of which was a game called Portopia Serial Murder.
This game seems to be the main influence on Snatcher's creation.
Kojima games owned: (PCE) Snatcher Pilot Disk (PCE) Snatcher CD-ROMantic (PS1) Policenauts (PS1) Policenauts Private Collection (PS1) Snatcher (SAT) Snatcher (SAT) Policenauts (PS1) Metal Gear Solid (Digital, PSN) (PS1) Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions (GBC) Metal Gear Solid (cartridge-only) (PS2) Zone of the Enders (PS2) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2) The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (GBA) boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand (NGC) Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (PS2) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PSP) Metal Gear AC!D (UMD-only) (PS2) Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (PSP) Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel (Digital, PSN) (PSP) Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP) Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (PS2) Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection (PS3) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) Metal Gear Solid 4: Database (iOS) Metal Gear Solid: Touch (PSP) Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PS3) Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Limited Edition (360) Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (3DS) Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D (PSV) Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PS3) Zone of the Enders HD Collection (360) Zone of the Enders HD Collection Limited Edition (PS3) Zone of the Enders HD Edition (JP, Digital, PSN) (PS3) Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Limited Edition (PS3) Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection (NA & JP) (Win) Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3) Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (NA & JP) (360) Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Digital, Xbox Live) (Win) Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS3) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Win) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
The game looks like it was published by Enix, the same company that also published JESUS Kyofu no Bio-Monster.
(A game for the PC-88 with a shockingly similar interface to Snatcher.)
JESUS was released in 1987 as opposed to Snatcher release in 1988.
I'll have to check it out and let you know if its any good.
It appears that both this game and the Famicom port of JESUS have been fan-translated.
The fan-translation for Portopia Serial Murder I've heard it very good, though I've never attempted to play the game my self so I can't vouch for the quality of the game.
The fan-translation for JESUS on the other hand is really crappy, I almost wouldn't recommend bothering with it but I guess it's better then nothing.
I've always been meaning to fully play Portopia, but never gotten round to it.
JESUS is awesome (the game, and the guy as well ). The famicom version is currently being re-translated/hacked - it should be a lot better than the current patch when it comes out, so I'd say wait for that if you want to play it.
Kojima games owned: In order of how I originally played them... Metal Gear Solid MGS2 Substance MGS3 Subsistence Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner MGS: Portable Ops MGS: Peace Walker MGS HD Collection ZoE HD Collection
Oi hey that's cool. Although I'd prefer they translate the Super Famicom version but HEY, that one clip of Metal Slader glory looks cool, so I guess that's good enough for me!
"Games are a study about people." - Hideo Kojima 2004
"To fans and myself, games are a dream." - Keiji Inafune 2003
"Games are life itself." - Hiroyuki Kobayashi 2003
"Why're ya taking this game so seriously?" - Beat Takeshi 1986
AwesomeBrand wrote:Oi hey that's cool. Although I'd prefer they translate the Super Famicom version but HEY, that one clip of Metal Slader glory looks cool, so I guess that's good enough for me!
There's a Super Famicom version? I thought it only came out on PC and Nes/Famicom?
Kojima games owned: In order of how I originally played them... Metal Gear Solid MGS2 Substance MGS3 Subsistence Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner MGS: Portable Ops MGS: Peace Walker MGS HD Collection ZoE HD Collection
JonnyTanna wrote:Ahh ok, is a translated rom available for Metal Slader glory?
If they're looking for a translator I don't think a translated version exists.
"Games are a study about people." - Hideo Kojima 2004
"To fans and myself, games are a dream." - Keiji Inafune 2003
"Games are life itself." - Hiroyuki Kobayashi 2003
"Why're ya taking this game so seriously?" - Beat Takeshi 1986