Snatcher Pilot Disk

~ SNATCHER PILOT DISK ~

Konami

Super CD-ROM

1992

Load up this Snatcher promotional disc, and you'll be given five options. Let's cut to the chase and take a look at each of 'em:

You can play through the first couple scenes of the game. Considering you get to view the opening cinematics, become familiar with the menu system, see a bit of gore, partake in a shooting sequence, and listen to some great music, this is one heck of a sample.

There's a long trailer that quickly moves through images from the adventure to the tune of more cool musical tracks. A few scenes are displayed with different coloring here than in the actual release. Some might complain that this montage actually shows too much--it contains even more spoilers than your typical Duomazov review! But, at this point, I think most people who'll watch this are Snatcher fans who have already played through the game anyway.

Then there's what amounts to a Snatcher encyclopedia, which provides lots of information on everything from the game's plot to the vehicles the characters pilot. The character profiles are the best part thanks to cool artwork. (Tip: Sometimes it pays to give a profile a second look...)

Listen to interviews about the making of the game. This is where things get a little goofy, with the digitized photos and all, but I bet this is a pretty cool feature if you can actually understand everything these people are saying.

Music mode! Listen to three red book tracks. Very cool stuff, but I wish the game's excellent chip numbers were included too.

You'd think an old promotional item like this wouldn't serve much purpose at this point, but this one is fantastic and defies all that conventional wisdom stuff. I'm not the world's biggest Snatcher fan or anything, but I was thrilled with what this disc has to offer, and I imagine people who are really into the game will love it. I kinda wish there were something like this for every cool game that's out there.