So I thought about that, and came back with a pitch that started with a black screen and a zipper, after which you open up to discover that you're in a morgue in a body bag. Shadowrun creator Jordan Weisman remembers the original pitch: "The publishers had really started looking for a way into Shadowrun that wasn't quite as dark as the pen and paper game. Shadowrun's noire trappings also stood out on a platform that was still heavy on mascot platformers and other kid-friendly fare. Shadowrun was mostly notable because it was developed for the SNES from the start, rather than beginning life on the PC. It was a very different era for games one in which most successful western-developed games began life on the PC before jumping to home consoles. With its menu-driven exploration and player-controlled crosshair, it might have worked better on the PC than home consoles. Of the three, the Super Nintendo version stands out as either the strangest or the most unique, depending on your point of view. One was the 2007 multiplayer-only shooter for the PC and Xbox 360, which was released to lukewarm reviews and quickly forgotten. In the nearly 25 years since the series first appeared, there have only been four video games set in the universe outside of Shadowrun Returns.
Despite the perfect timing and video game hooks, Shadowrun was only first adapted into a video game with 1993's SNES release. Shadowrun began life as a tabletop RPG in 1989, the heyday of both 8-bit consoles and classic PC gaming. It's a mash-up of sci-fi and fantasy that draws on fantasy tropes like dragons, elves, and astral projection, while being set among a world of megacorporations and virtual reality. As settings go, Shadowrun is perfect fodder for video games.
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