Achievement Guide for Shadowrun (1993) for the SNES.

⛔ ⛔ ** CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS ** ⛔ ⛔

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Image	Descriptions	Remarks
	You need a weapon Get to the caryards without a weapon.	You need to get rid of your first weapon before going to the caryards. Sell your Beretta before talking to Glutman, he will give you a Zip Gun along with this achievement.
	Hiring all the runners Hire all the Shadowrunners in one session	One particular Shadowrunner (Spatter) will NEVER join you if he is with you when you reach 4th floor of Drake Tower. To avoid missing this achievement, don't hire him when entering the Drake Tower.

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• Story Achievements - these cannot be missed.
• Beat the Arena - There is an Arena in the Caryards. You need to beat all the stages.
• Collect Items - Collect or buy certain items in the game. Non are missable.
• Learn All Magic - Learn all Magic in the game.
• Grinding for Max-Stats and Money
• Miscellaneous Achievements

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No need to hire Shadowrunners

• They die very easily and aren't that useful.
• The good ones are very expensive, and by the time you can afford them, you should already be strong enough to protect yourself.
• To avoid missing the second missable achievement.

Save time for the max-stats achievements

1. Just grind for enough Karma to max one of your stat. Do not spend it.
2. Save your game first.
3. Spend the Karma to max that stat, to earn the achievement for that specific stat.
4. Load your game, and spend the Karma on another stat.

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You will earn these just by progressing through the story. With the exception of the special ones listed first.

Image	Descriptions	Remarks
	You need a weapon Get to the caryards without a weapon.	⚠️⚠️ MISSABLE ⚠️⚠️ Before talking to Glutman, remember to sell your Beretta to get his Zip Gun.
	You dirty rat Clear The sewers of rats and the Rat Shamen	The Rat Shaman is one of the boss in the main story. This achievement needs special attention because you will also need to kill all the Rats in the sewers, not just the boss.
	Jake Armitage - Vampire Hunter Clear the upper floor of the Dark Blade club of members and pick up the key	The Dark Blade Club is a building you will enter in the main story. This achievement needs special attention because you will also need to kill everyone in the upper floor. Be aware that you will also need to re-enter the room where you talk to the boss.
	You jest Clear Bremerton and the other dimension and pick up all the items.	Bremerton is a place you will visit during the main story. This needs special attention because you will also need to kill every enemy and obtain every item in the area, including the useless Broken Bottle item, and the mini-boss dragon in the other dimension.

Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions
	First thing to ask about.. Add word Hitmen to the 'ask about' menu		Second thing to ask about.. Add word firearm to the 'ask about' menu by talking outside the morgue		Favourite Beverage - not today Use Iced Tea
	It's dark and I'm wearing sunglasses Find and put on the shades		Going to a concert Use the Maria Mercurial tickets		Mind not blown Get the Cortex bomb removed
	Time to find the door Kill the orc and get the iron key		The Stillettos dig their heels in and are snapped Kill all the members of the Stilletto Gang and pick up the password and crowbar		Never Deal with a Dragon Defeat Drake and Save Pushkin to get the Aneki building password
	Entering the Aneki building Clear the 1st and 2nd floor of enemies		Aneki on the up Clear the 3rd and 4th floor of enemies		Top of the building Clear the 5th floor of enemies
	Free the Matrix Destroy the AI computer and escape the Aneki Building		The Shamen is Goode Save the Shamens life in the crypt.		Empty out Drakes tower Clear Drake Towers of all the enemies

There is an Arena at the Caryards area, you will need to beat all the stages for achievement completion. The first few stages aren't that difficult, but the last few stages can get quite tough if you aren't prepared. If you are having trouble beating the later stages, you can come back later in the game when you are better equipped. Winning the Arena will reward you with a lot of Karma and money.

Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions
	Two men enter, one man leaves, round 1 Beat the gang member in the arena in the caryards.		Two men enter, one man leaves, round 2 Beat the 1st Heavy Dude in the arena in the caryards.		Two men enter, one man leaves, round 3 Beat the 2nd Heavy Dude in the arena in the caryards.
	Two men enter, one man leaves, round 4 Beat the 1st Mage in the arena in the caryards.		Two men enter, one man leaves, round 5 Beat the 2nd Mage in the arena in the caryards.		Two men enter, one man leaves, The King edition Beat The King in the arena in the caryards.
	Two men enter, one man leaves, round 6 Beat the Samurai Warrior in the arena in the caryards.		Two men enter, one man leaves, round 7 Beat the Ferocious Orc in the arena in the caryards.		Two men enter, one man leaves, round 8 Beat the Gang leader in the arena in the caryards.
	Two men enter, one man leaves, round 9 Beat the Troll Decker in the arena in the caryards.		Two men enter, one man leaves, round 10 Beat the original Mage in the arena in the caryards.

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You can earn these by either picking up or buying specific items. You will eventually gather everything if you follow a walkthrough.

Image	Descriptions	Remarks
	Best equipment Get the best gun and armour in the game	Buy the AS7 Assault Cannon and the Full Body Suit. They cost a total of 70,000 nuyen.
	Some light reading Collect all the DF files from the various computers in the game	DF files can be obtained by hacking into Computers using your Cyberdeck. There are a total of 12 DF files in the game (one of them are combined from 4 different DF fragments).

Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions
	There's no place like home Collect Room Key		Rent-A-Cop Collect the Lone Star ID badge		Who you gonna call Collect the Credstick
	Enter the matrix - not yet Collect the Cyberdeck		What a sassie minx Pick up the ripped note with Sassies number		Bone idol Collect the Ghoul Bone
	Collared Collect Dog Collar		Bottled it - not yet Collect the Blue and Purple bottles		Can you see anything inside? Collect the Black bottle
	Not the meat variety Collect the Wooden Stake		Not quite reflexology Get the Wired Reflexes installed		Learn a few new things Collect the Skill Software
	Strobe Get the strobes		Boom Boom, I can't shake the room Pick up the explosives.		Armor no longer light Buy and install the Dermal Plating

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Learning Magic involve talking to the Dog Spirit in the warehouse, and gathering the correct ingredients. The achievements are pretty self-expalantory as well. Just follow a walkthrough or consult a guide online.

Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions
	Relieve the pain Receive the Heal spell from the Dog Spirit		Where'd you go? Receive the Invisibility Spell from the Dog Spirit		It comes out like a powerball Receive the Powerball spell from the Dog Spirit
	Stay cool! Receive the Freeze spell from the Dog Spirit		Rise from your grave Receive the Summon Spirit spell from the Dog Spirit		This magic is like a shield of steel Receive the Armor spell from the Dog Spirit

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The grind for money will come naturally when you are winning the Arena, or when grinding to buy the best weapon and armor.

Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions
	What a (just over a) grand old time Get at least 1024 Nuyen		5 grand in the bag Get over 5000 Nuyen		You've hit five figures Get over 10000 Nuyen

You will need A LOT of Karma to max all the stats. Not all stats are important in the game, and not all stats are important after a certain point. To save time on grinding, please refer to the General Tips section.

Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions	Image	Descriptions
	That doesn't hurt anymore Max out the Heal stat		The complete body Max the Body Stat		The most powerful spells Max out the Magic Stat
	I AM STRONG! Max out the Strength stat		You love me Max out the Charisma stat		Shooter Max out the Firearms stat
	Nearly Anonymous Max out the Computer stat		Ryu Wannabe Max out the Powerball stat		You can't see me Max out the Invisibility stat
	You can't touch this Max out the Armor stat		Reverse Ghost Buster Max out the Summon Spirit stat		Stop. Freezing time Max out the Freeze stat
	Leader of the pack Max out the Leadership stat		I'd buy that for a dollar Max out Negotiation

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Image	Descriptions	Remarks
	Lets run together Hire your first Shadowrunner	Self-explanatory.
	Who is this Shadowrunner? Get to ask about Akimi in the word list	Self-explanatory.
	Take out the tentacles Beat the octopus and collect the ink	The Octopus is a boss in a warehouse near the Docks. You will need to collect the ink to learn a Magic so you will get this naturally when collecting the Magic Achievements.
	Gold Naga Defeat the Gold Naga and collect the Serpent Scales.	The Gold Naga is an optional boss in the game. You will need the Serpent Scales to learn one of the Magic, so you will get this naturally when collecting the Magic Achievements.
	Hiring all the runners Hire all the Shadowrunners in one session	⚠️⚠️ MISSABLE ⚠️⚠️ Spatter will betray you and NEVER join you again if he is with you when you reach 4th floor of Drake Tower, and you will only be able to hire Akimi after clearing the Drake Tower. To earn this achievement, easiest way is to save up enough money to hire everyone in one go, then just hire-kill-hire-kill everyone one by one in the same session.

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Achievement Guide by ~Zero (shauntmw)