History Trivia / Shadowrun

** Two {{Action RPG}}s are based on ''Shadowrun''. In both cases, [[CityOfAdventure the open-ended city]] forces you to explore, think, and proceed without 100% assurance on what to do. (Getting stuck in Redmond long enough to cough up a few hundred [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld Nuyen]] is little better than being stuck [[DownInTheDumps in a literal dump]] long enough to [[LevelGrinding farm the Karma]] needed to beat the drek out of that stupid molotov chuckin' ganger.) Combat isn't complex, but it keeps you involved and doesn't break immersion into the world. And like any good RPG, they dole out rewards and keep the player's power curve increasing at a good pace, so you can feel a little bit of progression addiction. Almost no one played the Sega one until years later via {{UsefulNotes/emulation}}; [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] ''Shadowrun'' crushed the number of copies sold and rented vs. [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis/Mega Drive]] ''Shadowrun''. {{Creator/Sega}} ''Shadowrun'' apparently was a [[NoExportForYou North American-only release]], and whenever you look on eBay, it's often listed as 'Rare' and commands a fair price for a Genesis cart. ''Shadowrun'' for SNES got releases in North America, Japan, and Europe, and there seem to be more hard copies floating around; prices tend to be lower and more copies are CIB. [[AudienceColoringAdaptation More people know and remember the SNES version]], so that's the nostalgia that's going to get mined in future endeavors.

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: ''Shadowrun'' is famous for its extensive and interesting lore blending {{Cyberpunk}} and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-esque fantasy. It is also notorious for having a crunchy and complicated rules system that can intimidate new players, badly-organised rulebooks that can make life awkward for a GM, and an Edition War where a lot of experienced players recommend the older, out-of-print rulesets. Therefore, there is an entire cottage industry of completely alternative rulesets for ''Shadowrun'', ranging from the officially licensed (''Shadowrun: Anarchy'') to standalone systems that ''[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial coincidentally]]'' can support ''Shadowrun'''s exact gameplay mix, like ''Sprawlrunners'' (TabletopGame/SavageWorlds), ''Runners In The Shadows'' (UsefulNotes/ForgedInTheDark) or [=ShadowFate=] (UsefulNotes/{{FUDGE}}).

* TheWikiRule: [[http://shadowrun.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page The Shadowrun Wiki]].

* TropeNamer: ChunkySalsaRule.

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: ''Shadowrun'' is famous for its extensive and interesting lore blending {{Cyberpunk}} and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-esque fantasy. It is also notorious for having a crunchy and complicated rules system that can intimidate new players, badly-organised rulebooks that can make life awkward for a GM, and an Edition War where a lot of experienced players recommend the older rulesets. Therefore, there is an entire cottage industry of completely alternative rulesets for ''Shadowrun'', ranging from the officially licensed (''Shadowrun: Anarchy'') to standalone systems that ''coincidentally'' can support ''Shadowrun'''s gameplay mix, like ''Sprawlrunners'' (TabletopGame/SavageWorlds), ''Runners In The Shadows'' (UsefulNotes/ForgedInTheDark) or [=ShadowFate=] (UsefulNotes/{{FUDGE}}).

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: ''Shadowrun'' is famous for its extensive and interesting lore blending {{Cyberpunk}} and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-esque fantasy. It is also notorious for having a crunchy and complicated rules system that can intimidate new players, badly-organised rulebooks that can make life awkward for a GM, and an Edition War where a lot of experienced players recommend the older rulesets. Therefore, there is an entire cottage industry of completely alternative rulesets for ''Shadowrun'', ranging from the officially licensed (''Shadowrun: Anarchy'') to standalone systems that ''coincidentally'' can support ''Shadowrun'''s gameplay mix, like ''Sprawlrunners'' (TabletopGame/SavageWorlds), ''Runners In The Shadows'' (UsefulNotes/ForgedInTheDark) or ShadowFate (UsefulNotes/{{FUDGE}}).

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: ''Shadowrun'' is famous for its extensive and interesting lore blending {{Cyberpunk}} and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-esque fantasy. It is also notorious for having a crunchy and complicated rules system that can intimidate new players, badly-organised rulebooks that can make life awkward for a GM, and an Edition War where a lot of experienced players recommend the older rulesets. Therefore, there is an entire cottage industry of completely alternative rulesets for ''Shadowrun'', ranging from the officially licensed (''Shadowrun: Anarchy'') to standalone systems that ''coincidentally'' can support ''Shadowrun'''s gameplay mix, like ''Sprawlrunners'' (TabletopGame/SavageWorlds), ''Runners In The Shadows'' (TabletopGame/ForgedInTheDark) or ShadowFate (TabletopGame/{{Fate}}).

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Updates retconned in advancements in RealLife technology which hadn't been foreseen in previous editions, such as computers going wireless. They did get the increased use of RFID tags right though.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Nigel D. Findley, R.I.P. 1995.

** The first editions of this game and ''{{TabletopGame/Cyberpunk}}'' were released at about the same time. Sci-fi purists pretty much stuck with ''Cyberpunk'', but there was some degree of crossover appeal between the two. It can be argued that ''Shadowrun'' eventually won out (due to its books being a far more common sight on store shelves, and the near-total consensus of [[FanonDiscontinuity "it doesn't exist"]] from ''Cyberpunk'' fans regarding that game's Third Edition), but both games enjoy dedicated fanbases to this day. However, since ''Cyberpunk'' is getting a [[VideoGame/CyberPunk2077 big-budget video game adaptation]] with creator involvement, as well as a new edition, ''Cyberpunk Red'', that disregards the much-maligned 3E and has elements from the video-game adaptation, it seems that the duel may be entering a second round (as ''Shadowrun'' also had several new CRPG campaigns released in the half-decade leading up to ''Cyberpunk 2077'' along with a fifth edition supplement for the biggest of them and a wholesixth edition intended to capitalize on the love for those titles, and while they weren't nearly as "big-budget" they were put together with obvious love and care and became tentpole success stories for Kickstarter).

** The first editions of this game and ''{{TabletopGame/Cyberpunk}}'' were released at about the same time. Sci-fi purists pretty much stuck with ''Cyberpunk'', but there was some degree of crossover appeal between the two. It can be argued that ''Shadowrun'' eventually won out (due to its books being a far more common sight on store shelves, and the near-total consensus of [[FanonDiscontinuity "It doesn't exist,"]] from ''Cyberpunk'' fans regarding that game's Third Edition), but both games enjoy dedicated fanbases to this day. However, since ''Cyberpunk'' is getting a [[VideoGame/CyberPunk2077 big-budget video game adaptation]] with creator involvement, as well as a new edition, ''Cyberpunk Red'', that disregards the much-maligned 3E and has elemets from the video-game adaptation, it seems that the duel may be entering a second round (as ''Shadowrun'' also had several new CRPG campaigns released in the half-decade leading up to ''Cyberpunk 2077'' along with a sixth edition capitalizing on the love for those titles, and while they weren't nearly as "big-budget" they were put together with obvious love and care and became tentpole success stories for Kickstarter).
** Two {{Action RPG}}s based on ''Shadowrun''. In both cases, [[CityOfAdventure the open-ended city]] forces you to explore, think, and proceed without 100% assurance on what to do. (Getting stuck in Redmond long enough to cough up a few hundred [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld Nuyen]] is little better than being stuck [[DownInTheDumps in a literal dump]] long enough to [[LevelGrinding farm the Karma]] needed to beat the drek out of that stupid molotov chuckin' ganger.) Combat isn't complex, but it keeps you involved and doesn't break immersion into the world. And like any good RPG, they dole out rewards and keep the player's power curve increasing at a good pace, so you can feel a little bit of progression addiction. Almost no one played the Sega one until years later via {{UsefulNotes/emulation}}; [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] ''Shadowrun'' crushed the number of copies sold and rented vs. [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis/Mega Drive]] ''Shadowrun''. {{Creator/Sega}} ''Shadowrun'' apparently was a [[NoExportForYou North American-only release]], and whenever you look on eBay, it's often listed as 'Rare' and commands a fair price for a Genesis cart. ''Shadowrun'' for SNES got releases in North America, Japan, and Europe, and there seem to be more hard copies floating around; prices tend to be lower and more copies are CIB. [[AudienceColoringAdaptation More people know and remember the SNES version]], so that's the nostalgia that's going to get mined in future endeavors.

* RunningTheAsylum: The developers have reintroduced some pre-4th edition mechanics (e.g. cyberdecks and priority-based character generation) to the 5th edition.

** The first editions of this game and ''{{TabletopGame/Cyberpunk}}'' were released at about the same time. Sci-fi purists pretty much stuck with ''Cyberpunk'', but there was some degree of crossover appeal between the two. It can be argued that ''Shadowrun'' eventually won out (due to its books being a far more common sight on store shelves, and the near-total consensus of [[FanonDiscontinuity "It doesn't exist,"]] from ''Cyberpunk'' fans regarding that game's Third Edition), but both games enjoy dedicated fanbases to this day. However, since ''Cyberpunk'' is getting a [[VideoGame/CyberPunk2077 big-budget video game adaptation]] with creator involvement, as well as a new edition, ''Cyberpunk Red'', that disregards the much-maligned 3E and has elemets from the video-game adaptation, it seems that the duel may be entering a second round.

* PromotedFanboy: Many of the writers of 3rd and 4th edition grew up playing 1st and 2nd edition, such as Adam Jury, Steven "Bull" Ratokovich, Amy "Respec" Veeres, and Bobby "Ancient History" Derie.

* PromotedFanboy: Many of the writers of 3rd and 4th edition grew up playing 1st and 2nd edition, such as Adam Jury, Steven "Bull" Ratokovich, and Bobby "Ancient History" Derie.

** Two {{Action RPG}}s based on ''Shadowrun''. In both cases, [[CityOfAdventure the open-ended city]] forces you to explore, think, and proceed without 100% assurance on what to do. (Getting stuck in Redmond long enough to cough up a few hundred [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld Nuyen]] is little better than being stuck [[DownInTheDumps in a literal dump]] long enough to [[LevelGrinding farm the Karma]] needed to beat the drek out of that stupid molotov chuckin' ganger.) Combat isn't complex, but it keeps you involved and doesn't break immersion into the world. And like any good RPG, they dole out rewards and keep the player's power curve increasing at a good pace, so you can feel a little bit of progression addiction. Almost no one played the Sega one until years later via {{UsefulNotes/emulation}}; [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] ''Shadowrun'' crushed the number of copies sold and rented vs. [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis/Mega Drive]] ''Shadowrun''. ''Shadowrun'' for Genesis apparently was a North American-only release, and whenever you look on eBay, it's often listed as 'Rare' and commands a fair price for a Genesis cart. ''Shadowrun'' for SNES got releases in North America, Japan, and Europe, and there seem to be more hard copies floating around; prices tend to be lower and more copies are CIB. [[AudienceColoringAdaptation More people know and remember the SNES version]], so that's the nostalgia that's going to get mined in future endeavors.

&*The first editions of this game and ''{{TabletopGame/Cyberpunk}}'' were released at about the same time. Sci-fi purists pretty much stuck with ''Cyberpunk'', but there was some degree of crossover appeal between the two. It can be argued that ''Shadowrun'' eventually won out (due to its books being a far more common sight on store shelves, and the near-total consensus of [[FanonDiscontinuity "It doesn't exist,"]] from ''Cyberpunk'' fans regarding that game's Third Edition), but both games enjoy dedicated fanbases to this day. However, since ''Cyberpunk'' is getting a [[VideoGame/CyberPunk2077 big-budget video game adaptation]] with creator involvement, as well as a new edition, ''Cyberpunk Red'', that disregards the much-maligned 3E and has elemets from the video-game adaptation, it seems that the duel may be entering a second round.

* DuelingGames: The first editions of this game and ''{{TabletopGame/Cyberpunk}}'' were released at about the same time. Sci-fi purists pretty much stuck with ''Cyberpunk'', but there was some degree of crossover appeal between the two. It can be argued that ''Shadowrun'' eventually won out (due to its books being a far more common sight on store shelves, and the near-total consensus of [[FanonDiscontinuity "It doesn't exist,"]] from ''Cyberpunk'' fans regarding that game's Third Edition), but both games enjoy dedicated fanbases to this day. However, since ''Cyberpunk'' is getting a [[VideoGame/CyberPunk2077 big-budget video game adaptation]] with creator involvement, as well as a new edition, ''Cyberpunk Red'', that disregards the much-maligned 3E and has elemets from the video-game adaptation, it seems that the duel may be entering a second round.

* DuelingGames: The first editions of this game and ''{{TabletopGame/Cyberpunk}}'' were released at about the same time. Sci-fi purists pretty much stuck with ''Cyberpunk'', but there was some degree of crossover appeal between the two. It can be argued that ''Shadowrun'' eventually won out (due to its books being a far more common sight on store shelves, and the near-total consensus of [[FanonDiscontinuity "It doesn't exist,"]] from ''Cyberpunk'' fans regarding that game's Third Edition), but both games enjoy dedicated fanbases to this day. However, since ''Cyberpunk'' is getting a [[VideoGame/CyberPunk2077 big-budget video game adaptation]] with creator involvement, as well as a (rumored) new edition that disregards the much-maligned 3E, it seems that the duel may be entering a second round.

* DuelingGames: The first editions of this game and ''{{TabletopGame/Cyberpunk}}'' were released at about the same time. Sci-fi purists pretty much stuck with ''Cyberpunk'', but there was some degree of crossover appeal between the two. It can be argued that ''Shadowrun'' eventually won out (due to its books being a far more common sight on store shelves, and the near-total consensus of [[FanonDiscontinuity "It doesn't exist,"]] from ''Cyberpunk'' fans regarding that game's Third Edition), but both games enjoy dedicated fanbases to this day.
** However, since ''Cyberpunk'' is getting a [[VideoGame/CyberPunk2077 big-budget video game adaptation]] with creator involvement, as well as a (rumored) new edition that disregards the much-maligned 3E, it seems that the duel may be entering a second round.

** CreatorsPet: Bull has been accused of this, much to the annoyance of Steven Ratokovich, who actually has little influence on the in-game fiction. Despite his complaints, the writers keep the "Bull" character prominent because writing for him is so much fun.
** RunningTheAsylum: The developers have reintroduced some pre-4th edition mechanics (e.g. cyberdecks and priority-based character generation) to the 5th edition.

* {{Vaporware}}: ''Equinox'', a proposed SpaceOpera sequel set in the Eighth World.
** ''Equinox'' was eventually released 2014, but due to rights issues is no longer officially connected to ''Shadowrun'' or ''Earthdawn'', and in fact was split into two separate projects, ''Equinox'' & ''Eclipse Phase''. ''Equinox'' does, at least, have a supplement that includes the ''Shadowrun'' playable races.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://shadowrun.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page The Shadowrun Wiki]].

* NWordPrivledges: Meta example - the Shadowrun: Germany Sourcebook including Neo-Nazis as would be considered [[AllGermansAreNazi poorly researched, stereotypical, and potentially offensive]] - except it was originally written by German writers and considered worth translating into english.

** ''Equinox'' was eventually released 2014, but due to rights issues is no longer officially connected to ''Shadowrun'' or ''Earthdawn'', and in fact was split into two separate projects, ''Equinox'' & ''Eclipse Phase''. ''Equinox'' does, at least, have a supplement that includes the ''Shadowrun'' playable races.

** However, since ''Cyberpunk'' is getting a big-budget video game adaptation with creator involvement, as well as a (rumored) new edition that disregards the much-maligned 3E, it seems that the duel may be entering a second round.

** RunningTheAsylum: The developers have reintroduced some pre-4th edition mechanics (e.g. cyberdecks and priority-based character generation) to the 5th edition.