Yes you can skip events.

One day I started a new game and when I got out to Yamanose the first time, I activated all 1000+ flags and never had to see the cat scene or the old lady either.

So maybe, the flags tell the game engine "yes he did this" which is why u also get the notebook update.

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I literally just got it to work.

Here is a snapshot. Video to follow.

SPECTACULAR! :D

A week ago when LanDC posted his White Tiger mix, I wasn't kidding around when I said it made me want to do a Shenmue remix. Here goes nothing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrlO05LCGT0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrlO05LCGT0

:::::: DOWNLOAD LINK BELOW ::::::

https://sites.google.com/site/redrumb1/Amihama.mp3

This right here is a remix of the New Yokosuka Harbor (FREE 7) song that I recently made. It's a Shenmue song has never been remixed before, so why not? I worked my ass off trying to get this composition as close as possible, with a bit of added arrangement and my own spin on the track. It also features some FREE 6 on it to give it that Harbor Super Mix type of feel. If you know what Streets of Rage is and know what the song titles are, you'll get what I mean by that.

Also, I promise you that there is more where this came from. I'm planning on doing a Shenmue OST remix album and this will be one of the tracks on it. It might take a few months, but it'll get done. I already have concepted what I want to do, which are all tracks that have no MIDIs and have never been done before properly by anybody.

Anyways, enjoy this one. Feedback is always welcome.

Just saw Empireonline.com's top 100 games and nice to see Shenmue mentioned not once but twice. (No.7 and No.51)

Seeing as there hasn't been much news lately i just thought I'd share. I always like seeing Shenmue so high up in these greatest games of all time lists.

For those that don't want to do work:

http://www.empireonline.com/features/10 ... ?title=100

I'm glad that they put in Shenmue, especially at such a high spot, but I still have to complain and say that Shenmue 2 is the better game.

My new Shenmue remix is complete. Originally, I was working on Naoyuki's Bike, but then I started on Dawn, which I've titled Rising Sun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH7gkAC0dQU

I think I may have beaten my White Tiger mix with this one.

Download: https://www.mediafire.com/?8sixa7vxswhwboy

Hello.

I am proud to announce this new release.

This release is called the Exploration Mod. It has finally hit version 1.

What is it?
This is a mod of Shendream's BETA release of Shenmue 1 Disc 3.
This mod allows you to walk around most areas without clipping. This allows you to walk through walls and most objects.
It also contains playable maps for Beta Yamanose, Beta Sakuragaoka, and Wish Road!

Why?
I made this for my own purpose but I wanted to share it with everyone. I always wanted to go wherever I wanted to when inside of shops and stuff. It was also made as a framework for my upcoming bike mod.

How?
Each mapinfo.bin has been hacked to remove all clipping data.

Who?
The original clipping method was developed by Giorgio.
The beta maps were hacked by Wude.
The Beta itself was released by Shendream.
The grunt work was done by me :)

Which areas can I free roam?
Here is the list: D000 - Retail Dobuita
JD00 - Retail Sakuragaoka
JD01 - Beta Sakuragaoka
JHD0 - Hazuki Residence
JOMO - Ryo's House
JU00 - Retail Yamanose
JU01 - Beta Yamanose
MFSY - Harbor
MKSG - Old Warehouse District
DYKZ - Nagai Industries
DURN - Lapis Fortune Teller
DTKY - Maeda Barber Shop
DSLT - Slot House
DSLI - Bar Linda
DSKI - Global Travel Agency
DRSA - Russiya China Shop
DRME - Manpukuken Ramen
DPIZ - Bob's Pizzaeria
DKTY - Antique Shop
DKPA - Nana's Karaoke Bar
DJAZ - MJQ Jazz Bar
DGCT - You Arcade
DCHA - Ajiichi
DBYO - Bar Yokosuka
DBHB - Heartbeats Bar
TATQ - Tattoo Parlor
JABE - Abe Store Candy Shop
MKYU - Harbor Lounge
YDB1 - Hazuki Basement
D001 - Wish Road

How do I use it? Just like in the original beta release, you can call these specific maps up with the main debug menu.
For the shops that are closed when you go into them with the menu, just use the 4th player controller debug menu to set the time in the game to a time where the shop is open!

Are there bugs?
Yes! Like all arcane Shenmue hacks, bugs will exist.
-Ryo's House is completely broken and invisible. (This will be fixed in the next version)
-Random textures disappear and pop in when you are walking through walls. (This is normal and cannot be fixed.)

NOTE: You cannot play through this as normal!!!!!! It is disc 3 AND the maps are hacked to the point where the normal game will not flow and cutscenes may not trigger. It is for exploring only!

What can I play it on?
Confirmed working on NullDC, DEmul, Reicast, Chankast, and actual DC hardware via CD-R or GDEMU.

Photos: http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p622/shengoro86/2014-09-2312_16_06-nullDC104_n-9371-VPS_4686PAL480i5000RPS_2343Vert_5730KSh4__zps98835b4a.jpg

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How do I download it?
Send me a pm and I'll share it with you.
I don't want to get my MEGA account banned.

How is making fun of this game going to generate good press? I'm sorry to be a downer on anyone who likes these people but perpetuating the the same shitty jokes that originate from people who only ever played the first 15 minutes of the game are not going to help us get out of the niche hell hole Shenmue has been stuck in.

Im so tired of shit like this. All everyone ever associates Shenmue with is Sailors and feeding cats. Thats like 1% of the game but for some reason many of the ADHD who make throw back reviews, impressions, lets plays, rankings etc they all focus on just the BS 1% and sometimes I think it has tarnished the Shenmue name so badly to the point where I think Sega thinks everyone see's Shenmue as a joke.
/rant

Posted on 500k FB. Too perfect.

Thanks.

I'll be posting them on twitter every hour +or- just to #SaveShenmue

A few more,

My goodness, those guilin pics are beautiful. How are you doing this?

3dMAX, MT5 extractor, 3d ripper, photoshop and a lot of patience and love. :D


http://i.imgur.com/vmS82Pr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Kc2b3OL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hn6RAE2.jpg

BlueMue wrote:Also what does the picture you mentioned look like?

Sorry, I think I used a different concept of "image". I meant "statue". I've updated the OP with a graphical comparison.

Spanish guitar rendition of the Shenmue theme.

Hi,

here is a new video on Shenmue II (Xbox).



Bonus : Headless Ryo Hazuki !!!



DgeDge Nimo

What a wonderful video! For a wonderful (fictional) person as Xiuying is... She's popular (twenty minutes of talk for her!). Everybody sees the outside, that she's beautiful, but a few can talk about her inside, that is a person of virtue. A lot of interesting and/or comical conversations!

I also learned a new Chinese saying by that video: " A huge mountain is difficult to measure ".

[...]

He said there are a lot of issues restricting the release of Shenmue.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142176208&postcount=502

[...]
About this bit of information; there was another Gaffer/insider who (in question about " Why SEGA didn't make a Shenmue HD Collection for PS360 again? ") said:

Afaik, it's mostly due to legal/copyright reasons.

back in '12 you may remember that Sega went into a port spree. JSR, Nights...they thought it was a great idea, with very low risk and nice proft potential since, well, they don't want to fund traditional AAA anymore. Multiple ports were in development, among them was the canceled Skies of Arcadia port.

Shenmue case was special since not many people know this, but apparently the engine for both games uses licensed technology. It's not Bink Video or Sofdec codecs, apparently it's related to the very own engine.

Well, the thing is, according to what I've been told, the owner of those technologies folded years ago, and it's not clear who owns the copyright now.

Someone shown Sega a working Shenmue prototype for Xbox 360...but after disappointing sales by JSR and Nights, they didn't care enough to bother with the legal hassle. So it never went through the prototype stage, and the Skies of Arcadia port was canceled.

[...]
[Source: http://shenmuedojo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=46868&p=1068524#p1068524]

Some guys from NeoGAF met up with Adam Boyes and Gio Corsi and one of them had this to say:

Holy fuck. Chilling w/ Boyes.

I asked Gio Corsi what was his his number 1 request and he said Shenmue:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142174021&postcount=499

He said there are a lot of issues restricting the release of Shenmue.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142176208&postcount=502

So it seems like they (Gio Corsi and Sony) are trying, behind the scenes, to make it happen!

"The Holy Scriptures of Shenmue (シェンムー)"

Book: Iwao
Chapter: 1
Verses: 1-10

Hi, I’ve made a simple lucky hit browser game. That is my project, I’ve been making it for the last three months with the help of several people. The name is « Lucky Hit Challenge » and your goal is to play lucky hit all the day long to earn money and spend them on Shenmue III Kickstarter, competing with each other who will donate more. You can play it here http://goo.gl/eG2aoj

Our goal is to earn $25,000,000 for Shenmue III development with the power of shenmue community. I’ve included some viral instruments for you, so you can share your donation amount on twitter and spam «Do you want to play a game of Lucky Hit?» to all of your friends everyday. I hope you'll like it.

I think we can do it before the new year… or not. It depends on you!

Concerning the future of the project: for now we have only one board and I need your feedback to improve ball physics and to know how to proceed after. Maybe we could make lucky hit game of our dreams for steam? Or we can go mobile…I don’t know yet. But it would be kinda cool to have a really good lucky hit game, not that crap on the market now.

Follow Nagai Industries on twitter for updates and feel free to write me about any bugs you will find.

Link http://nagaiindustries.itch.io/lucky-hit-challenge

UPDATE 1.1
Stand-alone version for PC
Download it here https://goo.gl/LfzZDm

https://twitter.com/NagaiIndustries/status/623712696345718784

will appreciate any feedback

Here ya go mates!

Ayy

First 4 Figures who's given us a statue of Ryo Hazuki is now teasing a character that Shenmue fans love to hate. Lan Di! Facebook Teaser: Lan Di

Didn't know the model of Joy's motorcycle. Thanks!

By the way. Did you know that Alpha trading office's boss knows the chawan sign??

Xiuying art I've never seen before.

And they weren't cheap let me tell ya' that!

No, but in all seriousness, i have been working on these kicks for some time now, i bought a pair
of reeboks and customized them, heres the result!

Enjoy!

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Outstanding work, BlueMue! Thank you! Ausgezeichnet!

Having these is really nice. Thank you for your efforts.

Yes, keep them coming! I've always wanted to do this since the idea was brought up back in 2003. Never really got into it, but I think I will on my current game.

Awesome, I want to try this out myself. I'd love to see a video where you break into the Yan Tin and Da Yuan apartments and if possible, the apartments in the Wise men's quarter that are locked (I can't think of the name of it).

Slightly off topic but I love your channel. I love how you went to the effort of showing us the outcome of every choice Ryo makes in his conversations with Fangmei. She really gets feisty if you say the wrong thing! I saw another video of yours where that fortune-teller in the blue dress falls in love with Ryo. I knew about this first piece of dialogue between her and Ryo (the one where Ryo is fresh off the boat and she's reading palms near the free stay lodge) but I didn't know until I watched your video that there was more to it than that! I love how she warns Ryo against mingling with other ladies ;D

Sorry for going wildly off-topic but I had to give you some positive feedback for your great work. I don't want you to stop making videos! You're teaching me things about a game that I thought I knew everything about.

While on the quest to find Ren at Lucky Plaza, I did the Map Glitch and found Ren as shown below.

http://i.imgur.com/kivgNFb.png

The mechanics to start a conversation with him are enabled. However, when you press the A button to talk to him, Ryo goes like this: "Excuse me..." and then "Oh well...". Then all of the Conversation buttons are disabled when you try to talk to Ren.

In my new obsession with all things Tomato Convenience Store, I found out by accident that it made an appearance in Crazy Taxi: City Rush!

Check out this website for pictures. The article is in Spanish: http://www.gameit.es/sega-hace-un-guino ... city-rush/

I was messing around Shenmue's ambient sound in hope I could find and isolate the shamisen tracks and I found one very interesting file.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/zzeaf651b52wah8/shenmueambient.mp3

It sounds like something that's supposed to come out of a radio or TV, like a weather report or commercial where someone is talking in Japanese. It's really low quality and hard to understand but maybe someone here can make out what the guy says?
That's a weather forecast. Could be the one you hear on the phone when you dial 177.

The one on the telephone is way different though, works like a dialogue, right?
Maybe they originally intended to use this instead? Though the choice of packing it into as ambient sound is strange.
I had Ryo call 177. Yes, the phone voice was recorded by a woman and much clearer, though it's not a dialogue kind. Also, this muffled man's forecast covers much wider area than the phone's which covers only Kanagawa prefecture.
It's rather for the radio. If it's sorted as "ambient sound," they were planning to use it as background sound in some restaurant, maybe?

For anyone interested there is Games Exhibition on at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. My girlfriend bought us tickets and said Shenmue was playable. As we got there we noticed a whole section dedicated to Yu Suzuki with arcade machines for Hang On and Outrun as well as an old Virtua fighter arcade machine. There was also a video you could watch with Yu and a dreamcast with disc 1 of Shenmue 1 playable. Anyone who is in the city at some point should definitely check this out. There are hundreds of games to play and sections on loads of other Companies and creators of different games. Unfortunately you aren't allowed to take pictures so I couldn't show you what it was like but still its worth a look if your in the area. Open Until April apparently. Hope this is helpful to a few of you guys.

EDIT: Link to "Games Masters" http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/game-masters/

Two short Shenmue mods videos I made:

The Horror of Shenmue... - Silent Yokosuka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6WxUBpE1F0

"I wanna fly high ...with Shenhua! ... So I can reach the highest of all the Father's Heavens!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMwbtZ43aXk

I will be doing unboxings and reviews of figures, games, and more! i think this is the most unique style i could come up with that is not like anything else on youtube! check it out and let me know what you all think :) a lot of work went into this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LAJfi2SQ3g