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http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/06/12/kawasakis-digital-kowloon-walled-city/

Every city has its bad parts and areas to avoid, but there’s no denying that these less favorable areas give even the poshest urban centers something to talk about. While Kowloon Walled City no longer exists, its fixture in popular imagination will likely persist for decades, if not centuries.

In 1987, the city housed 33,000 people in 6.5 acres and was largely lawless, though informal social structures naturally emerged among the citizens. The city, as you might expect, has been the inspiration and setting for many fictional works, from books to movies to video games. And, now, it’s provided inspiration for a unique business venture in Japan.

That’s right, Kowloon Walled City now exists in Japan as a game center! Which, when you think about it, is either incredibly fitting or incredibly inappropriate. We’re still not sure which.

The game center, which is called “Digital Kowloon City,” is located in Kawasaki City, just south of Tokyo. Built in the spirit of the original Kowloon Walled City, the game center’s exterior and interior both look horribly rusted and uncared for.

I'm not ragging on the guy for having a Ferrari I just find it shocking that he get's paid and wonder who is funding his projects. Between Shenmue II and Shenmue City/Gai he had two games canceled and has opened two studios. That Digital Rex or whatever didn't even show anything that they was working on and people didn't even know they closed down until years later. Around the time of Shenmue Online we would go years without even hearing from or about the guy.

He had some producer credit on an arcade racing game but I can't imagine he actually did much. It's a shame as the guy was a pioneer but from the interviews he did around the time of Shenmue City it seemed like people just let him walk around the office doing nothing. He talked about always coming up with ideas but they always got shot down.

I'm amazed that he never left SEGA for another company. I know Japanese people are usually very loyal to a company but we've seen plenty of big name Japanese developers go and start up their own studios. From what I understand YS Net is still owned by SEGA.

I'd just love to see his Facebook profile to see his jobs over the last 10 years to know what his actually been up to.

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"This ongoing feature’s objective is to facilitate discussion and analysis of a variety of elements and topics regarding the Shenmue series and its respective community. The scroll will also serve to report on news and rumors regarding the series’ future. Additionally, the scroll will also highlight the efforts of those within the community who keep the essence of the series alive in their own creative endeavors.

To be published on a monthly basis , the scroll will focus on a given number of topics regarding thematic and stylistic details of the series. Areas of discussion can include: specific moments within each game and player reactions, emotional attachments to certain characters, reactions to respective musical arrangements, and the treatment of the real-life locations within the series."

The scroll can be found within the Extra Features section under the 2010+ category. Please use the all announcement threads (such as this one) to discuss each feature respectively.

View Feature | Article by: Sean

Hey Guys, I have to remove this post because I'm writing an article with this information for a magazine. Now I'm in contact with shengoro86 on Facebook so I'll liaise with him with updates. When I get the rest of the interview questions back and write the article I'll message back and let everyone know when it'll be out.

If you want to know anything email me: [email protected]

Finally got married. Not always easy. But then again I'm getting too old to like the idea of dieing alone.

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Can you spot Iwao?
http://www.youtube.com/embed/RgR2RgthWWE
I once read there was something Dreamcast related in the video, but I never knew Shenmue scenes were displayed. I used to hear this song all the time and I'm sure I saw the music video quite a bit, but never noticed Shenmue! I still didn't notice Shenmue yesterday when I watched the video after all these years. I was looking for a Dreamcast. :lol: After watching it, I saw on Wikipedia that Shenmue scenes are in it. I'm not completely surprised I didn't notice yesterday because of the bad quality of the video. It was hard to find the scenes when I knew Shenmue was in it.

Naughty Dog has easily become one of my favorite developers. My favorite of this gen.
Mikami and his team were great and looks like The Evil Within will bring it back in a big way.
Sega-AM2 with Suzuki was ofcourse classic.
Square before Enix. Although I still like Square-Enix despite the hate.
Q Games who make the Pixel Junk series of games on PSN I also hold in high regard. Im friends with the CEO on Facebook and we've chatted every once in awhile. Great guy.
Bungie. Ya Halo is good stuff. Looking forward to Destiny.
Atlus is gold.
From Software is gold.
Rockstar is pretty incredible these days.
Konami is still great. Although I think they peaked with MGS3. Really looking forward to 5 though.

AM2 for sure. Mostly when Suzuki was there. But even after his departure they have remained strong. Probably the only developer i can honestly say has never made a game i dislike (though i have yet to play VF Quest).

Am1
Team Ryu Ga Gotoku (or whatever they call themselves...)
Team Ninja (they were best with Itagaki, but are still strong since reforming)
Sumo Digital
Smilebit/Andromeda(rip)
Core Design (rip)
Rebellion
Falcom(mostly just for Ys 1-3)
Capcom(when Mikami & Inafune were making RE. But i like most of the company's dc stuff)
Platinum Games
Crazy Games/Climax Graphics(rip)
Crystal Dynamics
EA in the early 90s(rip)
New World Computing(rip)
id
Starbreeze

Sure i'm missing some, but those are the main ones i follow.

You are not authorised to read this forum.

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Project Berkley is a bonus GD-ROM that was included with Virtua Fighter 3TB, and released alongside the Dreamcast in Japan 15 years ago. (November 27, 1998)

The video has Yu Suzuki talking about his older arcade games and the concepts behind creating a game like Shenmue. It reveals early pre-rendered footage, character artwork, and full 3d busts of the main characters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu86tlnFLVE

English translation by Rakim

Uh, You're welcome...

I have been off cigs for over 2 and a half years now, after smoking for 8. Wow, what a blessing it really is, once you are finally over the withdrawls and physical/mental struggles, you feel better than you ahve felt in a long while, you feel much healthier and your body just feels clearer (and it should because there arent a bunch of extra toxins running through it). I weined myself down and quit cold turkey, but I had many physical pains in the process and it was so bad just thinking about that pain makes me never wanna touch a cig ever again, no way am I putting myself through that again. Just tough it out man, thats what I did, although Im sure im a rare case that actually succeeded with that method, but im just that awesome.

Stocke wrote: You mentioned cutting back on the drink too a while ago. Hows that working out if you don't mind me asking?

Definitely cut down on the drinking to help quit smoking. If you drink you can never really quit smoking for good. And if you can, you're a harder man than I..

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:king:

2Pac and Suge Knight playing Sonic 2 for Sega Genesis:

KUTSUNA Shiori

Don't get me started on Yura

Yura v Bora?




Yura

I agree, Thief.




Round 2


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@Crimson Ryan How are you liking the Z1 Compact? Looking to get rid of my iPhone 5S, but heard because of the waterproofing the Z1 compacts speaker isn't that good. Also any other disadvantages?
Cheers
Haven't heard any negatives about that from reviews. From my own experience, the speakers are loud and clear.

It's one of the best phones Sony have made so far. Perfect for one-handed use and doesn't fill your pockets. Don't think of it as a miniature Z1 because there's no drop in terms of specs. It's a Z1 in a smaller, compact package.

I've never owned an iPhone but I've used an iPad for the past two years and I'm already a bigger fan of Android than iOS.

Being a part of the Z flagship line it'll also be upgraded to KitKat. Also heavily integrated with Sony's ecosystem including PlayStation and Video Unlimited.

I got mine for £449 with a SmartWatch 2, but prices have already dropped under the RRP.

It's the big day today. Moving back to Japan.
Everything is in order. What an ordeal it is sell off, get rid of, cancel and move things when you're married.
I'll be leaving at midnight tonight. Be in Tokyo for a few days and then back down to my "home" town in Kyushu. Then finding a 1 or 2 LDK in a town outside Fukuoka called Yanagawa. That'll be my home for a couple years and where I work. Then ill probably move into Fukuoka city.

Thinking to do video's about my life and small things. Not the mostly pretentious kind you find on YouTube where they try to teach you about Japan but just more in general about what my situation is in life. Mostly for family and friends but ill probably post them up here too. Thinking of maybe doing one today. Just a short little thing in the airport to kick it off.

The final verse on Me Against the World>>>the rest of hip hop

Thought id share some pics ive taken of my home town Sasebo while im on the train to Fukuoka atm.
View from the train.
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Pretty good ramen place I used to eat at alot back in '06-08
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This cat was hunting after a crow for awhile until it noticed me watching it.
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This guy was chanting for abit so I made him e-famous.
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Some classic "peace peace my name is kotaro" action.
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Why are you being such a jobsworth? It's not up to the regular members to ask for other members to be banned.

@Nahovil and AM2 Do youse guys actually listen to k-pop or do you just perv on the girls? If the former give me some recommendations bros. I'm starting to get into it a little bit.

And to stay on topic here's a picture of Hyuna:

Departure

Decided to get the galaxy note 4 instead of the Z3. The Z3 is a good phone but it was lacking behind spec wise so i thought if i'm going to get a new phone i might as well get the most up to date.

That said if anyone else is interested in the note 4 i would advise them to wait for a price drop. It may be a powerhouse but it is poorly optimised for most applications and the cpu starts overheating fairly quickly so i wouldnt recommend it to anyone living in a warmer climate.

Well anyway my final verdict will depend on how well it runs shenmue once i get reicast working. So far ppsspp has been horrible for 3d games so i'm nervous about how reicast will perform.

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Shenmue Dojo forum member aizen59 has recently conducted an interview with Yu Suzuki. Among the topics discussed are Shenmue's development, never before revealed Chiyoumen bosses and some other shorts stories.

Read full article

The article has also been published natively in French over at Retro Playing .

ROLA

The American video game website Polygon has published a new article featuring Yu Suzuki. This is just one of a 18 part series that looks into the Japanese game industry.

Polygon Article: Two hours in Yu Suzuki's kitchen

I noticed my list had a fair share of absentees. There's a lot of games from really great series I like quite a bit that couldn't break the top 10. So I'll try to post my favourite series:
1. Shenmue
2. Yakuza (except Dead Souls)
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. Virtua Fighter
5. OutRun (especially the first and 2006)
6. Disaster Report-Raw Danger
7. Metal Gear Solid
8. Space Invaders (especially the first, '91, both Extremes and Infinity Gene)
9. Hotel Dusk-Last Window
10. MSR-PGR (especially MSR and PGR2)

So, comparing to the favourite games list, Shenmue, Yakuza and Raw Danger remain strong, the Virtua Tennis (only 2 is exceptional), Tetris (there are loads of bad Tetris games), and WarioWare (they're great but all too similar) series don't make the grade this time. Neither do oustees Far Cry or Age of Empires.
On the other hand, TLoZ, VF, OutRun and MGS (at least) make their due appearance.

UPDATE: THIS RELEASE IS NOW OUTDATEDD. PLEASE USE MY EXPLORATION MOD RELEASE!
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Hi all,

I know I have been releasing a couple of these cdi files.

The last one with all of the beta maps was emu only since it was too big for a 99 min CD-R.

Well here is my answer to that. \:D/

This release is a version of the Shenmue Beta from Shendream with the beta maps now playable.

Credit to this mod goes to Wude, he did all of the hex editing. I am merely releasing this out to the public.


What does this include?
- The following maps are playable:
--Beta Yamanose
--Beta Sakuragaoka
--Wish Road

What can this be played on?
-Confirmed on
--Dreamcast Hardware (CD-R NTSC)
--DEMUL (Windows)
--NullDC (Windows)
--Reicast (HTC One Android 4.4.2 Rooted)

How can I play?
-Hardware
--Burn cdi as RAW DAO (burn confirmed with Alcohol 120%)

How do I load the Beta Maps?
-From Debug Menu
--Beta Yamanose
Continue NO/OFF
Scene 01
Area JU00
Entry 00

--Beta Sakuragaoka
Continue NO/OFF
Scene 01
Area JD00
Entry 01

--Wish Road
Continue NO/OFF
Scene 01
Area D000
Entry 01
Note: Run towards Mountains to get to the road

Note about beta maps
These were made playable by fusing these maps with their retail counterparts. Fusing map data to make it walkable.

These replace the maps, making the game unplayable. This is more for the purpose of seeing the beta maps yourself.


Enjoy Everyone! \:D/


Download Link:
https://mega.co.nz/#!CIlSwSyD!uQc6gaKE1kjugBMWTX3QaWnREkfxLvgbg6G2PETKT58

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A Shenmue documentary is currently in the works by Adam Sipione . It tells the story of the games history, its fans, and how it impacted the gaming industry. For more information visit their Facebook page and follow them on Twitter.

Shenmue: The Documentary: Teaser Video | Facebook | Twitter

Lazerhawk

Congratulations to BlueMue! He's our new Shenmue forum moderator.

Thanks Ziming and also Yama of course. It's a great honor to become a moderator and part of the Dojo team!
Now let's fight those spam-bots!