GAH! Right at the start of the video there's a typo, "Grand Turismo" instead of "Gran." I noticed it right before uploading but I can't fix it because of the crappy video editing software I used for this video, I can't re-render the first half of the video. Don't worry I'm already in the process of switching editing software. UPDATE: Phantom River Stone has once again made a great blog, this time about Yoshio Goto from 14:20 in this video, the link is here www.phantomriverstone.com/2022/09/who-is-yoshio-goto-whats-shenmue.html

I had no idea how deep the Shenmue iceberg was. Shenmue 1 is probably my favourite game, playing it in 2000 was like playing something from the future. I even remember still thinking it looked better than most 360 games until at least 2007. I had never heard of Shenmue for the Saturn and Shenmue Online so this video was a really interesting watch. Thank you for all your in depth research, and excellent presentation.

A superb documentary about Shenmue's history! It's obvious an immense amount of effort went into making it, and you really knocked it out of the park. (Also thanks for the blog mentions! Glad it was useful.)

"Brought to you by Sprite. Sprite it's alright." lol

This was absolutely excellent. A metric ton of work went into creating this and you have my respect. Bang up job!

Played Shenmue on Dreamcast back in day and it blew me away. Started 3 but saw 1 and 2 going dirt cheap so stopped and started sm1 again, and it still oozes incredible atmosphere! Even now.❤

This video may be 2 years old but this is one of the most well-researched and informative videos about Shenmue ever. You really know what you're talking about and understand what makes Shenmue awesome.

Yukawa is the reason Lan Di got that scar.

Incredible video, and a wonderful homage to a project that was ahead of its time but still full of charm and heart. I bought the first game back in 1999 (I still own a japanese Dreamcast) so your video took me on a journey to memory lane ❤

Just wanted to say thanks for this, it was very well done and there was a ton of things I didn't know. Great job on the overall presentation and pacing.

Wonderful video, thanks for your take on shenmue 3, it was refreshing to hear someone who’s not completely trashing it. I’m playing shenmue right now for the first time, I’m halfway through shenmue 2 and you inspired me to pick up the 3rd installment after i finish this one. Thank you

Long time no speak - this video looks great, I’ve always wanted to get into Shenmue after playing through the Yakuza series.

Very good analysis of the different shenmues you have an opinion that focuses much more on the depth of shenmue Unlike you, I love the story of Shenmue, the philosophy, the poetry and the quest for revenge that is no longer a quest, and the mystery surrounding the mirrors, but I can understand why you might not be sensitive to it. concerning the loading, in 1999 on dreamcast, it didn't bother me, I mean the game was so visually and technically evolved that loading was almost normal at the time especially when you know that even after 24 years the graphic richness and attention to detail of shenmue 1 and 2 have not been equalled Regarding Yoshio Goto in What's Shenmue, that's the name of the commercial who promoted a big reduction for the price of the Dreamcast in Japan. and his name was kept, there was even a little music like sega used to do at the time with the saturn and segatenshiro but yoshio goto is much less well known it's more a symbol of an important moment for the reduction of the price of the dreamcast in japan , where segatenshiro was the image of the saturn in japan through advertising and acting. Concerning Shenmue 1 and 2, there are more than a dozen Japanese guides release back in the dats that talk about a billion little details that no-one has any idea about even today in 2023, and it's quite fascinating to see what Yusuzuki was able to incorporate into his two games at the time. we're still far from having seen every little detail of shenmue 1 and 2

incredible video, really well put together and super comprehensive.

Probably the best video ever created on Shenmue. Phenomenal job here. Funny how the video dragging Shenmue 3 has like 1.7 mil views. I backed Shenmue 3 and didn't enjoy it at all, this video is far superior in every way. Human psychology is funny, people would rather watch something negative; then learn the history of it.

I just finished replaying the first game on ps4 HD collection. Haven’t played since probably 2000. I used Japanese with English subtitles and really enjoyed it again. On to part 2, which I finally played the first time on XBox in the last 5 years or so.

Surprised no mention of the music from Airing out the books. Man that ish is good, almost euphoric.

This was an excellent deep dive. I really appreciated it.

Fantastic video, I didn't expect to learn so much more about Shenmue after already being obsessed with it for years!

@24:00 Fun fact, there's a texture of one of the developers holding a Donald Duck doll hidden in one of the eyes of the characters in the Passport disc.

I remember playing this game as a kid with all my siblings when it was first released back in 1999 😩🙌 We were so blown away with how amazing the graphics were, as nothing like this existed at the time! 😍 So many great memories ❤

Fantastic video. Thoughtful and thorough. Enjoyed watching the whole thing. Really enjoyed your take on Shenmue 3 as well. It was fair.

Great work!! I hope we get the finale to this story.

Finally finished it, awesome awesome and you even included Airtwister 😅

Duck racing? Jesus H . . . how many things have I missed in these games?

I don't comment much, but I have to say this is the best video on Shenmue I have ever seen. It's my favorite game of all time and you brought things up I hadn't known. Great job!!!

Great coverage...I've been playing the re make slowly over the past few years since covid and I got platinum on the first and am now playing the second...What a unique release I was around 10 or 11 when the first came out and I remember always loving exploring towns and villages in n64 ps1 games and remember seeing screen shots of the second game and just thinking it looked so much fun and although I didn't get to play the series until the second on Xbox in the mid 2000s I would have loved to experience the first at the pique of the release...

I’d love if sega got RGG studios to do a shenmue 4 with the OG creator as a consultant

Great video, man. I hope you plan on more videos like this.

Great video Super Moe!

15:07 That crouch would come in handy when entering into fighting mode. 😁

Awesome documentary. I loved Shenmue series.

Very informative. Love it :)

This may be some false info but iirc one of the VAs who worked on Shenmue III said that they was instructed to make the dialogue readings a little clunky on purpose to try and recreate some of the charm of the first two where some of the VAs just obviously couldn't speak English and were just reading lines as best as they could. Going from memory and can't remember where I saw this so take it with a pinch of salt I suppose. Edit just to add that I thought this was a fantastic video btw, really enjoyed it!

Thanks a lot for this video. Absolutely love it. Reminds of some videos of Super Eye Patched wolf, which is my favourite YT channel. I'll send this to Mr. Marshall to see his opinion also. Thanks Again.

Super video from you, Super Moe, really enjoyed it

Shenmue RULES 🤘😎

I think that boosted Saturn upon which the Shenmue protoype was running, the one you mention in the video, is a Saturn with the upgrade card (a wanna be 64x) that was rumored/planned to be release along with Virtua fighter 3 on the Saturn (before it got cancel and moved to the Dreamcast). Am2 at this point was well aware and involved with that device at one point in the Saturn lifespawn, and i'm sure this is the hardware upgrade upon which Shenmue was running as well.

Thanks, I love shenmue, and I love this video

loved the video!

Damn i wished i watched this video sooner i am a fan of the series but never player the games but seen many game play videos of these classics on KZfaq and the anime adaptation for Shenmue we had a couple years ago was also well done.

AIR TWISTER looks like YuSuzuki's PSY PHI he was trying to release in 2005. PsyPhi TESTED. POORLY at the time, so they CANCELLED IT. but judging by the videos, it was simply AHEAD OF ITS TIME. a touch screen fighting game BEFORE the iphone ---and subsequently ipad--- came out. Its cool to see something similar out these days

This was a good jawn

Dude this is fantastic thank you so much for this. honesty all the other reviews for shenmue 3 only talk about it's issues instead of everything it gets right. The detail you went into actually convinced me to buy and play shenmue 3 and I'm so excited for it. Granted it does still have issues but like you said they're pretty easy to look past when you consider everything it gets right from the world building to the massive amount of mini games and outfits and other collectibles as well as more rpg elements to boot its still a damn good game

No big plot twists?! WHEN I REALIZE REN WAS USING A DOUBLE SIDED COIN ON ME I WANTED TO BASH HIS HEAD LOL

An hour in now and i must stop for work but i'll be finishing it soon Only game ever came close to Shenmue was Shadow of memories, it's like he took inspiration from shenmue and went wild with it. shame shadow of memories is a forgotten game

Fantastic video! This was incredibly well researched and really fun to listen to! If you don't mind I have a question about how you said you can turn a save file from shenmue 1&2 into vmu data for the passport disc? Are there any guides online about how to do this? I've never heard of that and would love to try it out. Thank you!

Hidiki Okumara was a Project Manager and Executive Producer of SAGA who helped develop the SATURN. Hidiki Sato is the owner of SAGA . Yu Suzuki was a video game developer for SAGA and Nintendo he created Shenmue.

@1:20:00 Wow, I remember this guy. I followed his Xanga page for a while, it's since been lost to time.

Shenmue 1 is the best and should be remade with Unreal Engine 1 and be made more alive, especially the cat. God bless.

Great video and i am glad that you see shenmue 3 for what really is rather just trash it for like and the views... To me shenmue 3 is better than shenmue 1... And i love this series soo much...

@Super Moe actually dragon's lair & space ace were the first to use,QTE

There is a gun on the table and Ryo still bothers with Kung Fu to prepare for Lan Di? really? lol Anyway, I love the original 2 Shenmue games.

1:55 - つめたい (冷たい) means 'cold'. 🤓

8:23 - But it looks so _good_ on the Sega Saturn... 😭 I want this version of the game. Wait- was Shenmue 2 also started on the Sega Saturn?

Shemue would have taken 8 disc for the SAGA SATURN. With the SAGA DREAMCAST they could cut that Data down to hafe with 4 disc:

Love to sleep to this video, lol. 🛌

I always thought shemnue online was fan made

Loved your video tho I almost stopped watching a few minutes in it's because you talk way to fast like your running out of time or something 😉 apart from that really enjoyed this as a fan who played shenmue when it came out and just falling in love with it this video brought back a load of great memories so again thank you sir

Supermoe...1985

#unintentionalASMR

Technically and in detail... I think the Saturn version is better.

Awesome video, but why the whispery voice? Trying your hand at ASMR? 😄

FMV games had quick time events.

For #3 the 1 thing I didn't like Was eating you have to eat I don't wanna eat an apple every 5 minutes this part of the gamer in the game for me this is not The game series I grew up with

The inability to pause Shenmue 3 is one of the LEAST problematic things about that game, to be honest.

I loved this video, but I have to say that you were very kind with shenmue 3... Is the worst of the series. Shenmue 2 is better in almost every aspect... That's disappointing

Too much whispering

Awsome video. Love shenmue. Thak You very much for doing this! 🫶🏼

Great video! I loved Shenmue I and II, but Shenmue III was very disappointing.

#unintentionalASMR