Did you know that the slot machines in Shenmue are based on the design of a real life Sega M3001?

It seems obvious, since the QTE Title is also based on a real machine but it still surprises me they went the extra mile to recreate a real Sega machine. Just look at the details, displays and everything. It's like exact.

http://topline.royalflush.jp/modules/contents/?plugin=ref&page=%A5%DE%A5%B7%A5%F3%A5%C7%A1%BC%A5%BF%A5%D9%A1%BC%A5%B9%2F%A5%B9%A5%ED%A5%C3%A5%C8%A5%DE%A5%B7%A5%F3%2FSEGA%2FM3001&src=superbar.jpg

http://topline.royalflush.jp/modules/contents/?%A5%DE%A5%B7%A5%F3%A5%C7%A1%BC%A5%BF%A5%D9%A1%BC%A5%B9%2F%A5%B9%A5%ED%A5%C3%A5%C8%A5%DE%A5%B7%A5%F3%2FSEGA%2FM3001

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

Have you ever wanted a Shenmue fighting game?
You already know it won't happen, EVER!

But we can always mod existing games to fullfill our deepest dreams ;)

So I decided to mod Dead or Alive Last Round for PC, it is just a retexture, (until someone decrypt the game and thus we can make real character swaps)

So far I've manage to retextured:

Jacky as Ryo
Akira as Lan Di.
The Dojo as the Dojo lol.

Everything using (edited) and some Magic™ xD

Below some Screenshots and download links, hope you like it :oops:

http://i.imgur.com/kldODI1.jpg

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

http://i.imgur.com/RiGD6me.jpg

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

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

http://i.imgur.com/D4gVbAE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/iOj6epk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SSh1gOn.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JZZb0xt.jpg

Revenge time!!!

Lan Di
https://mega.co.nz/#!QZJFkI4A!VXtOTjqMhJidCHpL8D-uhGyo9cnrqOKpNvSaFM-D7vQ

Dojo
https://mega.co.nz/#!kZRhEAbJ!E1S75eDuL2XDrWhdxDPHrvgJyc7J4dRVE5ZO5R7QtJI

Ryo Hazuki (updated)
https://mega.co.nz/#!NIAWHBIa!A_2Xkc4fF_yqQ1-vTqeTqSD4kS-CJUdG4bf_V8Pnz2I

I am in shock right now, didn't expect that. O_o

Glad to help the Shenmmue Franchise

Can't wait to see real character swaps because...




Yeahhh will be awesome!!!

Hi everyone.

Last night I was interviewed by The Retro Unlim Network for their I Got Gameplay shows.

We spoke about Shenmue for about an hour.

We spoke of my personal experiences, Shenmue500k on Facebook, the future of Shenmue, and Shenmue Mods.

I paid respect to Esppiral, LanDC, and Bluemue when speaking about the mods. I made sure to plug ShenmueDojo as well.

Check it out if you like!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16K3R6L_Ons

This reminds me more of Sleeping Dogs than Shenmue 2. Funny coincidence

Shenmue 2 Live Action Commercial

Also seen in this post thanks to ZImming.

I've been wanting to do this for a while now. The results are better than I ever had expected, so I'd like to share with everyone.

A big discussion when talking about Shenmue and current technology is how to properly display the image. Some connect via VGA to a monitor which is the easiest solution and looks great. Most want to play on their TV's however, which as time goes on gets a little more tricky. I've done various methods including VGA on monitor, VGA to component on a CRT 4:3 HDTV, VGA pixel for pixel on an XBR-3, VGA to HDMI through a HD third party scaler (the one Adam used) and finally now this method which I can confirm absolutely demolishes every other way I've ever viewed this game.

So the first thing to know is you'll need to properly upscale the image, otherwise it'll look horrible. To properly upscale into HD (while retaining the correct aspect ratio) a third party scaler is required, which are niche and quite expensive. They get the job done, though obviously don't push the envelope any. The image quality is better than displaying pixel for pixel.

4K UHD is the same principal, though thanks to new technology becomes a bit easier (just more expensive, but is an investment). The two best scalers on the market as of today are the X-Reality PRO by Sony and the Revelation by SHARP. I won't go into major detail, but both are comparable and take different steps to achieving the same end goal.

Because the X-Reality PRO is an internal scaler, we're actually going to want to convert the VGA signal to HDMI raw without upscaling. From there the X-Reality PRO will do the rest and by the rest, I mean this . Do take a glance as it'll show the amount of tech the engine uses to upscale an image, something a third party scaler simply isn't capable of.

The end result is this and I don't think much more could be expected of a game developed from the late 90's onward, especially with a rendering resolution of 640x480. The X900B in general hides jaggies particularly well, but what stands out to me the most is the color range and depth. Granted this is a testament as to how far technology has come, but it also says a lot about the production value of Shenmue. It truly was ahead of it's time.

Here is the game (both Passport and Disc 1) running:

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

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

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

http://i.imgur.com/jZ5Flfc.jpg

The equipment (though the most important tech such as the scaler is internal):

http://i.imgur.com/7NvZMHC.jpg

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