Lets Talk Shenmue HD

[Telekill]

I anticipate getting a Switch for the big family Christmas gift this year, but I would be sad if it wasn't on PS4 given that's where I'll be playing Shenmue 3.

[JohnBlack]

Knowing Sega, it'll be Xbone and Switch only.

They are actually very keen on Playstation platforms

True. But their penchant for fucking things up overrides all.

If so, they can do it on Ouya

[FlagshipFighter]

I think Shenmue I and II HD will get a physical retail release because Valkyria Chronicles Remastered got it!

[Telekill]

My highest hopes are that Shenmue 1 and 2 will be included in an HD collection in physical form and that there will be a limited run steelbook collectors edition.

Question: What do you guys think they would put in a hypothetical collector's edition of the Shenmue HD Collection? Assume it's happening regardless that a collector's edition is probably not happening even if the collection is.

My dream Shenmue Collection Collector's Edition:
- Steelbook
- 10" Figure of Ryo and Shenhua together
- Specialized VMU that has all Shenmue VMU mini games preinstalled (unable to connect to a Dreamcast)
- Artbook
- Soundtrack on CD
- Behind the scenes Blu-ray

[FlagshipFighter]

My highest hopes are that Shenmue 1 and 2 will be included in an HD collection in physical form and that there will be a limited run steelbook collectors edition.

Question: What do you guys think they would put in a hypothetical collector's edition of the Shenmue HD Collection? Assume it's happening regardless that a collector's edition is probably not happening even if the collection is.

My dream Shenmue Collection Collector's Edition:
- Steelbook
- 10" Figure of Ryo and Shenhua together
- Specialized VMU that has all Shenmue VMU mini games preinstalled (unable to connect to a Dreamcast)
- Artbook
- Soundtrack on CD
- Behind the scenes Blu-ray

Sounds great! I know this might be an unrealistic expectation of mine, but I would really love to see the Saturn version of Shenmue playable, or at the very least shown in more detail.

If would be nice for the game to have multiple options for things like running the game in the remastered form as well as the DC version with original effects and in 4:3 (like the monkey island remasters). Things like eng/jap audio obviously, and yeah unlockables and special features (as part the game like the genesis collection if not the separate disc) no doubt would I let the whole world know about this game if it were coming.

Most importantly, I think it would be smartest of all for Sega to pull a Square Enix and realise it's screeching fanbase like us lot are just big fat whales who would happily pay a lot for a well put together collection (like that sonic mania game) they really should consider multiple SKUs...

[FlagshipFighter]

I know this might be an unrealistic expectation of mine, but I would really love to see the Saturn version of Shenmue playable, or at the very least shown in more detail.

From what Cedric and Ryan Payton have said, YSnet actually has access to that version as it kind of comes under the umbrella of development materials from the series Yu is allowed to use to help make Shenmue III.

Unfortunately, Ryan said during the Back in my Play podcast he was on that nobody actually knows where the Saturn Shenmue source code is.

[ShenGCH]

I know this might be an unrealistic expectation of mine, but I would really love to see the Saturn version of Shenmue playable, or at the very least shown in more detail.

From what Cedric and Ryan Payton have said, YSnet actually has access to that version as it kind of comes under the umbrella of development materials from the series Yu is allowed to use to help make Shenmue III.

Unfortunately, Ryan said during the Back in my Play podcast he was on that nobody actually knows where the Saturn Shenmue source code is.

Tattooed on Yu Suzuki's back, I imagine. We're gonna need some infiltrators

Honestly, though, would the source code not just be on a disc or hard drive in storage somewhere, if not (or at least once was) in Yu's possession?

[Spaghetti]

Tattooed on Yu Suzuki's back, I imagine. We're gonna need some infiltrators

Honestly, though, would the source code not just be on a disc or hard drive in storage somewhere, if not (or at least once was) in Yu's possession?

I think SEGA holds onto that stuff, but their archiving and preservation practices for Saturn-era games was awful. They lost the source code to Panzer Dragoon Saga.

Ryan Payton is still trying to chase it up, but I doubt he'll actually find anything.

[Anonymous81]

They... LOST the SOURCE CODE for PDS!?

...

I love you Sega, but that one hurts my soul.

[Spaghetti]

It is what it is. Archiving and preservation in the video game industry is fucking awful.

I know people bitch about remasters but now that companies know they can make cheap(ish) money on repackaged old products they have more incentive for archiving and preserving the source code.

[ShenGCH]

It is what it is. Archiving and preservation in the video game industry is fucking awful.

I know people bitch about remasters but now that companies know they can make cheap(ish) money on repackaged old products they have more incentive for archiving and preserving the source code.

I guess they didn't have the foresight back then to think people would be remotely interested in playing enhanced versions of games they've already played (not counting from-scratch remakes such as the phenomenal Resident Evil remake, for example).

Little did they know, eh?

[Let's Get Sweaty]

Videogaming is still a young industry, so it's learning as it goes along. Many classic television shows are missing because of decades spent taping over the master copies with new episodes. People don't think about the future until given a reason to learn from their (or others') mistakes.

[celsowm]

I was wondering if SEGA "still" has the Lossless Audio voice clips of Shenmue (IMO, Shenmue has some kind of clipping/noise).

[Jibby]

I was wondering if SEGA "still" have the Lossless Audio voice clips of Shenmue (IMO, Shenmue has some kind of clipping/noise).

I think they do as they used them in Ryo's All Star Racing DLC if I'm not mistaken.

[Anonymous81]

It is what it is. Archiving and preservation in the video game industry is fucking awful.

I know people bitch about remasters but now that companies know they can make cheap(ish) money on repackaged old products they have more incentive for archiving and preserving the source code.

Indeed. I'm not mad at them for losing it or anything, I know hindsight is always 20/20. It just genuinely makes me sad anything anytime has the word "lost" applied to it. Same with old toy molds, like some of the G1 Transformers molds that have been misplaced and never found over the years.

Just something very melancholic about things vanished from history. Don't mind me, I overthink things lol. :p