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Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka Guide version 1.4a
Last updated: 24th of February 2001
Created by: Clement Chan Zhi Li
E-mail address: clementchan@pd.jaring.my
Website: and
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Table of Contents
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<1> Introduction <1>
[1.1] About Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka [1.2] Copyright info
[1.3] How to Best View this Guide [1.4] Review
<2> Basic and Important Things <2>
[2.1] Main Menu [2.2] Controls [2.3] Move [2.4] Action
[2.5] Conversation [2.6] Action Selector [2.7] Search
[2.8] Menu [2.9] Quick Timer Event [2.10] Free Battle
[2.10A] Training [2.11] Time and Magic Weather
[2.12] Saving and Configurations
<3> Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka - Disc 1 Guide <3>
[3.1] Introduction [3.2] In Hazuki's House [3.3] Yamanose
[3.4] Sakuragaoka [3.5] Dobuita [3.6] Battle with Thugs
[3.7] Charlie [3.8] A Letter
<4> Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka - Disc 2 Guide <4>
[4.1] New Yokosuka Harbor [4.2] Into Warehouse No. 8
[4.3] In Search of Phoenix Mirror [4.4] Ticket to Hong Kong
<5> Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka - Disc 3 Guide <5>
[5.1] Searching for Job [5.2] Fork-Lift Driver
[5.3] Mostly about Friends [5.4] The Last Battles
<6> Mini-Games <6>
[6.1] Raising the Cat [6.2] Darts 7 [6.3] QTE 2
[6.4] QTE Title [6.5] Hang-On [6.6] Space Harrier
<7> Miscellaneous <7>
[7.1] Lucky Draw
<8> Frequently Asked Questions <8>
<9> Credits <9>
<10> History <10>
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<1> I n t r o d u c t i o n <1>
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First of all, let me introduce myself. I'm Clement Chan and I'm proud and glad
to present you with this guide. This guide is targeted and mainly for those who
have problems playing this game (and of course, since I'm using an import game,
I'll try and translate the Japanese words throughout the game (though I'm not
from Japan and can't even understand a single word of it).
I've bought Dreamcast in 6th November 1999 (I don't believe I can even
remember the exact date!) and I have never regretted buying it. I've bought
just a few games and one of the game is the game you're playing now and I'm
writing for, Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka.
If you want some help on this game, give comments or send info (that I will
gladly accept and put your name in the Credits section), feel free to do so at
clementchan@pd.jaring.my .
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[1.1] About Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka
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Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka (I'm going to use 'Shenmue' throughout the game
since the name is incredibly long) is the game that you will be addicted and
dream and talk about. It's also the first game ever to open the new genre, FREE
(short for Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment).
Why the new genre? Shenmue (pronounced as 'Shen-moo'), lead by the superior Yu
Suzuki team, has created, experimented and transform it into the game you know
now. Originally, Yu Suzuki planned to make a Virtua Fighter RPG game and put in
Virtua Fighter characters in it. But later on, Yu Suzuki dropped out Virtua
Fighter characters and changed the name into Shenmue.
The game has three types of special modes, Free Quest, Quick Timer Event (QTE)
and Free Battle.
Free Quest is the one you'll use the most throughout the game. What's the good
thing? You can roam about almost everywhere (except for places that you can't
really go and can only be accessed at a certain time).
Quick Timer Event (better known as QTE) is the most exciting part of the game.
At certain parts in the game, letters like A, B, X, Y and directions will be
shown and you must press them quickly and accurately in order to continue the
game.
Well, Free Battle is just like the name. You can battle your enemies using the
moves and techniques that you have already learned. But that's not all. You may
fight more than 2 people at once and on that time, your controls in the
Adventure Mode will change (so that you can have new moves in battle).
That's all about Shenmue. You can start playing it now.
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[1.2] Copyright info
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This FAQ is Copyright © 2000 Clement Chan Zhi Li. You can distribute this FAQ
as long as its contents are not changed. No. Not even a single letter.
Only Clement Chan Zhi Li can make changes and updates to this FAQ. Any
unauthorized changes and updates without my permission is prohibited by law.
If you want to put parts of this FAQ publicly, at least write down the
name of this FAQ and the owner's name (mine) together. One more word, don't
even send parts of this Guide to other FAQs and write it as your own. I will
soon find out.
Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka and the rest are Copyright Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
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[1.3] How to Best View this Guide
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If you view this guide of the Internet and noticed that some words are filled
in with spaces and etc., it's because your browser did not view it at the right
width. Save the guide and open it up with WordPad (recommended).
Click File, then Page Setup. At the section where they put Margins (inches),
look for Right and type 0.8" in it. That way, you could view this guide neatly
as it is meant to be!
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[1.4] Review
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When Shenmue is released, I know that we are going to get something special
from Yu Suzuki’s hard-work of seven years all together. And I did. It’s
possibly the best game ever created, far superior than any other action /
adventure game that Yu Suzuki insists that a new genre should be called for
this game, FREE (Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment).
Graphics – 10
The graphics are the best ones I’ve ever seen and they’re completely detailed!
Every human and every character in the game have their own resounding
expressions and looks. Their looks was well lined-up and their clothing look
especially real. The surrounding areas have been re-created and designed into
an almost realistic city, where motorcycles are drawn up the road, people
walking in the streets, children laughing and playing in one corner and many
other features which look incredibly cool.
Watching this game is like watching a movie out of a television screen and if
you have a cinema-sized screen, it would look much better (if you can ever buy
that screen, of course). The colour of the human skin matches like the Japanese
ones and the way their mouth moves interacted with when the voices spoke. The
sky will always change from time to time, into when cloudy, or even at dawn and
you’re likely not to noticed it because it’s all automatic. The background, on
the other hand, are truly perfect as you walk about into this fully 3D roaming
world with the internal engines drawing up into a realistic world.
Music – 10
The background music all happens automatically, after a certain scene appears,
might it be horrifying or normal, steady talk, they will still be there to
entertain you. The music change and vary from time to time, some of them may be
either romantic, ghastly or musical themes that will enhance the game even
further, together with the tons of sound effects that helped this game to be
more realistic.
When you’re walking through the snow, you’ll hear your feet shuffling about
into the freezing white cotton and when you knocked on a door, the exact sound
from the real world can also be heard. Every single thing, might it be the
thundering rain, birds flying about and gossiping women chatting can all be
heard.
The voices themselves are what helping dramatically through all the game as
they’re one of the most important aspect of the game. Lots of people will help
you through, even from a young girl to an elderly man so it’s crucial for you
to hear the conversation of everyone in the game. The kitten, which you can
also rear will mew pathetically everytime you went near there and it’s sort of
real, even to the ringing of the telephone. The voice acting in the Japanese
version was really good, as it has emotions and feelings in it while in the
English version… well, it’s good and nice but it’s not as natural as the
Japanese version so you might not get used to it or even feel awkward about it.
Gameplay – 10
Yu Suzuki’s seven years of hard work has even entered him to the Guinness World
Records 2001 and it was entered under the section Computer Games with the title
of Most Expensive Computer Game Development: and here’s the exact quote from
the reputable book: “The Dreamcast FREE (Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment)
title Shenmue cost over $20 million (£12 million) to develop. The project took
seven years, and was the brainchild of Yu Suzuki, the head of Sega’s
game-development AM2 division.”
And there’s no denying that Shenmue is a really cool game and as great as it
sounds. It combines almost all of the major genres into one: adventure, action,
fighting and semi-RPG. Some may say it will fit the adventure/action genre but
it’s actually not, since other types of genre are fit inside this game.
The adventure is a bit difficult but can be easy if you know what to do. Listen
to other people’s conversation and they often give you bits of clue to catch
what you want. There are exciting and thrilling missions very often and they’ll
bring you to more new places to explore and lastly, solve the whole game. You
can collect items almost everywhere which often are the key to your problems.
Best of all, you can have your daily allowance which allows you to spend all
you like in shops and arcades and even buses that will take you to a new place!
What makes this game exciting and real? First, it’s because of Quick Timer
Event (better known as QTE). When QTE is about to start, you’re treated with a
short, automatic sequence and then, a button is presented in the middle of the
screen (or directional buttons) where you have to press it quickly. If you
pressed either the wrong button or just too late, then Ryo will fail a bit of
his mission (maybe knocked onto a person, get slashed by bad guys and etc.).
Well, second is Free Battle. It uses style from Virtua Fighter instead of a
one-on-one duel. Ryo may fight more than two person at one time. You can train
your moves to enhance it even more, learn more new moves from other people
around you.
Third, it’s Free Quest (also known as Adventure Mode) that is used the most in
this wonderful game. Free Quest is just what it’s said, you can roam simply
anywhere! Talk to people, open drawers and cabinet, play ‘gotcha-gotcha (known
as capsule toys in the English version) machines’, buy items from shops, win
luck draw, knock on doors, run and do other hundreds of moves and actions in
the game!
Alright, how about fourth? The most important concept in the game that can
effect the realism in the game and it’s time. Not that you have to use the real
time (which will be certainly slow and a waste of time), every second in
reality will be about one to two minutes in the game. All shops will only open
according to their own time which I find this logical. Pubs will only open at
night (ever heard they open in the morning?) and shops will open around ten or
later. If you notice the sky properly, it will gradually go darker when the
time in the game reaches its specific time (example: 3 p.m. it will be a bit
dark). Also, there will be weather conditions like snow, rain, cloudy, sunny
that is certainly cool to look and hear.
Fifth, it’s facial movements. Every character is created with their own facial
designs. They don’t just open and shut their mouths for no abrupt reasons, they
will move the facial muscles (which us humans certainly have) and they can
frown, smile, laugh, grin and other feelings that will change the face, just
like all of us do in the real world.
Lastly, there are games to play inside Shenmue. Arcade games like Hang On and
Space Harrier are inside the game (which you have to pay for it in the game, of
course), darts and many others. You can even take care of a little kitten who
was ‘dumped’ by cruel people and take care of it until it grows into a mature
cat. Feed him with food provided from your nearest, convenience store! The
camera is also good and almost follows you wherever you go.
There is also the fourth disc (called the Passport disc and by the way, there
are three discs all together excluding the Passport disc) that allows you to
upload your high scores to the Internet, tells you how far you have gone
through based on your save file, characters' profiles, movies and lots more
things to do and see! The short movies will be available more and more based on
certain people you talk to and how far you have progressed. You can even
download a special file while connecting to the network (I don’t have one,
sadly as I don’t have a modem in my Dreamcast) which you can use to trade your
capsule toys from your own.
Undeniably, you can do simply lots of things in the game, for the sake of fun.
You can buy those capsule toys and get Virtua Fighter characters and
Sonic-related characters or even other old Genesis games! The jackpot is a nice
addition to the game as you can earn lots of coins that will enable you to be a
winner while the lucky-draw, well, it’s the best addition of the lot. You can
get lots of things from different shops and you can get special and unique
games that will enthrall you further and excite you even more. You can also buy
music cassettes from the convenience stores that could be heard by using a
radio! Neat!
You can also practice your moves that you have learned, or gain them from
various people in the game or through scrolls that you have found. There is
also a shop where you can buy your scrolls from but they’re pretty expensive,
ranging from different prices and different attack moves. Practicing the moves
can be practiced from various places like the car park, or parks, where there
are no people around that can be hurt by your attacks. You can even choose to
master all of them to the maximum where your moves will be enhanced.
Controls – 10
The controls are purely easy to remember but needs a bit of handling in the
beginning for you to get used in this huge game so you won’t get lost. Shenmue
used every single buttons that are available in the standard Dreamcast
controller, A, B, X, Y, L, R, D-pad and even the analog stick. They vary from
different modes, Free Quest and Free Battle so it’s best to remember all of
them first.
Story – 10
The story gets Ryo Hazuki, the main character in this game mixed up in several
situations (some even terrible). Ryo’s father is mysteriously killed by Shoryu
(Lan Di in the English version), the evil villain in the game who wants two
special mirrors, Phoenix and Dragon mirrors. There’s a mystery connection
between him, Iwao (Ryo’s father) and the mirrors, added with another mysterious
and innocent country girl, Shenhua Rei (Ling Sha Hua in the English version)
who appears does not knows the feelings of being to hate others. Another
mysterious girl which never ever appear in the game (except in the Passport
Disc), Shuei Kou. The story is interesting as it centers on an obedient child
and how he even risks his life to find the meaning of his father’s death and to
get revenge. The story evolved bigger and bigger into serious missions that
sometimes risk Ryo’s life.
The story starts in the year of 1986 which means that you have to expect 1980's
kind of stuffs, old telephones instead of the 'dial-and-phone' kinds, a bit old
Japanese houses instead of modern ones and the list goes on. That's why Space
Harrier that is created in 1985 appears in the game! That also explains is why
there are no Sonic the Hedgehog or even Sonic Jam in the game. They appear in
1991, six years later after Space Harrier is created.
Replay Value – 10
If you simply play through the game without enjoying every single bits of the
game, you’ll have to play through the game, enjoying the jackpot machines, in
the arcade center Game You or buy lots of capsule toys which will surprise you
even more with their unique looks. While playing through the adventure, enjoy
Ryo’s daily talks and earnest finds to unravel more of the mystery or you’ll be
sorry. I’ve played through the game over and over for a few times (now’s my
fourth) as this possibly the best and most enjoyable game ever.
Overall – 10
Those who gives a score lower than 10 (even 9!) must have their head to be
examined and those who gives an even poor score deserves to be executed, for he
or she did not have the sense of enjoying this game, after literally thousands
of people all over the world are commenting the good things about this game.
Gather all of the information above that I had gave, and consider yourself
carefully though this is simply a must-have game that is not to be missed. The
story has only just begun…
Shen
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+ Real-life and realistic graphics that will simply get you real through the
game.
+ Unbelievable cool music soundtrack and real-time sound effects.
+ Simply lots of things to do…
Moo
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- ... and you’ll get addicted...
- ... and you’ll lose sleep...
- ... and you’ll have red eyes...
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<2> B a s i c a n d I m p o r t a n t T h i n g s <2>
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As the whole game is dubbed in Japanese (for the import game), I have to take
time translating the whole game. For those who are new to Dreamcast and
Shenmue, I will make the guide easier for you to understand.
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[2.1] Main Menu
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The main menu is in English so you shouldn't have to take time finding the
right option. Below is an example on what it should have been.
[New Game]
[Load & Start] [Continue]
[Options]
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Name | Uses
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New Game - Press A and click on it. It will let you start
a new game.
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Load & Start - Press A and select it. Select the file you want
to load, and press the left button to load the
game.
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Continue - Press A and it will let you to load the game
previously saved in the Menu (see [2.8] Menu
for more info).
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Options - A series of options will appear and the
translations are below:
Kids Mode: On <-> Off
Language Options: Cinema Mode (Speech ON and subtitles OFF)
Shenmue Mode (Speech ON and subtitles ON)
Game Mode (Speech ON and subtitles ON)
Text Mode (Speech OFF and subtitles ON)
Settings:
Sound: Mono <-> Stereo
Jump Area (teleporter): On <-> Off
[Dobuita]
[Sakuragaoka] [Yamanose]
[Outside the house]
Triggers: L button is Run / R button is Search <->
R button is Run / L button is Search
Year: On <-> Off
70 Men Battle Mode: Press A to play.
Please note that 70 Men Battle Mode will only be available once you complete
the whole game and save after the credits. This will enable the 70 Men Battle
Mode option to appear.
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[2.2] Controls
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Below is a rough drawing on the original Dreamcast controller and the lists of
moves that it could do on certain modes.
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L button -----| / | | | | \ |----- R button
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Analog Pad ----|-/ \ |X| |Y||
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| _ |A| |B||
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D-Pad -----|_ _| |
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\ /__\ /
\ ____|________ /
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Start button
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Name | Uses
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Analog Pad - Can change the camera view
- Can be used to move from an item or people to
another in View Mode
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D-Pad - Allows Ryo to move at certain directions:
- UP - Moves Ryo forward
- DOWN - Ryo makes a 180 degrees turn downwards
- LEFT - Ryo makes a 90 degrees turn to the
left
- RIGHT - Ryo makes a 90 degrees turn to the
right
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Start button - Brings the help menu up
- To pause in arcade games and pause the time
in Free Quest
- Ends training
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L button - In Free Quest, this button will make Ryo run
- In training, press R button to bring up the
move list. Press L button to show the button
configurations.
- In the move list, it will enlarge the model
of Ryo.
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R button - Allows Ryo to go into Search Mode
- Brings up the move list in training
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A button - It's a multi-purpose button. Allows Ryo to
talk to people, open drawers and chests,
select a particular item and ect.
- To select options
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B button - To cancel commands
- To exit from viewing items and notebook
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X button - To bring up notebook
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Y button - To bring up the menu that contains items that
you have collected, notebook and etc.
- To select and use the specific item
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[2.3] Move
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Well, you can actually refer to the above table to find out about the controls
in Free Quest. The Up button, as you know, will let Ryo move forward (or
rather, walk). The Down button will let Ryo walk in the opposite direction.
Left button will allow Ryo to walk to the left while Right button will make Ryo
walk to the right. To run, press the L button and move any of the direction
buttons (up, down, left, right).
Take note that Ryo can't run in small places like in the corridors. If you
press L in these small places, he will only walk.
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[2.4] Action
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The A button is used a lot throughout the game. With it, you can open drawers,
doors, cabinets and activate items. Pressing A near people will make Ryo talk
to that particular person. If you can open drawers and etc., there will be a
small, red A icon on the bottom-right (near the watch) which you must press.
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[2.5] Conversation
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Another use for the A button is to talk to people to gather information in
order to complete certain missions. While talking, you can also press the B
button to stop what they are talking. Once you press this, there will be a
series of Japanese words on the bottom.
Take note that when you stop the person talking, you will probably not get any
information.
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[2.6] Action Selector
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Instead of using the A button, you will have to use the D-pad controls.
Usually, there are two boxes will appear on the top-left of the screen as shown
below:
[Yes][No]
The left option will usually means yes while the left will mean no. But,
certain options like these will have different actions that will effect the
game. Boxes that will come out range between two and four.
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[2.7] Search
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Search can also be said one of the most important thing in Shenmue. It allows
you (well, Ryo) to look carefully at certain item, object or people (like using
a magnifying glass to see closer). To do this, in the Free Quest, press the R
button for a while to zoom at a spot. While pressing the R button, you can also
move the D-pad to look around.
Once Ryo spots something, he will automatically go closer and stay there until
you press the A button to do an action (example: when you zoom at a drawer,
pressing A will open it). Then, press A or B button to undo the action
(example: closing the drawer back).
While pressing R, you can still use the X button to bring up the notebook or Y
button to bring up the menu. To exit from Search, just make sure you didn't
open any thing or pick up any object. Then, press B to exit from it.
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[2.8] Menu
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The menu will appear when you press the Y button. It is something like below:
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Watch ------ Items that are collected will be here ----- |
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|VMS - CONTOLLER - LIST - NOTEBOOK - CL - TAPE - SEGA COIN - CALENDAR |
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| Money - How much you've collected so far |
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| Description of the selected item |
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Name | Description
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Watch - It's a picture of the watch in the item
inventory. Press A to select it. It will show
a picture of Ryo's watch. Press A to 'light'
the watch.
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VMS - It's a picture of the memory card in the
specific space. Press A to select it and it
will load the file where you last saved.
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Controller - It's a picture of the official Dreamcast
controller. Press A to select it and it will
let you to configure and change the options.
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List - The picture shows a white paper. Press A to
select it and it will present the list of
fighting moves that you can use in Free
Battle. More notes about it are below.
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Notebook - It's a picture of a brown notebook. Press A to
select it to read Ryo's important notes during
his long adventure.
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CL - It's a yellow paper with letters CL on it,
stands for Collectible List. Click the A
button to select it and it will show your
collectible items in your adventure.
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Tape - It's a picture of a cassette tape. Press A to
select it and you will be able to play the
songs from tapes that you have collected.
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SEGA Coin - It's a picture of coin with the SEGA words
carved in it. You can't actually use it;
it's just tokens that you won during the
jackpot game.
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Calendar - It's a picture of the calendar and it shows
you the date and month of the year.
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[2.9] Quick Timer Event
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Quick Timer Event (or QTE as it is popularly called) is one of the best
features I personally like myself. As described earlier, series of buttons will
appear on the screen and you will have to press them quickly and accurately in
order to continue further.
QTE will use the Left, Right, Up, Down, A, B and X buttons so prepare to use
them in future.
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[2.10] Free Battle
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The most exciting and engrossing feature of the game that allows you to fight
with other people. There are lots of controls for you to learn as well as
practice. Since I haven't actually master all of the moves yet, I will list all
of them together with the descriptions and moves lists.
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[2.10A] Training
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To learn new moves and practice them, you can train yourself at the selected
practice areas. Certain places like in the park, can't be used as training
areas if there are more than two people in it (one people is basically okay).
Training areas
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- Suzume Park (right side of Game YOU)
- Sakuragaoka Park
- Parking lot (left side of Game YOU)
- Dojo
To move into training mode, go to one of the training areas listed above. Then,
Ryo will speak something in Japanese and two boxes (as in Action Selector) will
appear. The left box will mean yes and right means no. So select the left box.
Red words in Chinese characters will appear on bottom-left. Now, you can
practice your moves. In training, you can press the R button to bring up the
move list. Note that on every moves, there will be bar on it.
The bottom-right side in black words means Beginner Mode. When one of the moves
are in black, it means that you haven't learn that particular move yet. The
middle words means Intermediate Mode and now, your moves will be enhanced even
more. Try and aim for the Expert Mode in white characters.
Important Notes
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- Moves in black means that you haven't learn that move yet.
- Moves in brown means that you have learn that move.
- Moves in white means that you have succeeded to train it to Expert
Mode which is more powerful.
To build up your skill, go to the move list by pressing the R button. Choose
the moves that you want to build it up and press the A button. Then, use the
same move over and over again until you get your Expert status.
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[2.11] Time and Magic Weather
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Time is another important factor that effects the game a lot. Shops will open
based on the time that it would open. One second in the real world will be one
to two minutes in Shenmue. The sky will change on certain time, making the
'realism' feeling coming true.
Morning Sky - 8.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m.
Evening Sky - 3.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Night Sky - 6.00 p.m. - 11.30 p.m.
The light in the streets will start to operate at 7.00 p.m. so don't be
surprise when you are treated with this short sequence.
The 'Magic Weather' system in the game boasts specific weather that will occur
occasionally in the game. When it's raining, people will start wearing
umbrellas and raincoats while when it's near Christmas, people will start
decorating their shops with nice and neat Christmas trees.
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[2.12] Saving and Configurations
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To save, you'll need to get into Ryo's room and press A at his bed. When you
can sleep and select other two more options will depend on the the time.
8.30 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
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[Save] [Config]
8.00 p.m. - 11.30 p.m.
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[Sleep]
[Save] [Config]
[Training]
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Name | Description
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Save - Function is to save and wait for a little while
when it's saving. Shenmue requires 80 blocks
so prepare to free some space in your VMS.
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Config - It's configurations and since I can't even
understand a word from it, I suggest that you
just ignore this.
------------------------------------------------------------------------Sleep
- Once it reached 8.00 at night, you can sleep
already and will wake up the next morning.
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Training - Another options will appear as below:
[All Moves]
[Punch Moves] [Kick Moves]
[Throw Moves]
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