From time to time Digital Foundry revisits classic games in their Digital Foundry Retro articles, and the latest one features Shenmue 2. Around a half our long it’s the longest Digital Foundry Retro video yet, and explores not only the original Dreamcast version, but also the Xbox version, its emulation on Xbox 360, and emulation on PC via DEMUL. They also compare the Japanese and English voice acting and the work of the modding community on the Shenmue Dojo forums. It’s definitely worth watching for anyone interested in Shenmue, Dreamcast or just video games in general. You can find the DF Retro video of Shenmue 2 below, as well as their video for the original Shenmue. It’s worth noting that DF Retro also took a look at Daytona USA some time ago.
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SEGA Europe “Very Interested in Bringing All of the Group’s Japanese Content” to Europe
In a recent interview with MVC, Sega Europe’s SVP of commercial publishing John Clarck talked about SEGA’s PC business and how it shaped the company’s future. Interestingly, he also commented on their desire to deliver Japanese content from the entire group within SEGA.
SEGA Europe Comments on Shenmue 1 & 2 HD: “Currently Investigating How To Make This a Reality”
During the latest SEGA Central, SEGA Europe have answered some of the questions posted by fans during the #AskSEGA part of the video. Interestingly, community manager Dan Sheridan gave an answer with a bit more detail than usual on the question if SEGA was planning to release Shenmue 1 & 2 HD. Here’s a transcript of what Dan said exactly: