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Sunday, June 27, 2021

The End of Yu's China Journey & Creation of Virtua Fighter 2 | Yu Suzuki's 1994 China Research Trip, Final Part

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A continuation of our series on Yu Suzuki's 1994 Research Trip to China. This topic was selected by the Phantom River Stone blog patrons...
Saturday, June 19, 2021

Shenmue Music Box in Collaboration with Ryuji Iuchi

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A new officially-licensed limited-edition Shenmue collectors' item has been announced for pre-order by Wayō Records: a beautifully-craft...
Thursday, June 17, 2021

Yu Suzuki on Stage at Network Jungle II: Digitaliland

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This post is a translation of a report in the May 1999 edition of the Japanese Dreamcast Magazine about the Network Jungle II: Digitaliland ...
Sunday, June 13, 2021

Poll Result: Patrons' Choice Topic for June 2021

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Every month Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. After tallying the votes ...
Monday, June 7, 2021

Suka Pass New Release: How We Restored "Nozomi's Messages"

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The latest version of Suka Pass, the fan-made Shenmue Passport, has just been released! I thought I'd talk through some of the new chang...
Thursday, May 27, 2021

Shenmue Characters Based on Actual People: Susumu Aketagawa, Takeshi Hirai, Akira Nagai, Yoshihito Nishii, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Manabu Takimoto, Hiroshi Tamura, Yoshihiko Tashiro, Hidekaze Yukawa, Kenta Shimizu, Jin Xin Nan

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Several characters that appear in the Shenmue games have in-game models based on real-life people.  This is not surprising in the case of Sh...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

The Real Yokosuka That Shenmue Chose Not To Simulate | IGN Japan Article Translation

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This is a translation of an article published by IGN Japan on 24 December 2018. A City with an Inseparable Relationship with the U.S. Naval ...
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Saturday, May 8, 2021

Poll Result: Patrons' Choice Topic for May 2021

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Every month Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. After tallying the votes ...