Shenmue Dojo Show

Welcome to Season 6 Episode 4 of the Shenmue Dojo show! Today we cover the latest Shenmue news, have a discussion about Virtua Fighter, our history with the series, the new trailer for Virtua Fighter Crossroads, and how it could lead to a new Shenmue game. MAIN DISCUSSION TOPICS - Virtua Fighter Crossroads Showcase: https://youtu.be/AyxSIdfI4fQ Virtua Fighter Crossroads Announced - https://shenmue...

Welcome to Season 6 Episode 3 of the Shenmue Dojo show! Today we cover the latest Shenmue news, have a discussion about all of the details of Shenmue 3 Enhanced, and share for the first time 23 brand new pieces of Shenmue concept artwork! Thank you to Stu of Shenmusings for joining us for today’s discussion. Please check out his blogs over at: 🔗 https://shenmusings.wordpress.com MAIN DISCUSSION T...

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvnGvNdVyOcXkYanOfmRoQ/join Episode 2: We continue the fantastic Shenmue Developers reunion interview conducted by Famitsu (translated by PhantomRiverStone.com), where the dev's continue to reminisce about working on the original games for the Dreamcast (and even for the PS2!) 25 years later. This episode comprises par...

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvnGvNdVyOcXkYanOfmRoQ/join The Shenmue Dojo Show is back for its 6th Season! In this season opener, James & Matt check out an article published originally by Famitsu.com (translated by PhantomRiverStone.com), which is an interview with some of the original developers of Shenmue for the Dreamcast 25 years prior. It&#39...

Hey guys! We just want to thank you for all of your support over the last 100+ episodes of our little podcast show! (if you think that 3 hour long shows are little anyways!) Watch the visual show version for this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/soIuVfF6Z28 This episode actually marks our 105th show and was actually recorded a few months ago now. With our schedule, we had to release a few of t...

Shenmue Dojo Show - Bonus Show - End of Year Review 2025 James and Matt embark on a full review of the key news topics from 2025 in this now traditional yearly round-up. 2025 was a busy year with S3E announced, THAT trailer and more! Will 2026 be the year of Shenmue 4? Topics in order Shenmue Community & Media Highlights (2025) Jan 6 – Hobby Consolas expresses hope for a Shenmue 4 announcement...

Become a Dojo Disciple: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvnGvNdVyOcXkYanOfmRoQ/join The Shenmue Dojo Show returns for another Xmas Special. Our yearly tradition continues as we get George Kitchen back on the show yet again to talk all things Dreams of Saturn. Dreams of Saturn is a complete 17 hour long epic Shenmue fan game, and one that is not to be missed for big Shenmue or SEGA fans! The game...

James and Matt embark on a deep dive analysis of the 'leaked' Shenmue 4 'trailer'Does this change or view on whether it is real or fake? What happens next? Find out with us! TIMESTAMPSInitial Thoughts - 0:02:47 - 0:17:44 Images and Deep Dive - 0:17:45 - 1:17:13 Final Thoughts and What Next - 1:17:15 - 1:33:14 Notable Links: Shenmue Dojo - ⁠ https://shenmuedojo.com ⁠ Shenmue Dojo Discord - ⁠   / di...

Become a Dojo Disciple: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvnGvNdVyOcXkYanOfmRoQ/join The Shenmue Dojo Show returns for a new discussion episode! This time we chat about our experiences of Gamescom 2025, along with the announcement of Shenmue 3 Enhanced, our Interview with ININ Games and all of the answers. Timestamps: INTRO (00:00:00) NEWS (00:10:38) MUSIC - NOT EVEN A MOMENT (00:20:20) MAIN DISC...

Become a Dojo Disciple Member:    / @shenmuedojovod   During our recent trip to Gamescom in Köln, Germany, we had the fortunate opportunity to sit down with Felix and Heiko from ININ Games and ask them a variety of questions about the recently unveiled Shenmue 3 Enhanced. This is the full interview, except for the final 5 minutes, which were unfortunately cut off from our recording. However, Matt...

Become a Dojo Disciple: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvnGvNdVyOcXkYanOfmRoQ/join Show Description: The Shenmue Dojo Show returns for our 3rd successive yearly music special. This time we cover the incredible soundtrack for Shenmue 3. Come join us on a musical extravaganza, as we share 6 each of our favourite Bailu and Niaowu pieces, along with the community vote on the best mini game music! T...

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvnGvNdVyOcXkYanOfmRoQ/join The Shenmue Dojo Show is back for a GDC 2000 Special! James and Matt watch and react to the old Game Developers Conference for Shenmue, featuring Greg Thomas and Yu Suzuki, in this awesome talk from 2000. We also break down all of the latest Shenmue news and play some fantastic new fan tunes! Ti...

Taken from our Feb 4th Stream, James and Matt work through a Shenmue Character Tier list to finally guage the best and worst characters of the series! What do you all think? Tier list for you to take part: https://tiermaker.com/create/shenmue-characters-17310424?downloadedImage=true Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvnGvNdVyOcXkYanOfmRoQ/join

Welcome to a very special BONUS SHOW of the Shenmue Dojo Show! In this final part of our exclusive Auction Artworks series, we unveil the last batch of rare and never-before-seen artwork acquired from a historic auction. These incredible pieces offer a unique window into the development and evolution of Shenmue, showcasing concept art, character designs, and storyboards that help tell the story of...

James and Matt sit down with Chase, the Media Relations Director during the Dreamcast's launch in America, for a chat all about the various events he worked on with his team to help promote the Dreamcast and a variety of games, including Shenmue! We discuss Yu Suzuki talking Shenmue at GDC 2000, various promotional items and tie in's and more around this exciting time for SEGA, and their f...

AUCTION ARTWORKS PART 2 - NPCS WITH SHENMUSINGS - BONUS SHOW - Shenmue Dojo ShowJoin Matt, James and resident Shenmue expert Shenmusings as they explore the NPC's from the Auction Artworks! We discover some characters who never made it into the games, face swaps and a potential character from the currently unused train chapter! LINKS:Shenmusings: https://shenmusings.wordpress.com/ Auction Artwork:...

Matt and James talk about the real reasons why Shenmue might have won the bafta for the most influential video game of all time, discussing the parts of the game considered influential, the games that were influenced, and the game developers that cited Shenmue as one of their influences. Timestamps: INTRO (00:00:00) NEWS (00:08:32) MUSIC - PROJECT X ZONE 2: SHENMUE THEME (00:39:32) MAIN DISCUSSION...

SHENMUE 4 - AUCTION ARTWORK RELEASE AND ANALYSIS - Shenmue Dojo Show Join Matt and James for a SPECIAL bonus podcast celebrating the release of the Auction Artworks and extensive analysis of potential Shenmue 4 characters and locations! ACCESS THE ARTWORKS HERE: https://shenmuedojo.com/original-shenmue-development-artwork-documents/ MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00:47 - Introduction and Aqui...

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvnGvNdVyOcXkYanOfmRoQ/join The Shenmue Dojo Show is back and we want to get you up to date on all of the latest Shenmue news! In this episode Matt and James also take a look at a great discussion between some of the key members of Shenmue 3 as they reminisce about developing Shenmue 1 & 2 back on the SEGA Saturn and D...

In this bonus show Matt and James go over the wonderful discovery of over 100 unseen character renders and area art from the Shenmue series! Join us for a deep dive on all the images. This would not have been possible without the work from David De Ville, Chao Yu and Nathan Gargus who initially found these images! TIMESTAMPS Introduction: 0:00:48 History and Discovery 0:02:37 - 0:14:06 Character R...

Subscribe to the Shenmue Dojo Show Podcast - ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shenmue-dojo/subscribe⁠ The Shenmue Dojo Show returns for its 5th Season! In this episode Matt and James investigate the 15 Secrets of Shenmue, as conducted by the Japanese Dreamcast Magazine back in 1999 with Yu Suzuki. Some interesting tidbits of information from Yu Suzuki all about Shenmue well before its rele...

Intro - 0:00:33 Fan-Games/Projects - 0:04:02 - 0:37:45 Reclaiming the Path Teaser trailer 4th March 2024. A full trailer came on April 22nd showing off story elements, great cut-scenes and showed off the main characters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4oyw5Yjt58 Virtua Pet Chobu Chan – released April 4th by Sayuhhm – Tamagotchi style game with Chobu Chan. - 0:09:00 https://shenmuedojo.com/virtua...

James & Matt invite George Kitchen back to the Dojo for what is now becoming a yearly tradition, chatting Dreams of Saturn, Reclaiming the Path and George's recent trip to Japan for our Shenmue Dojo Show Xmas Special, as part of RadioSEGA's Winterfest 2024. With Xmas cracker jokes, music and another character quiz, tune in for this festive fun-filled episode! Timestamps: INTRO (00:00:00) NEWS...

BONUS SHOW! - SHENMUE 3 & 4 - ININ GAMES AND THE FUTURE! Join Matt and James as they go on a deep dive of the recent news that ININ Games are taking over publishing for Shenmue 3. What does this mean for the game and future of our beloved series? TIMESTAMPS ININ History: 00:12:24 YSNET Statement: 00:28:02 Future of the Series: 00:53:23 Directors Cut Talk 01:01:56 Other Revenue Streams 01:20:24...

James & Matt take a full tour of the original Shenmue Premiere event that was held at the end of 1998 in Yokohama Japan. We discuss the history, the details, all of the merchandise, and react to the original Premiere event video. We also have a lengthy news discussion with all the latest Shenmue Community news updates, and round off the show with a character quiz! Timestamps: INTRO (00:00:00)...