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Shenmue (1999) reverse engineering reveals possible sun position oversight

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Re: Shenmue (1999) reverse engineering reveals possible sun position oversight

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Post by jncfhnb »

pkdpic wrote: post #53
chiffre01 wrote: post #24

Playing through Shenmue 1, they did a really good job capturing the vibe of the area. Looking at random points in Yokosuka just feel like Shenmue. https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2781594,139.677597,3a,75y,27...

Also playing through on Steam Deck. Steam QTE problems really haven't hindered my enjoyment at all. Kind of shocking how well it's aged overall and how different it is playing through as an adult. I am waaay better at driving that forklift 20+ years later. The foreman loves me now.

I too discovered that the forklift was in fact very easy as an adult. That was a shocker.

Re: Shenmue (1999) reverse engineering reveals possible sun position oversight

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Post by khaki54 »

Imagine being proud of yourself for 25 years, displaying "implemented innovative orbital positioning methodology for Shenmue" on your resume. It was even your promotion case for staff engineer since you did it yourself, and some guy comes by more than 2 decades later and points out that you actually did it wrong

Re: Shenmue (1999) reverse engineering reveals possible sun position oversight

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Post by lmm »

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #71
lmm wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Is it typical for Japanese towns to have all the electricity wiring above ground? Yes > Is it on purpose Yes? Electrical wiring is built deliberately, of course it's on purpose. Where else would you put it, and why? You're implying it's somehow normal to bury it? That sounds like it would be expensive, both to build and to maintain.

> You're implying it's somehow normal to bury it? That sounds like it would be expensive, both to build and to maintain. It is in my neck of the woods (the Netherlands) too, the only places you see overground electricity is high tension lines outside of towns. Here's a random suburb I just picked randomly, looks like it was built in the 80's: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7DeZiTyKuB4DZKdG8 . Or else Amsterdam, which is muc…

Hah, on the contrary, I thought what I was replying to was probably US defaultism. "Is it on purpose" indeed.

Re: Shenmue (1999) reverse engineering reveals possible sun position oversight

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Post by lmm »

wahnfrieden wrote: post #69
lmm wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Is it typical for Japanese towns to have all the electricity wiring above ground? Yes > Is it on purpose Yes? Electrical wiring is built deliberately, of course it's on purpose. Where else would you put it, and why? You're implying it's somehow normal to bury it? That sounds like it would be expensive, both to build and to maintain.

You wrote condescendingly without even apparently knowing why

I did, and I'd do it again. The idea that someone might put up electricity cables not on purpose warranted it.

Re: Shenmue (1999) reverse engineering reveals possible sun position oversight

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Post by bondarchuk »

bondarchuk wrote: post #76
Cthulhu_ wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> You're implying it's somehow normal to bury it? That sounds like it would be expensive, both to build and to maintain. It is in my neck of the woods (the Netherlands) too, the only places you see overground electricity is high tension lines outside of towns. Here's a random suburb I just picked randomly, looks like it was built in the 80's: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7DeZiTyKuB4DZKdG8 . Or else Amsterdam, which is muc…

It depends a lot on the soil, in holland it is extraordinarily easy to bury stuff. Beware of netherlands defaultism ;)

Wait, maybe I got that the wrong way around. We put long-distance cables in the air because the soil is so soft and thus mobile, and underground cables would break. Either one ;P

Re: Shenmue (1999) reverse engineering reveals possible sun position oversight

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Post by soupfordummies »

WXLCKNO wrote: post #11
soupfordummies wrote: post #6

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An all-timer for me as well! So much strange magic in there. No game before or sense has quite that vibe. Maybe a product of it coming out at just the right time. "Do you remember... that day?" "The day it snowed?" NO! The day I got it right as it came out. A Friday after school and I played for like 4 hours straight. Yes! I remember THAT day!

There was something very special about it, I agree that no game has made me feel that way since. Half Life 2 did but in a different way. Maybe when a game just leapfrogs what's been thought of as cutting edge and you're so amazed that you forget that you're playing a game. I'm not sure if my fascination for Japan started with Shenmue but it certainly grew from there. I was so happy to visit for the first time last ye…

>I'm not sure if my fascination for Japan started with Shenmue but it certainly grew from there. I was so happy to visit for the first time last year.

Just saw this reply, but I agree with this statement 100%! Next time I'd like to take a trip out to Yokosuka and check out the real-life areas.

So much of the game was still there IRL though, from the gacha machines to the neighborhood hole-in-the-wall arcades

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