We have a large reader base in France so whenever the chance comes up to do something for them, I do it.  The latest such game being translated into French is Shenmue II for the Microsoft Xbox console.  This popularity in other countries is probably due to our language translation option to the right (supports a ton of languages thanks to Google Translate).  Shenmue II is a fairly popular title, the upcoming third game that was successful on Kickstarter shows there are fans that want more.

Before you get your hopes up over this fan translation, as with most of these for CD-Rom based hardware it is going to take a bit of work to get going.  That is fine though, most retrogaming fans are used to putting in a bit of elbow grease to get things working.

First of all, this patch only works with legal copies of the game. Sorry anyone that downloaded an ISO, CDI, MDS or NRG format illegal copy off the Internet- you are out of luck.

Shenmue III was recently successful on Kickstarter, fans have translated Shenmue II to the Sega Dreamcast and others have even made a Mega Man style game using characters from the series.  To say there is a large following for this game series is an understatement.  There are even rumors that Sega is looking into releasing HD versions of the first and second games.  This is great news for fans as they have clamored for more of the adventures of Ryo for over a decade.  For more on various Shenmue games, check out here on Retro Gaming Magazine.

Keep in mind, this is a rather big file so be prepared for a long wait if you have a slow connection.  Head over to http://www.shenmuemaster.fr/ to download the patch.

Are you a fan?  What are you most interested in seeing release?

Carl Williams

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