What's Shenmue?
You play as Ryo, your mission, to search for Mr Yukawa. As well as this small mission, the disc also includes 4 of the movies included on the Passport disc of the original Shenmue that explain aspects of…
1 June 1999
What's Shenmue? is a video game, released 1 June 1999 on Dreamcast.
What What's Shenmue? is
What's Shenmue? was released in 1999. It is available on Dreamcast only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You play as Ryo, your mission, to search for Mr Yukawa. As well as this small mission, the disc also includes 4 of the movies included on the Passport disc of the original Shenmue that explain aspects of Shenmue. Included on this disc are the explanations from Ryo, Shenhua, Xiuying and Mark.
Where it sits in the Shenmue series
What's Shenmue? is the first of 19 entries we hold in the Shenmue series. The next entry was Shenmue in 1999.
What it launched against
What's Shenmue? launched on 1 June 1999, within three weeks of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Mario Golf, Star Wars: Episode I - Racer and Survival Kids.
Released around the same time: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Mario Golf, Star Wars: Episode I - Racer, Survival Kids.
Quick answers
What's Shenmue? — frequently asked questions
When did What's Shenmue? come out?
What's Shenmue? was released on 1 June 1999 for Dreamcast.