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{{Infobox Game
|colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"|Shenmue
|image=Shenmue.jpg
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|release=1999-12-29
|colspan="2"|[[File:Shenmue.jpg|frameless|center|Game Logo]]
|developers=AM2 of CRI
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|publishers=SEGA
|Release||29. December 1999 (JP)<br>7. November 2000 (NA)<br>1. December 2000 (EU)
|platforms=SEGA Dreamcast, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
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|genres=Action, Adventure, Simulation
|Developer(s)||AM2 of CRI
|modes=Single-player
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|label1=Series
|Publisher(s)||Sega
|data1=''[[:Category:Shenmue|Shenmue]]''
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|Platform(s)||Dreamcast<br>Playstation 4<br>Windows<br>Xbox One
{{Content Game
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|introduction='''Shenmue''' is an action-adventure game developed by AM2 of CRI and published by SEGA. It follows teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki as he seeks revenge for his father's murder in 1980s Yokosuka, Japan.
|Genre(s)||[[:Category:Action|Action]]<br>[[:Category:Adventure|Adventure]]<br>[[:Category:Simulation|Simulation]]
|gameplay=The game features an open world with unprecedented environmental detail, interactive 3D objects, and a real-time day-and-night system. Created by Yu Suzuki, gameplay blends brawler-style fighting, quick time events (QTEs), and daily life simulation. At its release, it was the most expensive video game ever produced, costing approximately $70 million.
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The narrative continued in ''[[Shenmue 2]]'' (2001) and ''[[Shenmue 3]]'' (2019), with the original game eventually being ported to modern consoles like the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
|Mode(s)||[[:Category:Single-player|Single-player]]
|forklifts=Ryo famously takes a job as a forklift operator at the New Yokosuka Harbor District. This segment includes a daily forklift racing minigame where Ryo competes against other operators to earn Capsule Toys. Ryo operates forklift Number 5.
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Following the morning race, Ryo must meet a daily work quota by transporting crates. Exceeding the quota results in a pay raise, while failing to work draws the ire of the foreman, Ryozo Yada. Winning the race unlocks the "Mark's Favorite" achievement/trophy. The forklift job also appears in ''Shenmue the Animation'', specifically in episodes 4 and 5.
|Series
== Achivement ==
|[[:Category:Shenmue|Shenmue]]
* ''[[Mark's Favorite]]'' is a forklift achievement/trophy in Shenmue, earned by winning the forklift race.
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== Trivia ==
Shenmue is an ''[[:Category:Action|action]]-[[:Category:Adventure|adventure]]'' game developed by AM2 of CRI and published by Sega for the Dreamcast. It follows the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki as he sets out in revenge for the murder of his father in 1980s Yokosuka, Japan.
* In Episode 4 of Shenmue the Animation, Ryo gets a job as a forklift operator at the harbor like how he does in the game. In Episode 5, Mark along with Goro and Mai Sawano use a forklift to help rescue Nozomi Harasaki when she is held hostage by the Mad Angels. Ryo also quits his job rather than getting fired like in the game.
 
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The game features an open world, fighting opponents in brawler battles, and encountering quick time events.
{{Gallery Game
The environmental detail was considered unprecedented, with numerous interactive 3D objects, a day-and-night system, variable weather effects, non-player characters with daily schedules, and various minigames.
|gallery_image1=Shenmue forklift 01.png
Shenmue was created by Yu Suzuki, who is known for his work on other Sega games such as Hang-On, Out Run, and Virtua Fighter.
|gallery_caption1=Getting certified
The game was the most expensive video game ever produced at the time, with a production cost of around $70 million.
|gallery_image2=Shenmue forklift 02.png
Despite its critical acclaim, it was not a financial success due to the limited installed base of the Dreamcast.
|gallery_caption2=Forklift racing minigame
 
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== Sequels ==
{{Footer Game
Its successor, [[Shenmue 2|''Shenmue 2'']] was released on the Dreamcast in 2001, but never made it to North America on the platform. Due to the Dreamcast's early death and Sega's end as a console manufacturer, Shenmue 2 was released in North America on the original Microsoft Xbox in 2002.
|notes=
The game has since been ported to other platforms, including the PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One.
|categories=Action, Adventure, Simulation, Single-player, Video Games, Shenmue, SEGA Dreamcast, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
 
}}
Another installment in the series, [[Shenmue 3|''Shenmue 3'']] developed by Ys Net was released for the Playstation 4 and Windows platforms in 2019.
{{Social_Footer}}
 
== Forklifts ==
Ryo gets a forklift job while searching for the Mad Angels at the New Yokosuka Harbor District.  
 
There is a forklift racing minigame in the game, making it one of the most memorable video games featuring forklifts in existence. In the minigame Ryo is tasked to compete with other operators trying to reach the finish line first. Depending on what place Ryo got in the race, he can earn a forklift Capsule Toy. The forklifts designs are all of the same model, however they have unique numbers to distinguish them from eachother. Ryo's forklift has the number 5.
 
After the race, Mark Kimberly will give Ryo a route map saying where the crates must be transported to and the quota for the day. Each time Ryo exceeds his quota, he will be given a 50 yen raise per crate. It is possible to get no pay if Ryo doesn't do any work, this will make the foreman Ryozo Yada very angry.
 
=== Achievements ===
 
* ''[[Mark's Favorite]]'' is a forklift achievement/trophy in ''Shenmue'', earned by winning the forklift race.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Shenmue forklift 01.png|Getting certified
Shenmue forklift 02.png|Forklift racing minigame
</gallery>
 
== Trivia‎ ==
 
* In Episode 4 of ''Shenmue the Animation'', Ryo gets a job as a forklift operator at the harbor like how he does in the game. In Episode 5, Mark along with Goro and Mai Sawano use a forklift to help rescue Nozomi Harasaki when she is held hostage by the Mad Angels. Ryo also quits his job rather than getting fired like in the game.
 
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Latest revision as of 00:11, 18 February 2026

Shenmue
Release 29. December 1999
Developer(s) AM2 of CRI
Publisher(s) SEGA
Platform(s) SEGA Dreamcast
PlayStation 4
Windows
Xbox One
Genre(s) Action
Adventure
Simulation
Mode(s) Single-player
Series Shenmue

Shenmue is an action-adventure game developed by AM2 of CRI and published by SEGA. It follows teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki as he seeks revenge for his father's murder in 1980s Yokosuka, Japan.

Gameplay

The game features an open world with unprecedented environmental detail, interactive 3D objects, and a real-time day-and-night system. Created by Yu Suzuki, gameplay blends brawler-style fighting, quick time events (QTEs), and daily life simulation. At its release, it was the most expensive video game ever produced, costing approximately $70 million. The narrative continued in Shenmue 2 (2001) and Shenmue 3 (2019), with the original game eventually being ported to modern consoles like the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Forklifts

Ryo famously takes a job as a forklift operator at the New Yokosuka Harbor District. This segment includes a daily forklift racing minigame where Ryo competes against other operators to earn Capsule Toys. Ryo operates forklift Number 5. Following the morning race, Ryo must meet a daily work quota by transporting crates. Exceeding the quota results in a pay raise, while failing to work draws the ire of the foreman, Ryozo Yada. Winning the race unlocks the "Mark's Favorite" achievement/trophy. The forklift job also appears in Shenmue the Animation, specifically in episodes 4 and 5.

Achivement

  • Mark's Favorite is a forklift achievement/trophy in Shenmue, earned by winning the forklift race.

Trivia

  • In Episode 4 of Shenmue the Animation, Ryo gets a job as a forklift operator at the harbor like how he does in the game. In Episode 5, Mark along with Goro and Mai Sawano use a forklift to help rescue Nozomi Harasaki when she is held hostage by the Mad Angels. Ryo also quits his job rather than getting fired like in the game.

Gallery

  • Getting certified
    Getting certified
  • Forklift racing minigame
    Forklift racing minigame

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