Shenmue Passport coming back online.
http://shenmue.planets.gamespy.com/
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Who would have thought it? Dead since April of 2002, Shenmue I's "Passport" expansion disc is gradually coming back to life! All online features such as character profiles and VMU Goodies were inaccessible after SEGA shut down the servers, though shockingly, these features are now in the process of restoration.
A surprising new update appeared on the Passport's "Urgent Messages" section, dated Feb. 22, 2006 that reads, "The Shenmue Passport is in update process. Come again and visit us!" After a little investigation, it's now apparent that SEGA are indeed restoring the files to their servers. Though several features are still inaccessible, you can manage to download a number of the Shenmue Goodies character animation files with a winning can, such as Iwao Hazuki's.
Also, upon selecting a character in the character profiles of "Shenmue World," you'll get the message, "Thank you we'll back soon!" instead of the previous "Data cannot be retrieved at this time."
After 4 years, why is it coming back now? Puzzling, but still good news for Shenmue fans! With any luck, we'll also get the Network Ranking feature back as well. This is certainly something to keep an eye on!
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