__|_____ _________________________________________________________|__ | .| : _ ___ _________ - E C H E L O N - .::| ___ ________ _______ __ / ___ ________________ _________ _________ _____ \/ _/ / _/___ _____ \ /_/ _ \__\ _ \ _/ / _/ | / \_/ / // / _____ / / / // // ____// |_// / // _____/ _/_/ // / / / \_________\_________/_____/_____/\_________/\____\______/_____/_____/_____/ -rtx/art __|_________________________________________________________ _____|__ | | `- Proudly Presents: Game.....: Shenmue: Chapter 1 Yokosuka (C) Sega / AM2 Origin...: JAPAN - NTSC - Filename.....: E-SHEM1/2/3.001 Released.: October 6th, 2000 - Format.......: DiscJuggler (CDI) Platform.: Sega Dreamcast (DC) - CD(s)........: 3 CD1 Info.: 27 RARS / 80 MINS - Ripped.......: See Release Notes CD2 Info.: 29 RARS / 80 MINS - Ripped.......: See Release Notes CD3 Info.: 29 RARS / 80 MINS - Ripped.......: See Release Notes Bonus CD4 Info: Music CD encoded in MP3 at 192 KBit / 44 KHZ. - --- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------> Today we present you one of the hardest and best made GD-ROM rips in existence. Being a game that has several years and several millions of dollars put into it, this game is simply a masterpiece. This game is so groundbreaking that it is put into its own genre: FREE - Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment. In addition, it was also one of the hardest games to rip, and it took about a week of effort from one of our best crackers (you know who you are :) to get down to the size of an 80 Minute CD. All speech on ALL CD's had to be downsampled, and also some of CD3's music data had to be blanked out completely because CD3 was much larger than the first 2 CD's and it is impossible to make all of the music fit on an 80 Minute CD. This game also had custom memory locations and checks on the mini-games (Space Harrier & Hang-On). This games' CD's can be swapped in the same manner which you can swap the Resident Evil games - Save at the end of the CD when it prompts you to save, Turn off the system, boot the next CD, and pick 'Load game' and load up that save. Also, we have included scanned covers with this release, as well as the Bonus Music CD that came with the Limited Edition version of this game, Shenmue Jukebox - Heart Beats. It is in MP3 format for all of those who want it. Enjoy this fine rip, and be sure to buy the English version when it comes out, Sega deserves your support for this masterpiece. - --- Game Information ---------------------------------------------> ENTER THE MOST DETAILED INTERACTIVE WORLD YET. The first chapter of Yu Suzuki's epic saga is at hand. Shenmue is an adventure game that transports you to Japan, circa 1986. You are Ryo, a young man trying to solve the mystery of his father's death. Along the way, you'll be treated to the most richly-detailed game world ever conceived. Shenmue offers a true living world, where characters exist on their own timelines and almost all objects can be manipulated and used. Over the course of the adventure, you will learn new hand-to-hand fighting techniques, presented in breathtaking motion-captured animations. You'll also interact with literally hundreds of characters and solve a myriad of puzzles. It's epic storytelling at its best, and it's only on Sega Dreamcast. Game Features: - A massive, highly detailed 3D world featuring hundreds of interactive characters and objects to interact with. - Real-time fighting and action scenes with motion capture by real budo experts. - In-game arcade features Sega classics such as Hang On and Space Harrier. - "Magic Weather" technology brings the world to life with changes to landscapes, climate, and vegetation. - Created by Yu Suzuki, the mastermind of arcade hits such as Virtua Fighter & Ferrari F355 Challenge. A full review can also be found at: http://dreamcast.ign.com/reviews/10962.html - --- Group News ---------------------------------------------------> 1) Notice to the public: #ECHELON on EFNet is not the official Echelon channel, it is rather a channel of imitators. Do not take anything they say to be related to ECHELON, Thanks. 2) We generally don't do something like this, but we feel that it's in our best interest to let the public know the truth about the Maken X Self-Boot release: What is the point in stealing someone elses work and creating a non-working image? Echelon is a group about quality and releasing games that work 100%, in all levels (or at least we try to make it that way!) and we don't blatantly rape games. If a game is unrippable, then it is unrippable, if a game is unrippable to self-boot, then it is unrippable to self-boot. We won't rape it just to get a half-assed release out there. Dchackers ripped NECESSARY files for completing Maken X no matter what they may try to come up with for an excuse. Not to mention that they stole another groups endless hours of effort, downsizing, reindexing, and rebuilding the custom commentary file on it, and what do they give us in return? Name calling. That is surely enough rambling about a group that doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in of our NFO's, so we will leave it here. - --- Releases -----------------------------------------------------> Num Game Title & Publisher Origin Date --- ---------------------- ------ ---- 001 Flag To Flag CART Racing (C) Sega Sports USA/NTSC 09/04/00 002 Deep Fighter (C) Ubisoft / Criterion USA/NTSC 09/05/00 003 Grand Theft Auto 2 (C) Take 2 / Rockstar USA/NTSC 09/05/00 004 Capcom VS. SNK - M.F. 2000 (C) Capcom JPN/NTSC 09/05/00 005 Dino Crisis (C) Capcom JPN/NTSC 09/06/00 006 Vampire Chronicles For M.S. (C) Capcom JPN/NTSC 09/06/00 007 Carrier (C) Jaleco USA/NTSC 09/08/00 008 Blue Stinger (C) Activision / Climax USA/NTSC 09/10/00 009 Vigilante 8 Second Offense (C) Activision EURO/P-N 09/11/00 010 Marvel VS. Capcom: CoSH (C) Capcom USA/NTSC 09/11/00 011 Plasma Sword (C) Capcom USA/NTSC 09/13/00 012 Mortal Kombat Gold With CDDA (C) Midway USA/NTSC 09/14/00 013 NFL Blitz 2001 (C) Midway USA/NTSC 09/16/00 014 Dance Dance Rev.: Club Mix (C) Konami JPN/NTSC 09/18/00 015 ESPN Internat. Track & Field (C) Konami EURO/P-N 09/18/00 --- DC Self-Boot Tutorial (C) Echelon ALL/ALL 09/19/00 016 Ferrari F355 Challenge (C) Acclaim / Sega USA/NTSC 09/19/00 017 San Francisco Rush 2049 (C) Midway/Atari USA/NTSC 09/20/00 018 Tetris 4D (C) BPS JPN/NTSC 09/20/00 --- SF Rush 2049 Country Fix (C) Midway/Atari USA/NTSC 09/21/00 019 Caesar's Palace 2000 (C) Interplay USA/NTSC 09/21/00 020 Sega Worldwide Soccer Euro Ed. (C) Sega EURO/P-N 09/23/00 021 F1 World Grand Prix With CDDA (C) Sega USA/NTSC 09/25/00 022 Soul Fighter (C) Red Orb EURO/P-N 09/26/00 023 South Park Rally (C) Acclaim USA/NTSC 09/26/00 024 Pen Pen Trilcelon (C) Infogrames USA/NTSC 09/27/00 025 Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 (C) Crave / Genki USA/NTSC 09/27/00 --- Pen Pen Trilcelon RGB Fix (C) Infogrames USA/NTSC 09/27/00 026 Virtual-On: OT With CDDA (C) Activision USA/NTSC 09/27/00 027 The Ring (C) Infogrames USA/NTSC 09/28/00 028 Dead or Alive 2 Limited Ed. (C) Tecmo JPN/NTSC 09/28/00 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 029 Maken X (C) Sega / Atlus USA/NTSC 10/01/00 030 Hoyle Casino (C) Havas / Berkeley USA/NTSC 10/02/00 031 NBA Showtime: NBA On NBC (C) Midway USA/NTSC 10/03/00 032 Buzz Lightyear of Star Cmd (C) Activision USA/NTSC 10/04/00 033 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (C) Capcom USA/NTSC 10/05/00 034 Bangai-O (C) Treasure EURO/P-N 10/05/00 035 Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka (C) Sega/AM2 JPN/NTSC 10/06/00 - --- Greetings ----------------------------------------------------> KALISTO, FAIRLIGHT, CLASS, DEVIANCE, MYTH, PARADOX, CCS, ACCESSION, STATIC, MENACE, EURASIA, CAPITAL, LIGHTFORCE, AGGRESSION, UTOPIA, NBC & RAZOR 1911. - ----------------[ Echelon Dreamcast 2000 - You Will Believe! ]---->