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Yu Suzuki’s Photo Gallery at GDC Shenmue Postmortem Conference
Missed Yu Suzuki’s conference? You can still watch it here. We also have a photo gallery to share with you!
Photo Credits: Tomás Cofré with Special Thanks to Ken Luna Tanamachi
![Yu Suzuki about to start the conference! Yu Suzuki about to start the conference!](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6410.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Yu started with an itroduction to his work Yu started with an itroduction to his work](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6414.jpg?resize=625%2C833&ssl=1)
![Yu Suzuki Yu Suzuki](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6417.jpg?resize=625%2C430&ssl=1)
![Yu Suzuki talking about his ideas for an RPG Yu Suzuki talking about his ideas for an RPG](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6421.jpg?resize=625%2C411&ssl=1)
![Let's start the Shenmue talk! Let's start the Shenmue talk!](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6423.jpg?resize=625%2C406&ssl=1)
!["The old man and the Peach Tree" was the 1st prototype "The old man and the Peach Tree" was the 1st prototype](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6424.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Yu explaining what the 1st prototype was about Yu explaining what the 1st prototype was about](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6426.jpg?resize=625%2C833&ssl=1)
![2nd prototype for Shenmue was "Akira's history" 2nd prototype for Shenmue was "Akira's history"](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6428.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Yu Suzuki learning martial arts Yu Suzuki learning martial arts](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6429.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Research China trip photos Research China trip photos](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6430.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Research China trip photos Research China trip photos](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6433.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Akira's early concept art Akira's early concept art](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6442.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Shenmue got named like that until 1999 Shenmue got named like that until 1999](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6449.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Cinematics, one of the game's key features Cinematics, one of the game's key features](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6452.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![QTEs : Quicktime Events, interactions between gameplay and cinematics QTEs : Quicktime Events, interactions between gameplay and cinematics](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6453.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Seed theory helped a lot to compress the game by optimizing resources Seed theory helped a lot to compress the game by optimizing resources](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6455.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![The same seed theory was used to build the cities The same seed theory was used to build the cities](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6456.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![It is quite impressive how much tech was put into this game! It is quite impressive how much tech was put into this game!](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6467.jpg?resize=625%2C417&ssl=1)
![What? No Shenmue II? What? No Shenmue II?](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6471.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Q&As: Sorry folks, no Shenmue III, maybe if he gets the right chance! Q&As: Sorry folks, no Shenmue III, maybe if he gets the right chance!](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6475.jpg?resize=625%2C387&ssl=1)
![Space Harrier talk Space Harrier talk](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6478.jpg?resize=625%2C833&ssl=1)
![Initially Space Harrier was going to be about a jetplane! Initially Space Harrier was going to be about a jetplane!](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6482.jpg?resize=625%2C833&ssl=1)
![Thanks for the conference Yu! Thanks for the conference Yu!](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6492.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Yu Suzuki signing autographs! Yu Suzuki signing autographs!](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6498.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
![Alright! Alright!](https://i0.wp.com/www.seganerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSCN6508.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)