I don't know why but this was always the main thing I remembered from Shenmue (other than it being an absolutely outstanding game), well either that or the weird Jamaican / American / Asian hybrid character who would sell hotdogs
Shenmue was the best game ever made... Until Shenmue II came along... Tom was the Hot Dog man but I remember the best bit being the 70 man fight at the end.
"Sailors... They mostly hang out in bars in Dobuita at night..." Bad acting but that made it awesome.
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Being an older person I'm going to name these as my 'childhood games'.
Shenmue (2000, Dreamcast)
Resident Evil (1996, PS1)
Prince of Persia (1989, MS DOS)
F16 Fighting Falcon (1997, MS DOS)
Pokemon Red (1999 [EU], Gameboy)
Space Quest Series (1987-1995, MS DOS)
Sonic Adventure (1998, Dreamcast)