Mahjong

Mahjong
System Famicom
Developer Nintendo
Genre Mahjong
Series Mahjong Series

A Famicom version of the popular Chinese panel game with standard Japanese rules, adapted for two players instead of the usual four.

There are several families of tiles plus special tiles (the winds, the dragons, etc.) Drop the tiles you don't need and take tiles you do from other players to form a winning hand, or "yaku". At the end of eight hands a winner is decided by who has accumulated the most points.

There are three modes of play: A free game with standard rules, a mode where the opponent lays down their hand as they get them, and a speed mode where you are given a time limit before the currently selected tile is scrapped.

Release Information

Region Name Release
Japan 麻雀 Mahjong 27 Aug 1983

Re-releases

System Japan U.S. Europe
Famicom Disk System 21 Feb 1986 - -

Ports & Remakes

Arcade VS. Mahjong

Also available to play in:

GameCube Animal Crossing (Japan Only)