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Description
Shanghai is one of the first video game adaptations of the tile-based game played with the Chinese mahjong stones - essentially a puzzle game that has little to do with real mahjong rules.The gameplay involves 144 tiles, each depicting different images, which have to be removed by matching them into pairs. The tiles are arranged in a gridded pattern, which is higher near the centre. A tile can only be removed if it has no tile next to it on at least one side.
This computer implementation can generate a random board layout to take on and features five preset challenges, some of which have time limits of five or ten minutes, as well as a multiplayer mode.
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Part of the Following Groups
- Activision's Shanghai series
- Genre: Card / Tile game - Shanghai / Mahjongg solitaire
- Setting: Chinese
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Trivia
Extras
Some boxed games had a Shanghai postcard as bonus Front - original game cover artwork. Back - Game title and subtitle. Offer to a free demo disk for $3.00 at the specified address. Blank space for recipient’s address and stamp.Graphics
Shanghai is one of the few PC titles that supports 16 colors exclusively in Tandy / PCjr computers.Origin
Apparently inspired by a Chinese game called "the Turtle" or "Destroy the Turtle", played with Mahjongg tiles, Brodie Lockhard implemented the first digital version of mahjongg solitaire in 1981 on the PLATO system (released for free, played via a CDC-721 touch screen terminal, according to Wikipedia), which in turn led to a commercial online version run by the Control Data Corporation in 1983 before this, Activision's 1986 home version, made the biggest splash yet.Awards
- Amiga Power
- May 1991 (Issue #00) - #44 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"
´ - Computer Gaming World
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #146 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list
- Happy Computer
- 1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year
- Power Play
- Issue 02/1992 – Best Lynx Game in 1991
Infernos (40022) added Shanghai (Sharp X68000) on Apr 27, 2014
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Credits (5 people)
Programmer (プログラマー):
Shōgo Hamasaki (濱崎省吾)
Music Director (♪♪音楽担当♪♪):Keiko Yasumatsu (安松啓子(JJ6HPT))
Graphic Director (グラフィック担当):Mister Takami [ミスター高見]
Songwriter (作詞担当):Tetsuya Fukase (深瀬哲也)
Other (その他):Chack'nTM