| Trivia | <h3>Extras</h3>¶
Some boxed games had a <i>Shanghai</i> 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.¶
<h3>Origin</h3>¶
Apparently inspired by a Chinese game called "the Turtle" or "Destroy the Turtle", played with Mahjongg tiles, <moby developer="Brodie Lockhard">Brodie Lockhard</moby> 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, <moby company="Activision, Inc.">Activision</moby>'s 1986 home version, made the biggest splash yet.¶
<h3>Awards</h3>¶
<ul>¶
´<li>Computer Gaming World¶
<ul><li>November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #146 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list</li></ul>¶
</li>¶
<li>Happy Computer¶
<ul><li>1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year</li></ul>¶
</li>¶
<li>Power Play¶
<ul><li>Issue 02/1992 – Best Lynx Game in 1991</li></ul>¶
</li>¶
</ul>¶
<small>Information also contributed by¶
<a href="http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,49363/">Pseudo_Intellectual</a></small> |
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| Trivia | <h3>Extras</h3>¶
Some boxed games had a <i>Shanghai</i> 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.¶
<h3>Origin</h3>¶
Apparently inspired by a Chinese game called "the Turtle" or "Destroy the Turtle", played with Mahjongg tiles, <moby developer="Brodie Lockhard">Brodie Lockhard</moby> 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, <moby company="Activision, Inc.">Activision</moby>'s 1986 home version, made the biggest splash yet.¶
<h3>Awards</h3>¶
<ul>¶
<li>Amiga Power¶
<ul><li>May 1991 (Issue #00) - #44 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"</li></ul>¶
</li>¶
´<li>Computer Gaming World¶
<ul><li>November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #146 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list</li></ul>¶
</li>¶
<li>Happy Computer¶
<ul><li>1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year</li></ul>¶
</li>¶
<li>Power Play¶
<ul><li>Issue 02/1992 – Best Lynx Game in 1991</li></ul>¶
</li>¶
</ul>¶
<small>Information also contributed by¶
<a href="http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,49363/">Pseudo_Intellectual</a></small> |
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