Revisions of Trivia for the Game Shanghai
2023-02-12 23:39:11 by MobyGames (79202)| Original | New | ||||
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| n | 1 | <h3>Extras</h3> | n | 1 | ### Extras |
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| 2 | 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. | 4 | 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. | ||
| 3 | <h3>Graphics</h3> | 5 | ### Graphics | ||
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| 4 | <i>Shanghai</i> is one of the few PC titles that supports 16 colors exclusively in Tandy / PCjr computers. | 8 | *Shanghai* is one of the few PC titles that supports 16 colors exclusively in Tandy / PCjr computers. | ||
| 5 | <h3>Origin</h3> | 9 | ### Origin | ||
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| 6 | 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. | 12 | 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. | ||
| t | 7 | <h3>Awards</h3> | t | 13 | ### Awards |
| 8 | <ul> | 14 | |||
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| 9 | <li>Amiga Power | 16 | * Amiga Power | ||
| 10 | <ul><li>May 1991 (Issue #00) - #44 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"</li></ul> | 17 | + May 1991 (Issue #00) - #44 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games" | ||
| 11 | </li> | 18 | |||
| 12 | ´<li>Computer Gaming World | 19 | ´* Computer Gaming World | ||
| 13 | <ul><li>November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #146 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list</li></ul> | 20 | + November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #146 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list | ||
| 14 | </li> | ||||
| 15 | <li>Happy Computer | 21 | * Happy Computer | ||
| 16 | <ul><li>1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year</li></ul> | 22 | + 1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year | ||
| 17 | </li> | ||||
| 18 | <li>Power Play | 23 | * Power Play | ||
| 19 | <ul><li>Issue 02/1992 – Best Lynx Game in 1991</li></ul> | 24 | + Issue 02/1992 – Best Lynx Game in 1991 | ||
| 20 | </li> | 25 | |||
| 21 | </ul> | 26 | |||
| 22 | <small>Information also contributed by | 27 | Information also contributed by | ||
| 23 | <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,49363/">Pseudo_Intellectual</a></small> | 28 | [Pseudo\_Intellectual](http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,49363/) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
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| f | 1 | <h3>Extras</h3> | f | 1 | <h3>Extras</h3> |
| 2 | 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. | 2 | 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. | ||
| t | t | 3 | <h3>Graphics</h3> | ||
| 4 | <i>Shanghai</i> is one of the few PC titles that supports 16 colors exclusively in Tandy / PCjr computers. | ||||
| 3 | <h3>Origin</h3> | 5 | <h3>Origin</h3> | ||
| 4 | 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. | 6 | 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. | ||
| 5 | <h3>Awards</h3> | 7 | <h3>Awards</h3> | ||
| 6 | <ul> | 8 | <ul> | ||
| 7 | <li>Amiga Power | 9 | <li>Amiga Power | ||
| 8 | <ul><li>May 1991 (Issue #00) - #44 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"</li></ul> | 10 | <ul><li>May 1991 (Issue #00) - #44 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"</li></ul> | ||
| 9 | </li> | 11 | </li> | ||
| 10 | ´<li>Computer Gaming World | 12 | ´<li>Computer Gaming World | ||
| 11 | <ul><li>November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #146 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list</li></ul> | 13 | <ul><li>November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #146 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list</li></ul> | ||
| 12 | </li> | 14 | </li> | ||
| 13 | <li>Happy Computer | 15 | <li>Happy Computer | ||
| 14 | <ul><li>1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year</li></ul> | 16 | <ul><li>1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year</li></ul> | ||
| 15 | </li> | 17 | </li> | ||
| 16 | <li>Power Play | 18 | <li>Power Play | ||
| 17 | <ul><li>Issue 02/1992 – Best Lynx Game in 1991</li></ul> | 19 | <ul><li>Issue 02/1992 – Best Lynx Game in 1991</li></ul> | ||
| 18 | </li> | 20 | </li> | ||
| 19 | </ul> | 21 | </ul> | ||
| 20 | <small>Information also contributed by | 22 | <small>Information also contributed by | ||
| 21 | <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,49363/">Pseudo_Intellectual</a></small> | 23 | <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,49363/">Pseudo_Intellectual</a></small> | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | <h3>Extras</h3> | f | 1 | <h3>Extras</h3> |
| 2 | 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. | 2 | 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. | ||
| 3 | <h3>Origin</h3> | 3 | <h3>Origin</h3> | ||
| 4 | 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. | 4 | 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. | ||
| 5 | <h3>Awards</h3> | 5 | <h3>Awards</h3> | ||
| 6 | <ul> | 6 | <ul> | ||
| t | t | 7 | <li>Amiga Power | ||
| 8 | <ul><li>May 1991 (Issue #00) - #44 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"</li></ul> | ||||
| 9 | </li> | ||||
| 7 | ´<li>Computer Gaming World | 10 | ´<li>Computer Gaming World | ||
| 8 | <ul><li>November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #146 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list</li></ul> | 11 | <ul><li>November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #146 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list</li></ul> | ||
| 9 | </li> | 12 | </li> | ||
| 10 | <li>Happy Computer | 13 | <li>Happy Computer | ||
| 11 | <ul><li>1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year</li></ul> | 14 | <ul><li>1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year</li></ul> | ||
| 12 | </li> | 15 | </li> | ||
| 13 | <li>Power Play | 16 | <li>Power Play | ||
| 14 | <ul><li>Issue 02/1992 – Best Lynx Game in 1991</li></ul> | 17 | <ul><li>Issue 02/1992 – Best Lynx Game in 1991</li></ul> | ||
| 15 | </li> | 18 | </li> | ||
| 16 | </ul> | 19 | </ul> | ||
| 17 | <small>Information also contributed by | 20 | <small>Information also contributed by | ||
| 18 | <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,49363/">Pseudo_Intellectual</a></small> | 21 | <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,49363/">Pseudo_Intellectual</a></small> | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | <h3>Extras</h3> | f | 1 | <h3>Extras</h3> |
| 2 | 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. | 2 | 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. | ||
| 3 | <h3>Origin</h3> | 3 | <h3>Origin</h3> | ||
| 4 | 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. | 4 | 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. | ||
| 5 | <h3>Awards</h3> | 5 | <h3>Awards</h3> | ||
| 6 | <ul> | 6 | <ul> | ||
| n | n | 7 | ´<li>Computer Gaming World | ||
| 8 | <ul><li>November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #146 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list</li></ul> | ||||
| 9 | </li> | ||||
| 7 | <li>Happy Computer | 10 | <li>Happy Computer | ||
| 8 | <ul><li>1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year</li></ul> | 11 | <ul><li>1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year</li></ul> | ||
| t | t | 12 | </li> | ||
| 13 | <li>Power Play | ||||
| 14 | <ul><li>Issue 02/1992 – Best Lynx Game in 1991</li></ul> | ||||
| 9 | </li> | 15 | </li> | ||
| 10 | </ul> | 16 | </ul> | ||
| 11 | <small>Information also contributed by | 17 | <small>Information also contributed by | ||
| 12 | <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,49363/">Pseudo_Intellectual</a></small> | 18 | <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,49363/">Pseudo_Intellectual</a></small> | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | t | 1 | <h3>Extras</h3> | ||
| 1 | Some boxed games had a bonus, "Shanghai" postcard. 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. | 2 | 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. | ||
| 3 | <h3>Origin</h3> | ||||
| 4 | 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. | ||||
| 5 | <h3>Awards</h3> | ||||
| 6 | <ul> | ||||
| 7 | <li>Happy Computer | ||||
| 8 | <ul><li>1986 - Runner-up as Best Game Idea of the Year</li></ul> | ||||
| 9 | </li> | ||||
| 10 | </ul> | ||||
| 11 | <small>Information also contributed by | ||||
| 12 | <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,49363/">Pseudo_Intellectual</a></small> | ||||