Yakuman DS

FAQ and Translation Guide

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FAQ Version History

1.1 

Added Menu Tree

1.0

Sat down at the
computer and decided to write an FAQ



Table of Contents

1.1	What is Yakuman
DS?
1.2	About Mah Jong rules and how they're not here
1.3	Getting started

2.1
Menu Tree

3.1 Individual Screens



1.1	What is Yakuman DS?

Yakuman DS is a
Mah Jong game for the Nintendo DS.  It is produced by Nintendo itself,
benfactors such games as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and
Super Smash Bros..  Mah Jong is a traditional game that came from China.

So
far so good?

There are literally thousands of different Mah Jong games, and
there may be a thousand individual digital versions, that is, those versions
that do not involve playing with tangible, touchable, swishing, twitching
tiles.  What makes Yakuman DS so special among them? 

First of all, at the
time of this writing, it is one of only two Mah Jong games available for the
Nintendo DS - a revolutionary gaming system that features a touch-screen
interface, making it one of the most viable vehicles for the game of Mah Jong.
The DS also features wireless multiplayer support, and can host a game of four
DS-wielding players on a single cartridge.

Second, the game is hosted by Mario
Characters who are probably more pleasant than the cretins who run your local
Mah Jong parlor.  Oh they're not?  Well, they are more annoying, at least.
Though the mentality that you're a good Mario Bros. player means you'll be a
good Yakuman DS player is false, it is entirely true that beginners are
welcome.  As far as I know, this is the most authentic version of Japanese Mah
Jong outside of..well..the real thing.

0.2	About Mah Jong rules and how
they're not here

Mah Jong is to game as English is to language.  

0.3	Getting
started

Make sure your Nintendo DS is turned off when you put the game in the
upper-loading slot, label facing outward, golden electronic chips facing down.
Press the power button, wait a couple of seconds, touch the screen or press any
button and a menu should come up.  Touch Mario's face, and then touch the
screen once again - a screen that says PRESS START should appear.  At this
point, you can either press the START button, the screen, or the A button to
bring you to the main menu. 

The next section will be mainly translation, and
will not be so timmy-friendly.

2.1 Menu Tree

I. Title Screen

II. Save Data
Screen
	a. Data File 1
	b. Data File 2

III. Main Menu
	a. One Player Mode
		1.
Free Play (Go to Character Selection Screen)
		2. Ranking Play (Go to Character
Selection Screen)
		3. Challenge Play (Go to Character Selection Screen)
	b.
Entry into Mah Jong
		1. Step 1
		2. Step 2
		3. Step 3
	c. Wireless Play
		1.
Wireless Play (Host)
		2. Download
	d. Status
		1. Match Stats
		2. Winning
Hands
	e. Options
	f. Mah Jong Glossary

IV. Character Selection Screen
	a.
Begin Match (Go to Game Play Screen)
	b. Check Rules (Go to Rules Screen)
		1.
Page One
		2. Page Two
		3. Page Three

V. Game Play Screen
	a. Consult
Professor (L)
	b. Check Risks (R)
	c. Take Back Move (X)
	d. Target Pieces
(Y)
	e. Pause Menu (start)
		1. Autoplay
		2. Check Scores
		3. Options (Go to
Option Screen)
		4. Mah Jong Glossary (Go to Mah Jong Glossary Screen)
		5.
Quit Game
			i. Yes
				Save Data?
					Yes
					No
			ii. No (Return to Pause
Menu)
		6. Return to Game

VI. Option Menu
	a. Page 1
		1. Rules (Go to Rules
Screen)
		2. Time Limit on Turn 
			i. No limit
			ii. 5 seconds
			iii. 10
seconds
			iv. 15 seconds
			v. 20 seconds
			vi. 25 seconds
			vii. 30
seconds
		3. Automatic ?
			i. Off
			ii. On
		4. Background Music
			i.
Off
			ii. On
		5. Sound Effects ?
			i. Off
			ii. On
		6. Voice 
			i.
None
			ii. Mario
			iii. Real
		7. Face Graphics
			i. Off
			ii. On
	b. Page
2
		1. Game Speed
			i. Fast
			ii. Medium
			iii. Slow
		2. Open Mode
			i.
Off
			ii. On
		3. One-handed Mode
			i. Off
			ii. On
		4. Support
			i.
Off
			ii. On
		5. Board Color
			i. Blue
			ii. Green
			iii. Random
		6.
Pictochat
			i. Search for
			ii. Dont search for
		7. Tile Lineup
			i-xxv.
Various lineup patterns
VII. Mah Jong Glossary (maybe next week!)

3.1
Individual Screens

Title Screen
Top: Yakuman DS (Picture of Luigi and
Toad)
Bottom: Press Start/Copyright 2005 Nintendo (Picture of Mario and
Princess Peach)

Save Data Screen
Top: Profile of selected player
Upper Left:
Player's Name
Below that: Nintendo character representing your save data (can
be changed)
Below that: Number of games played 000X where X= the number of
games you've played
And even below that: PLAY TIME 00X:0Y:0Z where X=hours
Y=minutes and Z=seconds of gameplay logged
Upper Right: Ranking number (Ranking
1(i) being the best, and 20(i) being a new character)
Below that: A colorful
pentagonic diagramph of your stregths and weaknesses.
Bottom: Save Data
Selection Screen
Reads: Save Data Selection
Below that: Data File Number
One
	Reads: Player's Name
	Below that: Play
	To the left of that: Change
Character
	To the left of that: Erase data
Below that: Data File Number
Two
	Reads: Player's Name
	Below that: Play
	To the left of that: Change
Character
	Tol the left of that: Erase data
Below that: B Return to Title
Screen

Main Menu Screen
Top: 
Reads: Main Menu
On the left: Professor Latiku
on his floating cloud, wearing a diploma like he just graduated from Nintendo U
with a degree in Majology.
On the right: Text corresponding with highlighted
item on bottom screen
Bottom: Main Menu Options
Top Item: One Player Mode
Below
that: Entry into Mah Jong
Below that: Wireless play
Status:
Option:
Mah Jong
Glossary:
Below that: B Return to Save Data Screen(s)

One Player Mode
Screen
	Top: Play one player mode. Free Play, Ranking Play, and Challenge Play
are available 
	Bottom:
		Free Play:
		Select rules and opponents
freely
		Ranking Play:
		Challenge all 19 opponents and move up the ranks
Challenge Play:
		Clear games according to varying rules and situations
		Below
that: B Return to Play Menu Screens

Selecting any of the three play modes
brings you to...


Opponent Selection Screen
		Top: Opponent Dossier
			Upper
Left: Chracter Name
			Below that: Picture of character
			Below that: Profile
Description
			Upper Right: Ranking Number
			Below that: Star ranking (1 being
the weakest and 5 being the best)
			Below that: A colorful pentagonic
diagramph of character's strengths and weaknesses.

		Bottom: Character
Selection Screen
			Reads:
			Upper left: Free Play
			Center: Opponent
Character Selection
			Below that: 21 Opponent Selection Items

The Opponents
Row One (from left to right)

Goomba (Kuribo):
Daisy:
Shyguy (Heibo):
Koopa
Troopa (Nokonoko):
Boo (Teresa):
Birdo (Kyasarin):
Diddy (Didi):

Row Two (from
left to right)

Toad (Kinopio):
Peach (Piichi):
Mario:
?: Random
Character
Luigi (Ruiiji):
Yoshi (Yosshii):
Donkey Kong (Donkii):

Row Three
(from left to right)

Kinopio:
?: Secret Character
?: Secret Character
?:
Secret Character
?: Secret Character
?: Secret Character
Koopa Jr. (Kuppa
Jr.):


		
Entry into Mah Jong Screen:
Learn the rules of Mah Jong while
composing the fundamental winning hands
Below that: B Return to Play Menu
Screens

Wireless Play Screen
Connect up to four players to play Mah
Jong

Status Screen:
Check the statistics of your character's
matches

Option:
Set rules, change items such as time limits and sounds

Mah
Jong Glossary: Check the terminology and scoring of Mah Jong

	Confirmation
Screen
	Begin game
	Check (change rules)

Gameplay begins with the roll of the
dice...you're on your own until the next update.  Until then, practice,
practice, practice!