麻雀64 Mahjong 64 Contents 1.Introduction 2.Translation Guide 1.Introduction This is the second Mahjong game on the N64. It was reviewed in issue 3 of N64 Magazine, a U.K. Publication, and was given 65%, 4% less than Mahjong Masters. They wrote "If you've never played Mahjong this would be a very tough way to lean, with its copious Japanese text". However, if you can read Japanese this game is actually a much better game than Mahjong Masters because it has several practical lessons about how to play mahjong. Although, given the choice I would rather play Mahjong Masters than this very serious game, because MM has a far better sound track. It has a story mode set in a Mahjong school, with various characters that chat away as you play the game. This game requires 43 pages on a controller pak to save. Its initial retail price was 8,580 yen, which seems a bit steep compared to other games at the time. There are 18 characters to play against, all of which have been rendered in ugly CGI. Unlike the rubbery people of Majong Master, they went for a realistic look. So the "humans" resemble characters in a foreign language text book from the 90s. There are nightmare inducing segmented 3D puppet hands which move the titles. All in all, the game has this eerie, early 3D, uncanny valley feeling to it. Mahjong came to Japan from China, and it exists in numerous forms. The 4 player Riichi version is most popular in Japan. It can be compared to the Western card game rummy. An explanation of how to play Mahjong is far beyond the scope of this guide, but I highly recommend Light Grunty’s YouTube channel and this free book by Daiana Chiba: https://dainachiba.github.io/RiichiBooks/ I would also suggest that you download the yaku (winning hands) cheat sheet from worldriichi dot org. Trying to play Mahjong without knowing yaku means you are very unlikely to win. 2.Translation Guide A button – Confirm / Play a tile B button – Cancel Start Button – Game Start / display the menu Z Trigger – Cancel 3D Stick / D Pad – Move the cursor At the start of the game you enter a "Mahjong School". The aim is to learn the basics of Mahjong and win several tournaments at school in order to graduate. First choose which save file to use. You can hold L R and A to delete data files. You are asked to first input your name and then your gender (男 male, 女 female). You will then be given two options, Rule Explanation or Start the Game. If you choose to start the game you are then shown the map screen, with your grade in the top right. Currently you are in the first grade. Going clockwise from 12 o'clock the school buildings are: 校舎 School House, study the Mahjong curriculum. 記念講堂 Memorial Lecture Hall, join competitions here. 本部棟 The Main Building, Look at game records and rules. 校門 The school gate, quit the game here. 学生会館 Student Meeting Hall, play open games here. 図書館 The library, learn about Mahjong here. When you pause the game, the following options will be shown: View the current points of all players View the records View the current rules View the Yaku (winning hands) sheet Environment Settings In the Library you can read the following tutorials Problem Collection: Beginners Book Prolem Collection: Practical Mahjong problems Easy to understand Yaku sheet Mahjong term dictionary When you start the game the Memorial Lecture Hall will be locked. Go to the School House and begin studying the curriculum. In the top right it shows how many credits you need to advance to the next year group. Under that are your current points. Then six lessons are listed from left to right. In the bottom right of the screen there are two options, Go to the next school grade, and start over. To beat this game you simply need to complete all the lessons and earn enough credits to graduate. Good luck!