4 Nin Uchi Mahjong

4 Nin Uchi Mahjong
Japanese box art
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Programmer(s)	Masahiro Tobita
Platform(s)	Family Computer
Release	JP: November 2, 1984
Genre(s)	Mahjong
Mode(s)	Single-player

4 Nin Uchi Mahjong ^{[a] [1]} is a 1984 mahjong video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer. It was released exclusively in Japan. It is the third mahjong game published by Nintendo, following an internally developed game named Mahjong releasing in 1984 and the handheld electronic game, Computer Mah-jong Yakuman .

Gameplay

The typical initial setup

The game consists of Japanese mahjong (also known as riichi mahjong) against one to three computer opponents. Spreading to most mahjong-related video games after this one, it has become the most widely accepted form of mahjong to the Japanese gamer.^{[ citation needed ]} The "tiles remaining counter" served as a reminder to players about the status of the wall.

Reception

1,450,000 copies have been sold in Japan. ^[2]

Notes

1. Japanese: ４人打ち麻雀, Hepburn: 4 Nin Uchi Mahjong, lit. "Four Player Strike Mahjong"

References

1. "Japanese title". JPNES. Archived from the original on June 6, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
2. "GEIMIN.NET／国内歴代ミリオン出荷タイトル一覧". Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

External links

• 4 Nin Uchi Mahjong on the Famicom 40th Anniversary page (in Japanese)