Shanghai III

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Shanghai III
Shanghai III Arcade Flyer.png
Arcade flyer
Developer(s) Success
Kuusoukagaku
Publisher(s) Sunsoft
Platform(s) Arcade, Super Famicom
Release1993
Super Famicom
Genre(s) Mahjong solitaire
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Shanghai III [a] is a 1993 mahjong solitaire video game developed by Success and Kuusoukagaku and published by Sunsoft for arcades. [1] [2] A port to the Super Famicom, which uses the Super NES Mouse, was released only in Japan in 1994. [3] It is the third installment in Sunsoft's series of Shanghai games, released under license from Activision and separate from Activision's own mainline series. [4]

Contents

Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the PlayStation 4 in 2015 and Nintendo Switch in 2020, marking its first international release. [4] [5]

Gameplay

Like its predecessors, the objective of the game is to remove all the tiles from the board by matching pairs, but only tiles with at least one free vertical edge may be matched on a turn. Any two seasons can form a pair, as can any two flowers. The game runs on a short time limit, which can be extended by additional credits. The game ends if no legal moves can be made, but clearing all tiles results in victory. Two people can play against each other or in hotseat multiplayer. [4] [6]

Reception

In Japan, it was the fifth highest-grossing arcade game in 1994, [7] and sixth in 1995. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 上海Ⅲ, Hepburn: Shanhai III

References

  1. ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005)[Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 31. ISBN   978-4990251215.
  2. ↑ "業務用ゲーム - 空想科学". 空想科学 -. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ サクセス (January 16, 2020). "開発実績 - サクセス - 東京都品川区のソーシャルゲーム開発、ブラウザゲーム開発、家庭用ゲーム開発のゲーム会社" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 7, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Switch『アーケードアーカイブス 上海III』12月31日に配信決定。対戦プレイなど新機能が加わり人気を博した定番パズルゲームシリーズ第3弾 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). December 22, 2020. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ 株式会社インプレス (December 22, 2020). "Switch用「アーケードアーカイブス 上海III」12月31日に配信決定！ 1993年にサンソフトから発売されたパズルゲームが登場". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ Calvert, Darren (January 8, 2021). "Nintendo Download: 8th January (North America)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Best Videos '94: "Puyo Puyo", "Ridge Racer" DX" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 487. Amusement Press, Inc. January 1–15, 1995. p. 36. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ ""Virtua Fighter 2" and "Virtua Cop" Top Videos" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 511. Amusement Press, Inc. February 1, 1996. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
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