Shanghai is a series of Mahjong Solitaire videogames by Sunsoft.
Screenshot from the DOS version of Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye.
The gameplay consists for the most part in simple Mahjong, but later games in the series added some fictional elements, like guides or player characters, most notably Game no Tetsujin - THE Shanghai, Shanghai: Sho Ryu Sairin, and Shanghai Crystal that include a story mode. Even simpler games however can also be considered fictionalized versions of Mahjong Solitaire simulation, including surreal elements such as animated tiles.
Most games were only released in Japan, the international versions were distributed by Activision, which also produced some versions independently.
Video Games[]
- Shanghai (1986) for Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari ST, DOS, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, Sharp X1, PC-88VA, X68000, PC Engine, NES, Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, MSX2, Master System, Game Boy, FM Towns, Atari Lynx, Game Boy Advance (in the Minna no Soft Series), i-mode Mobile Phones, and Wii Virtual Console (based on the Arcade version). Certain versions were released worldwide.
- Shanghai II (1989) for Arcade, MSX2, Sharp X68000, PC-98, PC-88, PC Engine, and Game Gear. A completely different version was released internationally by Activision:
- Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye (1990) for DOS, FM Towns, MacOS, MSX, Sharp X68000, SNES, Sega Genesis, and Wii Virtual Console. Later released in Japan as Super Shanghai: Dragon's Eye or Dragon's Eye Plus: Shanghai III, also receiving an Arcade version.
- Shanghai III (November 1993) for Arcade, Super Famicom, and PlayStation 4 (in the Arcade Archives series)
- Shanghai: The Great Wall (August 1994) for Arcade, Sharp X68000, 3DO, SNES, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation. Released internationally as Shanghai: Triple-Threat.
- Sanrio Shanghai (August 31st, 1994) for Super Famicom
- Game no Tetsujin - THE Shanghai (October 13th, 1995) for Super Famicom, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation
- Shanghai Great Moments (1995) for PC, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn. Released worldwide.
- Shanghai Dynasty (November 30th, 1997) for PC, PlayStation, and Dreamcast
- Shanghai Shinteki Buyuu (August 1998) for Arcade
- Shanghai Pocket (August 6th, 1998) for Game Boy Color and WonderSwan. The GBC version was released worldwide.
- Shanghai: True Valor (May 31st, 1999) for PlayStation
- Shanghai Mini (July 29th, 1999) for Neo Geo Pocket Color
- Shanghai: Second Dynasty (November 30th, 1999) for PlayStation
- Shanghai: The Four Elements (September 28th, 2000) for PlayStation 2
- Shanghai: Sho Ryu Sairin (June 7th, 2001) for Arcade and PlayStation 2
- Shanghai Pocket Essentials (July 20th, 2001) for Palm OS and Windows Mobile
- Shanghai Advance (December 14th, 2001) for Game Boy Advance
- Shanghai: Three Kingdoms Battle (December 19th, 2002) for Arcade, PlayStation 2, and iOS
- Taisen Shanghai (2003) for i-mode Mobile Phones
- Shanghai Nan Puzzle (2003) for i-mode Mobile Phones
- Shanghai Time Attack (2003) for i-mode Mobile Phones
- Super Shanghai 2005 (November 25th, 2004) for Arcade and PlayStation
- Shanghai (December 22nd, 2005) for Nintendo DS. Also known as Shanghai DS.
- Shanghai DX (January 18th, 2006) for Mobile Phones
- Shanghai: Great Wall DX (February 15th, 2006) for Mobile Phones
- Shanghai Nan Puzzle DX (April 4th, 2006) for Mobile Phones
- Shanghai (March 23rd, 2006) for PlayStation Portable
- Shanghai DX II (January 11th, 2007) for Mobile Phones
- Shanghai Puzzle DX III (December 11th, 2007) for Mobile Phones
- Minna de Taisen Puzzle: Shanghai Wii (April 7rg, 2009) for Wii
- Shanghai Crystal (August 13th, 2009) for Mobile Phones
- Shanghai Puzzle DX IV (July 12th, 2010) for Mobile Phones
- Minna de Asobo: Shanghai DS 2 (September 23rd, 2010) for Nintendo DS
- Shanghai Amigo (January 31st, 2011) for iOS and Android. Mexican-themed version also including a cactus-shooting minigame.
- Shanghai Nan Puzzle DX IV (February 21st, 2011) for Mobile Phones
- Shanghai 3D Cube (October 11th, 2011) for Nintendo 3DS. Released in North America as Mahjong Cub3d, published by Atlus.
- Shanghai (November 16th, 2012) for Android
- Taisen Shanghai (August 5th, 2013) for iOS
- Shanghai Musume: Mahjong Girls (August 20th, 2013) for iOS. Version of the game featuring sexy pin-ups.
- Shanghai - Zodiac (July 17th, 2015) for PC
- Shanghai Refresh (November 29th, 2018) for Nintendo Switch
Links to Other Series[]
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Shi-Kin-Joh | October 13, 1995 | Game no Tetsujin - THE Shanghai includes a "Shi-Kin-Joh" mode with the same playable character as the original game. | 1 |
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Hebereke | 2003 | Hebereke characters appear as the players' characters in the i-mode version of Shanghai and on Mahjong tiles in Shanghai Musume: Mahjong Girls. | 1 |
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Dead Zone | March 22, 2011 | Characters from Dead Zone appear on Mahjong tiles in Shanghai Musume: Mahjong Girls. | 2 |
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Blaster Master | March 22, 2012 | The Metal Attacker/Sophia the 3rd from Metafight/Blaster Master appears on Mahjong tiles in Shanghai Musume: Mahjong Girls. | 2 |
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The Wing of Madoola | March 22, 2012 | Lucia from The Wing of Madoola appears on Mahjong tiles in Shanghai Musume: Mahjong Girls. | 2 |
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Gimmick! (Sunsoft) | March 22, 2012 | Yumetaro from Gimmick! appears on Mahjong tiles in Shanghai Musume: Mahjong Girls. | 2 |
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Ikki | March 22, 2012 | Gonbe from Ikki appears on Mahjong tiles in Shanghai Musume: Mahjong Girls. | 2 |