Shanghai is a computerized version of mahjong solitaire. After winning a game, the tiles reveal the three-dimensional blinking eye of a dragon behind the game screen. The Macintosh and Sega Master System version shows an animated dragon spitting fire.
PuzzlemahjongtabletopshanghaiArcade, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari Lynx
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Character
Plot-driven, intimate, cool and warm.
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari Lynx, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Family Computer, MSX2, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System/Mark III
- Developer
- Activision
- Publisher
- Activision, Hudson Soft
- Released
- October 1, 1986
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 8.5/10 from 15 ratings.
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Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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