{{Short description|1983 video game}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{about|the 1983 video game|the tabletop game|Mahjong|other uses|Mahjong (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox video game | title = Mah-Jong | developer = Nintendo R&D2 | publisher = Nintendo | platforms = Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, arcade, Famicom Disk System | released = '''Family Computer'''{{vgrelease|JP|August 27, 1983}}'''Arcade''' (''VS. Mah-Jong''){{vgrelease|JP|February 1984}}'''Famicom Disk System'''{{vgrelease|JP|February 21, 1986}}'''Nintendo Entertainment System'''{{vgrelease|HK|1987}} | genre = Mahjong | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | arcade system = Nintendo VS. System | image = Mah-Jong box art.png | caption = Family Computer box art }} {{Nihongo foot|2=麻雀|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha|'''''Mah-Jong'''''|3=Mahjong}} is a 1983 mahjong video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer. It was released on August 27, 1983 in Japan alongside ''Gomoku Narabe Renju''.<ref name="MG">{{cite web |title=Nintendo Games List |url=http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/nintendo-co-ltd/so,1d/list-games/ |access-date=November 28, 2017 |publisher=Moby Games.com}}</ref> It was followed by a port to Nintendo VS. System arcades titled '''''VS. Mah-Jong''''' released in February 1984 as well as the Famicom Disk System on February 21, 1986.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Akagi |first=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) |date=October 13, 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |isbn=978-4990251215 |location=Japan |page=57 |language=ja |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)}}</ref><ref name="lm">{{Cite web |title=Flyer Fever – Video Game Flyers From Around The World |url=https://www.flyerfever.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929225004/http://www.flyerfever.com/ |archive-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref> The game also released in Hong Kong sometime in 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System.<ref name="HA">{{cite web |title=Mah Jong - Ungraded Boxed Hong Kong Version, NES Nintendo 1987 Lot #28036 Heritage Auctions |url=https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/other/mah-jong-ungraded-boxed-hong-kong-version-nes-nintendo-1987-hk/a/7349-28036.s |access-date=November 5, 2025 |publisher=Heritage Auctions}}</ref> It was followed by a series of sequels, beginning with ''4 Nin Uchi Mahjong'' in 1984 for the Famicom.
==Gameplay== The game consists of Japanese mahjong (also known as ''riichi'' mahjong) against a computer opponent. The "tiles remaining counter" serves as a reminder to players about the status of the wall. The game has three difficulty levels, with the easiest mode stopping players from making various mistakes as a tutorial and the hardest applying harsh time limits to calling and playing tiles. Due to technical limitations at the time, the game was reworked to involve two people instead of the expected four players, which was addressed by the release of ''4 Nin Uchi Mahjong''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-19 |title=『VS. 麻雀』を配信前に最速プレイ！ 『俺たちのアケアカ』本日（2月19日）20時00分より生放送！【ファミ通チャンネル】 {{!}} ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com |url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202002/19192714.html |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=ファミ通.com |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=麻雀 {{!}} ファミリーコンピュータ {{!}} 任天堂 |url=https://www.nintendo.com/jp/famicom/software/hvc-mj/index.html |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=任天堂ホームページ}}</ref>
==Re-releases== The Family Computer version is playable in the Japanese version of ''Animal Crossing'' for the GameCube.<ref>{{cite web | title=任天堂、GC「どうぶつの森+」夏休みプレゼントFC「クルクルランド」などが手に入る | website=Game Watch | date=October 20, 2002 | url=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/GAME/DOCS/20020723/nintendo.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020727204542/http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/GAME/DOCS/20020723/nintendo.htm | archive-date=July 27, 2002 | url-status=dead | access-date=June 28, 2025}}</ref> It was also re-released on the Nintendo Classics service on July 4, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2024-07-04 |title=NES – Nintendo Switch Online adds COBRA TRIANGLE, Donkey Kong Jr. Math, Golf, Mach Rider, The Mystery of Atlantis, SOLAR JETMAN, and Urban Champion |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/nes-nintendo-switch-online-adds-cobra-triangle-donkey-kong-jr-math-golf-mach-rider-the-mystery-of-atlantis-solar-jetman-and-urban-champion |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref> Hamster Corporation released the arcade version as part of their ''Arcade Archives'' series for the Nintendo Switch in February 2020; this was the game's first release outside Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calvert |first=Darren |date=2020-02-27 |title=Nintendo Download: 27th February (North America) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/02/nintendo_download_27th_february_north_america |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Notes== <references group="lower-alpha" /> ==References== <references /> ==External links== *{{MobyGames|47961/mahjong/}} Category:1983 video games Category:Arcade Archives games Category:Arcade video games Category:Famicom Disk System games Category:Hamster Corporation games Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:Nintendo Classics games Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games Category:Nintendo games Category:Nintendo mahjong video games Category:Nintendo Research & Development 2 games Category:Video games developed in Japan