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by Barticle
Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:16 pm
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Overview of current mahjong video-games
Replies: 322
Views: 356154

Re: Overview of current mahjong video-games

The long-running Simple Series finally comes to Nintendo Switch next February. The first release has the snappy title SIMPLEシリーズ for Nintendo Switch Vol.1 THE テーブルゲーム Deluxe Pack ~麻雀・囲碁・将棋・詰将棋・オセロ・カード・花札・二角取り~ Basically it's another Table Games compendium of tabletop games including mahjong. https:/...
by Barticle
Fri Oct 29, 2021 6:02 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: severely in need of an english translation!
Replies: 289
Views: 285380

Re: severely in need of an english translation!

Hey Steve. Glad to see a familiar name - or anyone - posting here. The text is cursive and Chinese... but I think it's 打麻將. 打 can mean a ton of different things including "to play [a sport or game]". 麻將 is one of the Mandarin Chinese spellings for "mahjong". Keep calm and play mahjong. :mrgreen: Sim...
by Barticle
Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:10 pm
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Mahjong Soul / Akagi collab event
Replies: 1
Views: 2572

Re: Mahjong Soul / Akagi collab event

The temporary event should be available after today's maintenance ends - about 13 hrs from now. New features summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWW1LwezVuI https://twitter.com/MahjongSoul_EN/status/1452832354515357697 Two new game modes: https://twitter.com/MahjongSoul_EN/status/14529833574369...
by Barticle
Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:07 pm
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Mahjong Soul / Akagi collab event
Replies: 1
Views: 2572

Mahjong Soul / Akagi collab event

The Mahjong Soul Youtube channel is teasing a crossover with the Akagi franchise...

...which evidently was announced a month ago. The teaser trailer is new though!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ivna1QcNR8
by Barticle
Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:45 pm
Forum: Mahjong Dojo
Topic: Concise guide to Japanese mahjong for complete beginners (in Yakuza games)
Replies: 7
Views: 9156

Re: Concise guide to Japanese mahjong for complete beginners (in Yakuza games)

Hi and welcome. The guide was renamed by the new wiki admins some while ago. The old address was re-directing okay previously but I see that it isn't now. The page title is now just 'Mahjong' but that's still the same article that I began. https://yakuza.fandom.com/wiki/Mahjong (I'll update this in ...
by Barticle
Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:42 pm
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Mahjong Block (Tetris)
Replies: 4
Views: 3610

Re: Mahjong Block (Tetris)

Yeah, I expect physical games of this era would command high prices from collectors. I only really look at more recent platforms but even Nintendo DS game prices seem to have climbed a lot on eBay so I'm glad I grabbed mine when I did. Also for the mahjong version of this game you'd need the Asian c...
by Barticle
Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:49 am
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Mahjong Block (Tetris)
Replies: 4
Views: 3610

Mahjong Block (Tetris)

Sonic had to play a Tetris game as a forfeit and someone recommended a vintage 8-bit game using mahjong tiles. Majohn Block, also known as AV Dragon Mahjong, was released in Asia for the Family Computer (Famicom) back in 1991. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha7IhvlVuHM An American version called Po...
by Barticle
Thu Jun 03, 2021 6:20 pm
Forum: Mahjong Media
Topic: JPML video guide series in English (with Garthe and Jenn)
Replies: 9
Views: 10261

Re: JPML video guide series in English (with Garthe and Jenn)

Back once again! A couple of new episodes have released recently (the first new ones since September).

Still all available on the handy playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... lmqExB2rK4
by Barticle
Sun May 09, 2021 10:50 pm
Forum: Mahjong Media
Topic: Mahjong DJ
Replies: 3
Views: 4588

Re: Mahjong DJ

by Barticle
Thu May 06, 2021 8:52 pm
Forum: Mahjong Media
Topic: Mahjong at the movies?
Replies: 170
Views: 325428

Re: Mahjong at the movies?

Two spots in one day!

I thought it was cool that "The Renter" in this recent TV ad has a Chun keyfob...
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...but then she ends up playing. :D
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Чеховское ружьё
by Barticle
Thu May 06, 2021 7:44 pm
Forum: Mahjong Media
Topic: Mahjong at the movies?
Replies: 170
Views: 325428

Re: Mahjong at the movies?

Mahjong with the girls, but not the eponymous Good Girls in the NBC show. (2020)
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by Barticle
Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:34 pm
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: SegaMJ App releases in English
Replies: 14
Views: 11844

Re: SegaMJ App releases in English

Well, that didn't last long. I'm seeing reports tonight that Sega will be suspending the US service.
by Barticle
Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:17 pm
Forum: Mahjong Dojo
Topic: Mahjong news
Replies: 6
Views: 7082

Re: Mahjong news

It's sad what happens to forums when spambots are left unchecked.

Saw the same thing happen to a music forum I used to frequent many moons ago. :(

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
by Barticle
Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:43 pm
Forum: Reach Mahjong
Topic: severely in need of an english translation!
Replies: 289
Views: 285380

Re: severely in need of an english translation!

Yes, it's Japanese - the middle button has Japanese kana. 有 existence, possession (used to spell Ari) 無 nothing, negation (used to spell Nashi) 申 Monkey zodiac sign (used in words for "to be called", "to say", apology, application) 営 occupation, camp, conduct business 月 month, moon, Monday 得 profit,...
by Barticle
Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:58 pm
Forum: Mahjong Video Games
Topic: Overview of current mahjong video-games
Replies: 322
Views: 356154

Re: Overview of current mahjong video-games

Yeah, but it's kinda weird seeing characters added when all the other graphics are the same as the full-size version. Speaking of which... good-news.jpg Sounds like they are actually working on converting their English-language MJ to run in HTML5. \o/ https://twitter.com/gamedesignjp/status/13538668...