雀豪シミュレーション 麻雀道64
                  Jango Shimyureeshon Mahjong Michi 64
                Strong Player Simulation: Mahjong Road 64

Contents
1.Introduction
2.Controls
3.How to play
4.Characters in the game

                           1.Introduction

Released by Art on July 25, 1997 this is the 3rd Mahjong game on the N64. It was
given 68% by N64 Magazine, a U.K. Publication, who said "The best mahjong game
yet? Well, probably, but does it really matter? It'll probably fly off the
shelves in ker-razy Japan." However the game must have actually sold pretty
poorly, even at the low price of 6800 yen, since it does not even have a
Japanese wikipedia page.

The word Jangō in the title must have a Chinese origin (as is common with
Mahjong terms), since it does not appear in my Japanese dictionary. It means a
strong or professional player.

There are 16 characters available in the game, all presented in an anime style.
This makes the game much more pleasant to look at than the previous Mahjong
games on the system.

Mahjong came to Japan from China, and it exists in numerous forms. The 4 player
Riichi version is most popular in Japan. It can be compared to the Western card
game rummy. An explanation of how to play Mahjong is far beyond the scope of
this guide, but I recommend Light Grunty’s youtube channel and this free book by
Daiana Chiba:

https://dainachiba.github.io/RiichiBooks/

I also recommend downloading the Yaku (winning hands) cheat sheet from
worldriichi dot org.

                                2.Controls

A button – Confirm, discard a tile
B button – Close a window
C Buttons - Open the player status window
Start Button – Change the environmental settings
L Trigger - Confirm, discard a tile
R Trigger - Confirm, discard a tile
Z Trigger – Confirm, discard a tile
3D Stick / D Pad left or right  – Select a tile, move the window
3D Stick / D Pad down - Open the action window
3D Stick / D Pad up - select an action in the action window

                              3.How to play

These are the 6 modes on offer

雀豪モードStrong Player Mode- This is the story mode.
Aim to be the first to win 10 million G in 4 player Mahjong battles with your
rivals, and take the title of "Fighting Spirit King."
After a choosing a character you will be asked if you wish to change their name.
You can move around the map and play different characters at different parlors.

フリー対局モード - Free battle mode - Set the rules and characters freely.

２人打ちモード - 2 player Mahjong - A story mode knockout tournament

環境設定 - Environment Settings and Records Mode

牌譜 - Score Sheet Records Mode - Uses data on the controller pak

                 環境設定 - Environment Settings and Records Mode

Here you can change the following options

Music on or off
Speech on off
Score Sheet on or off
Moving score on or off
Game speed
Free Game rule settings
2 Player rule settings
Exit

Records
Your character's name is shown at the top.

Left Column
Number of games won
Average amount of points
Average　Winning points
Average points lost from discarding a tile that another player wins with
1st place percentage
2nd place percentage
3rd place percentage
Last place percentage
Riichi percentage

Right Column

Winning percentage
Tsumo percentage
Ron percentage
Discarding a tile that another player wins with percentage
Concealed Hand percentage
Creating a meld using another players discard tile percentage
Draw Percentage
Tenpai Percentage
Noten Percentage


                          4.Characters in the game

Here are the 16 characters listed in the order they are shown on the character
select screen. Each character has a detailed backstory and a story to enjoy in
the main mode.

Name                                    Age     Occupation

以心　龍    Ryu Ishin               24      Part time worker
春日　源四郎  Genshiro Kasuga         56      Mahjong racketeer
神屋　城介   Jonosuke Kamiya         20      University Student
河合　秋義   Akiyoshi Kawai          33      University Professor
北　　晶夫   Akio Kita               30      Mahjong Pro
霧山　涼子   Akirako Kiriyama        27      Mahjong Pro
京極　陸善   Rikuyoshi Kyogoku       17      High School Student
九条　克明   Katsuaki Kujo           29      Mahjong racketeer
白川　さわみ  Sawami Shirakawa        21      Home Helper
平　　美冬   Mito Osamu              22      University Student
鷹司　なつき  Natsuki Takasukasa      17      High School Student
誠　　将人   Masato Makoto           42      Detective
橋　　麗            Rei Hashi               32      Actress
士御門　凱   Kai Shimikado           48      Diviner / Exorcist / Medium
二階堂　麻里  Asato Nikado            25      Musician
不動　　掌   Fudo Katsuhara          36      Martial Artist