プロ麻雀 兵64 雀荘バトルに挑戦
Pro Mahjong Soldier 64: Mahjong Parlor Battle Challenge
1.Introduction
2.Controls
3.How to play
4.Pro Players in the game
1.Introduction
Released by Culture Brain for 6,480yen on 5-Nov-99, this is the 6th Mahjong game
on the N64. The Tsuwamono of the title probably means soldier, but I suppose it
could also be translated as warfare or strategy. It is part of a long running
series, but I find it one of the more boring Mahjong games. It features 16 real
life players, some of which also featured in Athena's Pro Mahjong Extreme.
It appears that it is part of a long running series of "Mahjong Soldier" games
that have been released on many consoles. It one of the various games that
Culture Brain released for the N64, including the fighting games Fist of the
Flying Dragon Twin and SD Legendary Fist of the Flying Dragon, the half-hearted
money grab; Nintamarantaro 64 Game Gallery, and the pet simulation Hamster
Story. Culture Brain are still operating as of 2021 but it seems they have not
released a game since 2017.
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
3D Stick / D Pad - Move the cursor
A Button - Confirm
B Button - Cancel
Start Button - Pause
3.Translation guide
The game requires 16 pages to save, so if you need to edit your controller pak
then please hold down the Start Button with any game in the console. When you
first start the game you are prompted to make your own character. You are asked
to enter a name of four characters. After which select the 決定 option to
continue. You will the be able to choose between male 男性 or female 女性. The game
will then ask you to choose from one of four save files. You will then move to
the main menu with the following options.
雀荘バトル - Mahjong Parlor battle － Try to win the most points in 6 games.
大会 - Tournament - Join 3 original tournaments with differing rules
フリー対局 - Free Game - Play against any of the 16 real players
指南モード- Instruction mode - Lessons for beginners and intermediate players
個人成績表 - Personal results - Look at your results here
総合ラン表 - Total rankings - Look at your combined ranking in the tournaments
システム設定 - System settings - Change the tiles and rules here
雀荘バトル Mahjong Parlor battle
There are 6 parlors to beat here. Each is owned by one of the 16 pro Mahjong
players featured in the game. You will start each parlor with a set amount of
points as follows
Left side
Animal House - Ara Masayoshi, 250 points
Flying Dragon - Mitsuru Ando , 200 points
Mentanpin - Tanaka Toshiharu, 250 points
Right side
Distinguished Citizen - Masateru Kaneko, 250 points
Law - Masahito Iida, 200 points
Blessings of Heaven - Takeo Kojima, 200 points
大会 - Tournament
There are three tournaments to choose from
CB 杯 - CB Cup - An 8 player tournament
各人戦 - Master Battle - A 16 player tournament, only the top 2 advance.
最強位戦 - Strongest Rank Battle - An 8 player round robin.
指南モード- Instruction mode
Here you can choose your teacher, from a selection of historical Mahjong
Players. Each has 1 beginner lesson and 2 intermediate lessons.
個人成績表 - Personal results screen
CB 杯 - CB Cup wins
各人戦 - Master Battle wins
最強位戦 - Strongest Rank Battle wins
クリア雀荘数 - Number of Mahjong Palors you have beaten
Under that are your percentage rates for certain Mahjong actions.
システム設定 - System settings
Tile colours
Tile back colours
Music on or off
Game speed
Reset the rules to the default settings
Change your name
Reset your data
Adjust the screen locaiton
Go back
4.Pro Players in the game
The game features 16 real life pro Mahjong players. 5 of them featured in
Mahjong Extreme released in 1997. Because the Japanese are generally very
private people it is sometimes hard to find out information about individuals.
野吹 敬三 Keizo Nobuki
A player who won the Japan Mahjong Alliance grand title in 1993.
高橋 正彦 Masahiko Takahashi
A former pro player who now runs a Mahjong club in Tokorozawa. It is "A healthy
mahjong with the motto "Don't drink liquor, don't smoke and don't bet. In order
to enjoy the spirit of healthy mahjong try to be gentle to the other players.
Please do not hum shamisen tunes and strictly refrain from criticizing you
opponents."
荒 正義 Ara Masayoshi 1952-
Born in Hokkaido, Masayoshi is an offensive type player who has won several
major Mahjong competitions including the grand title in 1997 and 2003. He has
also written many books about Mahjong. He initially planned to retire early and
"live in a town near the sea with a harbor so I can eat delicious fish every
day", however due to the effects of the bubble economy he was forced to continue
playing Mahjong.
原田 正史 Masahashi Harada
A player who won the Pheonix Battle competition in 1997.
木村和幸 Kazuyuki Kimura
Kimura still plays Mahjong and recently won a major tournament in 2020. He is
now a Junior High School baseball coach, and he runs his own twitter account.
村田 光陽 Mitsuyo Murata 1968
Born in Tokyo in 1968, he was active as a pro for about 20 years. He now runs
his own blog about Mahjong.
沢崎 試 Sawasaki Makoto 1955-
Born in Gunma, he grew up on his parents farm. When he was young boy he suffered
from empyema and often missed school. When he became a Junior High school
student facilities were built around the farm causing the business to fail, and
putting Makoto's future in jeopardy. He discovered Mahjong at university in
Tokyo. However when he was 26 his wife left him and he was so shocked that he
could not find a job for a long time. He later started working at a Mahjong
parlor which Takeo Kojima often attended. He turned pro at the age of 29, and
now at the age of 60 he has taught the current generation of champions. But he
is still winning competitions to this day. Sawasaki's motto is "Have fun and
win." "
下山 道夫 Michio Shimoyama
I can't find any information about this player. Sorry!
前原 雄大 Yudai Maehara 1956-
Born in Tokyo, Maehara became interesting in Mahjong after reading Mahjong manga
as a child. He earned the nicknames"Kabukicho Monster", "Super Beast", and
"Hell's Gatekeeper". However, he dislikes the nickname "Gatekeeper of Hell",
saying that "whether it is heaven or hell, a great person is usually not just a
gatekeeper." On October 22, 2019, at Daiwa Securities M League he was involved
in some controversy after he pointed his fingers to the heavens in a victory
pose. He was given a yellow card after it was ruled that his victory pose could
be interpreted as "inciting the other players". The decision was controversial
and a team mate of Maehara's later also repeated the pose in solidarity after
winning a game. It has now become Maehara's signature gesture.
安藤 満 Mitsuru Ando 1949-2004
He was a well known pro-Mahjong player and teacher. He took the title of Master
in 1989. But in the very same year he was diagnosed with cancer which he fight
for the rest of his life.
飯田 正人 Masahito Iida 1949-2012
He played in the A League of the Japanese Professional Mahjong League for 28
terms, longer than any other player in history. He was planning to return to the
game when he died of cancer. Hailed as perhaps the greatest player in Japanese
history he was nicknamed "Mr. Highest", "Great Mahjong Genie" and "The White
Whale.
小島 武夫 Takeo Kojima 1936-2018
The "star" of the game. Kojima was promoted prominently on the box art. He was a
well known player, nicknamed Mr Mahjong. He was the first chairman of the Japan
Professional Mahjong League. His rank was 9. He hosted several late night
Mahjong programs and wrote many Mahjong guides. Even at 75 he managed to win a
Mahjong grand prix in 2011. Due to making most of his income from gambling he
did not receive any kind of pension from the Japanese government. He passed away
at the age of 82 from heart failure.
金子 正輝 Masateru Kaneko 1956-
Nicknamed "the cat", he is famous for pausing and thinking for long periods of
time without moving, even when appearing live on TV. Some commentators have
joked that watching his games is like watching a still image. He owns Mahjong
parlors in Fukuoka and Saitama prefectures. He enjoys traveling and it is said
that he travels to South Korea once a month.
清水 香織 Shimizu Kaori 1973-
Born in Tochigi prefecture, she is the first woman to win the G1 title throne.
Her nickname is the Cement Queen because of her attack style.
渡辺 洋香 Yoko Watanabe 1973??
Born in Oita prefecture, she became a pro player in 1997. In 2002 she became the
highest ranked female player. Aside from being a pro Mahjong player she has also
modeled and in 2006 she opened her own Mahjong Parlor called "Fairy".
