プロ麻雀 極64
Pro Mahjong Extreme 64
Contents
1.Introduction
2.Controls
3.How to play
4.Pro players in the game
1.Introduction
Released by Athena on 21-Nov-97 this is the 5th Mahjong game on the N64. The 極
Kiwame of the title means extreme, climax, culmination, zenith, or nadir. It is
part of a long running series that started on the SNES in 1993. In my opinion
this is one of the more boring Mahjong games on the system since it features
real players and has no kind of story mode. This game was truly made for middle
aged men.
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.
Back of the Box
Experience the coolness of Pro Mahjong players here!
Relive the strong pro plays here.
Featuring 16 Pro Mahjong players waiting to compete!
On the Nintendo 64 the screen is easy to see!
2.Controls
3D Stick / D Pad - More the cursor
A Button - Confirm
B Button - Cancel
Start Button - Pause the game.
3.How to play
There are four modes on other on the main menu.
プロモード - Pro Mode, the main mode of the game.
ギャンブルモード - Gambling Mode.
トレーニングモード - Training Mode.
システム設定 - System Settings
Here is a detailed description of the above 4 modes.
プロモード - Pro Mode
Here you have the following options
フリー対局 - Free game
チャレンジ対局 - Challenge game
代表戦 - Title match
戻る - Go back.
If you chooseチャレンジ対局 the following matches will be displayed
龍王戦 Dragon King Match
鳳凰戦 Phoenix Match
猛虎戦 Fierce Tiger match
ギャンブルモード - Gambling Mode.
Here you have the following options
フリー対局 - Free game
チャレンジ対局 - Challenge game
戻る - Go back
トレーニングモード - Training Mode.
Here you have the following options
分析対局 - Analysis game
麻雀クイズ - Mahjong Quiz
運勢診断 - Luck test
戻る - Go back
If you choose 麻雀クイズ - Mahjong Quiz you will find the following options.
何持ち - What do you have?
何切る - What tile should you discard?
ノンセクション - Non selection
点数計算 - Score calculation
戻る
システム設定 - System Settings
Here you can change the following options
Screen Display - How the camera moves in game
Tile discernment - On or off
Game Speed - Standard, slow, fast
Tile colour
Character speech - On or off
Music - choose a type
Rule settings - Save or not
Display a password
Go back
4.Pro Players in the game
The game features 16 real life pro Mahjong players.
小島 武夫 Takeo Kojima 1936-2018
The "star" of the game. Kojima was promoted prominately 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.
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.
伊藤 優孝 Yuko Ito 1949-
He is the vice chairman of the Japan Professional Mahjong League. He is ranked
9th, and is nicknamed "Yu the grim reaper".
土田 浩翔 Kosho Tsuchida 1959-
Author of the Tsuchida system which focuses on making pairs. He changed his name
from Koji to Kosho because according to him "Koji is a name that always finishes
in second place".
浦田 和子 Kazuko Urata 1955-
An aggressive female former pro player.
高橋 純子 Junko Takahashi 1979
She is the only female chair person on the board of the Japanese Professional
Mahjong League. She has supervised the creation of Mahjong games on the Xbox and
the Nintendo DS.
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.
新津 潔 Kiyoshi Niitsu 1956-
A former scuba diving instructor and stylish dresser. He won the main title in
his 19th term.
浩明 源 Hiroaki Gen
A player from Fukuoka prefecture, he turned pro the year the game was released.
坂元 俊彦 Toshihiko Sakamoto 1952-
Currently playing in the C League, his highest rank was 12th.
福島 治 Osamu Fukushima
A former pro player who now runs his own Mahjong blog.
嶋村 俊幸 Toshiyuki Shimamura 1951
Currently playing in the A League at rank 9.
古川 凱章 Gaisho Furukawa 1938-2016
Founder of the 101 Competition Federation. He authored many books and manga
about Mahjong.
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.
青野 滋 Shigeru Aono 1956
He won the Japan Mahjong title in 1983. He is now a researcher of world Mahjong
at the Osaka University of Commerce.
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."
