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In Shisen-Sho (aka 'Four Rivers', 'Szechuan', 'Shisen' or
'Nikakudori') the object is to remove all tiles from the field (as in
'Shanghai'). Only two matching or identical tiles can be removed at a time.
The two tiles can only be removed if they can be connected with, at most,
three connected lines. They must be connected by an imaginary line which
does not pass through any other tile. Distance does not matter. When you
remove tiles at the edges, other tiles become available for matching. These
games uses what could be called the 'one-layer two-angles arcade rules'.
The number of tiles doesn't
matter (as long as it has all four of the tiles used) and the layout may be
different from game to game (the traditional one is a rectangular grid).
Remember that there normally
are 4 of each tile - matching the "wrong" two first may make you
loose the game, the game become unsolvable and you're trapped...
Szechuan is the name of an
Chinese province, Shisen-Sho (or Sichuan) the Japanese name for the same area and Four
Rivers is the English translation of that name. The myth is that Mahjongg is
so popular in the province of Szechuan (probably true) that they created a
different variant to play with the tiles (probably false).
Both the name of the original
author and time of creation are unknown (probably Japanese).
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Ada Links 3.58 |
Commercial |
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| Shisen-Sho game
for the young and silly at heart. Colorful tilesets and
backgrounds. Hint, undo, sound, music.
15 days trial available (only Pokemon
tiles, nag-screens) - 5,2 mb. Req.: Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP,
32 MB of RAM.
See also LinLinks below. |
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Bloxx It |
Commercial |
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Three levels
(easy, normal, hard). 3 tilesets, sound, music, highscore, good
but cartoony graphics. Play against time (the faster the more
points).
Req.: Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, P300MMX+
A one hour time limited demo (4,25 mb)
with one tileset and numerous nag screens is available. |
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Alawar |
Price: $19.95 |
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BShisen 1.4 |
Freeware |
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| Shisen-Sho game. Board sizes: 14x6,
18x8, 24x12, 28x16, 32x20. Undo, hint, high score, sound,
you can change the background color and picture. Author: Kelvin W Sherlock
(2002). Intel/PPC versions (R5). You can make your own
tilesets. 15 tilesets available from homepage. You can
also upload your own highscore. Based on the GShisen engine.
Alternative download site: BeBits.
Was shareware, now freeware. More tilesets at Lelldorin. |
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Four
Rivers
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Free Online
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Nice little online shisen-sho version. Java. Hint, sound, timer. The
game is free to play online. It is available for licensing if
you want to put it on your own website.
Author: Jos van Uden.
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Four
Rivers for Windows 1.0e
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Freeware
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Elegant tileset. 5 layouts. Hint, undo, sound.
Author: Masaya Kusunoki (1995).
Req.: Win 3.1+
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Homepage: NA
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Price: 0
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GShisen.app (GNUstep)
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GShisen 2000 |
Open Source |
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| Shisen-Sho
clone for Apple II. Review
of an old version (1998). Author: Kelvin Sherlock.
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gshisen 1.1.1 |
Open Source |
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| Shisen-Sho port
to FreeBSD, uses the GNUstep toolkit. |
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haihai 2 1.50 |
Freeware |
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| Small and nice
Japanese freeware game. 3 modes: Normal (Shanghai with 5
layouts), Line (Shisen-Sho) and Wall (Shisen-Sho again???). High
score (5 best). Req.: Windows 95 /98 /Me /2000 /XP and DirectX
5.0. Download from this
page (press the ftp or http button). In game: Right-click
for menu (undo, redo, restart) and Enter to select new mode.
Alternative download site: Caiman |
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Jade &
Match 1.0 |
Freeware |
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| Shisen-Sho
game for PocketPC (ARM/XSCALE) with pictures of Jade
pendant's. A new twist: Stones will block your line, and
it will appear after round 10.
Author: Terence Jade |
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Jong 3D
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Shareware
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good 3D version of 'Wino Jong 3' (see below). 12 layouts and 5
tile sets. Only 3 layouts and standard tileset available in
shareware version. High score list for each layout.
Installation, game, help and homepage (choose 'Jeux') in French
only. Req.: OpenGL. |
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3.8 mb -
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WinoSoft
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Price:
11,90€
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JongPuzzle
3.41
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Shareware
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Describes
it-self as a "mah jong - like solitaire game"... 6
sizes (from 8x18 to 20x16) and 4 tile sets (Egyptian, Signs,
Fractal, Easy). Sound, hint, undo, auto-play. Graphics not
pretty in higher resolutions. Limitations in shareware version:
Only three levels and nag screens. With so many good freeware
games out there, what do you want with this lackluster?
Author: Andrey Krutikov.
Req.: Win95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP. |
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KShisen
(ShisenSho) |
Open Source |
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KShisen is an
open-source implementation of Shisen-Sho written specifically
for KDE (graphical desktop environment for Unix/Linux).
Highscore, hint, restart, check solvability, undo, redo,
different board sizes, speed, and levels, Manual 'The
KShisen Handbook'. KShisen is part of the KDE
Games Center. Author: Mario Weilguni.
Screenshot by: Marie-Claude Collilieux (big thanks!) |
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LinLinks 4.0 |
Shareware |
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| Shisen-Sho. Seems to be made for
kids? Highscore. Three difficulty modes. 6 tilesets. Sound,
music. Req.: Win95+. Very similar to Ada Links above (same
Pokemon set and look). |
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Lin Wu's Challenge |
Abandonware |
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| MSDOS game from
1990 by an defunct German company called Lasersoft. The review
from 'Home of the Underdogs' says it all: "..is a lackluster Mahjongg game...The gameplay is very straightforward and quite
dull...and the graphics is below par. Worth a look only if you collect Mahjongg games." |
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Price: N/A |
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Link 1.0 |
Commercial |
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| Shisen-Sho
game.
3 difficulty levels, music and sound
effect, 11 layouts, 6 tilesets, shuffle, hint, online high score.
Req.: PocketPC |
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BOOQIO |
Price: $14.95 |
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| Shisen-Sho
game made by Japanese company Symphony Inc. Sold in the retail
"SHOCKPRICE500 series". Don't know where you can get
it (possibly only in Japan...). Versions for Macintosh (68K,7.x)
and Windows (95 and above), PlayStation. Some Japanese links: 1
(info. and download of trial versions) - 2
(win/mac68k info) - 3
(Classic/OS8) - 4
(OSX).
This online shockwave is built directly on this game: Play
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Nankin 1.10 |
Freeware |
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| A strange
Shisen-Sho / SameGame variant.
Made in 1993 by Ikuo Hirohata 'Grow'.
Game in Japanese only. Hint, undo, shuffle, highscore. Runs on
Win 98 and ???.
Homepage died in 2004 |
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Grow's
Soft Land |
Price:0 |
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Noah's
Ark Deluxe 1.1 |
Commercial |
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| Shisen-Sho/SameGame
combinations game. Match pairs of animals and save Noah's Ark
from sinking. Three modes: Action, Strategy and Puzzle with
three levels of difficulty each. Sound, music and high score.
Req.: Win98, ME, 2000, XP |
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PalmShisensho 1.24 |
Freeware |
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| Shisen-Sho. High score, undo, hint,
sound. English text file. Japanese website. PalmOS 5. |
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Palm Mahjong (
Match Mania ) 2.02 |
Shareware |
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like a Shisen-Sho game from the bad screenshot.....
Author: Lam Siu Mui. Only first
level playable in shareware version.
Req.: Palm OS 3.1 |
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from: |
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Price: $12.00 |
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Pocket-Jongg
3.71 |
Commercial |
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Shisen-Sho game.
Versions for PocketPC, Desktop PC
(Windows9x+) and Windows Smartphone 2002.
Animation, highscore, 30 different
level, multiplayer play via infrared or LAN
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C-Labs |
Price: $
9.95 |
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Pocket Shisen 1.1 |
Commercial |
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Shisen-Sho with mahjongg tileset. 16-bit color display
and 5 levels of difficulty.
Requirements: ARM based Pocket PC
Demo version with 60 minutes gameplay available.
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ppcShisen 1.5.2 |
Shareware |
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4 levels of difficulty,
undo, redo, sounds, 2 tile sets, highscore.
You can save the high scores as spreadsheet "CSV" files.
Req.: PocketPC2002/2003 |
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Ranware |
Price: $9.95 |
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RuniX |
Shareware |
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| Shisen-Sho with
an emphasis on Rune tilesets. 3 difficulty levels. 6 variations
(Classic - similar to the NEXTSTEP game "AcChen"),
Classic Plus - larger play area, Blocked - beware of the immobile pieces and don't get trapped,
Flatland - one layer only and for children, Progressive,
Timeless - no time limit). Req.: Mac OSX 10.1+. |
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from: |
IllumineX |
Price: $14.95 |
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Sarakon
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Abandonware
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DOS release from 1991 (Amiga version so early as 1988, C64 in
1990). The
graphics was perhaps impressive then, but not anymore
today...The tiles are stacked on top of each other. The game
gets progressively more difficult as rounds pass - both the
number of tiles and different symbols on the tiles increase. The
precursor to 'Curse of Ra'. Made by German company Starbyte who
closed around 1993. Abandonware. |
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sarakon.zip - 1.2 mb |
Homepage: NA
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Shenzhen 1.1.4 |
Shareware |
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ShisenSho for PalmOS 3.5+ and
supports 320x320 and 160x160.
3 levels of difficulty, 3 board
sizes, timer, high score, undo, redo
Author: Brian Williams.
Restrictions in shareware unknown.
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Price: $5.00 |
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Simple online version. Java applet. Also available as
stand-alone windows game in 'The Orient Pack' together with a
Solitaire Mahjongg clone for $5.00.
Play
at 4Webgames.com |
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Shisen-Sho
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Free Online
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Online Shisen-Sho. Javascript. More basic you can't get it...
Play online at: WOHNENimMV
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Shisen-Sho
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Freeware
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Ordinary,
but good clone. 6 different board sizes (from 21x4 to 21x8).
Hint, redo / undo, High Score list. Game and website in German
only.
Author: Martin Fiddler.
Rant: Why can't people give their games a version number??? |
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Shisen-Sho 0.9 |
Freeware |
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| Shisen-Sho game. Author: Martin Hentrich
(2000). Intel/R5. English language.
Alternative download page - BeZip |
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Shisen-Sho 1.0.0 |
GNU GPL Freeware |
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Shisen-Sho game for the Sharp Zaurus PDA.
Ported from the KDE project by Robert Ernst.
Hint. Req.: qpe-base ($QPE_VERSION).
Source available.
English and German language
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Shisen-Sho
1.1
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Freeware
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game. 5 board sizes (from 14x60 to 30x16) and 5 difficulty
levels. Help, hint and High Score list.
Author: Arnold Kraschinski.
Website and game in German only. |
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Shisen-Sho
1.17
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Freeware
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decent clone. Graphics could have been better, though. 18 tile
sets (including a road sign tile set), 5 board sizes from 14x6
to 30x16. 5 speed levels and 3 difficulty modes. Hint, Demo and
High Scores list. Standard mode, Gravity mode (tiles fall down
the board), Fall mode and Attractive mode. Choose bitmaps as
backgrounds. Bitmap template with which you can make your own
tile sets. Versions for OS/2 (req.: Warp 3 with DIVE or later)
and Windows. Review and screen- shot based on Windows version. Author: Daniel F. Valot
A special version dedicated to Irina
Allegrova also available.
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2.9 mb -
download from homepage |
Seahorse
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Price: 0
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Shisen-Sho 1.3 |
Freeware |
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Shisen-Sho game for Samsung PDA phone
SCH-i519 using the MIZI Linux OS (a Korean Linux embedded OS derivative).
It is based on the KShisen game by Mario
Weilguni for KDE and is available under the GNU General Public License.
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Shisen-Sho
1.5
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Freeware
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difficulty levels. Standard mahjongg tile set. Timer. Author:
Jerome Desmoulins. Game (and website) in French only. Req.:
Win9x/NT/2000 |
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Shisen-Sho
for Java 1.2
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Freeware
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Nice clone. 5 different board sizes (from 6x14 to 16x30). Cheat
and Solve game. The game is a Java application. This means it
needs a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) installed on the machine. See
the homepage for installation instructions. Author: Barry
Neilson (1999).
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Shisen
for Win32 2.10
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Freeware
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choose your own bitmap or color as background. Online High
Score. Cheat. Req.: Win9x/ME/NT/2000/XP.
Web side and installation in
Japanese only, game in English.
Author: Ono Shinji |
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327 kb - download
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Homepage
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Price: 0
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Shisen-Sho
for Windows 1.5
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Freeware
(GNU)
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Good
version. 12 tile sets, 5 sizes from 14x6 to 30x16, 3 difficulty
levels and 5 speed levels. Help, Hint, Hall of Fame. Choose
bitmap files as background. Based on the KDE game KSHISEN
(Linux). The game can use tile sets made for KMahjongg.
Author: Jim Mason
The download file is a Microsoft Installer (.msi file) |
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443 kb -
download from homepage: |
Ibinx
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Price: 0
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Shisen for
Java 1.0 |
Freeware |
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13 tilesets, multiple screen
resolutions supported and automatic scaling of tiles, Hall of
Fame, undo, redo, hint, peek, restart, pause, use
jpg/gif/png-graphics as background, 3 difficulty levels, 6 board size
from 14x6 to 30x16, several themes (look-and-feel), English and German
language. Req.: Java 2 runtime
(download from Java
home). Platform independent (runs on OS/2, Linux, Windows, Solaris and Mac
OSX). Authors: Uwe and Jürgen aus dem
Moore. |
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Shisen for
OS/2 1.31 |
Freeware |
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Shisen-Sho clone - looks very beautiful
from the pictures.
Features: Several 'stonesets'
(tilesets), multiple screen resolutions supported without scaling from
640x480 up to 1800x1350 and automatic scaling of stonesets, Hall of Fame,
unlimited undo, hint. Req: OS/2
Authors: Uwe and Jürgen aus dem Moore
(UJ)
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Shisensho - Joshiryo-Hen |
Emulated Abandonware |
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Shisen-Sho video game (arcade) made by Tamtex in 1989. The title translate from Japanese as 'Four River Reflection - Women's Dormitory'.
The game is known outside Japan as "Match it"
(non-erotic version) and also known as "Sichuan
II". Info from Arcade
History Database and EmuStatus.
Available under the MAME emulator.
You have to search for the ROM yourself... |
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Short Circuit 1.3 |
Shareware |
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Shisen-Sho
game. Here the lines are called circuits. "Tiles must be removed by matching pairs and must contain a circuit. A circuit is a straight, continuous path without any other tiles obstructing it.
You can have up to two right angles, so you can have up to three straight lines."
Author: Carl Limsico (1997).
Req.: Any Macintosh Computer with OS 7+. |
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Sichuan Majong
1.5 |
Shareware |
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Shisen-Sho for "Pocket PC /
Pocket PC 2002 ( Windows CE 3.0 / 3.5), MIPS / SH-3 /
StrongARM".
Seems like shareware version have
no limitations. Game available in Chinese and English.
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Sichuan
Mahjong 1.02 |
Shareware |
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Shisen-Sho game.
Limitation in the shareware
version: No highscore. Version for Pocket PC, Pocket PC
2002 and Windows Mobile 2003, ARM / MIPS / SH3
[Might be based on the same code
as the game Sichuan Majong 1.5 above??]
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Super Circuitry 1.0b |
Shareware |
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Based on Short
Circuitry mentioned above. 64 levels, highscore, sound, 4
difficulty modes. Colored blocks only and no mahjongg tiles.
Shareware version only has the 16 first levels.
Req.: Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000 |
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Take-it! |
Freeware |
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| Shisen-Sho game. "Syntax Terror Demo"
- The first and only mega-demo by Delta Force, which includes two legendary games
(Match-It! and Soko-Ban). For Atari ST. From 1990. Works
in SainT emulator. Second download site: PaciDemo |
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Take Two
1.00
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Freeware
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Nice
Shisen-Sho version. 5 tile sets (Chinese, The Simpsons,
Gemstones, Road signs, Blitz Basic Coders faces). Create your
own tile sets (PNG - 288x320 / 32x64). Play in three sizes
(Small, Medium, Large). High score list. Animated background.
Hint (gives time penalty). In 'normal mode' is three tokens
introduced - you loose a token each time you cheat. 15 levels of
grid from 4x4 to 24x8 with time limits (it gets really hard...).
Based on 'Take Two' on the Atari ST. 3 more tilesets available
on the authors homepage (Star Trek, Sphere and WWE Wrestling).
Author: Andrew Pointon (aka 'The Caffeine Kid') |
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TakoShi 0.1.1 |
Freeware |
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Shisen-Sho
(from 2001). Minimum requirement: Palm IIIc, Palm OS Color, Palm
3.5+. " Mahjongg tiles are filled with the 14 columns x 10 rows."
Hint, undo. Author: Shin-ichiro SHIRAI.
Update: v. 0.1.2 (for Palm OS 5) download from Japanese
site
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