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2 hours ago, RH said:

I know you posted a video (which I assume is the tutorial since I don't have time at the moment to watch it), but if it's integrated into game play, this is exactly what I'm looking for.  If so, I'll have to pick up a copy.  I'd never buy a title like this for a console, but if it properly teaches Riichi, then it'd be worth it to me.

Absolutely, video teaches a good basics for it, as well as a lot of games that I had no clue how to play. I've never known a single thing about Riichi Mahjong before last night, so after I watched that video I then went to https://lite.mahjongtime.com/#/RCR/lobby/games (you can sign in as a guest) and tried out some 'School' matches against computer opponents, and I was actually beginning to understand a little bit more about what I was doing. Then after I learned the very basics of the game and gameplay, I read up a little bit on https://www.coololdgames.com/tile-games/mahjong/japanese-riichi/ to teach me a few more things.

I tried a match against some real players, and I didn't win, but I feel like I was understanding a little bit of strategy about what to discard, what to keep, what sequences (yaku) I was trying to make, and I feel I definitely held my own.

Typed this up as a structure to how I have learned Riichi Mahjong games are played. I hope maybe it can help:

Dealer passes out 13 tiles to all 4 players, then they begin the game by drawing a 14th tile. Since you can only have a maximum of 13 tiles, one must be discarded, and if no one calls the tile from discard to complete a sequence, the turn is then passed to the person to their right. The game always flows in Counterclockwise.

Begin Turn -> Draw a tile -> Discard a tile -> End Turn. While it is not your turn, watch what other players discard because you may need it!

At it's core, it's all about making yaku, or combinations. You can do this easy enough when another player discards a tile at the beginning of their turn by calling either a pon (completing a triplet when you already have a pair of that tile in your hand), a kan (same as a pon, but it's to complete a quad if you have a triplet in your hand already), and a chii (complete a straight, such as 4-5-6 of dots, or 2-3-4 of bamboo, but may ONLY be called upon the player to your left's discard). You may not grab a tile from another person's discard unless it is doing one of these things.

When you do grab a tile from another player's discard, you must place those tiles down next to your hand with the tile you called from the discard placed sideways so everyone else knows that that is the tile that you called. After you call a tile from discard, the turn order skips everyone else and it is immediately your turn.

• TIP: There are only four of each tile (four of '2 of Dots', four of 'North Wind', four of '7 of Symbols', etc.). If you have two of a certain tile, and are waiting to see if you draw a third, or one is discarded, take a look at what has already been discarded. One or two of them may have already been discarded earlier in the game! If so, you're not going to get quad, and a triplet may be very difficult and unlikely. But, one of the tiles could always be kept to make a straight or another yaku.

When you place a sequence down after calling it from discard (pon, kan, chii), that is now considered an Open Yaku, as it's now out in the open. You can never place a triplet/quad/straight down into an Open Yaku directly from your hand if you happened to start the game with it, or draw a tile you need. It will always be considered a Closed Yaku. If you happen to have this triplet in your hand, and someone discards the fourth tile you need in order to create a quad (also called a kong), you call kan, and it will then become an Open Yaku.

There are a LOT of rules and things to remember, but honestly the most complicated part is just remembering all of the different yaku, as some are really complicated. The easiest ones I focused on first were All Simples (4 triplets/straights and a pair, made up of a combination of dots, sticks/bamboo, and symbols/numbers suits), All Triplets (4 triplets and a pair, of any suits), and Seven Pair (7 pairs, of any suits, winds, or dragons).

There are a lot more rules than this even, but this is basically the entire core of gameplay. There are a few other rules that do not come up as frequently and are situational, but if you are looking to begin playing Riichi Mahjong at a beginner level and starting to learn yaku and strategies, this is a good start for you.

I found someone that posted a couple decent images online of some Yaku:  

Yeah, just looks like a Nintendo Power was ran through one of these bad boys

https://www.amazon.com/MAKEASY-Binding-Machine-Bindings-Scrapbook/dp/B07N2HC76V/ref=zg_bs_1069562_sccl_2/141-4960337-6040841?psc=1

Clubhouse Games for Nintendo Switch has many games (full list on wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clubhouse_Games:_51_Worldwide_Classics ), including Riichi Mahjong, with tutorials:

So glad that Fall Guys became free. I still have some friends that play, and the servers are still always active! Great fun game.

Well I think I am officially done before I rage at Roses any more. After 3 hours nonstop, I can not do the horrible steps in those two parts. I don't know if was intentional to have those crossover steps be so horrible or not, but damn they suck

Little bit of an update. Roses is still kicking my butt. No way I'll catch up to @DefaultGen, he's the true FNF champ.

Senpai - 65,800

Roses - 68,460

Thorns - 94,980

Total: 229,240

I remember it being upstairs having it's own display case, but it's been quite a few years since I've been there and I heard they redid the store:

55 minutes ago, a3quit4s said:

I still don’t understand how Nintendo is so good at keeping their games secrets. Like all other developers/publishers seem to have leaks but not Nintendo. It’s like they send the Yakuza out or some shit to keep things under wrap lol

I was actually kind of underwhelmed by Nintendo NYC, I feel like the last time I was there they had a lot more stuff. Like the exclusive apparel is cool. I don’t know what I was expecting but it’s Nintendos like flagship and only US retail store, no?

Did they still have the Game Boy that survived the Gulf War on display? Imo, that was one of the highlights of the store last time I went.

In the really hot months, go commando with some basketball shorts and use this on the thighs if need be:

17 hours ago, North said:

Update 

Senpai: 64,300

Roses: 70,540

Thorns: 90,050

TOTAL: 224,890

screenshots this time so it's easy to read.

Wow! That's quite an increase! Oh man, you're closing in on me. I need to keep practicing Roses, I just can't do that song very well

8 minutes ago, KokiriChild said:

Yeah those parts with the left right and down arrows in Roses I can't seem to get down.

I've been playing rhythm games for a long time, and these are absolutely terrible steps.

Increased all my scores.

Senpai - 65,800

Roses - 68,180

Thorns - 91,370

Total: 225,350

1 hour ago, KokiriChild said:

A couple of slight improvements. I believe this should make my total score 208,670.

 

Do those awful notes on Roses trip you up too? I just can't do the middle and end parts even though it's only using 3 arrows instead of 4.

Oh man, a game where all of my years of playing DDR, StepMania, and FlashFlashRevolution will help me!

Edit: Ok, got some scores. Roses has some absolutely horrible crossovers and spins. Definitely need to practice that one. Thorns is fun! I prefer fast songs with big streams of 1/8th and 1/16ths.

Senpai - 64300

Roses - 63090

Thorns - 88570

If it helps any, or maybe for informational purposes, the person on Reddit with the PAL 9xs sent me this: 

Hey @oops I managed to locate someone on Reddit that has an Exertainment LifeCycle 9xs and says it's completely original parts. They just responded to a DM I sent them. Unsure if everything about it is PAL, including the TV, but it's about the only resource I've found online so far. I just sent them a link to this thread.

They posted a year ago about their find here:

Best image I can find online is this, but unsure if it's the original model that came with it. Just in case, been scouring ebay and Google Images trying to find out what TV this is.

@Gloves@Skorp

Saw some people mentioning a Grey Majora's Mask. Probably feels better not having one, than being me and having one and selling it for what I did many years ago. At least I have solace knowing it went to a World Record setting collection, and can see an image of it whenever I want.

15 hours ago, ThePhleo said:

Hey now, don't forget that he also bought two unique IPs! "Nindo" and "Sprite"

 

Nindo

 

Sprite

 

 

Also, the NintendoAge e-Zine

Interesting, seems like you have some I do not. Were some removed after they were released from the original eZine listing on NA?

1 minute ago, a3quit4s said:

Cart: Very Common

!!

Right? Lol. I'd recommend getting ahold of Memblers (he's on Twitter), that's probably the best lead you'll have.

7 hours ago, a3quit4s said:

Where in the hell can I find a copy of Retard Adventure? 

Looks like that's about all I have on it is this info.

I haven't seen that particular style of sign, especially with the sloppily applied Nintendo sticker on the side over the heat vents. Did it happen to have one of the official Nintendo display sign stickers located on it anywhere?

I already have little faith in WATA, especially with their grading of Pre-Owned items, containing only Cart/Box, listing "No Manual" on their data sheet, then using the CIB icon anyways, but if that were to get higher than an 8.0 with that amount of edge damage, I think it would basically prove how sporadic their ratings really are.

I went with bat top over ball top since in my modded Arcade1Up (once my control panel gets here) I'll be playing all the way up to PS2 games, as I have an old gaming laptop in it instead of the typical Pi 3B+, and for longer play sessions I find bat tops more comfortable on my hands than ball tops.