Super Mahjong Taikai Nintendo SFC Super Famicom CIB

Super Famicom — Super Mahjong Taikai (1992) — CIB — the Super Famicom release of the Koei mahjong game. Original Japanese box with a distinctive green cover. Hand-drawn illustrations of historical and fictional characters from various eras — samurai, geisha, military figures, Western personalities — grouped together in a crowd, all rendered in a sketchy, editorial cartoon style. "KOEI" publisher logo at the upper left. "SUPER" in yellow text above "麻雀大会" (Mahjong Taikai) in large gold kanji. Super Famicom Licensed by Nintendo badge at the upper right. A uniquely artistic box design.

Super Mahjong Taikai was published by Koei — the legendary Japanese developer best known for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Nobunaga's Ambition strategy series, as well as the Dynasty Warriors franchise. Mahjong is one of the most popular tabletop games in Japan, and mahjong video games were a massive category on Japanese consoles — Koei's entry brought their trademark attention to historical detail by letting players compete against famous figures from history. The eclectic, hand-drawn character art on the box is a standout design in the Super Famicom library. Japanese mahjong games are a niche but dedicated collecting category. Riichi.

Super Famicom game. CIB (complete in box). Pre-owned. See photos for condition.