THE SHANGHAI [VALUE 1500]
Official Title  The Shanghai [Value 1500]
Common Title  The Shanghai [Value 1500]
Serial Number(s)  SLPS-02703
Region  NTSC-J
Genre / Style  Puzzle

Developer  Sunsoft.
Publisher  Sunsoft.
Date Released  2 May 2000
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLPS-02703
Serial Number In Disc SLPS-02703
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 22
( 1 Data Track &
21 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
549 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Shanghai is a computer game developed by Activision in 1986 for the Amiga, MacIntosh and Apple IIgs and also the Sega Master System. Shanghai is a computerized version of mahjong solitaire. After winning a game, the tiles reveal the three-dimensional blinking eye of a dragon behind the game screen. The original Shanghai was programmed by Brody Lockhart.

The Shanghai [Value 1500]: Steady your nerves and concentration. You're about to play Shanghai! Shanghai is based on an ancient game that's over 25 centuries old. Over the years since, it has been a favorite of pirates and smugglers, flappers and gangsters, of working men and the well-to-do. Now you can play it too! The game is simple... the strategy complex. Remove 144 tiles from a pyramid; two matching tiles at a time. But be careful. Remove the wrong two tiles and you're left with no more matching pairs... game over! It's a game everyone can play and enjoy.

  Manufacturer's description:

Puzzle game that should be removed by creating a pair of tiles of the same pattern from the mountain of tiles piled up on the screen. Possible to prepare a variety of 12 different stage, starting from the favorite stage. You can difficulty settings and rich and useful set of functions from the perspective of the player "to return one hand" and "display of tiles take" is also equipped, from beginner to advanced enjoy a wide range.

  Features:
  • First person perspective
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Shanghai theme.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Analog Controller Compatible )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it.
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move pointer - D-Pad
  Select piece - Circle Button
  Cancel selection - X Button
  Menu - Triangle or Select Button
  Pause game - Start Button

 

 
   


 
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