History of video games/Platforms/Maikon Mahjong

History

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The Maikon Mahjong (マイコン麻雀) was a dedicated console that was sold by the Nippon Mail Service (日本メールサービス).[1]

The system was released in 1982.[2][3] The system cost 48,800 Japanese Yen.[2]

Technology

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The system contained 1 kilobyte of RAM and 1 kilobyte of VRAM.[3]

The system contained a 16 kilobyte program.[3][4]

The system output monochrome graphics.[5][6]

A 11.0592 Megahertz crystal oscillator is used in the system.[3]

Notes

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The system is also called eMuCom Mahjong.[3]

Little more is known about the system.

External Resources

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References

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  1. "readme.txt". 22 February 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. a b "【麻雀】ファミコン初の麻雀ソフト。日本で一番売れた麻雀ゲーム!【ファミコン・任天堂・レビュー】" (in ja). サブカルチャーのある生活. 1642971600. https://www.zel-life.com/entry/ma-jan. 
  3. a b c d e "https://twitter.com/gorry5/status/1285320165681324032" (in en). Twitter. July 18, 2020. https://twitter.com/gorry5/status/1285320165681324032. 
  4. Presumably on the known ROM chips.
  5. "マイコン麻雀 | henly Museum | MUUSEO 10809". ミューゼオ(MUUSEO) (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. "マイコン麻雀". Retrieved 3 June 2022.