is a 1986

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developed and published exclusively in Japan by

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by Shmuplations. ). In the game, the players face off against a group of three sisters in a series of mahjong matches. As of 2019, the rights to the title is owned by Tatsujin, a company founded in 2017 by former Toaplan member Masahiro Yuge and now-affiliate of Japanese arcade manufacturer

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alongside many other Toaplan IPs.

Gameplay

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playing.

Development and release

''Mahjong Sisters'' was released only in arcades across Japan by

in 1986. According to former Toaplan

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Tatsuya Uemura in a 2009 interview with Japanese publication ''Floor 25'', the code was based on the company's previous mahjong releases: ''Jongō'' and ''Jongkyō''. Osamu Ōta was responsible for the audio design, although he is not credited as such in the title. In August 2018, an album containing its audio, as well as from other Toaplan titles was published exclusively in Japan by

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under their Clarice Disk label.

Legacy

In more recent years, the rights to ''Mahjong Sisters'' and many other IPs from

are now owned by Tatsujin, a company named after '' Truxton''s Japanese title that was founded in 2017 by former Toaplan employee Masahiro Yuge, who are now affiliated with arcade manufacturer

. In 2019, M2 acquired the license to nearly all titles developed by Toaplan for re-release on modern platforms in the future, but ''Mahjong Sisters'' was excluded for multiple reasons.

Notes

References

External links

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