is a

Sega Mega Drive The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master Sys ...

Mahjong video game Mahjong (English pronunciation: ; also transliterated as mah jongg, mah-jongg, and mahjongg) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is played ...

that was released exclusively in Japan in 1990. Part of the ''Tel-Tel'' series that included ''

Tel-Tel Stadium is a Mega Drive, Sega Mega Drive baseball video game released in 1990. Along with ''Tel-Tel Mahjong'' it is a part of the ''Tel-Tel'' series and the game allowed the players to play an online multiplayer through the Sega MegaModem and the Sega N ...

'', it was one of the few games that used the Mega Modem, allowing for two-player games via the

Sega Net Work System Sega Meganet, also known as the Net Work System, was an online service for the Mega Drive in Japan and later Brazil. Utilizing dial-up Internet access, Meganet was Sega's first online multiplayer gaming service, and functioned on a pay to play b ...

. Up to three players could play the "host" player in addition to play against computer opponents.

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