Mahjong Natsu Monogatari (ARC)
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Mahjong Natsu Monogatari (Mahjong Summer Story, as translated by the game's title screen) is a mahjong arcade game developed and published by Video System. It is the first of many adult mahjong games by the company, who would later stop making them due to ethical and business decisions.
Unlike traditional mahjong which is played among four players, this game is played head-to-head with the computer player. There are five stages, with each opponent being a popular model at the time; Marina Watanabe, Miyuki Imori, Rie Miyazawa, Miho Nakayama, and Yoko Minamino. The goal of the game is to win enough times so that the opponent has no money/points left. The player can then use their winnings at the item shop to purchase powerups. Some of these include a pair of goggles which allow you to see the opponents hand. Losing to any opponent causes them to taunt you, in which you can insert more coins to challenge them again. If the player manages to beat the opponent, a scene is shown where they strip for the player as a reward. Because these scenes lack music, as well as containing nudity, it's not really warranted to upload them to this site.
The arcade cabinet may just have more buttons than any other arcade game; There's buttons A-N for the fourteen mahjong tiles in your hand, as well as buttons for various calls like Chi, Pon, Tsumo, etc.
Some have criticized the game for its unfair difficulty, as the opponent always seems to have a better hand than the player.
Video System also released identical adult mahjong arcade games like this one including Mahjong Fun Club: Idol Saizensen, Mahjong Daiyogen, Idol Mahjong Final Romance, and Nekketsu Mahjong Sengen: After 5.
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Music
The game has an assortment of eight tunes. Each of the five stages has its own unique theme, which prevents the music from getting too dull. The Item Shop music is actually an arrangement of the theme song from the TV show Nelton Benikujiradan. Most of the music is centered around rock, but there are a few jazzy themes thrown in.
The credits are a bit complicated. The game credits three different sound designers, so it's hard to tell who worked on which song. It's likely that one of them wrote the music, another sound effects, and another for sound programming. Two of the sound designers credited, Kenji Okuda and Naoki Itamura, have been credited on many video games by the company. While Kenji Okuda was usually credited for sound effects in other games, he composed music as well. Itamura was usually only credited for music, so he most likely worked on some, if not all the music.
Recording
| # | Title | Composer | Arranger | Length | Listen | Download |
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| 01 | Item Shop | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | 1:14 | Download | |
| 02 | Stage 1 | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | 1:59 | Download | |
| 03 | Stage 2 | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | 2:05 | Download | |
| 04 | Stage 3 | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | 1:46 | Download | |
| 05 | Stage 4 | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | 1:59 | Download | |
| 06 | Stage 5 | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | 2:13 | Download | |
| 07 | Losing | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | 1:11 | Download | |
| 08 | Staff Roll | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | Kenji Okuda, Naoki Itamura | 1:22 | Download |
Credits
- Ripper: MusicFox
- Recorder: Doommaster1994
- Game Credits:
- Sound: Kenji Okuda
- Sound: Naoki Itamura
- Sound: Tetsuya Oguri credited as Tetuya Oguri
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The game's credits are shown after completion. This was the only mahjong game by the company to have credits, probably due to the adult nature of the game.
We have received verification from Naoki Itamura that Tetsuya Oguri did not compose the game's music, but was the sound programmer and worked as a subcontractor.
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The VGM files were logged in the game's test mode, in which music and sound effects can be cycled through.
Audio Devices
The game uses the YM2413 for music.
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