Play Shanghai 2 (Japan) Online
You match mahjong tiles while traditional Japanese art and music pull you into this weirdly satisfying trance—until you're stuck hunting that last hidden tile for way too long. That soft *clack* when pairs disappear is weirdly addicting.
Shanghai 2 came out for the NES in 1990, published by Sunsoft. It was part of a wave of tile matching and puzzle games that found a comfortable home on the console, offering a quiet, methodical alternative to the action heavy titles of the era.
You control a cursor to select and remove matching pairs of mahjong tiles from a multi layered board. The main objective is to clear the entire board by eliminating every tile. The signature mechanics involve navigating the intricate, pagoda like tile layouts; only tiles that are free on the left or right side can be selected, adding a spatial puzzle layer. The game's pacing is deliberately slow, its difficulty stemming from the need for foresight as you dig deeper into the stack. It feels like patiently untangling a very beautiful, very stubborn knot.
Download Shanghai 2 (Japan) ROM
You can download this ROM to play Shanghai 2 (Japan) offline using an Nintendo (NES) emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
