Play Shanghai Pocket Online

Shanghai Pocket takes the classic tile-matching solitaire game and shrinks it down for the Game Boy—but don’t let the small screen fool you. You’re still staring down those same Mahjong tiles, trying to clear the board by pairing identical ones. The catch? You can only pick tiles that aren’t blocked on both sides, and one wrong move can leave you stuck with an unsolvable mess. It’s way more tense than it sounds.

There’s a light story mode where each puzzle is themed after a Zodiac animal you’re supposedly helping—nice touch, but really, you’re here for the tile-clearing. The real fun starts with Kong Kong, a competitive twist where you race against the AI (or a friend with a link cable) to clear tiles before they dump extras on you. Feels like Puyo Puyo but with Mahjong tiles, and it gets chaotic fast.

Goldrush is exactly what it sounds like: a mad dash to dig through the pile and grab the golden tile before your opponent does. Simple, stupid, and weirdly addictive. The WonderSwan version throws in a massive Challenge mode if you really want to test your speed. It’s a solid little time-waster for train rides or waiting rooms.