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Platform
SNES
Genres
Sports
Publishers
Nintendo
Release date
July 1, 1998

Summary

ZOOtto Mahjong! Preview‑ban is a quirky little Mahjong title that slipped onto the SNES via the Satellaview service in mid‑1998. Nintendo’s NSD team gave it a brief window of availability, first appearing on June 14 in Japan and then seeing a standard Super Famicom release on July 1. What makes it stand out is the animal‑selection screen – before you even lay a tile, you pick a creature to represent you, adding a playful visual twist to the otherwise classic tile‑matching formula. It also holds the distinction of being the final Mahjong game Nintendo produced for the Super Famicom, capping off a long line of mahjong experiments on the platform. For anyone digging through retro archives, it’s a neat reminder of how Nintendo used the Satellaview to experiment with niche genres.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Single