Kyodai Mahjongg 2006 1.42

4.4 out of 5 stars 4.4 (95 votes)

(September 5, 2006)

Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP / Shareware; $22.95 / 200,089 downloads

Loading Kyodai Mahjongg for the first time is a revelation in how Mahjongg Solitaire games should be made. From the moment the soothing guitar music washes over you to your first look at the feature-packed but well organized interface, it's apparent that it is about escaping the real world and immersing yourself in a simple game. In development since 1997, it has more than enough content to please the hungriest appetites, including eight fully realized Solitaire games, online multiplayer modes and dozens of tilesets and layouts. It is also a tweaker's dream, as the interface contains a wealth of visual and audio options, including the ability to switch between 2D and 3D graphics on the fly.

  • Publisher

    Cyna Games

  • Homepage

    Kyodai Mahjongg

  • Uninstaller

    Yes

  • Latest Changes

    - Faster and better-looking startup

    - Improved random seed system for the Solitaire game

    - Hall of Fame entries can be replayed indefinitely

    - Lots of improvements regarding to tile textures and borders

    - Added support for more skybox environments

    - The "No more moves" event now also triggers a sound effect (much requested!)

Reviews of Kyodai Mahjongg

  1. 1 out of 5 stars
    bkG

    Reviewing 2006 1.42 (Oct 26, 2008)

    Kyodai Mahjongg 2006 1.42
    Lost my registration due to repair of my computer by Sony! Unable to get registration for the game. How do I get it? Is this a fly ny night company. Their page is useless as you get no replies!

  2. 4 out of 5 stars
    joyce

    Reviewing 2006 1.42 (Jul 25, 2008)

    I love this game! However, even though I have already registered, some of the games are asking me to register again and I no longer have the registration number. Please help! It is annoying to constantly be getting the reminder to register when I already have! Thanks!

  3. 3 out of 5 stars
    BruddaMan

    Reviewing 2006 1.42 (Sep 9, 2006)

    Hey Naoki, I installed 1.42 over my old copy and did like you said and unchecked that box and started it from the start menu instead and it didn't work like you said it would.

    It remembered some settings, like full screen immersion, but changed tile sets, changed the selector, changed the background and some other things.

    I went to your web page to try to email you so that I could let you know about the problems but it said you are no longer offering tech support or allowing people to send you emails

    That totally sucks. You want people to buy your program but you won't even let them email you any more? Lame.

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    Naoki

    Reviewing 2006 1.42 (Sep 6, 2006)

    BRUDDAMAN (Edit)> First of all, the DEFAULT theme is reset each time you reinstall the game. That's why there are THEMES in the first place: you just create your own, you save it, and you don't have to worry anymore.

    "I went to your web page to try to email you so that I could let you know about the problems but it said you are no longer offering tech support or allowing people to send you emails"
    I NEVER said I'm no longer offering tech support! I'm simply TEMPORARILY (until I can find someone who can do the job!) suspending E-MAIL support. That's what the forum is for in the first place: communicating with me and other users! That's where tech support happens now.

    And yes, if you don't buy the game, you don't get tech support. Do you know how many e-mails I received per day? I'm a single person company, I don't have time for everyone! Especially when NINETY-NINE percent of the questions are already answered in the FAQ, or in the Windows Beginner Manual! ("How do I change music? How do I download your demo?") Does that deserve a 3/5 appreciation? I don't think so...

    thehunger> Older versions of KMJ with OpenGL support run under Linux with the Wine emulator.
    yokozuna> I removed a DLL that was no longer needed, hence the size reduction. Still, I managed to save an extra 200 KB (I think) because I'm so obsessed with optimizing the whole thing (that's also why there's a still a sub-6MB version to download on the version, without the music).

    M> Well, if you don't like the new sound effect, you can still remove it from your "sounds" subdirectory (it's called nomoves.wav). I spent years trying to find the "right" sound that would convey a feeling of sadness, be short and sweet to the ear (found it via an harmonica). Hmm, or maybe you don't like the sound because you're hearing it too much ;o) That should be an incentive to train even more, eheh!

    DudeBoyz> You can keep previous settings easily, in fact. When you install the new version, uncheck the "Launch Kyodai Mahjongg" option at the end, and launch it via the Start Menu. Your previous settings will be kept :)

    PS--please do not assume I'll be reading ratings in the future. I just happened to do it today is all ;)

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    DudeBoyz

    Reviewing 2006 1.42 (Sep 6, 2006)

    Fantastic program, and I'm glad to see updates.

    Only thing I can think of would be to have the new version assume all of the settings when you install it over a previous version.

    Other than that, the thing is about as good as it gets.

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