Game Boy World #004: Yakuman (Nintendo, 1989)

The last of Nintendo's four Japanese launch titles for Game Boy, this is the one you've probably never played, because (1) it was never released outside Japan and (2) it focuses on a pastime specific to Japan. Yes, it's Yakuman! I have no idea how to play this game, but this means that as I work my way through Game Boy's mahjong library, you can enjoy me slowly developing some degree of competence in real-time. So please forgive the clumsiness of this episode. You can read the more incisive (and less glib) accompanying article for this game at Game Boy World: http://www.gameboyworld.com/2014/04/22/yakuman-2/