Yakuman DS
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| Yakuman DS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Original release  Wi-Fi Taiō release with Wi-Fi support | |||
| Developer | Nintendo | ||
| Publisher | Nintendo | ||
| Platform | Nintendo DS | ||
| Release dates |  March 31, 2005[1] March 31, 2005[2] September 14, 2006 (Wi-Fi support)[1] | ||
| Language | Japanese | ||
| Genre | Board game | ||
| Rating |
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| Modes | Single player, multiplayer | ||
| Format |
 Game Card | ||
| Input | |||
| Serial codes | NTR-AMJJ-JPN (original) NTR-AYKJ-JPN (Wi-Fi support) | ||
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Yakuman DS[4] (役満ＤＳ) is a riichi mahjong game for the Nintendo DS produced by Nintendo and released only in Japan and Taiwan in 2005. It features various characters of the Super Mario franchise. In 2006, Nintendo re-released the game with an added online mode, under the name Wi-Fi Taiō Yakuman DS (Wi-Fi対応 役満ＤＳ). The game is named after the rare winning hands called yakuman (役満) that are worth 32,000 points (48,000 if east/dealer).
Characters[edit]
Playable[edit]
Opponents[edit]
The opponent-selection screen
The difficulty of each opponent is shown in the game with Stars; the more Stars that an opponent has, the more challenging they are to face as an opponent. Every opponent has different stats of Attack (effort on winning the hand), Luck, Skill (good strategy), Speed (speed on declaring ron (ロン) or tsumo (ツモ), and Defense (effort on preventing others to win). The opponents all have different AI, and their style of play is described briefly behind the character's picture in the upper screen (while in the character-selection screen). Due to Yakuman DS releasing only in Japanese, the descriptions are roughly translated to English here. These are the opponents:
Default[edit]
Princess Daisy
Default rank: 11th
She will try to use riichi to add an extra yaku and also do a closed tsumo. She will always look for a win.
Koopa Troopa
Default rank: 17th
Being a very aggressive opponent, he will try to win as fast as possible. He likes Chii and Pon.
Boo
Default rank: 12th
Thinking on a skillful way to win, he will end up having good amounts of yaku.
Birdo
Default rank: 14th
She will play almost in a balanced way, but she has skill as her best statistic.
Diddy Kong
Default rank: 13th
With a main intention on doing Chiitoitsu (Seven Pairs), he will find many ways to win.
Toad
Default rank: 18th
He will get tenpai (Near victory) and declare riichi when he is able to do so. He will keep dora tiles to boost his hand's value.
Princess Peach
Default rank: 10th
Her main intentions are not to win, but to prevent losing. She will never declare riichi.
Donkey Kong
Default rank: 9th
He will often aim for a powerful Chinitsu or Honitsu hand (a single suit).
Unlockable[edit]
Toadsworth
Default rank: 1st
He will look at all the odds and will prevent at all costs losing a hand. He's hardly Furikomi (opponents rarely declare "ron" on him).
Wario
Default rank: 4th
According to his statistics, he will do whatever he can to win the round, and also get a good score if he does.
Waluigi
Default rank: 5th
Being the speediest character in the game, he can win rounds very quickly.
Petey Piranha
Default rank: 3rd
Petey Piranha is a very skillful opponent and will try to boost the yaku on his hand as much as possible.
Bowser
Default rank: 2nd
In his strong way of playing, he will try to boost the hand's yaku and win quickly.
The character the player has chosen will not be available as an opponent.
Other characters[edit]
- Lakitu: Hosts the tutorial mode of the game and provides in-game hints and advice.
Play modes[edit]
- Free mode: In free mode, the player can freely choose CPU opponents to play against. The players can use their own rules.
- Challenge mode: Win by fulfilling a given set of conditions with a given set of opponents. Easy, normal, hard and expert challenges are available, with Wario and Waluigi being unlocked after completing all the Easy challenges, Petey Piranha unlocked after completing all the normal ones, Bowser unlocked after completing all the hard ones and Toadsworth unlocked after completing all the expert ones.
- Ranking mode: The character chosen starts at rank 20. They play against the other characters to ascend and possibly become rank 1 (top 3 opponents are Petey Piranha, Bowser, and Toadsworth in ascending order). Note that the ranking system works by winning points from beating other players; thus, the top opponents do not need to be unlocked in order to ascend above them.
- Local multiplayer: A game for multiple players (up to 4), all within range of the DS's wireless communication system. DS Download Play is available.
- Online multiplayer: Like online multiplayer for other DS games, with the same Friend Code system. Voice chat is available through the Nintendo DS microphone. After the discontinuation of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, this mode is no longer functional.
Staff[edit]
- Main article: List of Yakuman DS staff
Quotes[edit]
- "I'm-a surprise myself." – Luigi after forced to lose some points after a round; taken from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- "I can't believe I lost!" – Princess Peach
Gallery[edit]
Logos[edit]
The game's logo
Wi-Fi Taiō logo
Artwork[edit]
Mario from the game's cover
Mario
Screenshots[edit]
Princess Peach and Mario
Luigi and Toad
Title screen
Wi-Fi Taiō Title screen
Save file select screen
Main menu
Sprites[edit]
Mario medal
Luigi medal
Donkey Kong medal
Yoshi medal
Toad medal
Princess Peach medal- Mario
Mario cheering- Luigi
Luigi cheering- Princess Peach
Princess Peach posing- Yoshi
Yoshi cheering- Toad
Toad cheering- Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong laughing- Princess Daisy
Princess Daisy posing- Koopa Troopa
Koopa Troopa dancing- Goomba
Goomba dancing- Wario
Wario laughing- Waluigi
Waluigi laughing- Boo
Boo dancing- Shy Guy
Shy Guy dancing- Birdo
Birdo cheering- Toadsworth
Toadsworth laughing- Diddy Kong
Diddy Kong cheering- Bowser
Bowser laughing- Bowser Jr.
Bowser Jr. laughing- Petey Piranha
Petey Piranha laughing- Toadette
Toadette dancing
References in later games[edit]
- Yakuman DS is mentioned in Toadsworth's trophy.