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Shanghai Shanghai - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

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Description

The player removes pairs of tiles, if they are free, from a larger stack. Play continues until all the tiles are gone or no more pairs can be removed. This version was based on the computer game by Activision.

Shanghai was produced by Sunsoft in 1988.

Sunsoft released 17 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1985. Sunsoft was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Sunsoft during the time period Shanghai was produced include: VS. Lionex / Vs. Madura no Tsubasa, Boomerang, Ikki, Bay Route, Shanghai II, Punky Doodle, Shanghai III, and Shanghai - The Great Wall

Shanghai
Shanghai

Specs

Name Shanghai
Developer Sunsoft (Japan)
Year 1988
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 9503
Class Wide Release
Genre Puzzle
Monitor
Conversion Class JAMMA
# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 8-way
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Shanghai KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.32 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 3.00

Overall Like 3.00
Fun (Social) -1.00
Fun (Solo) 3.00
Collector Desire 4.00

Technical Rating: 3.67

Gameplay 5.00
Graphics 3.00
Originality 4.00
Sound/Music -1.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Shanghai Census

There are 14,774 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,482 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,618 machines (6,906 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 4 known instances of this machine owned by Shanghai collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

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Legacy

  1. Shanghai
  2. Shanghai III

eBay Listings

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Shanghai III Sunsoft (Japan) ORIGINAL ARCADE JAMMA PCBoard

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$110.00

1985 Memetron The Shanghai Kid arcade marquee. Measures 24" x 7 13/16"

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Super Shanghai Hot-B/Activision ORIGINAL ARCADE JAMMA BOARD

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The Shanghai Meme from 1985 Data East

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Memetron The Shanghai Kid Video Arcade Game Flyer, 1985 NOS

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$12.50

1985 The Shanghai Kid video game arcade marquee

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$50.00

original vintage SHANGHAI KID ARCADE video GAME owners manual

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24-7.5” ORIGINAL The Shanghai kid PLEXI sign marquee ARCADE GAME PART F24

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