Jongbou
Jongbou is a combination of a Breakout-style arcade game and a Mahjong game. The player can either beat a level by removing all bricks from the screen or finish a valid Mahjong hand by collecting the falling…
31 December 1987
Jongbou is an arcade developed by SNK, released 31 December 1987 on Family Computer and Arcade.
What Jongbou is
Jongbou is an arcade game developed by SNK and released in 1987. It is available on Family Computer and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Jongbou is a combination of a Breakout-style arcade game and a Mahjong game. The player can either beat a level by removing all bricks from the screen or finish a valid Mahjong hand by collecting the falling bricks that turned to Mahjong pieces. In the original arcade version the player is rewarded with a picture of an anime-style girl in a sexy outfit after each level. These bonus pictures have been removed from the Nintendo Famicom version.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Jongbou launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
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When did Jongbou come out?
Jongbou was released on 31 December 1987 for Family Computer and Arcade.
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