                            Super Real Mahjong Premium Collection FAQ
                                            v1.0
                                         by Locklear

1.0  What is Mahjong? (A basic description of mahjong)
   1.1  What is Super Real Mahjong Premium? (A brief description of THIS game
in partiular)
   1.1.1  Where can I get Super Real Mahjong Premium?

2.0  I can't read these menus! (A pseudo translation of the game's navigational
menus)

3.0  Ok... So when do I play? (Tips on where to start)
   3.1  Great, I'm playing.  Umm... How? (basic rules and explanation of
in-game menus)
      3.2  I think I've got it, so where are the nekkid girls? (How to get a
girl undressed)

4.0  So where do I go from here? (Life after Story Mode)

5.0  That's it? (Information on Showko, the game's hidden character)

6.0  Girls, Girls, Girls (Character bios and detailed info)
   6.1  Mizuki Tohno
   6.2  Aya Fujiwara
   6.3  Akira Hayasaka
   6.4  Tamami Kayama
   6.5  Mari Kurihara
   6.6  Yurina Asahina
   6.7  Etsuko Toyohara
   6.8  Shoko

7.0  I know something you don't know! (How to submit information or tell me I'm
wrong)

8.0  Credits

9.0  Anti-Credits

10.0 Legalities



1.0     What is Mahjong?

     Mahjong is a Chinese tile matching game, akin in some ways to the card
game Rummy.  It's more complex than Rummy, and takes longer to learn, but the
intricacies make it more challenging and more enjoyable.  Leaving out all of
the complex details, it's a 4 player game where players draw tiles, trying to
make "hands" of three of a kind (Pon or Pong), four of a kind (Kong), or
sequences of three of the same suit (Chow).  To win, you need three of these
sets, and then another pair.


1.1     What is Super Real Mahjong Premium Collection?

     Super Real Mahjong Premium Collection (SRMPC is a game for the NeoGeo
Pocket Color handheld system.  It allows you to play a variant of Mahjong,
pitting you against a female computer opponent.  Why female?  Because this
isn't just any Mahjong, it's STRIP MAHJONG!  Games which contain softcore (and
often hardcore) sexual content are very 	popular in Japan, and SRMPC was never
meant for export (NOTE:  This means it's in JAPANESE!!!  It's playable if you
can't read it... but harder).  Although the game is definitely intended for the
18+ crowd, and shouldn't be played by minors, SRMPC features only extemely
softcore pictures and animation:  panties stay on at all times, and there are
no... "activities."  To get a girl to remove an article of clothing, you must
come up with a winning hand before she does.  When you do, one item of clothing
comes off.


1.1.1  Where can I get Super Real Mahjong Premium Collection?

     Probabl from any number of import game retailers, but I got my copy from
National Console Supply, at http://www.ncsx.com.  It's also carried by Buyrite,
at http://www.buyrite.net, but their price is higher, and their checkout system
leaves something to be desired...


2.0     I can't read these menus!

     Well, you should be able to read the title screen.  It says hit the A
button, so be a 	good boy/girl/other and do as you're told.  Now you get the
title menu.  Still English.  Game Start and Options are your choices.  Game
Start takes you to the main menu, where you'll start running into problems
reading.

     Like I said, it's in Japanese.  The main menu presents the following
options:

                                Story Mode
                                Free Battle
                                Gallery
                                Tutorial

     Please note, these are not translations, I can't read Japanese.  They are,
however, what each option does.  These should be fairly self explanatory, but
just in case, here goes.

             Story Mode is the main portion of the game.  Most Japanese hentai
games (hentai 		     being Japanese for pervert) aren't just porn, porn, porn,
they have a plot.  SRMPC              is no exception.  In story mode, the
girls talk to you between matches, and you              occaisionally make
simple decisions from two item menus which will affect which                 
girls you play against.  All decisions are made at the beginning, once you're
done              (sometimes it's only two decisions, sometimes it's a ton,
depending on what you                  choose...), the game begins.  The girls
talk between matches, but the order you play              them in is set.  You
play one girl at the beginning, who is usually also the last              you
play against, followed by several more.  The first girl only plays one hand,
and              removes nothing.  The next girls you face play three to four
rounds, depending on              who they are, and the last plays four to
five.  Only the last girl will take off her              top (with one
exception, Tamami.  She takes her top off, but leaves her shorts for           
  last), and you only get gallery access to that girl.  To get the others, make
             different decisions.  In some unusual situations, the first girl
you play may not be              the last, although she USUALLY will be.

             Free Battle lets you play against one of the girls you've beaten
in Story Mode 	              without going through Story Mode, or intermediate
characters.  You MUST beat 	              Story Mode at least once to use this
properly, although a stand in character is              available in liu of any
unbeaten characters, which is everyone at first.  Free                   Battle
is the only way to unlock the panel image for each character, but more on      
       that in the next section...

             Gallery mode allows you to watch any strip scene you've earned in
story mode to 		     your ecchi little heart's content.  It also features the
panel picture, which you 	              unlock in Free Battle.  Beat a girl in
Free Battle (all the way, just as if she were              your last girl in
Story Mode), and you get a certain number of squares of the big             
picture revealed.  The number you get depends on your performance.  Needless to
say,              if you're bad, it'll take a LONG LONG time.  To use Gallery,
select a girl by name              (fortunately, their names are in romaji, or
Japanese using English characters.),              then select which scene you
want to see, one through four, five in the case of some.              Panel is
the last option, after all scenes.

             Tutorial is the last choice on the main menu.  It goes over a ton
of rules and 	              things, but is in Japanese, so it's not too
helpful.  On the other hand, you can                 look at the pictures of
the tiles to figure out what order they go in for 	             sequences.  For
example, the last option on the left, followed by the last on the 	            
 right, shows a winning hand made up entirely of character suit cards (more on
suits              later).  The cards go left to right, one through nine. 
There are duplicates in                  there (Pong), but they're right next
to each other, so it's easy to tell when it              goes from one of
characters to two of characters.  Tutorial can also be accessed at             
any time during play by pressing Option.

             The Options menu gives you a number of options (duh).  These are
as follows:
                                Difficulty  [1-8, one being the easiest.]
                                <unknown>   [I don't know, it's in Japanese!]
                                <unknown>   [I still can't read it.]
                                <unknown>   [Hmm.  No easier...]
                                <unknown>   [I've got it!  It says: "Spam." No?
 Dunno then.]
                                Exit        [Back to the Title Menu]
				Reset       [Warning, warning, Will Robinson!]

     Reset does nasty nasty things, don't mess with it if you've accomplished
anything in the game.  In addition to restoring the default options, it
PROBABLY erases all of your Gallery/Free Battle accomplishments.  I don't know
this for a fact, as I'm not about to try it, but that's how the reset option
worked in other NeoGeo Pocket Color games. Anyone lost data (or not...)?  Let
me know for sure.


3.0  Ok... So when do I play?

     Time to play.  The best thing to do first is to hit Story Mode.  Free
Battle mode will still let you play, but if you're going to play the same game
in either place, you may as well be  earning goodies, eh?  So, get to the main
menu, and pick the first option.  If this is your first time through Story
Mode, you'll go through quite a few screens of text before you get a choice. 
Hit A once the text stops coming on-screen to advance to the next screen of
text, or, since odds are if you're reading this, you can't read THAT, just hold
down B to fast forward.  This works for all text in the game, except for what
the girls actually say during their strip scenes.
After all the text, you'll be prompted to make a choice.  Pick one or the
other, it doesn't really matter, and continue.  You may go through quite a few
text prompts before you come to a game of mahjong.  The choices you pick
determine which girls you play against, and which girl will be your last (and
therefore, which you get access to in the Gallery).  Eventually, a game of
mahjong will start.

3.1  Great, I'm playing.  Umm... How?

     Basically, you're trying to make a winning hand, as described in the first
section.  The controls are simple.  If the pointer on your side (easily
recognizable by the fact that the tiles are face up) is over blank space, it's
time to draw a tile.  You can hit A to just draw, or you can hit B, which will
bring up a menu that lets you draw your opponent's last discarded tile.  You
can ONLY draw a tile from your opponent if it either completes a set, or a
winning hand.

                                        Menu options:

                                        Winning hand
                                        Pong (three in sequence)
                                        Kong (three of a kind)
                                        Chow (four of a kind)

     You can only use this menu BEFORE you draw.  After you draw, there's a
seperate menu with only three options.  It works like this:

                                        Menu options:

				        <unknown>
                                        Winning hand
                                        Kong

     The first option allows you to do the same thing the opponent does when
you see her eyes on screen, she places a tile on the little box between your
hand and hers, and she discards her tile sideways.  I don't know the rules that
dictate this option, sadly.  The next option allows you to claim a winning hand
from a tile YOU DREW NORMALLY.  If you take a tile from an opponent as a pong,
kong, or chow, and then realize that it finished your winning hand... you're
screwed. You'll have to discard a tile and rebuild your hand.  A real pain
that's lost me MANY MANY games. Last is Kong.  This is the only of the three
sets that you can claim after drawing a tile normally.  Say you draw a tile
that you already have three of.  You can use this option to set all four aside
as a kong.  Scoring on a kong taken from your hand is different from one taken
from your opponent's discard, and when they're set aside, two of the four tiles
go face down.  Tiles from a kong where you take a tile from an opponent are all
face up.

     So now you know how to draw.  Obviously, there's more to it than that. 
After you've drawn a tile, either normally or from your opponent's discard,
it's time for you to discard.  Move your arrow over a tile and hit A to discard
it.  Of course, you can always use the first option in the B menu, but like I
said, I don't know all the rules to that.  I do know however, that whichever
tile you're over when you use this will be discarded.  Naturally, you want to
throw away tiles you doubt will help you make a winning hand to make room for
those that will.  Be careful discarding--it's very easy to ditch the wrong tile
if you're moving your pointer too fast and hit A carelessly.  Again, a real
pain that's lost me MANY MANY games.  There is no way to recover a tile you've
discarded, but even worse, there's a rule in mahjong that says you can't "go
out" (finish a hand) with a tile you've discarded.  I'm not 100% sure how THAT
rule works either though, sometimes it seems to let you go out on one anyway,
and sometimes it won't.

     Once you have four sets and a pair, hit B and choose the middle option to
declare your hand, unless you took your last tile from your opponent using the
first option in the other B menu, in which case it's declared when you claim
the tile.  For a more detailed description of rules, visit Nanette's Notes on
Playing Mahjong at
http://www.xs4all.nl/~korntner/mahjong/nanette/nan_notes.html, but be aware
that it covers real, four player mahjong, so not everything will apply.  SRMPC
doesn't use flower or season tiles, for example.

3.2  I think I've got it, so where are the nekkid girls?

     Each time you win a hand, the girl you're playing will remove one item of
clothing, with a few exceptions (usually the first girl stays clothed, and
there are a couple of other such situations).  As you continue to win, the girl
will continue to undress until she's down to her panties and bra, at which
point you move on to the next girl.  Only the last girl you play will remove
her bra (Tamami is an exception to this, more later, in the Girls, Girls, Girls
section). Once you finish Story Mode, you'll get one last little bit of plot
and the credits will roll, with a chibi (aka super-deformed) version of your
last girl walking along a road.  Very kawaii (cute).

4.0  So where do I go from here?

     Once you finish Story Mode, your last girl will become available in Free
Battle mode.  You play against her exactly as though she were your last
opponent in Story Mode, but without any plot or any other girls in the way. 
Once you finish her, a screen pops up with some weirdness and a number.  That
number is, I assume, based on your performance or score or something.  Hit a
button to advance to the panel picture for that girl, and some squares
obscuring it will be removed (the same as number as you saw on the previous
screen to be precise).  I've had as few as three or as many as eight squares
removed at once.  The panel picture is five by four, for a total of twenty
squares, or at worst, seven games (assuming three is the minimum number to go
each time).  Once you clear it, the screen snaps down and then scrolls up,
showing that the panel picture is actually about twice as large as you thought,
and shows the girl's whole body-- clothed.  The panel pictures are of the girls
in another costume.  Each girl's costume will be revealed in the Girls, Girls,
Girls section as I unlock them.  Once you finish a girl's panel picture, you've
truly finished that girl.  Panel pictures are viewable in the Gallery, just
like the strip scenes.

5.0  That's it?

     You mean that's not enough?  Well, there's ONE hidden girl.  Once you
finish ALL girls in Story Mode (you'll know when they're all available in Free
Battle), pick story mode again and just choose the top choice over and over
until you start playing.  You'll play against Akira and Yurina (maybe that
depends on the menu choices you make, but you MUST pick the top one the first
time, or you'll go into normal Story Mode), one hand each and no stripping. 
Then, you play the old man you saw in Story Mode for certain girls.  Again,
there's no stripping (THANK GOD!) and only one hand.  Once these three short
hands are over, go into Free Battle, and the hidden girl is revealed. 
Surprise, surprise, it's Showko, the menu girl!  She has a lower quality set of
strip scenes (but more, 8 to be precise), but that's because they took her
straight from an older game in the Super Real Mahjong series without redrawing
her the way they did others.  She also has a panel picture.

6.0  Girls, Girls, Girls

     In this section, I'll provide all the details I have on each of the game's
girls.  If anyone can translate the bios in the manual for me, PLEASE DO. 
Naturally, you'll be credited.  In the meantime, I'll include my own
descriptions.


6.1  Mizuki Tohno

Birthday:  June 27
Blood type: A
Height: 164cm (roughly 5'4")
Measurements:
Bust-88cm (34")
Waist-58cm (23")
Hips-87cm (34")

     Mizuki is the game's tomboy, evidently fond of soccer judging from the
pictures in the manual.  At first, from the head shots on SNK's website, I
thought she was a boy.  Undressed, it's clear she's not.  Mizuki has 4 strip
scenes.


6.2  Aya Fujiwara

Birthday:  January 9
Blood type: AB
Height: 169cm (roughly 5'6 1/2")
Measurements:
Bust-79cm (31")
Waist-56cm (22")
Hips-(33")

     Aya appears to be a highschool student.  That's about all I can guess. 
She's probably the plainest of the girls in appearance.  Aya has 4 strip
scenes.

6.3  Akira Hayasaka

Birthday:  October 12
Blood type: O
Height: 152cm (roughly 5')
Bust-89cm (35")
Waist-57cm (22")
Hips-88cm (34")

     I can't figure out anything about Akira, really... I think she's Yurina's
sister, but that's all I know.  And I don't even really know that.  Akira has 4
strip scenes.


6.4  Tamami Kayama

Birthday:  June 28
Blood type: A
Height: 153 cm (roughly 5')
Bust-76cm (not quite 30")
Waist-61cm (24")
Hips-82cm (32")

     Tamami the smallest chest in the game.  She's so small that she has no
bra, so she winds up topless before her last scene.  Tamami seems to be the
most embarrassed about stripping of all the girls.  She has 5 strip scenes.


6.5  Mari Kurihawa

Birthday:  April 11
Blood type: O
Height: 168cm (roughly 5'6")
Bust-87cm (34")
Waist-56cm (22")
Hips-89cm (35")

     Mari seems to be the oldest girl in SRMPC.  She's got a very housewifey
look.  Mari has 5 strip scenes.


6.6  Yurina Asahina

Birthday:  March 9
Blood type: A
Height: 155cm (just barely over 5')
Bust-81cm (32")
Waist-57cm (22")
Hips-86cm (33")

     Yurina is the game's "cutsie" girl.  Most Japanese hentai games have at
least one cutesy girl, and Yurina is it.  She's also the game's most "girly"
girl, shown in the manual in dresses and things.  She cheats, delaying removal
of her bra by pulling out her hair ribbon and counting that as an item of
clothing.  Yurina has 5 strip scenes, and her Panel picture is of her in a
wedding gown--very beautiful.


6.7  Etsuko Toyohara

Birthday:  July 7
Blood type: O
Height: 164cm (rougly 5'4")
Bust-99cm (39")
Waist-58cm (23")
Hips-89cm (35")

     Etsuko has the largest chest of SRMPC's bevy of beautiful girls.  She's
the second oldest looking girl, next to Mari.  For some reason I can't tell
without being able to read Japanese (which I can't), after she removes her bra,
she falls to her knees with her hands clasped, imploring something of you.  She
has 5 strip scenes, and her panel picture is of her in a maid's outfit (another
common Japanese fetish).

To get Etsuko's storyline and finish with her, choose these menu options:

     Choose the bottom choice, then the top, then choose either one (you'll
play against Akira, don't worry, it's one of those exceptions), then either one
again, it doesn't matter, then keep choosing the bottom one until you start
playing Etsuko's storyline.

6.8  Showko

     I don't know ANYTHING about Showko, other than she came from an earlier
SRM game and has 8 strip scenes, all of which have much worse graphics than the
other girls.  She's a secret character.  See section 4.0, "That's it?" for how
to reach her.


7.0  I know something you don't know!

     I'm sure you do.  Please feel free to send any corrections, additions,
tips, etc. to srmpc1@yahoo.com.  I'm especially interested in translations of
character bios, the manual, sections of story mode, etc.


8.0  Credits

Thanks to Maxima for posting how to get to Etsuko on the GameFaqs SRMPC message
board

Thanks to Seta for producing this and all other Super Real Mahjong games

Thanks to SNK for not restricting this game, and allowing it to be released in
its full 18+ form.

Thanks to GameFaqs for being THE BEST resource in the world for the stuck
gamer, and CJayC for sacrificing so much of his personal life to make it what
it is.

Thanks to "Nanette" of "Nanette's Notes on Playing Mahjong," whose webpage is
what provided me with the information I needed to get going on this game.


9.0  Anti-credits

     I hope with all my heart that Aruze goes out of business for buying SNK
and pulling it out of all non-Japan markets, and that a half-decent company
picks up SNK's properties and staff.

10.0  Legalities

This FAQ is (C) 2001 Locklear (SRMPC1@yahoo.com)
Super Real Mahjong Premium Collection is (C) 2001 Seta Corporation and SNK
All characters are assumed to be (C) 2001 Seta
This FAQ is published only on http://www.gamefaqs.com, and may be downloaded
and printed for personal use only.  Publication, either in print or on any
website other than GameFaqs is strictly prohibited without the author's
explicit consent, which will not be withheld unreasonably.

