The NES Series:

4 Nin Uchi Mahjong

"Okay, let's see," Olimar said. "I think Mega Man starts first."

Rock and Jazz looked up in confusion. They were sitting at a table in the middle of an endless black void. Villager and Olimar sat at the table with them. A full mahjong game was set up before them.

"Um, where are we?" Jazz asked.

"How did we get here?" Rock said. "I was in the middle of talks with Capcom for better representation of my series."

"Sorry about that," Villager said. "We needed two more players. Olimar wanted to play mahjong again, but we're kind of on probation at the moment."

"Yeah," Olimar said. "This devil guy says we're not allowed to play mahjong anymore without 'supervision.'"

Jazz raised an eyebrow. "What did you guys do to get banned from playing mahjong?"

Villager turned red and looked down. "You don't want to know."

Olimar leaned in to Rock and whispered, "Totally beat the stuffing out of Popeye and Bluto. It was epic."

Jazz looked between Villager and Olimar. "Okay," she said slowly. "So, how do we play?"

"Well, you start with the thirteen tiles in front of you," Villager explained, "and the goal is to get a winning hand. You do that by—"

Olimar let out a long moan. "We already went through this eight chapters ago. Do we really have to go over it again?"

"Well, Jazz and Rock have to know how to play too."

"Look, Rock, you're east wind, so you go first. Pick up a tile from this wall we've got here. If it can help you make three-of-a-kind or a run, you're good. You want four of those, plus a pair. Once you're done with your turn, throw a piece in the middle. It's that easy. Now go."

"It's not that simple, Olimar," Villager said. "There are a lot of different rules and—"

"I don't care. I just want to play mahjong. Go."

Villager breathed in exasperation. "I guess it's your turn, Rock."

Rock was silent for a second, looking between Villager and Olimar. He glanced at Jazz, who shrugged. "I guess I'll just download the instructions then," he said. He reached a tentative hand across the table and picked up a tile.