That clip up top is the real Shanghai - Great Moments — the actual Sega Saturn game from its publisher. Grab the free RetroPlayers.Club Player and it runs full-speed on your PC, no cartridge required.
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Shanghai - Great Moments can be relived on your own PC through the free RetroPlayers.Club Player app — full speed, with a controller and saves just like your hardware. You confirm you own the game from your library, and no need to connect your console.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
These are the keys the RetroPlayers.Club Player app uses for Sega Saturn, shown for reference. Your controller still lights up below so you can confirm it is detected — Premium members can remap here (keyboard or USB controller) and the app applies the map at the next launch.
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Press buttons — your controller lights up here so you can see it is detected. Go Premium to save a custom map.
| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Up | W | D-Pad up |
| Down | S | D-Pad down |
| Left | A | D-Pad left |
| Right | D | D-Pad right |
| A | J | Left face |
| B | K | Middle face |
| C | L | Right face |
| X | U | Top-left face |
| Y | I | Top-middle face |
| Z | O | Top-right face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | F | Start |
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Shanghai: Great Moments is a Mahjong solitaire video game developed by Quicksilver Software and published by Activision initially for Windows.
How to Play Shanghai - Great Moments
Once Shanghai - Great Moments is running in the app, these are the default controls — every one of them is remappable from the Controller Mapping panel.
The Story Behind Shanghai - Great Moments
The region received exclusive ports of the game to Sega Saturn and PlayStation via publisher Sunsoft on November 15, 1996, and January 17, 1997, respectively. There was disagreement among the staff regarding the artistic design of the tiles to be used and whether online multiplayer should be featured. Development began in 1993 with Activision wishing to update its classic properties in the wake of new compact disc technology.
A Shanghai Double Pack containing Great Moments and Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye was released in 1997. Sloper said that his marketing department required the inclusion of hefty amounts of such multimedia while management simultaneously required the use of Hollywood vendors for audio, graphics, post-production, and talent. Starting that April, television advertisements for the game aired on Lifetime and Nick at Nite offering either a free demo or a discounted copy of the full game.
What You'll Play
Shanghai: Great Moments is an all-Windows remake of the puzzle game Shanghai. Shanghai: Great Moments is a Mahjong solitaire video game developed by Quicksilver Software and published by Activision initially for Windows.
Why It Still Hits
Next Generation gave four stars out of five for the PC version of the game, and said that "this game is destined to be a classic". Shanghai: Great Moments sold more than 500,000 copies. Shanghai: Great Moments is a Mahjong solitaire video game developed by Quicksilver Software and published by Activision initially for Windows.
Shanghai - Great Moments — Frequently Asked Questions
What console was Shanghai - Great Moments released on?
Shanghai - Great Moments was released for the Sega Saturn in .
Can I save my progress in Shanghai - Great Moments?
Yes, with Premium: the app lets you save a state at any point in Shanghai - Great Moments and resume from exactly there.
Who developed Shanghai - Great Moments?
Shanghai - Great Moments was developed by its developer and published by its publisher.
How do I play Shanghai - Great Moments?
Grab the free RetroPlayers.Club Player linked on this page and launch Shanghai - Great Moments in it. It plays the genuine Sega Saturn game natively on your computer; the clip above is a live preview.
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