Minna no Shogi: Shokyuu-hen (1999)

Platforms: Game Boy Color

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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Learn and master traditional Japanese shogi with beginner lessons, problems, and official diploma challenges.

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About

A shogi game suitable for beginners who are about to start shogi. The mode is "Shogi game function", which allows you to obtain the official diploma issued by the Japan Shogi Association for the first time by clearing the official league with a story, 200 recording problems, and you can enjoy tsume shogi from 1 to 5 tsume shogi. "Tsume shogi questioning function", "shogi technical term search function" that explains difficult technical terms in an easy-to-understand manner, and "communication battle function" that allows you to play against your friends.

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