Family Mahjong (Japan) is one of those early NES mahjong games that feels both simple and oddly charming. You get the classic tile-matching setup, but with that unmistakable 8-bit aesthetic—think chunky pixel tiles and those little beeps when you make a match. It’s not flashy, but there’s something satisfying about clearing the board while that old-school background music loops in the background.

If you’ve played other Famicom mahjong titles, this one’s pretty straightforward—no crazy gimmicks, just you and the tiles. The controls take a second to get used to (as always with these old ports), but once it clicks, it’s weirdly relaxing. I’d say it’s more for nostalgia seekers than hardcore mahjong fans, but it’s a solid time capsule of early console mahjong.