<s>
is	O
a	O
1989	O
mahjong	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
its	O
handheld	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
first-party	O
Japanese	B-Application
mahjong	I-Application
games	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
systems	O
,	O
with	O
sequels	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
of	O
that	O
system	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
Yakuman	B-Application
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
Alleyway	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	B-Application
mahjong	I-Application
is	O
a	O
four	O
player	O
tile-based	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
take	O
points	O
from	O
other	O
players	O
by	O
drawing	O
and	O
discarding	O
tiles	O
until	O
a	O
winning	O
hand	O
is	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Yakuman	B-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
class	O
of	O
rare	O
and	O
valuable	O
winning	O
hands	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
composed	O
of	O
different	O
combinations	O
of	O
tiles	O
than	O
normal	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mahjong	B-Application
in	O
Yakuman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
two	O
player	O
variation	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yakuman	B-Application
Player	O
as	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
collectible	O
sticker	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appears	O
again	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
spirit	O
,	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
