Shanghai Pocket (Game Boy)

The classic tile-matching game sets out in pocket form. Pocket Tile!

Development-Related Text#

There is development-related text located at 0x030000, 034000 only in the original Game Boy version.

DUMMY.BIN

Super Game Boy#

There are a few Super Game Boy oddities, mainly the border.

Unused Palette#

A slightly lighter blue palette than the title screen exists. Game Genie code 601-2FB-2AB will enable it throughout the game for both versions and all regional releases.

Dummied Super Game Boy Commands#

Located at (GB) 0x3839A-383EA (GBC) 0x383A9-383E9 are five spaces for additional Super Game Boy commands that were dummied-out during development. it is impossible to determine what features these were.

Revision Changes#

SUNSOFT SUNSOFT SUNSOFT SUNSOFT SUNSOFT SUNSOFT SUNSOFT SUNSOFT

Shanghai Pocket was released later on the GBC offering a different border resembling the traditional Dragon rather than the bland Sunsoft logo.

References#

Programmers seem to have worked on other Sonic Powered games from the period↩︎
Graphic and Character Designers worked at Falcon at the time↩︎
Worked on Sound and SGB support; Sunsoft staff credited for working on those parts of the game↩︎

v · t · e The Shanghai series
Sharp X68000	Shanghai
NES	Shanghai (Prototype) • Shanghai II (Prototype)
Sega Master System	Shanghai
Game Gear	Shanghai II
Genesis	Dragon's Eye Plus: Shanghai III
SNES	Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye • Shanghai III • Shanghai: Banri no Choujou
Windows, Mac OS Classic	Shanghai: Dynasty • Shanghai: Second Dynasty
Game Boy (Color)	Shanghai Pocket
Game Boy Advance	Minna no Soft Series: Shanghai
WonderSwan (Color)	Shanghai Pocket