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{{Template: Infobox Game
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{{Infobox Game
| Title           = Tiles of Fate
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| Title     = Tiles of Fate
| BoxArt         =
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| BoxArt    = Tiles of Fate - NES.jpg
| PlatformName   = NES
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| Platform  = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
| PlatformPage    = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Year     = 1990
| Year           = 1985
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| Developer = {{Developer|Computer & Entertainment|C&E, Inc.}}
| DeveloperName  = C&E, Inc.
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| Amazon   = B001NDQAYI
| DeveloperPage  = Computer & Entertainment
 
| Amazon         = B001NDQAYI
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
'''''Tiles of Fate''''' is a puzzle game developed by Taiwanese game company C&E, Inc. The player must clear out Mahjong-like boards in order to progress through the game. The game also gives a history lesson about Chinese dynasties taking over one another.
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'''''Tiles of Fate''''' is a puzzle game developed by Taiwanese game company C&E, Inc. This is the first game they developed. The player must clear out Mahjong-like boards in order to progress through the game. The game also gives a history lesson about Chinese dynasties taking over one another. The game was released in Taiwan by C&E and Idea-Tek, in USA by American Video Entertainment and Japan by Hacker International.
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The Japanese version is a completely different game from the North American/Asian versions. Aside from sharing the same levels, the Japanese version is a pornographic title featuring characters with names based on famous actresses; Yoko Minami (南 陽子), Noriko Kasai (笠井則子), Yui Akasaka (赤坂 唯), and Miho Yamanaka (山中美穂).
  
 
==Screenshots==
 
==Screenshots==
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{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
| Image      =  
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| Image      = Tiles of Fate - NES - Title Screen.png
 
| Description = The title screen.}}
 
| Description = The title screen.}}
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Zhan Guo Si Chuan Sheng - NES - Title Screen.png
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| Description = The Taiwanese version of the title screen.}}
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Tiles of Fate - NES - Gameplay 1.png
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| Description = The map screen.}}
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Tiles of Fate - NES - Gameplay 2.png
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| Description = Solving a puzzle.}}
 
|}
 
|}
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{{Issue Screenshots}}
  
 
==Music==
 
==Music==
The game features pretty nice music. Levels 1, 2, and 3 of each world have their own theme.
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The game features pretty nice music. Levels 1, 2, and 3 of each world have their own theme but can get very annoying since they're short tunes. There's also some things they couldn't get right with the music. For example, the bass in the level 2 theme goes out of sync by an eighth note. The USA and Taiwanese version of the game credit B.H Ting for the music, who has been revealed as [[Ding Bohao]]. The Japanese version of the game lacks credits, probably because the developers didn't want Japanese players to know that a Taiwanese company developed it. Kossel Huang, another composer who worked for C&E said the founder of the company Guo Qiyong created the sound driver. According to Kossel, music was made by creating MIDI-like files which were then given Guo to convert into the game.
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The Japanese version has a different soundtrack with almost half the songs. This was probably because production was most likely rushed for the Japanese version, as it was only a localization; it still shares the same levels as Tiles of Fate. The stage themes were also made shorter, so they can get annoying quickly, especially since there's only two of them.
  
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The Asian/North American soundtrack starts with a 1 and the Japanese soundtrack starts with a 2.
  
 
===Recording===
 
===Recording===
{{Table Recording
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| Caption01 = #
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{{Issue Meta}}
| Caption02 = Title
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| Caption03 = Composer
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'''1 - Tiles of Fate'''
| Caption04 = Arranger
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| Caption05 = Length
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{{TrackListBegin
| Caption06 = Size
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| Arranger  = Y
| Caption07 = Listen
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 1
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| Title       = Intro
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 30
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| Game        = Tiles of Fate
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 2
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| Title      = Menu
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| Composer   = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}, {{TrackListComposer|Traditional}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 31
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| Game        = Tiles of Fate
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 3
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| Title      = Map
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger   = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 50
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| Game        = Tiles of Fate
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 4
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| Title      = Level 1 Theme
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 9
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| Game        = Tiles of Fate
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 5
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| Title      = Level 2 Theme
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 58
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| Game        = Tiles of Fate
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 6
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| Title      = Level 3 Theme
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 59
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| Game        = Tiles of Fate
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 7
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| Title      = Cutscene Theme
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 26
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| Game        = Tiles of Fate
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| Platform    = NES
 
}}
 
}}
| 01
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{{TrackListEntry
| [[Intro - Tiles of Fate (NES)|Intro]]
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| Track      = 8
| [[Ding Bohao]]
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| Title      = Ending
| [[Unknown]]
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
| 0:30
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
| 1.12 MB
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| DurationMin = 2
| {{Song-List|01_-_Tiles_of_Fate_-_NES_-_Intro.ogg}}
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| DurationSec = 9
|-
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| Game        = Tiles of Fate
| 02
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| Platform    = NES
| [[Menu - Tiles of Fate (NES)|Menu]]
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}}
| [[Ding Bohao]]
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{{TrackListEntry
| [[Unknown]]
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| Track      = 9
| 1:31
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| Title      = Trapped
| 3.47 MB
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
| {{Song-List|02_-_Tiles_of_Fate_-_NES_-_Menu.ogg}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
|-
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| DurationMin = 0
| 03
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| DurationSec = 3
| [[Map - Tiles of Fate (NES)|Map]]
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| Game        = Tiles of Fate
| [[Ding Bohao]]
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| Platform    = NES
| [[Unknown]]
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}}
| 1:50
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{{TrackListEntry
| 4.2 MB
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| Track      = 10
| {{Song-List|03_-_Tiles_of_Fate_-_NES_-_Map.ogg}}
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| Title      = Unknown
|}
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 9
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| Game        = Tiles of Fate
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEnd}}
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'''2 - Idol Shisen Mahjong'''
  
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{{TrackListBegin
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| Arranger  = Y
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 201
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| Title      = Title Screen
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 44
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| Game        = Idol Shisen Mahjong
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| Platform    = FC
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| Recording  = 01_-_Idol_Shisen_Mahjong_-_FC_-_Title_Screen.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 202
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| Title      = Stage Theme 1/Cutscene Theme 3
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 44
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| Game        = Idol Shisen Mahjong
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| Platform    = FC
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| Recording  = 02_-_Idol_Shisen_Mahjong_-_FC_-_Stage_Theme_1,_Cutscene_Theme_3.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 203
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| Title      = Stage Theme 2
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 44
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| Game        = Idol Shisen Mahjong
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| Platform    = FC
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| Recording  = 03_-_Idol_Shisen_Mahjong_-_FC_-_Stage_Theme_2.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 204
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| Title      = Cutscene Theme 1
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 7
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| Game        = Idol Shisen Mahjong
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| Platform    = FC
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| Recording  = 04_-_Idol_Shisen_Mahjong_-_FC_-_Cutscene_Theme_1.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 205
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| Title      = Cutscene Theme 2
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game        = Idol Shisen Mahjong
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| Platform    = FC
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| Recording  = 05_-_Idol_Shisen_Mahjong_-_FC_-_Cutscene_Theme_2.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 206
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| Title      = Cutscene Theme 4
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Ding Bohao}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Guo Qiyong}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game        = Idol Shisen Mahjong
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| Platform    = FC
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| Recording  = 06_-_Idol_Shisen_Mahjong_-_FC_-_Cutscene_Theme_4.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEnd}}
  
 
===Credits===
 
===Credits===
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* '''Recorder:''' [[User:Doommaster1994|Doommaster1994]]
 
* '''Recorder:''' [[User:Doommaster1994|Doommaster1994]]
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
** '''Music By''' {{Template: Credits|B.H. Ting|B.H. Ting}}
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** ''Music By:'' {{Credits|Ding Bohao|B.H. Ting}}
  
 
([[:File:Tiles of Fate - NES - Credits.png|Source]])
 
([[:File:Tiles of Fate - NES - Credits.png|Source]])
  
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The credits are shown in the Asian and North American versions after the game has been completed. Both versions have the same credits.
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The Japanese version, however, omits the staff roll, possibly due to the fact that it is a pornographic game. However, the music shares the same style of music with the North American version, so the Japanese version's music is also attributed to Ding.
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Interestingly, the game's manual credits the game's production to '''Kinema Music Co., Ltd.''' However, the back of the box credits conflicts with this, crediting production to Hacker International.
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Kinema Music appears to be an alias for either Joy Van or Sachen.
  
 
===Game Rip===
 
===Game Rip===
{{Issue Rip}}
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{{Rips
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| Formats = {{Format|NSF}}
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| File    = Tiles of Fate (NES).zip
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}}
  
 
==Releases==
 
==Releases==
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{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = Tiles of Fate
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| Title       = 郭四湛铨盛
| BoxArt        =  
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| Translation = Zhan Guo Si Chuan Sheng
| PlatformName  = NES
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| BoxArt      =  
| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
| PublisherName = AVE
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Computer & Entertainment|C&E, Inc.}}
| PublisherPage = American Video Entertainment
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| Released   = 1990-??-??
| Released     = 1990/??/??
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| Country     = Taiwan
| Country       = USA
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = アイドル四川麻雀
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| Title       = 郭四湛铨盛
| Translation   = Idle Sichuan Mahjong
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| Translation = Zhan Guo Si Chuan Sheng
| BoxArt       =  
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| BoxArt     =  
| PlatformName  = Dendy
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Idea-Tek}}
| PublisherName = Hacker International
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| Released   = 1990-??-??
| PublisherPage = Hacker International
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| Country     = Taiwan
| Released     = 1990/??/??
 
| Country       = China
 
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Publication
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| Title      = アイドル四川麻雀
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| Translation = Idol Shisen Mahjong
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| BoxArt      = Idol Shisen Mahjong - FC.jpg
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom}}
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Hacker International}}
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| Released    = 1990-??-??
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| Country    = Japan
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}}
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{{Publication
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| Title    = Tiles of Fate
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| BoxArt    = Tiles of Fate - NES.jpg
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| Platform  = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| Publisher = {{Publisher|American Video Entertainment|AVE}}
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| Released  = 1990-??-??
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| Country  = USA
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}}
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{{Publication
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| Title    = Tiles of Fate
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| BoxArt    =
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| Platform  = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| Publisher = {{Publisher|Milmar}}
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| Released  = Unknown
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| Country  = Brazil
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}}
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|}
  
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==Links==
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/tiles-of-fate mobygames.com/game/nes/tiles-of-fate] - MobyGames.
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* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/587704-tiles-of-fate gamefaqs.com/nes/587704-tiles-of-fate] - GameFAQs.
  
[[Category:Needed Song Descriptions]]
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[[Category: Needed Song Descriptions]]

Latest revision as of 08:23, 28 June 2020

Tiles of Fate
Tiles of Fate - NES.jpg
Platform: NES
Year: 1990
Developer: C&E, Inc.
Buy: Amazon

Tiles of Fate is a puzzle game developed by Taiwanese game company C&E, Inc. This is the first game they developed. The player must clear out Mahjong-like boards in order to progress through the game. The game also gives a history lesson about Chinese dynasties taking over one another. The game was released in Taiwan by C&E and Idea-Tek, in USA by American Video Entertainment and Japan by Hacker International.

The Japanese version is a completely different game from the North American/Asian versions. Aside from sharing the same levels, the Japanese version is a pornographic title featuring characters with names based on famous actresses; Yoko Minami (南 陽子), Noriko Kasai (笠井則子), Yui Akasaka (赤坂 唯), and Miho Yamanaka (山中美穂).

Screenshots

Tiles of Fate - NES - Title Screen.png

The title screen.

Zhan Guo Si Chuan Sheng - NES - Title Screen.png

The Taiwanese version of the title screen.

Tiles of Fate - NES - Gameplay 1.png

The map screen.

Tiles of Fate - NES - Gameplay 2.png

Solving a puzzle.


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Music

The game features pretty nice music. Levels 1, 2, and 3 of each world have their own theme but can get very annoying since they're short tunes. There's also some things they couldn't get right with the music. For example, the bass in the level 2 theme goes out of sync by an eighth note. The USA and Taiwanese version of the game credit B.H Ting for the music, who has been revealed as Ding Bohao. The Japanese version of the game lacks credits, probably because the developers didn't want Japanese players to know that a Taiwanese company developed it. Kossel Huang, another composer who worked for C&E said the founder of the company Guo Qiyong created the sound driver. According to Kossel, music was made by creating MIDI-like files which were then given Guo to convert into the game.

The Japanese version has a different soundtrack with almost half the songs. This was probably because production was most likely rushed for the Japanese version, as it was only a localization; it still shares the same levels as Tiles of Fate. The stage themes were also made shorter, so they can get annoying quickly, especially since there's only two of them.

The Asian/North American soundtrack starts with a 1 and the Japanese soundtrack starts with a 2.

Recording

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1 - Tiles of Fate

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Intro Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 0:30
Download
02 Menu Ding Bohao, TraditionalGuo Qiyong 1:31
Download
03 Map Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 1:50
Download
04 Level 1 Theme Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 1:09
Download
05 Level 2 Theme Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 0:58
Download
06 Level 3 Theme Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 0:59
Download
07 Cutscene Theme Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 1:26
Download
08 Ending Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 2:09
Download
09 Trapped Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 0:03
Download
10 Unknown Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 0:09
Download

2 - Idol Shisen Mahjong

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
201 Title Screen Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 0:44
Download
202 Stage Theme 1/Cutscene Theme 3 Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 0:44
Download
203 Stage Theme 2 Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 0:44
Download
204 Cutscene Theme 1 Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 0:07
Download
205 Cutscene Theme 2 Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 1:01
Download
206 Cutscene Theme 4 Ding BohaoGuo Qiyong 1:01
Download

Credits

(Source)

The credits are shown in the Asian and North American versions after the game has been completed. Both versions have the same credits.

The Japanese version, however, omits the staff roll, possibly due to the fact that it is a pornographic game. However, the music shares the same style of music with the North American version, so the Japanese version's music is also attributed to Ding.

Interestingly, the game's manual credits the game's production to Kinema Music Co., Ltd. However, the back of the box credits conflicts with this, crediting production to Hacker International.

Kinema Music appears to be an alias for either Joy Van or Sachen.

Game Rip

Format

Download

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Download

(Info)


Releases

  Taiwan.svg   Taiwan
BoxMissing.png
Title: 郭四湛铨盛 (Zhan Guo Si Chuan Sheng)
Platform: NES
Released: 1990-??-??
Publisher: C&E, Inc.
  Taiwan.svg   Taiwan
BoxMissing.png
Title: 郭四湛铨盛 (Zhan Guo Si Chuan Sheng)
Platform: NES
Released: 1990-??-??
Publisher: Idea-Tek
  Japan.svg   Japan
Idol Shisen Mahjong - FC.jpg
Title: アイドル四川麻雀 (Idol Shisen Mahjong)
Platform: Famicom
Released: 1990-??-??
Publisher: Hacker International
  USA.svg   USA
Tiles of Fate - NES.jpg
Title: Tiles of Fate
Platform: NES
Released: 1990-??-??
Publisher: AVE
  Brazil.svg   Brazil
BoxMissing.png
Title: Tiles of Fate
Platform: NES
Released: Unknown
Publisher: Milmar

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