Last Fortress - Toride (Japan, VG420 PCB)

Metro’s Last Fortress – Toride is a two-player tabletop game released in Japan in 1994. This unique arcade title presents a solitaire-style mahjong experience for cooperative play. Players manipulate tiles on a board to clear arrangements and build pathways, with the goal of strategically removing all pieces before they accumulate too much. The gameplay utilizes a straightforward control scheme—an eight-way joystick and single button—to manage tile movements. The game’s subtitle translates from Japanese as "Tile Fortress," hinting at the defensive strategy involved in clearing the board. A combination of sound chips, including an OKI6295 and YM2413, provides the audio experience for this unusual arcade offering. Last Fortress – Toride is part of a series that began with Last Fortress - Pai Toride in 1993, followed by several sequels released throughout 1994, culminating in Daitoride in 1996. A console version titled "Toride" was also released for the Super Famicom in 1994.