Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club: What is Mama Shoko’s real name?

We know why you’re here, so I’m going to get this preamble out of the way quickly, so you can just have the answer. At one point in Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club you need to write in what Mama Shoko’s real name is.

It’s Michiyo Miyashita.

You’re probably only here because the question comes up fast and then is replaced by the on-screen keyboard. Once the keyboard is up, you can’t bring up the dialogue history to see it again, meaning you have to memorize the name and its spelling in advance before you can answer the question. It’s a bit of a design problem.

On the other hand, it does present one of Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club’s rare “Game Over” screens. It turns out to be a gag, and if you could easily look up the name (like you maybe just did), then you’d miss it entirely.

The question comes up after Kamihara introduces you to the bartender, Mama Shoko. She apparently knows everything about the area, but she doesn’t trust police, and while you’re not a police officer, you’re close enough, and she doesn’t trust you either. You have to impress her before you open up. Guessing her name is how it’s done. To find her name, you have to read the Health and Safety placard directly behind her (next to the alcohol). Your character will then deduce that the name on it is Mama Shoko’s real moniker, and you can then start the dialogue by asking about Mama Shoko.

Once you’ve entered the name, she’ll then reveal a big secret to you. It’s not going to crack the case wide open, but it will confirm a few things. I won’t spoil it for you, but even if I did, you probably didn’t read this far.