No, you can use a regular joystick to play the games, although it's a bit more tedious. But hey, Mahjong is a tedious game anyway, so who cares?
(Hey, its not a bad game, I've played it many times in the past, but its about as far from a great ACTION game as you'll EVER get!!!).
Oh, and there's one for sale now in the Selling Forum . . . RUN, don't walk over there and PICK IT UP!!!