Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-Bit)
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| Developer(s) | Compile |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Takaya Segawa, Saori Yamaguchi, Hideaki Moriya, Keisuke Saka (design), Manabu Ishihara, Tsukasa Aoki (programming). |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Virtual Console |
| Release date | Mega Drive/Genesis November 1993 November 1993Game Gear December 1993 January 1994Master System July 26, 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single Player / Double Player / Endless / Puzzle Mode (8-bit versions only) |
| Rating(s) | VRC General Audiences(GA) |
| Media | Cartridge |
| Input methods | Control pad |
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is a Sonic the Hedgehog video game. The game is a modified version of the Japanese puzzle game Puyo Puyo. Unlike other games in the series, it takes place in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog universe.
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[edit] Gameplay
The game is played with two opponents trying to connect as many chains of four or more similarly colored beans as possible in a large grid. As higher chains are achieved, Refugee Beans are sent to the other side. This can only be removed when a neighboring group of beans is matched. The winner is the one whose beans do not reach the top of the grid. There are various modes that allow players to battle each other in various difficulty settings. These determine speed, the initial number of Refugee Beans, and other various things.
[edit] Plot
Dr. Robotnik has hatched a plan to ensure that no music or fun remains on Mobius. To do this, he kidnaps the jolly citizens of Beanville and stuffs them into a giant robotising machine called the Mean Bean-Steaming Machine (hence the name, Mean Bean Machine), so that they become devious little robot slaves, as well as getting rid of them. As Sonic is nowhere to be found, The player must free the beans by defeating each of Robotnik's henchbots one-by-one,and eventually, coming face-to-face with the deranged doctor himself to foil his evil plot.
[edit] Releases
Compile declined the opportunity most likely because the game was too similar to the popular Puyo Puyo, whose sequel was, at the time, already in development (Puyo Puyo Tsu).[citation needed] When the game finally reached Japan, thanks to Sonic Mega Collection Plus, it became known in that country as "Dr. Eggman's Mean Bean Machine", obviously because Dr. Eggman is Robotnik's name in Japan.
An 8-bit version was also released for the Sega Master System and the in 1994, which featured similar game play, but also included a "Puzzle Mode", in which the player must clear a series of flashing beans amidst a large pile.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine at MobyGames
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine at The Internet Movie Database
