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Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine is a puzzle game that is developed by Compile and published by Sega. The producer for the game is Yoji Ishii and Noriyoshi Oba. The graphic designers assigned to the game are Takaya, Saori, Hideaki, and Keisuke. The composer of the game is Tate Norio. The programmer of the game is Manabu Ishihara and Tsukasa Aoki. Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine is based on the Puyo Puyo engine. It is built on several platforms including Genesis, Sega Master System, and Virtual Console.
The release date of the Mega Drive/Genesis version is November 1993 in North America and Europe. The game gear version is released on the December 1993 in North America and January 1994 in the Europe. The Master System is released on the 26th July 1994 in Europe. Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine can be played as single player, double player or puzzle mode. The game is rated as VRC for the general audiences. The menu of the game is controlled through control pad. The name Dr. Robotnik is obsolete. Nowadays, most people refer Dr. Robotnik as Dr. Eggman. Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine is a similar to a Tetris game. The beans will drop on the stack below. You have to rotate them and place them on the right position in order to get points. When you rearrange the 4 beans with the same color together, you will be able to eliminate other beans that is in the stack. Unlike Tetris, you have to cope with an opponent who is constantly trying to prevent you from winning the game. In Tetris, you are playing against a timer. In Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, the opponents will attempt to drop garbage. Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine allows you to choose from three modes including story, versus and practice. In the story mode, you will have to cope with Robotnik’s robots to save Mobius. In the versus mode, you can play with another player. In the practice mode, you won’t have to compete with anyone. The practice mode is suitable for people that want to master how to play the game. Players have to complete 10 stages. Your goal is to prevent the third column from filling up. When you progress to a higher level, the opponents will become more skilled. The beans will drop down onto the player’s grid faster so that it become harder to rearrange them. Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine is not available as a standalone version in Japan. Compile refuse to release the game in Japan because it is similar to Puyo Puyo. Puyo Puyo, also known as Puyo Puyo Tsu is a tetris like game that is in development. Later, Sega released a collection pack that features several games in the Sonic the Hedgehog series including Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine. Sony Mega Collection was made available to the marketplace in Japan. Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine is available as a Wii version. The Wii version was released on the 11th December 2006.
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