Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
North American cover art
Developer(s)Compile
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)
  • Tetsuo Shinyu
  • Takayuki Yanagihori
  • Masanobu Tsukamoto
Producer(s)
  • Yoji Ishii
  • Noriyoshi Oba
  • Masamitsu Niitani
  • Max Taylor
Programmer(s)
  • Manabu Ishihara
  • Tsukasa Aoki
Composer(s)
  • Masanori Hikichi
  • Masayuki Nagao
Series
Platform(s)
Release
  • Sega Genesis, Game Gear
  • Master System
Genre(s)Falling block puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine[a] is a falling block puzzle game developed by Compile and published by Sega. It was released for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive in North America and Europe in November 1993, and ported to the Game Gear in 1993 and Master System in 1994.

The game is a Westernised version of Puyo Puyo (1991), and replaces its characters with those from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, primarily the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog animated series. The Puyo Puyo character Carbuncle appears under the name "Has Bean" and makes different animations depending on how the player plays the game. The gameplay is similar to puzzle games such as Tetris, in which the player organises coloured shapes as they descend a board. The plot sees Sonic antagonist Doctor Robotnik kidnapping residents from Beanville and turning them into robots. The game received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the gameplay but criticising the difficulty.

  1. ^ "Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine" (PDF). Sega Power. 2 December 1993. p. 41. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine" (PDF). GamePro. December 1993. p. 91. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Prodates" (PDF). Sega Pro. Paragon Publishing. March 1994. p. 14. Retrieved 24 September 2024.


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