Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)

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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

System(s): Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, Palm OS, Virtual Console

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Sega CS2

Compile

M2

Peripherals supported:

Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Puzzle^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1994-02^[3]	€?	7123
UK	1994-02^[3]	£29.99	7123
AU	1994	$?	FDRR00SEC
BR	199x	R$?	025360
US	1993-12^[4]	$34.95^[4]	2446
EU	1994-01	€?	2446
UK	1994-01	£29.99	2446
PT	1994	?	GGJ2446
File:Logo-PalmOS.svg US	2003-04-14^[5]	$19.95	?
US ▼	2013-06-13^[6]	$2.99^[6]	CTR-N-GARE
EU ▼	2013-06-13^[7]^[8]	€2.99^[7]	CTR-N-GARP
UK ▼	2013-06-13^[7]^[9]	£2.69^[7]	CTR-N-GARP
DE ▼	2013-06-13^[7]^[10]	€2.99^[7]	CTR-N-GARP

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is a puzzle game for the Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System. It is similar to its 16-bit counterpart for the Sega Mega Drive, but contains an additional Puzzle Mode that is not present in the Mega Drive version. This version was included as an unlockable game in Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, and later as a default game in the compilation Sonic Mega Collection Plus (which itself featured in later compilations).

For information on the storyline and gameplay common to both versions of the game, see the article about the 16-bit version.

1 Gameplay
- 1.1 Scenario Mode
  - 1.1.1 List of opponents
- 1.2 Puzzle Mode
2 Versions
- 2.1 Comparisons
- 2.2 Also released on
3 Production credits
4 Manuals
5 Magazine articles
6 Promotional material
7 Physical scans
- 7.1 Game Gear version
- 7.2 Master System version
8 Technical information
- 8.1 ROM dump status
9 External links
10 References

Gameplay

Scenario Mode

This is the game's story mode, in which Has Bean must "Battle Robotnik's ranks of robot flunkies in order to save Beanville!" The player competes against computer-controlled characters in 13 stages. Most of these characters are also found in the pilot and 1st episode of the show, and each one is based on a corresponding character from the original Puyo Puyo game. The pilot even has a scene that looks striking similar to the continue screen in this game.

List of opponents

Stage	Opponent	Based on	Password
1	Arms	Draco Centauros	N/A
2	Frankly	Suketoudara
3	Humpty	Sukiyapodes
4	Coconuts	Harpy
5	Davy Sprocket	Sasoriman
6	Skweel	Panotty
7	Dynamight	Zombie
8	Grounder	Witch
9	Spike	Zoh Daimaoh
10	Sir Ffuzzy-Logik	Schezo Wegey
11	Dragon Breath	Minotauros
12	Scratch	Rulue
13	Dr. Robotnik	Satan

Puzzle Mode

Compile took the puzzle mode from Nazo Puyo, released a few months earlier, and added them to this version of Mean Bean Machine. The Puzzle Mode unique to this version requires the player to solve increasingly difficult puzzle challenges.

Lesson	Objective	Password
1	Eliminate all red beans.	N/A
2	Eliminate 10 beans at a time.
3	Eliminate all red beans.
4	Eliminate 3 waves of beans.
5	Let 10 pairs drop in.
6	Eliminate 11 beans at a time.
7	Eliminate 4 waves of beans.
8	Eliminate all beans.
9	Eliminate all blue beans.
10	Eliminate all beans.
11	Eliminate 5 waves of beans.
12	Eliminate all beans.
13	Eliminate 4 waves of beans.
14	Eliminate refugee beans.
15	Eliminate 5 waves of beans.
16	Eliminate 9 beans at a time.
17	Eliminate 4 waves of beans.
18	Eliminate 5 waves of beans.
19	Eliminate all red beans.
20	Eliminate all beans.
21	Eliminate 18 waves of beans.
22	Eliminate all red beans.
23	Eliminate all red beans.
24	Eliminate 11 waves of beans.
25	Eliminate 18 beans at a time.
26	Eliminate 18 beans at a time.
27	Eliminate all blue beans.
28	Eliminate 5 waves of beans.
29	Eliminate 5 waves of beans.
30	Eliminate 7 waves of beans.
Ending	N/A

Versions

Comparisons

Main article: Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)/Comparisons

Also released on

Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut for the Nintendo GameCube and PC (2003-2004) - GG version
Sonic Mega Collection Plus for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (2004-2005) - GG version
Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Super Monkey Ball Deluxe for the Xbox (2005) - GG version
Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Shadow the Hedgehog for the PlayStation 2 (2009) - GG version
Sonic PC Collection for Microsoft Windows based personal computers (2009) - GG version
FunPlay 20-in-1 for the Plug and Play console (2009)
Virtual Console for the Nintendo 3DS (2013) - GG version
Sonic Origins Plus for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, Steam and Epic Games Store (2023) - GG version

Production credits

Producers: Max Taylor, Moo Niitani
Directors: Hase, M.Tsukamoto
Planner: Kazu&Kozu
Programmers: E.D.A., Wahaha, Nattoh
Designers: 7LY Big King, Noburin, AAA↲, Choko, U·D·K, Max Taylor, Brian Ransom, Dave Albert, Tokifuru Morita
Sound Programmers: Nagao'N'Gee, Hiki, Lotty, David Javelosa
Speical Thanks: Tsuka-P, 16Bit Staff
©1993 Sega™
©1993 Compile

Source: In-game credits^[11]

Manuals

Game Gear, US
Game Gear, EU
Game Gear, PT
Master System, EU
Master System, BR
Master System, AU
Palm OS

Magazine articles

Main article: sega:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)/Magazine articles

Promotional material

Main article: Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)/Promotional material

Physical scans

Game Gear version

Reception »

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart File:DRMBM GG US manual.pdf Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart File:DRMBM GG EU manual.pdf Manual

Game Gear, PT
Cover
File:DRMBM GG PT manual.pdf Manual

Master System version

Reception »

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart File:DRMBM SMS EU manual.pdf Manual

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart File:DRMBM SMS AU manual.pdf Manual

Master System, BR
Cover
File:DRMBM SMS BR manual.pdf Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	3c2d4f48
MD5	6565ddcb2e41bf9ce5771a62d30aa700
SHA-1	c36bda8a86994d430506b196922ec1365622e560

256kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

✔

CRC32	6c696221
MD5	03d03f1e816d137fe6a1f5fe45fee82d
SHA-1	89df035da8de68517f82bdf176d3b3f2edcd9e31

256kB

Cartridge (EU)

External links

Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK

References

↑ File:DrRMBM GG EU backcover.jpg
↑ File:Meanbeanms-box-eu.jpg
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:SegaPro UK 29.pdf, page 14
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 [gamepro, issue 55, page 152 gamepro, issue 55, page 152]
↑ http://www.sega.com/palm/purchase/buy_select_robotnik.jhtml (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-17 04:42)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/ZIkjxIGCG7lOzJ4E6X2edbZ5ZdKLx1Bo (Wayback Machine: 2013-06-17 02:09)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 ^7.5 http://www.nintendolife.com:80/games/gamegear/dr_robotniks_mean_bean_machine (Wayback Machine: 2017-09-05 03:32)
↑ https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/SEGA-Game-Gear/Dr-Robotnik-s-Mean-Bean-Machine--764939.html (archive.today)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/SEGA-Game-Gear/Dr-Robotnik-s-Mean-Bean-Machine--764939.html (archive.today)
↑ https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/SEGA-Game-Gear/Dr-Robotnik-s-Mean-Bean-Machine--764939.html (archive.today)
↑ File:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine SMS credits.pdf

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems

Demos Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) AutoDemo | Sonic & Tails Jitsuenyou Sample | Sonic Drift (demo)

Prototypes Sonic the Hedgehog (Game Gear prototype) | Sonic Chaos prereleases | Sonic Spinball (8-bit) prereleases | Sonic Triple Trouble prereleases | Sonic Blast prereleases

Unreleased Sonic's Edusoft

[:File:DrRMBM_GG_EU_backcover.jpg_p.7B.7B.7Bpage.7D.7D.7D-1] File:DrRMBM GG EU backcover.jpg

[:File:Meanbeanms-box-eu.jpg_p.7B.7B.7Bpage.7D.7D.7D-2] File:Meanbeanms-box-eu.jpg

[:File:SegaPro_UK_29.pdf_p14-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:SegaPro UK 29.pdf, page 14

[gamepro.2C_issue_55.2C_page_152-4] 4.0 ^4.1 [gamepro, issue 55, page 152 gamepro, issue 55, page 152]

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20030417044206.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.sega.com.2Fpalm.2Fpurchase.2Fbuy_select_robotnik.jhtml-5] ttp://www.sega.com/palm/purchase/buy_select_robotnik.jhtml (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-17 04:42)

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[:File:Dr._Robotnik.27s_Mean_Bean_Machine_SMS_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine SMS credits.pdf

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