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: Compile M2
Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Puzzle
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code Rating EU 1994-07-26 €? 7123 UK 1994-07-26 £29.99 7123 AU 1994 $? FDRR00SEC BR 199x R$? 025360 US 1993-12 $34.95 2446 EU 1994-01 €? 2446 UK 1994-01 £29.99 2446 PT 1994  ? GGJ2446 File:Logo-PalmOS.svg US 2003-04-14 $19.95 ? US ▼ 2013-06-13 $2.99 CTR-N-GARE EU ▼ 2013-06-13 €2.99 CTR-N-GARP UK ▼ 2013-06-13 £2.69 CTR-N-GARP DE ▼ 2013-06-13 €2.99 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.

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

Also released in

• 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

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

Manuals

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  Game Gear, US

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  Game Gear, EU

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  Game Gear, PT

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  Master System, EU

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  Master System, BR

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  Master System, AU

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  Palm OS

Physical scans

Game Gear version

Reception »

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, PT
Cover
Manual

Master System version

Reception »

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR
Cover
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

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems

1991  Sonic the Hedgehog     1992  Sonic the Hedgehog 2     1993  Sonic Chaos | Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine     1994  Sonic Drift | Sonic Spinball | Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble     1995  Sonic Drift 2 | Tails' Skypatrol | Tails Adventures | Sonic Labyrinth | Sonic 2 in 1     1996  Sonic Blast      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