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'''''Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine''''' is a puzzle game for the [[Sega Game Gear]] and [[Sega Master System]]. It is similar to its [[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine|16-bit counterpart]] for the [[sega:Sega Mega Drive|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 [[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine|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 [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (pilot)|pilot]] and [[Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad|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====
{| class="prettytable" style="width:auto;
!Stage
!Opponent
!Based on
!style="text-align:center;"|Password
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Arms]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Draco Centauros
|N/A
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Frankly]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Suketoudara
|{{Beanpass8bit|refugee|blue|red|has}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Humpty]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Sukiyapodes
|{{Beanpass8bit|yellow|blue|purple|blue}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|4
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Coconuts_(AoStH)|Coconuts]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Harpy
|{{Beanpass8bit|red|purple|refugee|green}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|5
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Davy Sprocket]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Sasoriman
|{{Beanpass8bit|blue|refugee|refugee|has}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|6
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Skweel]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Panotty
|{{Beanpass8bit|has|purple|refugee|yellow}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|7
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Dynamight]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Zombie
|{{Beanpass8bit|blue|red|refugee|has}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|8
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Grounder_(AoStH)|Grounder]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Witch
|{{Beanpass8bit|has|purple|yellow|blue}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|9
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Spike]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Zoh Daimaoh
|{{Beanpass8bit|blue|has|yellow|purple}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|10
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Sir Ffuzzy-Logik]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Schezo Wegey
|{{Beanpass8bit|blue|yellow|red|green}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|11
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Dragon Breath]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Minotauros
|{{Beanpass8bit|purple|blue|refugee|yellow}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|12
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Scratch]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Rulue
|{{Beanpass8bit|purple|blue|red|has}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|13
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Dr. Eggman|Dr. Robotnik]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Satan
|{{Beanpass8bit|yellow|red|green|blue}}
|}

===Puzzle Mode===
Compile took the puzzle mode from ''[[sega:Nazo Puyo|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.
{| class="prettytable" style="width:auto;
! width="64" | Lesson
! Objective
! width="64" | Password
|-
|1
|Eliminate all {{red|red}} beans.
|style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|-
|2
|Eliminate 10 beans at a time.
|{{Beanpass8bit|purple|yellow|has|has}}
|-
|3
|Eliminate all {{red|red}} beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|purple|purple|purple|yellow}}
|-
|4
|Eliminate 3 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|green|green|purple|blue}}
|-
|5
|Let 10 pairs drop in.
|{{Beanpass8bit|purple|green|yellow|purple}}
|-
|6
|Eliminate 11 beans at a time.
|{{Beanpass8bit|blue|green|red|green}}
|-
|7
|Eliminate 4 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|blue|red|green|purple}}
|-
|8
|Eliminate all beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|blue|green|refugee|purple}}
|-
|9
|Eliminate all {{blue|blue}} beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|green|yellow|purple|refugee}}
|-
|10
|Eliminate all beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|refugee|has|refugee|has}}
|-
|11
|Eliminate 5 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|has|blue|red|has}}
|-
|12
|Eliminate all beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|purple|has|yellow|green}}
|-
|13
|Eliminate 4 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|yellow|purple|yellow|has}}
|-
|14
|Eliminate refugee beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|yellow|refugee|refugee|purple}}
|-
|15
|Eliminate 5 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|red|purple|yellow|blue}}
|-
|16
|Eliminate 9 beans at a time.
|{{Beanpass8bit|green|red|green|has}}
|-
|17
|Eliminate 4 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|refugee|has|yellow|blue}}
|-
|18
|Eliminate 5 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|yellow|has|red|blue}}
|-
|19
|Eliminate all {{red|red}} beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|purple|red|has|blue}}
|-
|20
|Eliminate all beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|red|yellow|blue|purple}}
|-
|21
|Eliminate 18 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|red|blue|yellow|green}}
|-
|22
|Eliminate all {{red|red}} beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|yellow|green|red|red}}
|-
|23
|Eliminate all {{red|red}} beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|red|blue|red|yellow}}
|-
|24
|Eliminate 11 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|refugee|green|red|yellow}}
|-
|25
|Eliminate 18 beans at a time.
|{{Beanpass8bit|red|yellow|has|purple}}
|-
|26
|Eliminate 18 beans at a time.
|{{Beanpass8bit|blue|refugee|red|yellow}}
|-
|27
|Eliminate all {{blue|blue}} beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|refugee|blue|has|green}}
|-
|28
|Eliminate 5 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|refugee|yellow|yellow|purple}}
|-
|29
|Eliminate 5 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|blue|purple|red|has}}
|-
|30
|Eliminate 7 waves of beans.
|{{Beanpass8bit|blue|yellow|purple|has}}
|-
|Ending
|N/A
|{{Beanpass8bit|red|green|has|has}}
|}

==Versions==
===Comparisons===
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Comparisons}}
===Also released on===
* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' for the [[sega:Nintendo GameCube|Nintendo GameCube]] and PC (2003-2004) - GG version
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' for the [[sega:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]], [[sega:Xbox|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 [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] based [[wikipedia:personal computer|personal computer]]s (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 [[sega:Epic Games Store|Epic Games Store]] (2023) - GG version

==Production credits==
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}

==Manuals==
<gallery>
DRMBM GG US manual.pdf|Game Gear, US
DRMBM GG EU manual.pdf|Game Gear, EU
DRMBM GG PT manual.pdf|Game Gear, PT
DRMBM SMS EU manual.pdf|Master System, EU
DRMBM SMS BR manual.pdf|Master System, BR
DRMBM_SMS_AU_manual.pdf|Master System, AU
DRMBM Palm Manual.pdf|Palm OS
</gallery>

==Magazine articles==
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}

==Promotional material==
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Promotional material}}

==Physical scans==
===Game Gear version===
{{ratings|GG}}
{{Scanbox
| console=Game Gear
| region=US
| front=Meanbeangg-box-us.jpg
| back=Meanbeangg-box-us back.jpg
| spine=
| spinemissing=yes
| cart=Mbm gg us cart.jpg
| manual=DRMBM GG US manual.pdf
}}{{Scanbox
| console=Game Gear
| region=EU
| front=Meanbeangg-box-eu.jpg
| back=DrRMBM GG EU backcover.jpg
| spine=DrRMBM_GG_EU_Spine1.jpg
| spine2=DrRMBM_GG_EU_Spine2.jpg
| cart=Mbm gg eu cart.jpg
| manual=DRMBM GG EU manual.pdf
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=Game Gear
| region=PT
| front=GG ROBOTNICK PT.jpg
| manual=DRMBM GG PT manual.pdf
}}

===Master System version===
{{ratings|SMS}}
{{Scanbox
| console=Master System
| region=EU
| front=Meanbeanms-box-eu.jpg
| cart=Mbm_ms_eu_cart.jpg
| cartback=Dr Robotniks Mean Bean Machine SMS EU Cart Back.jpg
| carttop=Dr Robotniks Mean Bean Machine SMS EU Cart Top.jpg
| manual=DRMBM SMS EU manual.pdf
}}{{Scanbox
| console=Master System
| region=AU
| front=Mean Bean Machine MS (Australia).jpg
| cart=Mbm_ms_AU_cart.jpg
| carttop=Mbm_ms_AU_carttop.jpg
| cartback=Mbm_ms_AU_cart_back.jpg
| manual=DRMBM_SMS_AU_manual.pdf
}}{{Scanbox
| console=Master System
| region=BR
| front=Mean Bean Machine MS (Tectoy).jpg
| cart=
| manual=DRMBM SMS BR manual.pdf
}}

==Technical information==
===ROM dump status===
{{romtable|
{{rom|GG|sha1=c36bda8a86994d430506b196922ec1365622e560|md5=6565ddcb2e41bf9ce5771a62d30aa700|crc32=3c2d4f48|size=256KB|date=|source=Cartridge (US/EU)|comments=|quality=good|prototype=}}
{{rom|SMS|sha1=89df035da8de68517f82bdf176d3b3f2edcd9e31|md5=03d03f1e816d137fe6a1f5fe45fee82d|crc32=6c696221|size=256KB|date=|source=Cartridge (EU)|comments=|quality=good}}
}}

==External links==
* Nintendo catalogue pages: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130617020950/http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/ZIkjxIGCG7lOzJ4E6X2edbZ5ZdKLx1Bo US], [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/SEGA-Game-Gear/Dr-Robotnik-s-Mean-Bean-Machine--764939.html UK]

==References==
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