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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993)

Compile

Remake of Puyo Puyo

Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Wii

3.18 from 232 ratings

530 members have it in their collection · 7 playing now · 83 backlogged · 30 wish listed

How long? Main story 7h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Dr. Robotnik is changing the jolly folk of Beanville into devious little robots that will help rid Planet Mobius of music and fun forever. Group the beans together to help them escape, and compete against Robotnik’s wily henchbots!
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Developers
Compile
Publishers
Sega, Sega Corporation, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Tec Toy
Genres
Arcade, Puzzle, Strategy
Themes
Action, Comedy, Science fiction
Franchises
Sonic The Hedgehog
Series
Puyo Puyo, Sonic the Hedgehog
Steam
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Release dates

  • Nov 26, 1993 (North_America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • 1993 (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Q1 1994 (Europe) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Dec 11, 2006 (North_America) Wii
  • Dec 15, 2006 (Europe) Wii
  • Sep 13, 2010 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)

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Rating distribution

5 stars
21
4 stars
60
3 stars
100
2 stars
41
1 star
10
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Normalcy1

Review Normalcy1 2/5 · Mar 5, 2023

Game #7/200 Really no different than my feelings about Kirby's Avalanche. Same game - slightly less interesting visuals. Different music (not worse necessarily). Maybe a tad more difficult?

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Capt.ACAB

Status Capt.ACAB Feb 19, 2023

This game is kicking my ass! Had to turn it down to easy but somehow made it to level 8. Gonna try to beat it on easy then probably move on.

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BadBoyBule

Review BadBoyBule 3/5 · Jul 27, 2021

Kuinka lujaa annat tekoälyn potkia kiveksillesi?

Tämä peli on Puyo Puyon uudelleennahoitus. Puyo Puyo on nerokas peli, etenkin vastakkain. Puyo Puyo tekoälyä vastaan ei kuitenkaan ole niin hehkeää. En tiedä, miten tämäkin pitäisi arvostella, sillä moninpelimahikset yms. endless modet tästäkin löytyy, mutta yksinpeli on aika raivostuttavaa kamaa. Musiikit ovat sitten taas aika tarttuvat. Sekalaista settiä. Ehkä 3 tähteä on sovinnollinen ratkaisu.

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Jusfei

Status Jusfei Nov 29, 2020

Played via Sonic Mega Collection for Gamecube

  • Reached credits

Final thoughts: I mean... this game is just Puyo Puyo with the Sonic animated series characters (I never saw the show so I have no personal attachment), except to me the music is forgettable and the background is nothing special either. Not much else to say here.

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internpepper

Status internpepper Nov 12, 2020

My introduction to Puyo Puyo! Whether you're fighting Dr. Robotnik's henchmen in Story Mode or playing against your friends in multiplayer, this game is super fun. Build up those combos!

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Westane

Review Westane 3/5 · Nov 13, 2015

Review / Playthrough

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Gameplay, Story and Value:

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Well... It's Puyo Pop, a game I'm not even remotely good at. In this type of puzzle game you attempt to match at least four connecting jelly colors, which count as connecting so long as they're touching on the sides. As you and your opponent progress, you will send garbage over to the other's field, which …

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151103-2343.mp4_snapshot_00.31_[2015.11.04_00.24.48]

Gameplay, Story and Value:

151103-2343.mp4_snapshot_01.06_[2015.11.04_00.25.25]

Well... It's Puyo Pop, a game I'm not even remotely good at. In this type of puzzle game you attempt to match at least four connecting jelly colors, which count as connecting so long as they're touching on the sides. As you and your opponent progress, you will send garbage over to the other's field, which they must clear in order to continue playing. When you run out of room, you lose.

What adds an extra layer of difficulty to the game, is that "attacks" are only made with a combo. This means that playing the game is not as simple as matching colors, but you must set up additional matches that will trigger from the first. The more matches in a combo, the bigger the attack, and the more garbage that will fall on your opponent.

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Single player mode consists of a number of versus matches against the computer, each round having increasingly tougher AI. Your other options are limited to single matches against the CPU, or head to head multiplayer with a friend. Admittedly, with a game like this, that's really all you need!

Controls are simple enough: each face button rotates your falling jelly!

Presentation, Music and Sound:

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The game looks great, though not very inspired by its Sonic source material. I think that's fine, though. The jellies are adorable and everything just has this sense of cute "fun" to it. The UI does its job and, well, there's really not much to say in this department.

The music is catchy while you're playing and never in the way, though to be honest I can't recall a single track as I'm writing this review. The sound effects all work fine and the occasional nods to Sonic are noticeable and appreciated.

Afterthoughts:

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Again, I am just terrible at this brand of puzzle game, but I still had a good time. It's not a game I see myself playing often, and to be honest if I were itching to play a console-specific version of Puyo Pop I'd rather be playing Kirby's Avalanche, but it's still a fun enough entry in the series.

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