Dr Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine (Genesis) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Sega’s 1993 puzzle game for the Sega Genesis, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine. Played through the scenario mode on the normal difficulty mode. Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine was originally never intended to be a Sonic-themed game. It’s a (heavily) localized port, like Kirby’s Avalanche/Kirby’s Ghost Trap, of Compile’s Puyo Puyo game for the Japanese Mega Drive. The Puyo Puyo games have been around since the early 90s, though English versions generally weren’t labelled as Puyo Puyo until much, much later. The concept is pretty simple - match four of the same color pieces to attack your opponent, quickly get rid of the garbage pieces they send you, and combo like your life depends on it. Whichever player’s board fills first loses. That’s pretty much the entire thing. It’s a simple-to-grasp yet impossible-to-master concept, like Tetris, Dr. Mario, or any other good puzzler. Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine is one of