Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

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Description

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is a version of Puyo Puyo with a storyline involving characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog games. The evil Dr. Robotnik decides to turn the citizens of Beanville into robots. It's up to the player to save them from their doom. The player drops pairs of beans into the dungeons, trying to create groups of four in matching colors. He or she must challenge Dr. Robotnik's robots to a battle and defeat them, and eventually face the Eggman himself.

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Alternate Titles

• "Dr. Robotnik and his Mean Bean Machine" -- French Genesis title
• "동글이 퇴치작전 (뿌요뿌요)" -- Korean spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Puyo Puyo variants
• Sonic the Hedgehog universe

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Critic Reviews

Game Players	Genesis	Mar, 1994	86 out of 100	86
Mega Fun	SEGA Master System	Jul, 1994	80 out of 100	80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Genesis	Dec, 1993	38 out of 50	76
IGN	Genesis	Dec 11, 2006	7.5 out of 10	75
Defunct Games	Game Gear	Apr 10, 2005	74 out of 100	74
Megablast	Genesis	Jun, 1994	70 out of 100	70
Sega-16.com	Genesis	Jun 27, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Nintendo Life	Wii	Dec 12, 2006		60
GameZebo	Windows	Oct 08, 2010		60
SuperGamePower	SEGA Master System	Dec, 1994	3 out of 5	60

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Development

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is actually a conversion by Compile of their game Puyo Puyo for the U.S. market. In 1995 there was also a Puyo Puyo conversion released for the SNES called Kirby's Avalanche.