Mr. Driller (US, DRI3/VER.A2) - Gioco MAME

Videogioco arcade pubblicato 24 anni fa:

Mr. Driller © 1999 Namco, Limited.

A highly addictive puzzle game in which the player must drill down through an endless onslaught of blocks, attempting to get blocks of the same colour to touch and subsequently make them disappear. 'Undergrounder' bonuses can be picked up for bonus points and air capsules must be collected to restore the player's ever-diminishing air supply.

DATI TECNICI
Namco System 12 hardware
ID gioco: DRI

CPU principale: PSX (@ 16,9344 Mhz), H8/3002 (@ 14.7456 Mhz)
Chip sonori: C352 (@ 14.7456 Mhz)

Giocatori: 1
Controllo: Joystick a 4 direzioni
Pulsanti: 1

CURIOSITÀ
Released internationally in October 1999.

This game was originally going to be titled as 'Dig Dug IIÌ. The main character, Susumu Hori, is the son of Taizo Hori (better known as 'Dig Dug'). Dig Dug III was initially developed unofficially by a few Namco staff, and work on the game was suspended while Ridge Racer Type 4 was being completed. However, Namco executives were impressed with the game and decided to support it as an official project.

The Mr. Driller series officially takes place in the year(s) 20XX.

AGGIORNAMENTI
Software version: DRI1/VER.A2 (Japan)

• Build date: 14:11:20, OCT 22 1999

Software version: DRI3/VER.A2 (USA)

• Build date: 14:11:20, OCT 22 1999

PUNTEGGIO
As you collect air capsules, each one is worth 100 more points than the one before it. Upon completion of the 500 and 1000 boards, You can earn a time bonus, a perfect life bonus and a perfect air bonus.

SERIE

• Mr. Driller (1999, Arcade)
• Mr. Driller 2 (2000, Arcade)
• Mr. Driller G (2001, Arcade)
• Mr. Driller A - Fushigi na Pacteria [Modello AGB-AD5J-JPN] (2002, GBA)
• Mr. Driller - Drill Land (2002, GameCube)
• Mr. Driller - Drill Spirits (2005, DS)

STAFF
Programming: Tomohiro Kaneko, Mazmoto Dai, Murakami Ayako
Graphics: Shinozaki Kaori, Hasegawa Taroo, Kusakabe Yasuko
Suoni: Shina Masaru
Voice: Tatsuta Tomoko
Title logo & Package designer: Tamiya Kiyotaka
Product promotion: Cosyowaki Hiroshi
Production assistants: Nakabayashi Yasuki, Arai Takashi, Kuroda Masanao, Kondou Takiharu
Program support: Kyota Tanaka, Funatsu Tetsuya, Hijiya Tosiharu
Product manager: Hajime Nakatani, Oishi Masuya
Producer: Yoshizawa Hideo
Produttore esecutivo: Masaya Nakamura
Director: Nagaoka Yasuhito

CONVERSIONI

• CONSOLE:

Nintendo Game Boy Color (2000)
Sega Dreamcast (2000)
Sony PlayStation (2000)
Bandai WonderSwan (2001)
Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, "NamCollection"): Japan release only.

• COMPUTER:

PC [MS Windows] (1999)

• ALTRE:

Mobile phones (2003)

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