+Lizzie Katje Actually, fun-fact, Coconuts' pattern isn't his own. It belongs to Harpy, from Puyo Puyo. The same applies to the other characters in this game, and Kirby's Avalanche… Though, I think their patterns fit better with the western counterparts.
"To Smash Scrubzone": Still lead's me to one question... Where the heck is Sonic and Tails in this game?! I'm also glad they put the Mean Bean Machine in Sonic Mania. Sonic has excellent IQ, and so does Tails! Sonic has the know how to Ro-Buttnik at his own game he created! Better with Sonic and the others in the game! If Sonic beat Ro-Buttnik at the end of this Game I could imagine ol' Ro-Buttnik griping as he was escaping the explosion, "I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG!!!!" Looking red in the face as always! LOL!
@@KarmaHexkys Why did it do it better? I genuinely don't know what makes MBM better than Puyo. They're almost exactly the same game except MBM even got chopped down slightly, the backgrounds don't even change over the course of the levels. And at least Puyo got a vastly improved sequel a little over 2 years later which completely overshadows each version anyway.
Even if it is just a reskin of Puyo Puyo, these sprites are fucking EXCELLENT. Honestly they alone make me wish many of these robots made a proper debut as villains, they just scream a hell of a lot more personality than say Black Doom, the Sinister 6, or Lyric. Imagine a running stage while Ffuzzy chases on a chariot, what if Arms and Skweel tag teamed like a wrecking ball, just to name a few. Wishful thinking of course, that cartoon while beloved to me is very unlikely to ever be referred to again.
@@LoganTheDevilMayCryFan Yeah, only Scratch, Grounder and Coconuts were recurring characters, the rest were minor grunts in the pilot, most of them didn't even get speaking roles. Kinda says something for this game that it just made some sort of character out of all them with what little they had (though I suppose being a crazy Milton Knight design helps).
I just watched it. The computer gets exactly the bean colour it needs every time. Lots of 4 combos to drop a constant stream of singles on the player. The only thing that disrupts it is when the player forced some beans onto the comp side which mucks up its plan.
I'll do this for everyone, including me Arms-0:54 Frankly-3:12 Humpty-4:38 Coconuts-9:25 Davy Sprocket-11:02 Skweel-12:33 (wtf is he doing at 14:11) Dynamight-16:57 Grounder-18:07 Spike-20:14 Sir Ffuzzy-Logik-21:19 Dragon breath-23:09 Scratch-24:43 Robotnik-26:50
Both are 1993 but the cartoon came out first (september) and the Mean Bean Machine game afterwards (november). It's hard to say as the game could have had delays for its tv release. The game is a clone of Compile's Puyo Puyo from 1991 on the MSX2, the main change is just the characters (check on here - the final enemy is Satan instead of Robotnik, the name was censored for western release)
It's not just that; you need to know how to set up combos as you do, then execute them to multiply the garbage beans that drop into your opponent's playfield. But I'm crap at Puyo, so what do I know? Haha XD
I’m overwhelmed with nostalgia. This game randomly crossed my mind and I couldn’t remember the name of it but I found it! I was so addicted to this game when I was little. I only ever beat it once. One of the hardest / funnest games I’ve ever played hands down.
Fun facts: 1. All robots appear in the first episode of "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" Scratch and Grounder, unlike the other ones, appear in every single one; Coconuts appear in most of them, but he does not in the second one. 2. Scratch, Grounder and Coconuts appear here much smarter than in the cartoons, where they are depicted as idiots. 3. Sonic and Tails only appear offscreen. It is flatout canon that they were the ones who were fighting Eggman's henchbots, and Has Bean (the guy who was between the two puzzles) was helping them. 4. PINGAS!
@@Turnibean Okay, DrunkiBeen listen to these replies: TARINunit9 said 'Has Bean is a robotic duplicate of someone (presumably of Carbuncle), according to the manual' Extreme Wreck 2000 said: He's not just any robotic duplicate. He's a duplicate that disobeyed Dr.Robotnik's orders. Do YOU'RE research, dum dum
LonelyCubone54 I remember as a kid I couldn't even get past the second level (mostly because back then I didn't really know what I was doing), yet the player destroyed him easily in this video.
0:56 Arms the Long-armed Robot 3:14 Frankly the Monster 4:39 Humpty the Egg 9:27 Coconuts the Monkey 11:04 Davy Sprocket the Pioneer Robot 12:35 Skweel the Pig 16:58 Dynamight the TNT Pump 18:07 Grounder the Drill Robot 20:16 Spike the Spiky Robot 21:22 Sir Ffuzzy-Logik, Knight of the Robots 23:11 Dragon-Breath the Dragon 24:43 Scratch the Rooster 27:09 Dr. Robotnik
I remember writing those password on memo because i had pretty hard time with this game. I had to fail each robot several times until i found out the way to beat them. Very fun game, brought me back to childhood when i was playing it on my old Pentium I
Excellent playthrough, man. I especially love the cast in this game. Aside from Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts, the robots in this game should've returned in newer Sonic games as Dr. Eggman's team of Badniks against Sonic and his friends. They could've piloted Eggman's giant robots for him thereby saving him the trouble. ;) But, that's just wishful thinking on MY part, though. ^^
While I absolutely love this game, I find it a little sad that Coconuts was put at Level 4 while Scratch and Grounder got 12 and 8 respectively. Coconuts has always been the smartest of the three in the cartoon, and he deserves to be placed in Level 12 but with Scratch's AI. 😔 Likewise, Grounder should've been at Level 4 with Coconuts's AI, and Scratch at 8 with Grounder's AI. Besides, wouldn't it make more sense for Robotnik to resort to Coconuts at the very end? Coconuts was always the one getting left out in the show.
Robotnik probably considered Coconut lesser than his other creations just because he’s an older model than Scratch or Grounder. So he sent his weaker robots out first and saved what he considers his big guns for the later rounds. I have a soft spot for Coconuts too, so I get what you are saying.
It sucks that this had to replace Puyo Puyo, but at the same time it's very iconic. Has a lot of its own personality too. Since Sega owns the Puyo Puyo franchise it might be interesting if they made a sort of follow-up to Mean Bean Machine.
I'm not sure we'll ever get a proper follow up to Mean Bean Machine, but I'd love if the AoSTH Dr. Robotnik was a hidden guest character in a new Puyo Puyo Team Meat is also making a game called Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine, which is like this game but you also have to maneuver the pieces around hazards like spinning sawblades!
Believe it or not, there is a possible chance for Arms to do a 4+ Combo. True story, I actually got 5 yee haws from Arm once. And this happened even though he was ironically the first and easiest stage in this game.
So many memories of joy and frustration. But being the first game I ever beat, it holds some really heavy nostalgic value. That, and I loved The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog growing up X3
After a lot of years, I finally managed to beat the game... Arms: Easiest of the bunch Frankly: Easy Humpty: Easy Coconuts: Easy Davy: Easy Skweel: *BIGGEST BASTARD EVER* Dynamight: Easy Grounder: Things start to heat up from here on Spike: Not hard, but not that easy Sir Fuzzy: *Another big bastard* Dragonbreath: From here on, get ready to clean rocks if you don't want to be clapped Scratch: He's hard, but he hates having lots of rocks (also, his puns are horrible) Dr. Robotnik: *Speedy beans intensify*
I remember once, I got the password for robotnik online and tried to beat him a countless number of times, but one day I handed the controller to my dad (keep in mind he didn’t know anything about how to play) and he spontaneously put the beans in the right place to successfully beat him! Freaking weird huh? Btw I swear to god I’m not lying
My friend and I used to play this game for hours and hours against each other. It became quite an addiction after a while. My friend got particularly good at it beating the game on Hardest without dying like it was no big deal. He'd get up to level 99 on exercise mode and just keep going. Getting like 12 Yippies in a row at times. It was insane.
Man, its good to see someone else w the same addiction as me. I also finished hardest mode without losing and got to 99 and kept going. lol. I miss this game
This was a more different approach with americans rather puyo being completely confusing for us users. Please research before spitting out your opinion.
This video make me imagine what will be like if my characters were in the stages: Practice 1 - Monster Emperor Mark Practice 2 - Queen Elizabeth Cow Practice 2 - Monster Quilly Stage 1 - Monster Barha Stage 2 - Monster Danny Stage 3 - Monster Josh Stage 4 - Monster Bella Stage 5 - Monster Emma Stage 6 - Monster Anna Stage 7 - Monster Jack Stage 8 - Monster Michelle Stage 9 - Monster Maria Stage 10 - Monster Roger Stage 11 - Monster Little Blue Stage 12 - Monster Mary Stage 13 - The Rage Demon
It's been well over 15 years since I've last played this, and everything about skweel and stage six causes me great anxiety and anger leading me to believe I was stuck on that stage for awhile.
Incredible and amazing gameplay with such awesome strategy. I wasn't that great playing this game when I was a kid. Make me feel like to play the game all over again after 20 years.
20:02 Grounder: Uh-oh! I just know Dr. Robotnik is going to blame me for this! Scratch: Grounder, you're as dumb as a rock! Grounder: Metamorphic, igneous, or sedimentary? Scratch: Ignoramius! *Slams boulder on Gounders head*
I'm so glad that this is already in the Nintendo Switch now. But I also have the original game cartridge and of course the Sega Genesis console. I remember those sleepless nights because of this great game...:)
This game is based on Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, an old animated series (and birthplace of many old memes)! It's funny that most of the characters only appeared in one episode and are much better known for being opponents in this game
I used to rage so hard on this because of how difficult it is to compete, even on easy mode. This game, as many people NEED to know, are challenging enough for a good challenge. As you progress throughout the game, te puzzle game becomes harder and harder because it's going more faster and faster. I know this because I've been playing video games since June 2005. :)
Such a great game, tough as nails too. I played it a ton and only ever beat scenario mode a half dozen times. Dynamight and Scratch being my personal nemesis
Me: About to get a couple consecutive matches and get the other guy :D *Whee! Yipee!* Me: Huh? YO HO HO *boulder beans fall and block everything on my side* Me: *FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU*
I saw this game advertised in a toys r us magazine as a kid. I thought it said “mean LEAN machine” and figured it involved sonic fighting against some sort of crazy machine. When I got to the store, I saw it actually said “bean”, but I guess some sort of anxiety kicked in because I felt like I still had to spend my birthday money on it. Boy was I pissed when I got it home and fully realized that it was just Tetris with beans lol.
So... according to the description... Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is Puyo Puyo, but with Sonic characters. I've played Puyo Pop Fever on GameCube before, but... This is freaking AWESOME, man!!!
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