Robotnik has his own game...and it's perfect! - [A Mean Bean Video]

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is puzzle perfection. Released in 1993 (bridging the gap between Sonic 2 & Sonic 3) Mean Bean was actually just a reskin of Japanese game Puyo Puyo. I'd argue that Mean Bean is one of the best games on the Mega Drive. Join me as I try to explain why Mean Bean is so fun to play, why it's superior to Puyo Puyo, it's links to the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon series and it's links to Kraftwerk.

Finally I'll also address one thing that's always bugged me about the game. WHO do we play as? Sonic? Has-Bean? Or maybe ourselves?

Video thumbnail art is taken from Karby64's Dr. Robotnik Puyo Puyo Champions mod, check it out at GameBanana: https://gamebanana.com/members/1639038


Thanks to JD for introducing me to Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon and Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. You inspired this one!

Music used in this video :-
- Stages 1-4 from Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- Stages 5-8 from Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- Stages 9-12 from Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- Chemical Plant Zone Mean Bean Boss from Sonic Mania

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