Mr. Driller

Mr. Driller was released in 2000 as a port of the arcade game from the previous year for the PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast and Game Boy Color. The player controls Mr. Driller, the son of the Dig Dug protagonist.

Mr. Driller is a puzzle game and is sort of a cross between Dig Dug and Tetris. Mr. Driller is an emergency worker tasked with drilling down to the buried city below that has been inexplicably covered in blocks. When four colors are connected, the blocks disappear.

The levels in Mr. Driller are randomly generated but there are two scenarios that govern the difficulty. There's the 2500ft challenge and the 5000ft challenge. Obviously, the further you have to go, the harder it is. This distance is split across 5 or 10 levels. Another aspect that adds to the challenge is the fact that Mr. Driller needs Oxygen to survive. Therefore, he must collect oxygen capsules to recharge before running out.

Mr. Driller was initially ported to the Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation and Game Boy Color. The PlayStation and Dreamcast versions are very similar so pick your favorite. Fans of puzzle game should enjoy this one and give it a try. This game started a whole franchise so there have been numerous sequels and spinoffs. As far as the original goes, while there were some slightly later ports, I'm not aware of any re-releases so you'll have to track down an original or use emulation.

Screenshots above are from the PlayStation version of the game.

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