Daemagyecheon
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Dai Makai-Mura
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Dick Vitale's "Awesome, Baby!" College Hoops
Also known as: N/A
Developer: Time Warner Interactive
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This game shouldn't be called Dick Vitale's "Awesome, Baby!" College Hoops it should be called Dick Vitale's "Full Court Shots Land 80% of the Time!" College Hoops. After hitting the wrong button and accidentally shooting my first full-court shot, I was amazed that it landed. After hitting several more full-court “buckets”, as the kids would call them, and then missing a 2-point jump shot, I just shook my head. It's also worth mentioning that this is a 3D basketball game on the Genesis. While that sounds impressive, it’s not as nifty as it sounds. Everything is very choppy and feels a bit awkward. The gameplay logic (like mentioned above with the full court shots) is head scratching, and the game as a whole is just a poor experience. If you want to play some basketball on the Genesis, I'd stick with the NBA Live games or NBA Jam.
Review added: 08/10/2019
Donggeuri Toechijakjeon
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Dr. Robotnik and His Mean Bean Machine
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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Also known as: Donggeuri Toechijakjeon (South Korea), Dr. Robotnik and His Mean Bean Machine (Europe)
Developer: Compile
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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is easily one of my favorite puzzle games of all-time. While it seems as simple as matching up several of the same-colored "beans" to make them disappear, there's actually quite a bit of strategy involved. You want to try to stack the "beans" up in such a way that when you finally pop one, it starts a chain reaction with sets of beans popping one after another. Doing so sends an avalanche over to your opponent and you can advance to the next round with relative ease. Likewise, it’s likely game over if your opponent is able to do that to you. Known as Puyo Puyo or Puyo Pop in Japan, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is pretty close to the pinnacle of what I believe a great puzzle game should be - strategic, competitive, and most importantly, fun. As far as puzzle games go, in my personal opinion, quality-wise it’s only second to Tetris. For my own, personal preferences, though, as much as I love Tetris, the Puyo Puyo games surpass it…Mean Bean Machine included.
Review added: 05/25/2020