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| Developer(s) | Universal |
| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release date | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players, alternating turns |
| Input methods | Joystick |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | Main CPU: Z80 (@ 4 MHz) Sound Chips: 2x SN76496 (@ 4 MHz) |
| Display | Raster resolution 192×240 (Vertical) Palette Colors 256 |
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Gameplay
The object of Mr. Do! is to score as many points as possible by digging tunnels through the ground and collecting cherries, which are distributed throughout the level in groups. The title character, Mr. Do (a circus clown) is constantly chased by monsters called Mini-Dinos, and the player loses a life if Mr. Do is caught by a monster. Mini-Dinos can be defeated by hitting them with a bouncing ball or by dropping large apples on them. Occasionally, Mini-Dinos transform briefly into slower, more powerful enemies that can tunnel through the ground. The game is over when the player runs out of lives.
Occasionally during play, a letter from the word "EXTRA" appears on the playfield as a monster, and the player can defeat this monster in the same way as a Mini-Dino. Defeating a letter monster awards that letter, and collecting all the letters of the word awards an extra life. Rarely, a diamond will appear on the playfield which, when collected, awards a bonus credit to the player, allowing him or her to play an extra game. (This feature is relatively unique among arcade video games, though it is a standard feature of most pinball machines. Pinball is a type of coin-operated Arcade game where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more Metal balls on a playfield inside a Glass )
Ports and sequels
Mr. Do!, like many games of its time, has been ported to a variety of computer systems and video game consoles, including the Atari 2600, several Atari 8-bit home computers, the ColecoVision, Apple II, MSX, and the Commodore 64 series of computers. See also Software portability In Computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created The Atari 2600 is a Video game console released in October 1977 The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit Home computers manufactured from 1979 to 1992 The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries ' second generation home Video game console and was released in August. MSX was the name of a standardized Home computer architecture in the 1980s The game has also been adapted to more advanced systems, including Nintendo's Game Boy and Super NES (providing some new gameplay features), and a standalone handheld LCD adaptation was released by Tomy in 1983. The is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was Tomy Co Ltd is the legal English name for the Japanese toy children’s merchandise and entertainment company created on March 1 2006 by the merger of "former" Tomy Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Each port offers varying differences in gameplay from the arcade version, the most common of which is the fact that the bonus credit awarded by the diamond has been removed. The game has also seen numerous unauthorized clones released for various hardware platforms.
A completely new version of the game, Neo Mr. Do!, was released for SNK's Neo Geo system in 1996[1]. The Neo Geo is a cartridge -based arcade and home Video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK.
References
- ^ Neo Mr. Do! Review. neo-geo. com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of
External links and sources
- Mr. Do! at the Killer List of Videogames (retrieved February 9, 2005)
- Mr. Do! guide at StrategyWiki
- The Arcade Flyer Archive entry for Mr. Do!
- arcade-history.com entry on Mr. Do! (retrieved February 11, 2005)
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