anyone else like mr driller...?

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:19 am

If it's redbook use iTunes and convert to MP3.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:03 am

Reviving a dead topic with a shameless play-asia affiliate link. Mods are welcome to edit this...

I don't know when the sale started or when it ends, but right now the GCN-JP Drill Land is $19.90 at play-asia.

This is one I've wanted for a while so I gotta buy it right away! Guess it's finally time to crack open my GameCube for a region switch.

edit: Put in the switch and got my US Cube to boot to JP dashboard. That was easy. Got a new memory card and formatted it in the JP menu also. Now all I need is the game!

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:43 am

DJ Incompetent wrote:hmm, I need a way to hijack the PSX music

There is a soundtrack ya know. It has all of the Mr Driller music except Drill Land and Drill Spirits. Was there new music for Drill Spirits? I still haven't played it yet.

Pa

tada · Post by **tada** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:54 am

I recently got back into Mr. Driller when I was at HEY.

I miss you, HEY.

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:10 am

Gameplay aside I like the weird backstory, with Mr. Driller being the middle son of the characters from Dig Dug and Baraduke, who were married then divorced.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:15 am

Baraduke girl (Toby Masuyo) is quite the MILF!

I also love her game, I wish Namco would update her license -_-

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:45 pm

PaCrappa wrote:
DJ Incompetent wrote:hmm, I need a way to hijack the PSX music
There is a soundtrack ya know. It has all of the Mr Driller music except Drill Land and Drill Spirits. Was there new music for Drill Spirits? I still haven't played it yet.

I just got Drill Land two days ago as my first console-based Driller and the music is astonishing! namco went all-out to make a top grade soundtrack for this game. The orchestration really took me by surprise since I was expecting the typical puzzle game bleeps and bloops from my experience with only handheld versions. The music section of the end credits is huge with many instrumentalists and vocalists.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:07 pm

Yeah, the music in Drill Land blew me away too. Its definitely a must have import for Gamecube. Top notch production values all around.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:14 pm

Aaannd... Mr.Driller Ace (Value Selection) for GBA is back in stock at play-asia and on sale for $14.90.

link

This comes just 2 days after me checking P-A, seeing no stock, and then buying a used copy off eBay for $30. What a Hell!

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:31 pm

iatneH wrote:Aaannd... Mr.Driller Ace (Value Selection) for GBA is back in stock at play-asia and on sale for $14.90.

link

This comes just 2 days after me checking P-A, seeing no stock, and then buying a used copy off eBay for $30. What a Hell!

cool. I got it when it was like 24.90 or 29.90 there in the original print. Very nice game.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:39 pm

So I got my Mr.Driller Ace, surprisingly the previous owner was decently good at the game, unlike the previous 3 used Driller games I've bought, where the guys couldn't even clear 1000m.

Anyway, before I erased the save data, I noticed that Usagi was a selectable character in Mission mode. What is the requirement for unlocking Usagi in Mr.Driller Ace? Is it just clearing the 2000m South Pole mission with Ataru or something?

edit: nevermind, looks like it's sufficient to clear South Pole using any character?

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:13 pm

a question about Mr. Driller / DC

i somewhere read something about a "perfect air bonus" - i grabbed every single aircapsule in arcade-mode and didn't get anything special for it in the end

or is the "perfect air bonus" you were talking about just the combined values of all the capsules?

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:09 pm

I had Driller 2 PCB with the air capsule bonus.. Doesn't appear to work or feature in the DC one.

I got a medal or special accolade on the DC one once, maybe I 1cc'd it.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:15 pm

can someone tell me what the silver blocks with a star shape on them are for? they disappear when you get near to them...

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:26 pm

I'd like to know that too, I just got a Driller G PCB and can't work that out.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:30 pm

awesome. what are the differences between 2 and G? (despite the cool outfits

)

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:34 pm

I don't know !! I've never played 2

heheh

I do know that the pcb outputs a wierd wavy video signal like its connected via RF , on the 3 cabs I've tried it on.. bizarre

cool game although I must admit the birds been playing it more than I have ( and setting better high scores! ) hehe

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:41 pm

jpj wrote:can someone tell me what the silver blocks with a star shape on them are for? they disappear when you get near to them...

I am not entirely sure but I don't think there is any kind of score bonus for drilling them. They are basically there to screw you by prematurely removing support from underneath you, so that things can start falling all around you before you are prepared for it, at least in Mission mode.

Do the PCBs have a Time Attack mode? The star crystal blocks act as platforms that you have to run across in some of the levels, and you're screwed if you are too slow and they disappear.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:48 pm

yeah, i think you're probably right iatneh, as they aren't listed anywhere in your end bonuses. i have a japanese strategy guide kicking around if i can find anyone to help with a translation

no, no time attack mode. i need to get round to beating egypt to unlock the north pole.

I do know that the pcb outputs a wierd wavy video signal like its connected via RF , on the 3 cabs I've tried it on.. bizarre

cool game although I must admit the birds been playing it more than I have ( and setting better high scores! ) hehe

hmm, that's weird about the video signal...

and does that mean that she's very good ... or you're very bad?

edit: i think G does have a time attack mode, that's cool. and Cosmos, which sounds like it's a 50,000m challenge !? i gotta get me a driller G

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:11 am

Those scores by JPJ don't tally up with the DC version. On a good run for me I'm hitting 585k on 1000m without all the air capsules. I have only 1 lifed the DC version maybe twice in my whole life.

One thing I don't like about MD is that the game starts at a slow pace and you have to time the button presses slower. By 800m i'm at rocket speed, its so gratifying when you pull off 100m at 800m depth without dying and going at lightning speed.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:48 pm

neorichieb1971 wrote:Those scores by JPJ don't tally up with the DC version.

yeah, my score sucks on that one, but in my defense i don't actually own it and i was new to the game (this thread is somewhat old). how much does a japanese mr driller DC go for?

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:59 pm

jpj wrote: and does that mean that she's very good ... or you're very bad?

It means I'm very bad, but to be fair she is quite good at it.

mikehaggar · Post by **mikehaggar** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:14 pm

Post your recent top scores people! Don't be shy!

Edit: BTW, the score system on ALL console ports of Driller 1 are identical to the arcade version. Beating the game in Driller 1 1000m is the very first step, but even that can give you scores anywhere between 500k and 999999 (where it maxes out). Don't think they have different scoring systems, it's the people playing who have different skills!

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:36 pm

Very addictive game, I have the PS1 version. I played it quite a bit until I got Mr. Do! for my SNES, and then I kind quit playing it (digging games). I'm going to start playing it again.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:36 pm

hey hey, you ressurected my thread shortly after i changed my avatar back

mike, let me know if/when you get a mr driller site set up dude

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:05 pm

one quick question:

is there really a "Mr. Driller 2" for Windows? (Wikipedia says so...)

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:18 pm

I did not know about Susumu's mother, a most interesting videogame fact. It seems such a poor reflection of modern society that even videogame characters get divorced.

mikehaggar · Post by **mikehaggar** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:08 am

Yes, there is a Mr. Driller 2 for windows, and I have it!

It is the only version released for home that is close to arcade perfect.

If you guys have any questions at all about the series, I can answer them for you. I have yet to meet somebody that knows more about the series than I do. I know most of the subtle differences about the games, as well as the obvious ones. I love talking about this game....me and a friend are both hopelessly addictive, and I can't wait to finally create the driller forum/score ranking site. I really hope it can get people in this country interested.

I will post a link soon to videos of my play taken directly out of my arcade machine! For now though, nice to meet you all! Great to meet fellow gamers with great taste in games!

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:26 am

i have a few Q's mate, but i'm not sure if it would be better to wait till you start your website or not...

mikehaggar · Post by **mikehaggar** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:26 am

any good domain name suggestions guys?

mrdriller.com, mrdriller.net, and mrdriller.org are all taken. What else we got?!