anyone else like mr driller...?

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:29 pm

I think the rhythm of button tapping shouldn't be in line with the speed of the level. Its hard going to back to level 1 after going 100mph down the 900m straight.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:18 am

high five!!

brendz just traded me mr driller 2 for my spare jpac.....yippee

although this means i have to practice cuz without race mode im never going to be able to beat my g/f

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:56 am

jonny5 wrote:high five!!

brendz just traded me mr driller 2 for my spare jpac.....yippee

although this means i have to practice cuz without race mode im never going to be able to beat my g/f

Good to see you've finally got a game you can be competitive with her.

Mr. Driller is pretty cool imo, except I'm terrible at it. Which games are the best ones? :3

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:03 pm

G has the most modes..but all of the driller games are good

and she is always game for fighting games...she will play just about any fighting games....but this is the first puzzle game she has gotten into......

unless you count vista mahjong

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:10 pm

what's everyone's thoughts on the xbla version...?

mikehaggar · Post by **mikehaggar** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 4:18 pm

it's terrible.

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:20 am

mikehaggar wrote:it's terrible.

I didn't mind it, but it's missing the voice samples that every other Mr. Driller game has (even the GBA version of MD2). The graphics should have been a little better for an HD title.

What we really need is a Mr. Driller PSP version with all 3 arcade titles - 1, 2, and G. Hell, maybe even throw in the GC DrillLand.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:04 pm

ah, that's a shame

mike: my driller G scores aren't much, but thought you might be interested in how i'm getting on

500m
638,415 (no-miss clear)

1000m
658,930 (two miss clear)

2000m
517,555 (think i died around the 1300 mark

)

north pole
475,830

cosmos
787,010

time attack
2'51"08 (cleared)

mikehaggar · Post by **mikehaggar** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:31 pm

Nice man, keep it up! Try to get a badge on 1000, and work on clearing 2000m! Keep those scores, as the Driller forum / scoreboard is almost up! Keep your eyes peeled here for the URL!

mikehaggar · Post by **mikehaggar** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:20 pm

Yes, I've finally done it! I finally got a perfect game on 2000m in Mr. Driller 2.

My score is 2,097,XXX (I don't remember the last 3 digits).

Unfortunately I do NOT have a video of this one as my dvd recorder is on the fritz. I am in the process of getting another one however!

I'm so happy, this was really a bitch to get. I'm going to try to break 2.1 million, but at the same time, I'm going to finally start playing G.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:31 pm

well done!

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:00 pm

I like my Mr. Driller 2 PCB. Pretty cool and fun. When I finally got a DSlite, I was finally able to try out my new copy of Namco's Mr. Driller: Driller Spirits. A fine port for a fine handheld indeed. ^_~

Playing Fever Mode of the DS Puyo Pop Fever port is quite addicting -- scored 3,131,275 pts. on Level 17 with a playing time of 2 minutes & 46 seconds. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

mikehaggar · Post by **mikehaggar** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:30 pm

misterdriller.com

Come join in the fun! Consider moving this discussion to the new forum!

Also, go there to read my explanation of how the scoring works in Mr. Driller in case you don't already know!

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:03 pm

I played the first one (PS version) on my PSP on a trip recently. Cleared 1000m... like jpj, w/ 2 misses. Looking for Mr. Driller Great now.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:17 am

i just beat 500m in mr driller 2.....finally

man i suck...

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:34 am

you seen mike's videos?
http://www.youtube.com/user/djmikehaggar

i know he has some better scores than what's shown in those, but god damn.....

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:33 am

so is it just me or is mr driller g way easier than mr driller 2?

just got my g board today and first run i beat 500m with perfect air, which i have never done before on 2

also....what are the default difficulty settings?

everything is set to medium on mine

man i love this game....

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:25 pm

I know that opinions of Mr. Driller Online are generally pretty poor, but is it worth picking up if you only have the original and don't own any portable systems? I have the DC version, but that's it. Incredibly fun though, although I could never quite finish 5000ft mode (I've made it very close several times

).

Anyway, I just noticed that 2 and G are in MAME, when did that happen?

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:29 pm

they dont work

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:57 pm

That would explain why I never heard the news.

Oh well, my computer can't run the original at full speed anyway.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:01 pm

I have XBLA Mr. Driller sitting on my Namco Virtual Arcade disk and have not played it. Did they ever fix the online portion? ...or is there even an online community?

mikehaggar · Post by **mikehaggar** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:32 am

the game isn't worth owning on XBLA, trust me.

I guess it MAY be if all you have is driller 1, but if you can't even beat 5000 ft yet, it's better if you just work on mastering Driller 1 first before going after other games. Driller 1 is great, it's just that it doesn't have enough modes for those of us that have mastered the two that it does contain.

Funny enough, all of the reviews of Driller Online bashed the online portion (which was broken on release), when in reality, anybody that gave a flying fuck about Mr. Driller never played multiplayer anyway. Mr. Driller's multiplayer has always been weak weak weak. It's all about trying to score high on the single player modes, that's where all the depth is. The real reason Driller Online sucks is because it has extremely poor production values. I honestly think it's the exact same as the cell phone version of the game. The graphics are worse than the original on PS1, they took out all the voices, the physics are whack, and it's buggy. Oh, and they made it RIDICULOUSLY easy also. I honestly have nothing good to say about it!

jonny5, the default levels for all the arcade versions are Medium (it should be green text). I haven't noticed a difference in difficulty between 500m and 1000m, but I can tell you that for sure, 2000m is much easier in G than in 2. I guess they decided to make that mode easier since they were adding the North Pole, which was going to challenge the hell out of everybody anyway. It makes the game more balanced.

And guess what everybody, it has been announced that Mr. Driller World is coming out for the wiiware soon, and I'm hoping Namco puts actual effort into it this time around!!

Oh, and I'm finally about to post Driller G scores for you guys to try to beat. I'm posting perfect runs of 500m, 1000m, and 2000m. I'm still working on North Pole, and want to improve a lot before posting a video in that mode! The same goes for space!

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:24 pm

Davey wrote:That would explain why I never heard the news.

Oh well, my computer can't run the original at full speed anyway.

Try Zinc for the original Mr. Driller. Zinc's CPU requirements are less than MAME's.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:31 pm

jpj wrote:you seen mike's videos?
http://www.youtube.com/user/djmikehaggar

seriously! check that shit

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:39 am

jpj wrote:
jpj wrote:you seen mike's videos?
http://www.youtube.com/user/djmikehaggar
seriously! check that shit

Agreed. I watched his 1000m video. Great job, Mike.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:26 pm

I just got Mr.Driller W on the Wii VC, does anyone know what are the conditions to unlock Usagi? I played North Pole (easy) using Ataru, around 4700m before dying which unlocked the Moon level. I haven't played the Moon level yet but I might be drilled out for today.

The game is still fun, but it seems a bit different. I couldn't really feel any change in gravity or placement of the air capsules as the depth increased on the North Pole level...

edit: OK, it's just Easy mode... air capsules seem more frequent and air consumption might be slower. Also, I got over 2000m on the Moon level using Ataru and this seems to have unlocked Usagi.

gabe · Post by **gabe** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:21 pm

Rise from your grave!

Sorry for bumping such an old thread, but I've been playing this a lot lately and finally cleared 1000m on Mr. Driller (Dreamcast). Just wanted to see if anyone else is still playing?

louisg · Post by **louisg** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:22 pm

I used to love Mr. Driller. I totally dug it on Dreamcast (no pun intended), and was subsequently bummed when not only did DrillLand not come out in the US, but it wouldn't save properly on a US system even if you got it running!

BTW how is Driller W? Is it pretty much the same as the first couple Driller games?

gct · Post by **gct** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:41 pm

I didn't play W much. If I was firing up the Wii, I find myself playing Drill Land instead.

1up · Post by **1up** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:47 am

I guess my Mr. Driller 2 pcb could do with some more time in my cabinet

shmups.system11.org

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