Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Title	Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
First release	1993
Developer	Sonic Team
Publisher	Sega
Platforms	Master System, Mega Drive / Genesis, PC (Windows)
Genre	puzzle video game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	Yes
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Mega Drive / Genesis: 1993-11-26 (NTSC-U), 1993-12-01 (PAL) Master System: 1994-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q2362073

Matching four beans of the same color allows players to clear them from the board and defeat characters from the Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog TV series. This puzzle game features two-player competition as you attempt to stop Dr. Robotnik and his henchbots from turning the citizens of Mobius into robots using the Mean Bean-Steaming Machine.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2362073) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (megadrive/dr-robotnik-s-mean-bean-machine) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (2278,4345) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (3092) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine – box art (front)

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Sega · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Logos, Artwork (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Sega · internal use only.

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Videos

Master System Longplay [147] Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (EU)

World-of-Longplays · Master System version · longplay · 1:05:20auto-matched
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Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Genesis) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · Mega Drive / Genesis version · longplay · 33:50auto-matched
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