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

Mr. Driller

Title	Mr. Driller
First release	2000
Developer	Namco
Publisher	Namco
Platforms	Arcade, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, PC (Windows), PlayStation
Genre	puzzle video game
Also known as	ミスタードリラー
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Game Boy Color: 1999-03-17 (NTSC-J), 1999-03-17 (PAL) Arcade: 1999-10-01 PlayStation: 1999-11-01 (NTSC), 2000-09-20 (PAL) Dreamcast: 2000-06-22 (NTSC-U), 2000-06-29 (NTSC-J)
Wikidata ID	Q3276305

Take the role of our hero, Susumu Hori, and use your drill to dig, dig, dig your way through the blocks in this action puzzle game! Choose from a variety of modes like the original Arcade mode, Survival mode where you see how far down you can dig, and the race-to-the-goal Time Attack mode. Dodge the falling blocks to make them disappear as you dig your way to 5000 feet underground!

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Sources

Wikidata (Q3276305) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

TheGamesDB (17380,79160) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Arcade Database (ADB) (mrdrillr) · last updated 2026-10-10 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`mrdrillr`
Title at ADB	Mr. Driller (US, DRI3/VER.A2)
Manufacturer	Namco
Year	1999
Genre	Puzzle / Misc.
Players	2
MAME driver status	IMPERFECT

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Namco); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-10 17:04 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Namco · internal use only

1 / 5 Box art Box art (front) (NTSC-U)

Image credits

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

Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

PSX Longplay [107] Mr Driller

World-of-Longplays · PlayStation version · longplay · 1:02:03auto-matched
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Game Boy Color Longplay [042] Mr. Driller (US/EU)

World-of-Longplays · Game Boy Color version · longplay · 16:49auto-matched
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