Mr. Driller

Mr. Driller (March 17, 1999)

Mr. Driller is a 1999 action-puzzle arcade game developed by Project Driller and published by Namco for the arcades and home consoles.

Storyline

Set in Japan during the 21st century, the underground is inhabited by blue anthropomorphic mole creatures called undergrounders. Their main source of food is colored blocks, which are generated from their factories across the world. One day, during a normal day, their blocks overflow various cities across the globe. With the overworld in a panic, they summon their most prestigious driller: a cute energetic boy named Susumu Hori, to deal with the situation.

Susumu then drills down these blocks, while avoiding being crushed and wasting all of his air supply. When he reaches the bottom, he tells the undergrounders that their blocks are overflowing earth. The king states that they are stacking up in case of an emergency. Susumu bribes the undergrounders to stop producing blocks and warns them next time.

See Also

• Mr. Driller 2 (2000)
• Mr. Driller G (2001)
• Mr. Driller: Drill Land (2002)
• Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits (2004)
• Mr. Driller Online (2008)
• Mr. Driller: Drill Til You Drop (2009)
• Mr. Driller W (2009)
• Mr. Driller: Encore (2019)

Sound Effects Used

NOTE: This is the only game in the entire series to use H-B sounds. Subsequent installments would rarely use them.

• Hollywoodedge, Wet Splats Various CRT052303 (Heard when you get squashed by a falling block.)
• Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - XYLO HEAD SHAKE (Heard when you get a time clock to extend time in time attack mode.)
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 04 (Heard when confirm option in the menu; PlayStation and Dreamcast versions only.)
• Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - PAPER BAG BURST (Heard twice in the intro; PlayStation and Dreamcast versions only.)
• Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - WIND WHISTLE SCAT (Heard once in the intro; PlayStation and Dreamcast versions only.)
• Sound Ideas, STRETCH, CARTOON - PLASTIC MAN STRETCH, FORWARD (Heard once in the intro; PlayStation and Dreamcast versions only.)
• Sound Ideas, SWOOSH, CARTOON - BIG SWOOSH 02 (Heard twice in the intro; PlayStation and Dreamcast versions only.)
• Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - WHISTLE TAKE (Heard once in the intro; PlayStation and Dreamcast versions only.)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - KEEN ZIP IN (Heard in low pitched when moving in the menu; PlayStation and Dreamcast versions only.)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT (Heard when exiting menus in the options; PlayStation and Dreamcast versions only; extremely high-pitched and sped up.)

Image Gallery

Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - PAPER BAG BURST

Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - WIND WHISTLE SCAT

Sound Ideas, STRETCH, CARTOON - PLASTIC MAN STRETCH, FORWARD

Sound Ideas, SWOOSH, CARTOON - BIG SWOOSH 02

Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - PAPER BAG BURST

Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - WHISTLE TAKE

Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - KEEN ZIP IN (Heard in Low Pitched)

Hollywoodedge, Wet Splats Various CRT052303

Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - XYLO HEAD SHAKE