Lost In Translation/Mr. Driller

About The Game
Mr. Driller is an arcade video puzzle game in which the player must drill down through an endless onslaught of blocks, attempting to get blocks of the same colour to touch and subsequently make them disappear. 'Undergrounder' bonuses can be picked up for bonus points and air capsules must be collected to restore the player's ever-diminishing air supply.

Trivia
Released in October 1999.

This game was originally going to be titled as "Dig Dug III". The main character, Susumu Hori, is the son of Taizo Hori (better known as "Dig Dug"). Dig Dug III was initially developed unofficially by a few Namco staff, and work on the game was suspended while Ridge Racer Type 4 was being completed. However, Namco executives were impressed with the game and decided to support it as an official project.

The Mr. Driller series officially takes place in the year(s) 20XX.

Updates

 * Software version : DRI1/VER.A2 (Japan)
 * Build date : 14:11:20, OCT 22 1999

Scoring
As you collect air capsules, each one is worth 100 more points than the one before it. Upon completion of the 500 and 1000 boards, You can earn a time bonus, a perfect life bonus and a perfect air bonus.

Series

 * 1) Mr. Driller (1999)
 * 2) Mr. Driller 2 (2000)
 * 3) Mr. Driller G (2001)
 * 4) Mr. Driller Ace (2002, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
 * 5) Mr. Driller - Drill Land (2002, Nintendo GameCube)
 * 6) Mr. Driller - Drill Spirits (2005, Nintendo DS)

Staff

 * Programming:
 * Tomohiro Kaneko
 * Mazmoto Dai
 * Murakami Ayako


 * Graphics:
 * Shinozaki Kaori
 * Hasegawa Taroo
 * Kusakabe Yasuko


 * Sound:
 * Shina Masaru


 * Voice:
 * Tatsuta Tomoko


 * Title Logo & Package Designer:
 * Tamiya Kiyotaka


 * Product Promotion:
 * Cosyowaki Hiroshi


 * Production Assistants:
 * Nakabayashi Yasuki
 * Arai Takashi
 * Kuroda Masanao
 * Kondou Takiharu


 * Program Support:
 * Kyota Tanaka
 * Funatsu Tetsuya
 * Hijiya Tosiharu


 * Product Manager
 * Hajime Nakatani
 * Oishi Masuya


 * Producer:
 * Yoshizawa Hideo


 * Executive Producer:
 * Masaya Nakamura


 * Director:
 * Nagaoka Yasuhito

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * Nintendo Game Boy Color (2000)
 * Sega Dreamcast (2000)
 * Sony PlayStation (2000)
 * Bandai WonderSwan (2001)
 * Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, "NamCollection") (Japan only)


 * Computers :
 * PC [MS Windows] (1999)


 * Others :
 * Mobile phones (2003)