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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
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These Beans Need Your Help!
Dr. Robotnik(tm), that malicious mastermind of planet Mobius, is always coming up with
new ways to menace the world and it's inhabitants.

Witness his newest plan: the Mean Bean-Steaming Machine, a nasty device that changes the
jolly folk of Beanville into devious little robots that will help the deranged doctor rid
Mobius of music and fun forever!

Robotnik's henchbots are rounding up all the unfortunate bean folk they can find and
grouping them all together in dark dungeons. Once four or more beans are grouped together,
they are sent to the Mean Bean Machine and a horrible fate!

Here's where you come in: You can group the bean folk together and allow them to escape!
However, there is only a short time before the holding area overfills and bursts open.
To make matters worse, the henchbots have noticed you, and are trying to find a way to
short-circuit your plans for good!

You must move more beans through your dungeon than the henchbot jailer next to you, and
at the same time bust your enemy's dungeon wide open. If you succeed, you'll be sent up
the line to deal with the wilier henchbots, and eventually with that rotten Robotnik
himself.

The beans are counting on you!


Take Control
Arrow Keys:
* Press to make selections in the menu screens.
* Press Left or Right to move your beans around the game screen.
* Press down to speed up the decent of the beans.

Return Key:
* Press to start the game.
* Press to pause the game.
* Press to make selections in the menu screens.

Buttons A, S and D
* Press to arrange your beans on the game screen. You can customize the functions of these
  buttons in the Options screen.
* Press to make selections in the menu screens.


Getting Started!
Following the Sega logo is and introduction sequence leading to the title screen. Wait for
a few seconds to see Dr. Robotnik's explanation of his goals followed by instructions on
how to play (if you wait another cycle, a game demo follows Dr. Robotnik's ranting and
raving). Finally, the high score screens for the Exercise and Scenario modes appear. Press
the Start Button at any time to bring up the title screen, and press it again to get
started.

Next you'll see a game menu screen with various modes of play to choose from.

SCENARIO MODE: Battle Robotnik's ranks of robot flunkies in order to save Beanville!

1P VS. 2P MODE: Challenge a friend to a bean-slinging match!

EXERCISE MODE: It's just you (or you and a friend) against the timer Practice your
bean-arranging skills and go for a high score.

OPTIONS: Use this screen to make modifications to your game.

Press the D-Button up or down until the mode you want is highlighted, then press Button
A, S, or D or the Return Key.


	Viewing Your Options
The Options screen allows you to alter certain aspects of your game. Highlight the option
you want to change by pressing the Arrow Keys up or down, and change that option by
pressing left or right. To return to the title screen press the Start Button.

KEY ASSIGNMENT:
Customize the functions of Buttons A, S, and D on your Keyboard, or Controller.

VS. COM LEVEL:
Set the level difficulty for the Scenario Mode. Choose between Easy, Normal, Hard and
Hardest.

1P VS. 2P MODE:
Choose the number of games you would like to include in a match against a friend. Your
match can consist of up to 15 games!

SAMPLING:
Use this option to turn off certain sound effects used in gameplay.

INPUT TEST:
Choose this screen and press Button A, S or D to enter this test to see if the buttons
on your Control Pad are working correctly. Simultaneously press Button A and the Return
Key to go back to the options screen.

	The Objective of the Game
When the game begins, beans drop from the top of the dungeon in pairs. When two beans of
the same color touch, they link. Make the beans disappear from the dungeon by linking up
to four or more beans of the same color vertically, horizontally, or in clumps.

You can move a pair of beans around the dungeon by pressing the Arrow keys left or right.
Rotate the beans by pressing Button A, S, or D. To speed up their decent, press the Arrow
key down.

If you drop a pair of beans horizontally on an uneven surface, any bean left hanging will
separate from the pair and drop to the lowest point. When a group of beans disappears,
any beans left on top drop into the remaining space. Use this to create chain reactions
for bonus points!

As you play, the beans drop faster and faster. The dungeon can only hold so many beans,
and if they reach the top of the dungeon, the bottom drops out and you lose the game.


Refugees
If you are playing an opponent, you can block your opponent's moves by dropping refugee
beans into his or her dungeon. Refugee beans don't come from Beanville, and can't be
grouped with any clan-they can only leave the dungeon with a neighboring group of four or
more beans. Call up refugee by making as many of your beans disappear as you can-preferably
in chain reactions. The more beans you get rid of at one time, the more refugee beans get
dumped into your rival's dungeon!

Check the top of your dungeon for a little advance warning of how many refugees are about
to drop in, and where.


	Scoring
*First pick up points by speeding up the descent rate of the beans falling into your
 dungeon.
*Then pick up bonus points when your beans vanish-the bigger the chain reaction, the bigger
 the bonus.
*If you win a game within a certain amount of time in the Scenario Mode, you receive a Time
 bonus for each second remaining.

	Scenario Mode
Here you'll match wits with Dr. Robotnik's finest mechanical minds. Each henchbot is more
cunning than the last, and each has his own strategy. With each victory, the action gets
faster and more mind-boggling until you take on the evil Dr. Robotnik himself!

First you have the choice of starting a new game continuing from a previous game using a
password. Naturally you'll select START at first, so press the start button to get going.

Next you'll see the lineup of opponents and meet your first challenger. The henchbot you'll
be playing is highlighted. Before the game begins he has something to say. If you want to
skip his remarks, press the start button to go straight to the action.

You can gauge your progress by the look on your opponents face in the center of the
screen-for he's not very good at hiding his expression!



