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1995 · Universal Entertainment · Adventure · Arcade
Mr. Do!
Timed Atari exclusive
Mr. Do! is an arcade game created by Universal in 1982. Similar in some ways to Namco's popular Dig Dug title, Mr.
- Released
- 23 June 1995
- Platforms
- Apple IIArcadeAtari 2600Atari 8-bitColecoVisionCommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXGame BoyMSXNintendo Switch 2SNES
- Genres
- AdventureArcadeMaze
- Developers
- Universal Entertainment
- Publishers
- Taito
- Series
- Mr. Do!
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- Japan
- Age ratings
- ESRB E
About
Mr. Do! is a 1982 maze video game developed and published by Universal Entertainment for arcades. It is the first arcade video game to be released as a conversion kit for other cabinets; Taito published the conversion kit in Japan.
The game was inspired by Namco's Dig Dug, released earlier in 1982. Mr. Do! was a commercial success in Japan and North America, selling 30,000 arcade units in the US, and it was followed by several arcade sequels.
Keywords
- action-adventure
- vaporware
- superhero
- licensed game
- nazis
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The object of Mr. Do! is to score as many points as possible by digging tunnels through the ground and collecting cherries. The title character, Mr.
Do (a circus clown—except for the original Japanese version of the game, in which he is a snowman), is constantly chased by red dinosaur-like monsters called creeps, and the player loses a life if Mr. Do is caught by one. The game ends when the last life is lost.
Development
Mr. Do! was created by Kazutoshi Ueda. g.
Lady Bug (also designed by Ueda) being similar to Pac-Man. The idea for the power ball came from Mr. Ueda observing a Super Ball stuck on the roof of a home near the Universal office in Japan.
Reception
In Japan, Mr. Do! was one of the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1982, on the annual Game Machine chart. Game Machine later listed Mr.
Do! on their June 15, 1983 issue as being the 21st highest-earning table arcade cabinet of the month.
Legacy
Mr. Do! was followed by three sequels: Mr. Do's Castle in 1983, Mr.
Do's Wild Ride, and Do! Run Run both in 1984. An expanded 99-level version of Mr. Do!
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Video Game Anthology vol. 10: Mr. Do!/Mr. Do! vs Unicorns
- Ported as
- Mr. Do!Mr. Go! ExtraArcade Archives: Mr.Do!
- Basis for
- Mr. Dig
- Built on it
- Mr. Go! ExtraMr. Do!
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Collections8 collections
Platform libraries
- Apple II games
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System gamesRetail releases
- Nintendo Switch 2 gamesList
- Game Boy gamesList of games
- Atari 2600 gamesRetail game releases
- ColecoVision gamesOfficial › U.S.
Reception and records
- Arcade gameHighest-grossing
- Arcade gameHighest-grossing › Franchises
Publishers
- Virtual Console games for WiiTitles › Virtual Console Arcade
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