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Mr. Do comparison


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It looks like the ColecoVision version of Mr. Do fits somewhere in-between the arcade prototype (Yukidaruma) version of Mr. Do! and the final arcade release version of the game.

 

Here are some observations of the differences in play mechanics for the three versions of the game:

 

Names of characters from ColecoVision manual:
Mr. Do
Badguy
Alpha-Monster
Digger
Blue Chomper
Power Ball
Apples
Cherries
Treat
E-X-T-R-A
Path
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Mr. Do! 'prototype' (Yukidaruma):
- Grabbing a treat does not result in blue chompers and it only spawns an alphamonster.
- Alphamonsters do not turn into apples when shot.
- Alphamonsters do not aggressively seek you out and do not eat apples that are in their way. Again, the blue chompers do not exist in this version of the game.
- Enemy action stops when diamond appears.
Mr. Do! final arcade release:
- Grabbing a treat will spawn both an alphamonster and blue chompers regardless of the status of the letter at the time.
- Alphamonsters turn into apples when shot.
- Alphamonsters aggressively seek you out and can eat apples that are in their way.
- Blue chompers cannot dig.
- Enemy action continues when diamond appears (you have to fight your way to the diamond).
- Alphamonster appears every 5,000 points.
ColecoVision:
- In-game music is the same as Yukidaruma.
- Treat music is the same as Yukidaruma when you grab the treat when a letter is already filled in.
- In-game behavior is the same as Yukidaruma when you grab the center treat when a letter is already filled in (with the exception that the alphamonster doesn't appear at all in this case -- only the enemies freeze).
- In-game behavior is the same as the Mr. Do arcade version when you grab the treat when the letter is not already filled in.
- Alphamonster does not turn into an apple when shot.
- Alphamonster does not seek you out. However, blue chompers do.
- Alphamonster cannot eat apples, even if dropped on him.
- Blue chompers can dig.
- Alphamonster appears every 10,000 points.
- Enemy action continues when diamond appears.
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