A play-through of the 500m "MISSION" mode challenge in Mr. Driller G (aka "Mr. Driller Great," as it says on the title screen in both katakana and voiceover) for PS1!

You can select from various characters to use; I used Hori Taizo--that's the Japanese name order; his first name is Taizo--he's the father of Mr. Driller (Hori Susumu), and the star of the game to which the Mr. Driller series is an indirect sequel: Dig Dug! : D

At the moment I think Dig Dug is the better game; the Mr. Driller gameplay becomes a bit one note: dig around blocks to grab air pellets. And there's a horror dangling over you ever moment, of suffocating alone in the dark, deep underground. Sheez!

But Namco certainly went all out on the production values in the Driller games, G being one of the best examples. The multitude of music tracks are all gorgeous in varied ways, the colors of the blocks and characters are vivid, there are lots of characters and modes, and they even sprung for hi-res graphics in a PS1 game (480i), as well as animated cut-scenes!

The cut-scenes are in the "Scenario" mode, which I can't really record because the videos are in low-res, 240p, and my Elgato capture device flips out every time the game switches back and forth between the low-res cutscenes and the higher-res menus and gameplay. : P

The gameplay is actually a fairly small part of this video; the 500m challenge is the easiest one, and after fooling around and dying a lot in the early going, I settled in to get to the finish, and it went by pretty fast. Then you're treated to a lovely tune--complete with Japanese vocals--on the "Result" summary screen ( 6:27 ), a story dialogue ( 8:54 ), another lovely, vocalized tune over the end credits ( 9:53 ), followed by a few screens of encouragement (I think?) and thanks.

So, when you survive not suffocating / being crushed deep underground too many times, they really lay on the praise! Thanks, Namco!

Recording: PS2 480i component to OSSC (2x, I think?) to Framemeister (2x to 960p + borders to 1080p, I think) to Elgato HD60

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