<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
its	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
designed	O
to	O
bridge	O
connections	O
with	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
,	O
an	O
older	O
Namco	O
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
served	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
G	I-Application
performed	O
well	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
home	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
G	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
classic	O
arcade	O
game	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
Susumu	O
Hori	O
,	O
the	O
titular	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
,	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
trying	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
villainous	O
Dr.	O
Manhole	O
and	O
his	O
Ankoku	O
Drillers	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
world	O
with	O
giant	O
drills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
choose	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
seven	O
characters	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
:	O
Susumu	O
Hori	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
;	O
Ataru	O
Hori	O
,	O
Susumi	O
's	O
self-contained	O
older	O
brother	O
;	O
Taizo	B-Application
Hori	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
;	O
Puchi	O
,	O
Susumu	O
's	O
dog	O
;	O
Anna	O
Hottenmeyer	O
,	O
a	O
rival	O
driller	O
from	O
Germany	O
;	O
and	O
Holinger-Z	O
,	O
a	O
drilling	O
robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
G	I-Application
features	O
multiple	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dristone	O
Mode	O
takes	O
a	O
different	O
approach	O
from	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
,	O
instead	O
playing	O
more	O
like	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
G	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Project	O
Driller	O
,	O
the	O
nickname	O
given	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
Creative	O
Department	O
#2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
series	O
producer	O
Hideo	O
Yoshizawa	O
and	O
R4	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ridge	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
Type	I-Application
4	I-Application
director	O
Yasuhito	O
Nagaoka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshizawa	O
intended	O
G	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
universe	O
with	O
an	O
extensive	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
connection	O
between	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
series	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Go	O
Shiina	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Tales	O
and	O
God	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Where	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
games	O
 '	O
music	O
were	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
acid	O
house	O
inspiration	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
G	O
adds	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
music	O
such	O
as	O
jazzy	O
J-Pop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minoru	O
Sashida	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
graphic	O
designer	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Electrosphere	I-Application
,	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
bright	O
,	O
visually-distinctive	O
menu	O
interface	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
were	O
provided	O
by	O
Kaori	O
Shinozaki	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
had	O
done	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
demonstrated	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
G	I-Application
at	O
the	O
2001	O
Amusement	O
Operators	O
Union	O
(	O
AOU	O
)	O
tradeshow	O
in	O
February	O
,	O
presented	O
alongside	O
the	O
lightgun	O
shooter	O
Vampire	B-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
PlayStation-based	O
System	O
10	O
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
new	O
modes	O
and	O
gameplay	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
G	I-Application
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
Game	O
Archives	O
series	O
in	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Game	O
Machine	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
trade	O
publication	O
,	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
G	I-Application
performed	O
well	O
in	O
arcades	O
;	O
its	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2001	O
issue	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
behind	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
Upper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
10,938	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Silver	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
award	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
at	O
release	O
and	O
retrospectively	O
,	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
G	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
French	O
magazine	O
Joypad	O
,	O
believed	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
game	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masumi	O
Kawamoto	O
of	O
Game	O
Watch	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
culmination	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
,	O
recommending	O
it	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
n't	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
or	O
Mr.	B-Device
Driller	I-Device
2	I-Device
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retronauts	O
co-founder	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
outright	O
stated	O
G	O
is	O
"	O
essentially	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
the	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
arcade	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
worth	O
importing	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
G	I-Application
is	O
Great	O
.	O
</s>
