Why wasn't this called Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Tetris Machine?

[1slur]

Seriously, Sega, be cool.

[Null]

Because Puyos are much cuter, better, more amusing characters than Sonics.

[Kakhi]

And maybe because we are not in these mid 90's cheap by-products cartoon's references anymore since then ? ( Fortunately... But, whatever the flavor, Puyo Puyo remains still a great game. Anyway, there is still the modding scene options, if somes hopes this designs to come back that badly. )

[Kaibun]

Because this game is the real deal and not some cheap reskin.

[Infinite Fury]

They just didn't want to reskin it when they localised it.

[Nightshade]

So glad you said something, because I was thinking the gameplay looked very similar. And as a kid, DRMBM was my jam.
(Also, as a kid, saying something was "my jam" was my jam.)

[SuperSnivy]

Were it reskinned and renamed, it would have got the god of all boycotts.

Ask Cranky Food Friends, a reskin and rename of another Puyo game, if you want to know.

[1.2M | Missingno.]

The last thing we need is more crossovers or reskins. I just wish Sega would let the series stand on its own two feet in the west already.

[OtakuBrony]

Exclusive DLC when?

[Rej72380]

If I remember my video game history correctly, Puyo Puyo for the Genesis was released as DRMBM because it was around at a time when American gamers favor good old American games, AKA prior to the PS1's launch.

Today, we live in a age of gaming where we accept all games regardless of it's country of origin.

[The Moonlit Warrior]

It will be funny if we got that as a skin for the game in future update's or DLC with the voice's of the AOSTH character's. XD

[ghml]

I guess it is because of four reasons:

1) The game art style is all based in Puyos. There are even characters and a full Story Mode in which Puyos are protagonists. They didn't want to recreate all the game in Sonic art style

2) It is a form to make Puyo Puyo popular in the west. I believe it worked, as I started to play other Puyo Puyo games because of Puyo Puyo Tetris. I begin to like it.

3) It is a crossover between two great puzzle games: one from Japan (Puyo Puyo) and other from Russia (Tetris). If one of them was renamed, it might lose this crossover aspect.

4) Dr. Robotnik's is now called Dr. Eggman (lol, this is just a joke reason)

[SuperSnivy]

Originally posted by The Moonlit Warrior:

It will be funny if we got that as a skin for the game in future update's or DLC with the voice's of the AOSTH character's. XD

There are Sonic skins for Puyos and Tetriminos, which is something at least.

[ghml]

By the way, Sonic Mania pays a great tribute to Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. One of the bosses is a Mean Bean Machine Battle between you and Dr. Robotnik. Great reference!

[The Moonlit Warrior]

Wow that sound's great i can't wait to see that. :D and so true i mainly play Mean Bean in mania after i have done a few level's. XD

[jlfrye63]

mean bean machine is stupid it's just called puyo puyo the port of arcade spin off. not the reskinned one jeez.