Mr. Do

Mr. Do Description

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Game Introduction

You can dig extra paths through the solid parts of the maze in whatever shape you like. The apples will be found dotted around the screen in the solid parts. To construct traps for monsters, it is important to dig just under them so they fall into the path behind Mr. Do., then turn around and push the apple back to a path which turns downward, preferably just over the edge, and you have a trap! Wait for a monster (or a few) to appear in the path below, and push! If the monsters wait too long under the apple, they can become 'diggers' and dig away at the maze towards you! Sometimes they go under the apple and squash themselves. An improvement is if two apples can be lined up, so you are protected against a 'digger'.

The central target, where the monsters appear from, may be collected once all the monsters have appeared. This is noticed by it becoming a 'prize', (e.g. ice cream, biscuits, etc.). When you collect the prize, the Alphamonster and his four henchmen appear. The Alphamonster may be in the EXTRA box at the top or moving around the screen. The Alphamonster and his henchmen cannot easily be crushed under apples because they usually eat them! They can be killed individually with the powerball or, if the Alphamonster is killed, all the henchmen turn into apples.

After every three levels there is an intermission where a tune is played and a larger more detailed animated picture of Mr. Do and the monsters is shown. The time to complete each level and the method (monsters, cherries, EXTRA or Diamond) is shown. The paths in the first level resemble a 'D', after this each level is laid out as the digit, i.e. '2', '3', '4' etc., up to '0' for level 10.

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CAPS/VAPS Arcade Census

Very Common - There are 188 known instances of this machine owned by Mr. Do collectors. Of these, 40 of them are original dedicated machines, 52 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 96 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

This game ranks a 84 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Wanted - Popular - There are 13 VAPS members currently looking for Mr. Do. There is one VAPS member looking for a Mr. Do circuit board set.

This game ranks a 37 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

For Sale - There are 8 VAPS members with Mr. Do machines for sale. There are 8 VAPS members with extra Mr. Do circuit boards for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them even though arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses, while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. In particular, since VAPS started out focusing on videogames, statistics for other types of machines should not (yet) be an indication of scarcity. For a clue to value, look at absolute numbers of owners and potential owners above, compare a ratio of how many people want this game vs. how many people have this game (7%) and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

Technical

Legacy

1. Mr. Do
2. Mr. Do's Castle
3. Mr. Do's Wild Ride
4. Do! Run Run
5. Neo Mr. Do!

Manuals

1. Operation Manual  16 Pages, 1112 KB File.
2. Manual  14 Pages, 1020 KB File.
3. Operation Manual  17 Pages, 1140 KB File.

Foto-Finder™

1. The Encyclpedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 146; Color photo;

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