___ ___ __ ___ / |__| \ / \_/ __) | || __/ | ___ ___ || | _ |__| |__| |__||__| (_) _ ______ __ ___ (_) _ _ ______ __ ___ | ___ \ / \_/ __)| || | | | | ____)/ \_/ __) || \ \| __/ | || | | | | |___ | __/ ||___/ /| | | || |___ | |___ | ___) | | |______/ |__| |_||_____)|_____)|______)|__| ************************************ *Mr. Driller FAQ FINAL 12-21-00 * *----------------------------------* *Written by: Erlog(Rosebud@xvi.net)* ************************************ Legal Stuff ----------- This document Copyright 2000 John Rozewicki. This Document may not be posted anywhere except for www.gamefaqs.com and their affiliates. This work may not be used on any other sites, or compilation of any sort. No exceptions. __________________ - \Writer's Journal/ v1.0 - Welcome to my Mr. Driller FAQ. The majority of this guide, the first 4 updates to it at least, were all done on the same day. I didn't sleep the first night I started this guide. Now I'm a zombie today. I will sleep now. Oh yeah, a few more things. I love feedback, so if there is any way to improve this guide let me know and I'll see what I can do. v2.0 - Discovered there are more levels than the initial levels pictured when you first start Time Attack mode. Once I get past the first three rows of levels, or tiers, I will add them to the chart along with sections for strategy. v3.0 - The last update before the Final Version. I just beat the last normal stage, which took me a few days. I'm sure that I cannot beat the ADV courses. So I just added a geneneral strategy section for the ADV courses in my level- by-level, now I'm going to take a small break and get together a general strategies section. v4.0 - I have decided not to make a Final version of the FAQ, I will just leave it at 4.0 because I still need info on what happens when you beat the ADV courses. I might try to beat them myself later, it might take me a few weeks to pound out another update and to beat the levels. After I do that you can expect a Final version of the fact, plus more polish and a little bit more of everything. FINAL - I have recieved the info needed to finish the FAQ, thanks to Mathieu Pronovost and Azrael for the info. ___________________ \Table of Contents/ - Writer's Journal 1. News 2. Controls 2a. Menus 3. Story 4. Mode Strategies 4a. Time Attack 4a1. Time Attack Level Chart 4a2. Time Attack Level-by-Level Strategy 4b. Arcade 4b1. Arcade Level Chart 4c. Survival 4c1. Survival Level Chart 5. General Strategy 6. Codes 7. Things to come... 8. Credits 9. Special Thanks ______ 1. \News/ 10-29-00/12:41 AM -v1.00- Preliminary Layout Done. Will get more work done in the morning. 10-29-00/02:47 AM -v1.01- Still haven't slept. Decided to play more Mr. Driller. Added time attack level chart & time attack level-by-level strategies, added the legal gibberish at the beginning, did the controls section, did the Arcade level chart, did Arcade level-by-level strategy, added survival level chart and level-by-level strategies, added menus section to controls. 10-29-00/03:57 AM -v2.00- Complete overhaul of mostly everything, I got faq to look halfway decent and it even has information in it, woooohoooo!! 10-29-00/06:44 AM -V2.01- finished story section, added to mode strategies section, fixed menu, added codes section. 10-30-00/06:45 AM -V2.02- Did a little before school writing. added writer's journal to the faq 10-30-00/03:57 PM -V2.03- I just got home from school. Adding polish to parts of the faq and fixing gramatical errors. 11-01-00/07:26 PM -V2.04- added strategies for more levels in time attack mode. 11-02-00/06:28 AM -V2.05- fixing table of contents problems 11-05-00/07:25 AM -V2.06- added ascii art 11-05-00/08:13 AM -V3.00- finished level by level strategies for time attack, deleted the Arcade and Survival lvl by lvl strategy section, 11-06-00/06:58 AM -V4.00- fixed the D in the ascii art, finished general strategy. 12-21-00/03:34 PM -FINAL- added a bunch of info i have recieved over the past few days __________ 2. \Controls/ Up - Move jump up to a ledge that is ONE level above you and to either side. Down - Move down, unless falling. Left - Move 1 space left. Right - Move 1 space right. Square, Triangle, X, and O - Drill Square, Triangle, X, and 0 + button on d-pad - Drill in the direction being pressed on D-Pad. 2a.Menus ----- Move around in menus with the D-Pad, use X to select menu options. _______ 3. \Story/ The town is being overrun by colored blocks, and everyone is in a panic. Quick, Call Mr. Driller! Oh! Good! Mr. Driller is here. Go! Driller! Go! The blocks seem to be coming from deep underground. -- That was a general summary from the beginning movie. I hope you get the gist of it _________________ 4. \Mode Strategies/ This section will attempt to describe every level and playing mode in the game. There will be charts that will have information such as Level Name, Level Depth, and Time to Beat. 4a. Time Attack In this mode you do not need to worry about air, it's about getting to the bottom as fast as you possibly can. To lower your time you can collect miniature clocks. This section is designed to help with this mode. 4a1. Time Attack Level Chart _________________________________________________________________ |Level Letter | Level Name | Level Depth | Default Level Record| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------| | A | Subway | 500 ft | 0'15''00 | | B - Classic - 500 ft - 0'17''00 | | C | Armory | 500 ft | 0'23''00 | | D - Egypt - 500 ft - 0'22''00 | | E | Nessie | 500 ft | 0'21''00 | | F - Ice Age - 500 ft - 0'20''00 | | G | Dinosaur | 500 ft | 0'23''00 | | H - Ammonite - 1000 ft - 0'25''00 | | I | Mansion | 1000 ft | 0'14''00 | | J - Lab - 1500 ft - 0'25''00 | | A | Subway ADV | 500 ft | 0'10''00 | | B - Classic ADV - 500 ft - 0'12''00 | | C | Armory ADV | 500 ft | 0'15''00 | | D - Egypt ADV - 500 ft - 0'10''00 | | E | Nessie ADV | 500 ft | 0'19''00 | | G | Dinosaur ADV | 500 ft | 0'17''00 | | H - Ammonite ADV - 1000 ft - 0'17''00 | | I | Mansion ADV | 1000 ft | 0'12''00 | | J - Lab ADV | 1500 ft - 0'17''00 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4a2. Time Attack Level-by-Level Strategy The most detailed level descriptions and strategies I can give you without giving a block by block description of the level. If you are looking for other details about the level, the Level Chart above may be able to help. Subway - My Time: 0'12''97 ------ This is the first level. It is very very basic, so I'm not going to help very much with it. The basic strategy is to keep pressing the X button as fast as you can while moving Mr. Digger around to the Time Clocks. Make sure to try and go for the big blocks, because it takes less time to destroy one big block and fall, then to destroy the same amount of little blocks. Classic - My Time: 0'15''77 ------- This stage is a bit easier than the last one, just keep hammering on the X button and going for large chains of blocks, thos can normally take you where you want to go. Make sure to pick up all clocks, and after a few times through you'll probably get it. Be aware of avalanches there will be more here than in the last stage. Armory - My Time: 0'22''20 ------ This stage is all about the tiers, just keep going down the left side destroying every block that gets in your way and drill the blocks under the blocks of brown blocks so that they fall into the bottom of the tier and disintegrate along with the tier. Just keep going, memorize your route, and before long you'll be done with that stage. at the bottom of each cluster of brown blocks that is a place where Mr. Driller can hide out of harms way while the blocks disentegrate. Egypt - My Time: 0'21''40 ----- Stay to the left at all times, except when you go the left and then to the right again at the beginning to get the -3 clock. Just stay to your left and make sure not to get hit by an avalanche. Nessie - My Time: 0'20''13 ------ This stage is one of the hardest stages yet. You only have 1 or 2 blocks available to make fall into the bottom of the tier. Again make sure to watch for avalanches, and memorize your route. Ice Age - My Time: 0'18''93 ------- This is a fun stage. You have to maneveur very fast to get out of all the brown block traps, you'll see what I mean when you get in there. Practice Practice Practice this level alot until it's like second nature to you, and then you'll probably get it. This stage alone took me about a 1/2 hour. Dinosaur - My Time: 0'22''40 -------- I finally beat this level! My main advice is to not freak out about this level and relax take a break come back when you rested and the level seems almost easy. Also the first clock in the puzzle is not needed just drill right by it. Ammonite - My Time: 0'21''25 -------- Hilariously easy level. Easier than the first level even. If you cannot beat this level and you get stuck on it. Take a break and come back to it later. Make sure when you fall to get mostly every clock. Mansion - My Time: 0'12''82 ------- A bit harder than the previous stage. All this is, is planning your falls right so that you get all clocks and do not stall. Lab - My Time: 0'22''10 --- Go for the big blocks and just try to make it down the sections of the level as fast as you can. On the way destroy the large blocks and let the clocks that are resting on them fall down to you. That way you keep making progress with clocks falling on you. ADV Courses ----------- These are the same courses as before except for the Default Level Records. The times on here are much shorter than for the previous courses. So just use the strategy for the regular course but try to modify it to your liking so it's faster. Have fun after you beat the ADV Courses, save your game, reset and then press select at the Title Screen to see Mr. D's new outfit, he also gets a nice speed boost too. HAVE FUN! 4b. Arcade 4b1. Arcade Level Chart _________________________________ | Level Name | Level Depth | |-------------------|-------------| | 2500 ft Challenge - 2500 ft | | 5000 ft Challenge | 5000 ft | --------------------------------- 4c. Survival 4c1. Survival Level Chart _________________________________________ | Level Name | Minimum Level Depth | |-------------------|---------------------| | Normal - 0 ft | | Hard | 5000 ft | | Expert - 10000 ft | ----------------------------------------- __________________ 5. \General Strategy/ The most important thing to do in this game is memorize the stage layouts. Once you memorize the stage it won't be nearly as hard as when you just played it. Also find the drilling technique for that level by experimenting with different things. Just see what works for you, run through the level, drilling under the blocks with the clocks on them and see if they fall down to you, or if the level isn't as chain reaction oriented as you thought. Overall, just experiment a little and you will do the best. Another thing to stress is that in the Survival Mode, getting every air capsule is not needed to stay alive, so just colllect air when you need it since it seems to be in abundance. _______ 6. \Codes/ I will not put codes in this faq. I'll put links to them though. Here you are. Gameshark Codes from the Gameshark Code Creators Club http://www.cmgsccc.com/psx/mrd.shtml Infinite Air Max Score Infinite Lives Stop Timer Quick Win Unlock All Levels All Levels Complete & Extra Outfit Unlocked Invincibility ___________________ 6. \Things to come.../ Here's a short list of things I want to do in the future. 1. NOTHIN!!!, DONE FINALLY!!! _________ 7. \Credits/ Writer: Erlog(Rosebud@xvi.net) ASCII Art: Flamer_, with minor editing by me ADV Beaters List: Mathieu Pronovost(http://prones.virtualave.net/), and Azrael Get crackin' guys. Help me out a bit. ________________ 8. \Special Thanks/ Anne - For looking over this for me. Thanks sis. The GSCCC - For putting up the biggest database of Gameshark codes around. I do not advocate the use of Gameshark codes though. Nemesis - For inspiring me to do something I ordinarily would not have done. CjayC - For putting up a kick-arse site on the web, I have been a devoted fan for a few years now and have wanted to get involved for the last few months.