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Mole Mania

Also known as Mogurania, Mole Mania: Buddel Dich durch!, Mole Mania: You'll dig Mole Mania!

Mole Mania is a 1996 GB, 3DS game by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development.

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About the game

Muddy Mole's wife and seven kids have been kidnapped by the evil farmer, Jinbei! It's up to you to help Muddy solve the many puzzles of Jinbei Land. Snatch all of Jinbei's cabbages in every level, and if you get stuck, dig underground and create your own secret underground paths. A word of warning, however - Jinbei has got his best goons guarding your family, so you'd better watch out!

Mole Mania plays from an overhead perspective. Although in each room you have to destroy all the foes to progress, the game is much more puzzle-oriented than it is towards action. It is quite common in later levels to get yourself 'stuck', which can be fixed by leaving and returning to the screen to reset the puzzle. One of the game's clever 'hooks' is that players can dig underground in each stage to find a completely different map than they do above ground, which can be used to get through otherwise impassable terrain.

The game also features a two player mode, where one player is Muddy, and the other is Jinbei. Muddy must swipe as many cabbages as possible, and Jinbei must stop him. At the end of the round, players swap roles, and then the player who got the most cabbages wins.

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Facts

Platforms
GB, 3DS
First released
1996-07-21
Developers
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
puzzle video game
Ratings
MobyGames score 7.7 (15 votes) · MobyGames

Covers and screenshots

Box, manual and cartridge scans

  • Mole Mania: Front Cover (GB · United States)
    Front Cover (GB · United States)
  • Mole Mania: Front Cover (GB · Germany)
    Front Cover (GB · Germany)
  • Mole Mania: Front Cover (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
    Front Cover (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
  • Mole Mania: Front Cover (GB · Japan)
    Front Cover (GB · Japan)
  • Mole Mania: Back Cover (GB · United States)
    Back Cover (GB · United States)
  • Mole Mania: Back Cover (GB · Germany)
    Back Cover (GB · Germany)
  • Mole Mania: Back Cover (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
    Back Cover (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
  • Mole Mania: Back Cover (GB · Japan)
    Back Cover (GB · Japan)
  • Mole Mania: Media (GB · United States)
    Media (GB · United States)
  • Mole Mania: Media (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
    Media (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
  • Mole Mania: Media (GB · Japan)
    Media (GB · Japan)
  • Mole Mania: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Mole Mania: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Mole Mania: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Mole Mania: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Mole Mania: Manual (GB · Japan)
    Manual (GB · Japan)
  • Mole Mania: Manual (GB · Japan)
    Manual (GB · Japan)

Screenshots

  • Mole Mania: Title screen (GB)
    Title screen (GB)
  • Mole Mania: Selecting game mode (GB)
    Selecting game mode (GB)
  • Mole Mania: Intro (GB)
    Intro (GB)
  • Mole Mania: The evil guy kidnaps the mole's family (GB)
    The evil guy kidnaps the mole's family (GB)
  • Mole Mania: We find an unpleasant message (GB)
    We find an unpleasant message (GB)
  • Mole Mania: Level screen (GB)
    Level screen (GB)
  • Mole Mania: Start of the game (GB)
    Start of the game (GB)
  • Mole Mania: Digging tunnels (GB)
    Digging tunnels (GB)
  • Mole Mania: The first boss is kind enough to introduce himself on a sign (GB)
    The first boss is kind enough to introduce himself on a sign (GB)
  • Mole Mania: We also find signs explaining the game mechanics (GB)
    We also find signs explaining the game mechanics (GB)
  • Mole Mania: We've trapped some enemies (GB)
    We've trapped some enemies (GB)
  • Mole Mania: We find the person who's set up the helpful signs (GB)
    We find the person who's set up the helpful signs (GB)
  • Mole Mania: Screen without foes or puzzles (GB)
    Screen without foes or puzzles (GB)

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Releases

PlatformReleasedRegionsPublishers
GB1996-07-21JP, north-america, palNintendo
3DS2012-07-26——

Barcodes

  • 0045496730567
  • 4902370502732

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