Mole Mania
Mole Mania, known in Japan as Mogurānya, is a 1996 video game developed by Nintendo EAD and Pax Softnica, and published by Nintendo for the original Game Boy. It is also one of the least known works of Shigeru Miyamoto.
Players play as a mole named Muddy Mole, whose wife and children have been kidnapped by the farmer, Jinbe. Muddy must find and rescue his wife and seven children by navigating his way through the seven worlds of Jinbe Land; avoiding enemies, solving puzzles, stealing cabbages, and defeating the boss of each world. Freeing his loved ones one by one before coming face to face with Jinbe himself.
Jinbe, a cabbage farmer and ruler of Jinbe Land, serves main antagonist to Muddy. He is depicted with a Mario-esc appearance and stature, wearing overalls and a shirt. In contrast to Mario, his face is obscured by a full beard and he is seen to be wearing a brimmed gardener's hat.
Jinbe Land is home to a wide variety of enemies sent by Jinbe to intercept Muddy before rescuing his family. These enemies include Yoshi-esque dinosaurs as well as two unnamed "plumber sons" that Muddy must defeat later in the game. It is unknown if the Mole Mania game is based in the same universe as Marioland but it has often been speculated that Jinbe and Mario are related in some way.
The controls are as follows:
Dpad - Moves character if you are not blocked
A - digs a hole, if the ground is diggable, or surfaces, if there's nothing above you.
B - The B button lets you peek up without risk of damage above if you're underground. Weevils can still get you though. Above ground, the B button grabs what's in front of you and allows you to pull, push, throw or fling. You can't pull anything into a hole, and you can't push anything into an elbow pipe. You can however push something onto a square you can't walk on.
Start - The start button brings you to a screen that shows (if you have them) the map, locator, healing potion and cheater. Push A on any one to use it. The map shows you where you are, the potion heals you, and the cheater skips a level
*TIP*
If you get stuck and can't get through a level, exit the way you came and return. Everything will be reset as it was, except for cabbages you dumped. Be warned! This may make monsters appear again.
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