The Drillimation Series

The Drillimation Series is a Japanese doujin game series created by Susumu Takajima that focuses on scrolling shooters, platformers, first-person shooters, and fighting games.

Driller Engine 1000 series
Mr. Driller (ミスタードリラー Misutā Dorirā)


 * Main Article: Mr. Driller (1986 video game)


 * The first platformer in the Mr. Driller series. The game is played similar to Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden and was released in May 1986 (May 2016 in the real world). Susumu Hori was introduced into the series, and the story follows him on a quest to retrieve the key to stop the block-producing machine and to keep Earthrealm in peace. If Susumu falls into a pit, runs out of time, or loses all their air, he will die. Bosses are defeated using Susumu's drill until their health bars are completely depleted.