Editing Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (section)

==Trivia==
*Along with ''[[Sonic Spinball]]'' (save for that [[Ian Flynn]] later went on to refer to it as being part of the established timeline<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjatMPDt_Cw&t=3002s</ref>), ''Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine'' marks the first video game in the ''Sonic'' series to not take place in the main series' universe. Instead, it is set in the ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' television series. References from the television show include:
**All of the opponents in the Scenario Mode, along with [[Scratch]], [[Grounder (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)|Grounder]] and [[Coconuts (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)|Coconuts]], appeared in the first episode of the television series, "[[Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad (episode)|Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad]]", where they were taken down by [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] one at the time.
**In each opponent's cutscene, [[Doctor Robotnik's Fortress]] (without the golden [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)|Robotnik]] statue) can be seen in the background. It is also seen during the game's ending.
**The [[Continue]] screen is based on a shot from the television series' [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog pilot|unaired pilot]].
*This game is notable for being one of three games in the entire ''Sonic'' franchise where Sonic the Hedgehog does not appear in person (the others being ''[[Tails Skypatrol]]'' and ''[[Tails Adventure]]'', though his likeness is used for an item in the latter). Not even the games manual mentions him. 
*The Beginner's course from ''{{Plain link|https://puyonexus.com/wiki/Puyo_Puyo|Puyo Puyo}}'' was removed in ''Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine''; however, the three stages can be accessed via hacking. When doing so, the ''Puyo Puyo'' characters Skeleton T, Nasu Grave, and Mummy are all visually replaced by a character with Coconuts' intro and Scratch's mugshots.
**Similarly, ''Puyo Puyo's'' [[Sound Test]] option was omitted, but it can still be accessed via hacking or by setting the game's region to Japanese.
[[File:MM27Cameos.png|thumb|150px|The Mean Bean-Steaming Machine cameo in [[Archie Comics]].]]
*In Scenario Mode, holding {{Directional Pad}} left/right on a second controller disables the CPU's ability to manually drop Beans; the effect is most pronounced against Frankly and Coconuts. This is a bug originating from the earliest version of the arcade ''Puyo Puyo'' that, despite being fixed in the more widespread version of the game, persisted in its English release and Mega Drive port.
*In the gameplay, Robotnik's eyes are a scorchy white colour and have a lack of visible pupils unlike in the show and the cover.
**A similar thing would however be carried over to the box art of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]'' where he is also depicted in this design.
*The game was given a subtle reference in [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 251|''Archie Sonic the Hedgehog'' #251]], when the motherboard titled "M.B.M." was sabotaged by [[Doctor Wily|Dr. Wily]]. Also, the Mean Bean-Steaming Machine can be seen in one panel in [[Archie Mega Man Issue 27|''Mega Man'' #27]].
*The gameplay of ''Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine'' appears in ''[[Sonic Mania]]'' and its expansion ''[[Sonic Mania Plus]]'' as both the [[Mean Bean Machine#Battle|boss]] of [[Chemical Plant Zone (Sonic Mania)|Chemical Plant Zone]] Act 2 and as a mini-game unlocked by obtaining [[Medal#Sonic Mania|Gold Medallions]] in the [[Bonus Stage (Sonic Mania)|Bonus Stages]]. The mini-game version can be played either against the CPU or another player.
*The [[Mean Bean Coffee Café]] from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' film is a reference to this game.
**In an early script of the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|first]] ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' film, [[Doctor Robotnik (Paramount)|Dr. Robotnik]] owns a coffee machine named the "Mean Bean Machine".<ref name="MBM">{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/VanTheBrand/status/815288045494616064 |title=Van reveals one detail behind the scenes during production |work=@VanTheBrand |publisher=Twitter |date=31 December 2016 |accessdate=12 November 2019 |quote= '''Van Robichaux''': I wrote a scene where Eggman had a coffee maker labeled Mean Bean Machine, but that scene got cut and the machine with it. / '''Questionnaire''': that's really clever Van, why did it get cut / '''Van''': Don't remember why. Nothing to do with the scene just things get rearranged and certain pieces don't fit anymore.}}</ref>