The Drillimation Series: Mr. Driller (video game series)

Mr. Driller (ミスタードリラー) is a series of platforming video games based on the anime of the same name and feature their mascot, Susumu Hori, who was the former mascot of Drillimation at the time. It is the central franchise of The Drillimation Series, and almost one Mr. Driller game has been released on all the major home consoles in the video game market.

The games follow the adventures of Susumu and tell his stories of overcoming dangerous obstacles and to defeat Dr. Manhole or King Empty Jay from overrunning the fictional Minecraftia with blocks. He is occasionally accompanied by other members of the Mr. Driller cast, including Wataru Hoshi, Anna Hottenmeyer, Ataru Hori, and many others. The main goal is running and jumping across platforms and defeating enemies like in other platform games. The first game in the series, Mr. Driller, was released by Namco in 1986 and established the basic concepts that has appeared in every subsequent Mr. Driller game ever since.