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Mole Mania

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Also known as
Mogurania Mole Mania: Buddel Dich durch! Mole Mania: You'll dig Mole Mania! モグラーニャ

Guide Muddy Mole through puzzle rooms, digging underground to bypass obstacles and rescue his kidnapped family.

Mole Mania was released for the Game Boy in 1996 in Japan and North America; it is the original game and no earlier platform release exists.

About Mole Mania

Mole Mania is a puzzle focused game viewed from above. The player controls Muddy Mole, whose family has been taken by a farmer named Jinbei, requiring their rescue.

Progress is made by clearing each area of enemies and collecting all cabbages. A defining mechanic allows the player to dig, revealing a separate underground map used to navigate past obstacles. This can lead to situations where the player becomes challenging to proceed, sometimes resolved by exiting and re entering a screen to reset its state.

A separate competitive mode for two players exists. One participant takes the role of Muddy collecting cabbages, while the other plays as Jinbei trying to prevent this. Roles are swapped after each round, with victory going to the player who secures the most cabbages.

Mole Mania Screenshots

12 images
Title screen
Selecting game mode
Intro
The evil guy kidnaps the mole's family
We find an unpleasant message
Level screen
Start of the game
Digging tunnels
The first boss is kind enough to introduce himself on a sign
We also find signs explaining the game mechanics
We've trapped some enemies
We find the person who's set up the helpful signs