Drill Dozer is a fun, side-scrolling “drill ’em up” where you take control of a small tank with a drill on the front, which allows you to dig your way through the landscape and bump off your enemies. You can upgrade the drill as you play, which then requires the learning of new control techniques – using a kind of gear type system. It’s all quite clever and original.

The game was developed in Japan by Game Freak and released by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance in 2006.

Graphically, sonically – and story-wise – Drill Dozer is a doozy.

It even uses force feedback! On a real GBA – obviously (not in an emulator).

Drill Dozer is a retro-gaming handheld wonder!

More: Drill Dozer on Wikipedia