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Summary

Puzzle & Action: Tant‑R is a quirky Sega puzzle title that spins off the Bonanza Bros. universe, putting the twin detectives Robo and Mobo on the trail of a prison escapee. The core gameplay feels like a roulette wheel of mini‑games: a random selection flashes by, you press a button, and you’re thrust into a timed challenge.

The twenty mini‑games fall into five categories—puzzle, counting, concentration, barrage, and picture‑searching—and many sport tongue‑in‑cheek puns referencing rock music, classic films and even Out Run’s "Magical Sound Shower." Each round is timed, a mistake costs a life, and occasional "Lucky!" icons drop heart pieces that grant an extra life when all three are collected.

Up to four players can join via the Sega multitap, and the Mega Drive version adds a free‑play practice mode and a competitive mode with exclusive challenges like the biscuit‑collecting round. Notably, the cartridge never left Japan, so Western fans only encountered it through imports or later compilations.

A bonus balloon‑popping stage caps the first three levels, while the final showdown sends players to a map‑based hideout hunt, rounding out a fast‑paced, humor‑laden puzzle experience.

Storyline

Puzzle & Action: Tant‑R (often just called Tant‑R) puts players in the shoes of two detectives styled after Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. In arcade mode the pair pursue a fugitive known only as “Boss,” who has broken out of prison and recruited a gang of henchmen. The chase takes them through a series of vivid stages – a cityscape that mixes London and Paris landmarks, a scorching desert, a glittering casino, and a noisy construction site – before the criminals are finally captured and arrested. In the multiplayer version the pursuit shifts to a high‑speed motorway, and after the final showdown the detectives receive a congratulatory ceremony outside the Palace of Westminster. The game ends with the heroes being interviewed on a theatre stage, celebrating their victory.