Dr. Mario (1990)
Arcade · Family Computer · Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii U
3.32 from 1365 ratings
2710 members have it in their collection · 23 playing now · 193 backlogged · 117 wish listed
How long? Main story 10h · 100% 3h (from 3 logged playthroughs)
Dr. Mario is a falling block tile-matching video game, in which Mario assumes the role of a doctor, dropping two-colored medical capsules into a medicine bottle representing the playing field. This area is populated by viruses of three colors: red, yellow, and blue. In a manner and style considered similar to Tetris, the player manipulates each capsule as it falls, …
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Dr. Mario is a falling block tile-matching video game, in which Mario assumes the role of a doctor, dropping two-colored medical capsules into a medicine bottle representing the playing field. This area is populated by viruses of three colors: red, yellow, and blue. In a manner and style considered similar to Tetris, the player manipulates each capsule as it falls, moving it left or right and rotating it such that it is positioned alongside the viruses and any existing capsules. When four or more capsule halves or viruses of matching color are aligned in vertical or horizontal configurations, they are removed from play. The main objective is to complete levels, which is accomplished by eliminating all viruses from the playing field. A game over occurs if capsules fill up the playing field in a way that obstructs the bottle's narrow neck.
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Details
- Developers
- Nintendo
- Publishers
- Nintendo, Playtronic
- Genres
- Puzzle, Strategy
- Themes
- Fantasy, Science fiction
- Franchises
- Mario
- Series
- Dr. Mario, Super Mario
Release dates
- Jul 27, 1990 (Full Release) (Japan) Family Computer
- Oct 01, 1990 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo Entertainment System
- 1990 (Full Release) (North_America) Arcade
- Jun 27, 1991 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo Entertainment System
- 1994 (Full Release) (Brazil) Nintendo Entertainment System
- Feb 13, 2014 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii U
- Mar 27, 2014 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii U
- Mar 27, 2014 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii U
Also available on
- Dr. Mario (1990) · GB, 3DS
- Vs. Dr. Mario (1990) · ARC
- Dr. Mario (1992) · Handheld Electronic LCD
- Dr. Mario BS Ban (1997) · BS-X
- Dr. Mario (1998) · SFAM
- Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario (2004) · GBA
Related
Bundled in
- Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Feb 2003) · GCN
- Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (Sep 2005) · GBA
- NES Classic Edition (Nov 2016) · Plug & Play
- Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer (Nov 2016) · Plug & Play
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Rating distribution
5 stars
181
4 stars
363
3 stars
572
2 stars
206
1 star
43
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status PandaExpanda Feb 15, 2021
Good old fashioned retro fun. May not be as good as tetris but it's definitely up there.
Status Reset_Tears Nov 28, 2018
Dr. Mario, a falling blocks puzzle game starring the unforgettable pharmaceutical classic: pills. Pills are good, kids! You can trust Mario, who is definitely a doctor and not a plumber. (RETCOOOON OOOOF THE CEN-TUR-YYYYYYY) Take as many pills as you can, it's the only way to kill those virus gremlins.
It's an all right puzzle game. You get …
Dr. Mario, a falling blocks puzzle game starring the unforgettable pharmaceutical classic: pills. Pills are good, kids! You can trust Mario, who is definitely a doctor and not a plumber. (RETCOOOON OOOOF THE CEN-TUR-YYYYYYY) Take as many pills as you can, it's the only way to kill those virus gremlins.
It's an all right puzzle game. You get to pick how difficult it is, i.e. how many viruses you have to kill, and how fast the pills fall down the screen. You rotate the pills and match the colors up--four vertically or horizontally to make them (and any accompanying little virus gremlins) disappear. The song playing never changes, and gets old super-fast. The game in general is not the most engrossing thing either. I don't feel too accomplished I guess, even when I win a difficult stage. It's fine for a break from better puzzle games though, like Puyo Puyo and Tetris.