Dr. Mario

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Dr. Mario

Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date	Famicom: July 27, 1990 (JP) NES: October 1990 (NA) July 27, 1991 (EU) Game Boy: July 27, 1990 (JP) 1990 (NA) Game Boy Advance: May 21, 2004 (JP) October 25, 2004 (NA) January 7, 2005 (EU)
Genre	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single player 2 players Versus
Age rating(s)	N/A NES
Platform(s)	Nintendo Entertainment System Game Boy Game Boy Advance As Part of: Tetris & Dr. Mario Dr. Mario/Puzzle League
Media	Cartridge NES
Input	NES Controller
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Dr. Mario is a game released for the Famicom, Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy. The game was later ported to the Satellaview. The Satellaview version was ported, with Tetris, to the Super Nintendo as Tetris & Dr. Mario. The original version of the game was also ported to the Game Boy Advance as part of the Famicom Mini/Classic NES series. A newer version was ported to the Game Boy Advance as Dr. Mario/Puzzle League.

The game would later see a sequel, known as Dr. Mario 64. The game would later have more follow-ups, including Dr. Mario Online Rx and Dr. Mario Express.

[edit] Gameplay

Wow, that looks like a really big pill to swallow. Oh? It's not a pill you swallow? Well, then how are you suppose to take it? Wait, you don't mean up the... oh... ooooh. Ouch.

Like all Tetris-style puzzle games, Dr. Mario involves maneuvering and stacking falling blocks (in this case, pills). These pills come in a multitude of colors, and for a very good reason. There are three different colored viruses (red, yellow, and blue) that Dr. Mario must do away with. The first level contains just three viruses, one of each color. Dr. Mario must stack three same colored pills on top of, or in a horizontal row with viruses of the same color to destroy them. The next level is reached once all the viruses are destroyed. Each higher level contains more viruses and the pills move towards the bottom of the screen at a quicker pace. The game features 20 levels.