Dr. Mario
27 Jul 1990
All releases
27 Jul 1990 - Family Computer
01 Oct 1990 - Nintendo Entertainment System
27 Jun 1991 - Nintendo Entertainment System
31 Dec 1994 - Nintendo Entertainment System
27 Mar 2014 - Wii U
27 Mar 2014 - Wii U
13 Feb 2014 - Wii U
31 Dec 1990 - Arcade
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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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Rock
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Dr. Mario is a fun and challenging puzzle game that still holds up today. This is the first puzzle game I played as a child that got its hooks in me and I've kept up with the series ever since. Yes, later games improved upon the formula but this is still a master class puzzle game that rivals Tetris and should be played by fans of the genre.
Its premise is simple, match colors on a pill with the color of the virus and it dies, kill all the viruses and you beat the level. Simple but challenging in later levels, make one mistake and you may need to restart.
After you complete the first 20 levels you "beat the game" technically but you can keep playing and it keeps getting increasingly difficult. I stopped at level 20 and felt like I accomplished enough to put it down and say I beat it.
Ryken
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