Dr. Mario

The object of the game is to match the colors of the pills that are being dropped onto the viruses below and by doing this killing them off, one by one. I really don't carw what anyone says but this game rocked. In Tetris, the challenge was to clear lines that are at the bottom and they build up. In DR MARIO you had to play the boards as they were giben and in most cases, the viruses were all over the place so placing some of the pills in the wrong place could come back to haunt you.

Like I said, the challenge to this game is great and it never got tired. Really check out DR MARIO it's worth it!


Nostalgic delight   October 13, 2008
HaDice
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I know it sounds silly, but I have loved playing Dr. Mario for the last 18 years! I used to play with my sisters when I was little and now my husband and I have friends over for dinner and Dr. Mario! Maybe it's just the nostalgia of the game, because everyone that loves to play is in their mid to late twenties. We play for literally hours on end. I even hear the music in my sleep after a long night of playing. A great party game. Not so fun to play on your own. I highly recommend for any Nintendo NES fan.


Simplistic and Addictive   May 20, 2008
S. Rhodes
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

When Tetris hit the scene, it became more than just a popular video game. It became a cultural phenomenon. Usually when a game achieves an unusual amount of success you'll have a game try to copy the formula (usually failing). Doctor Mario, on the other hand, didn't try to copy the formula put forth in Tetris. It simply put a new spin on the puzzle genre.

Dr. Mario perhaps some of the simplest gameplay of any game. Mario stands on the sidelines and throws pills into a jar. In the jar are different color viruses. Red, Yellow and Blue. The color of the virus doesn't matter. What matters is the colors on the pill Mario throws in. The objective is to simply match the corresponding color of the pill with the virus. In the first level, there are just a few viruses. The higher the level the more viruses are in the jar.

You don't have to begin at level one. You can choose what level you want to begin with. Even then, the game doesn't end at the maximum level you can choose. It keeps going. Much like Tetris, there's really no end to the game.

You can also choose your speed. Medium, Low, or High. This is really the only thing which will add difficulty to the game. Mario not only throws pills faster, but they fall faster, depending on the speed you choose.

It doesn't sound like much, but the game is addictive. Especially when playing against someone else. It's not as addictive as Tetris and competition becomes more based on how fast you can do certain levels rather than actual skill. But then again, there's not much skill involved in Dr. Mario. Which is exactly why Dr. Mario works. The game is so simple that anyone can play it.

Visually for an NES game it looks pretty basic. Very colorful. Although Mario has never looked better, there isn't much you can say about Dr. Mario's graphics because they're just so basic. Even for an NES game. So there's nothing groundbreaking even for its time. But who cares? The game is fun and in the NES days that was what you played for. It's a great game and its simple. While there's no doubt that Tetris had nothing to fear, Dr. Mario was still a fun game.

If there was anything wrong with Dr. Mario it would simply be that there's no real way to build upon it. All the future releases of the game have pretty much been the same thing over and over again, just on a different console. This isn't necessarily bad, but it means that if you own one of the other variants, say the Gameboy, Super Nintendo (which is the best one because you get Tetris with it), or Nintendo 64, then you're all set. Regardless of which one you have, you'll probably be satisfied.


Classic puzzle game   April 5, 2010
M (I wait behind the wall, gnawing away at your reality)
I'm not sure which one I like more, this game or Yoshi's Cookie. Both have different rules of gameplay, but both are also challenging. I've always been a sucker for Tetris-style games (pieces fall down, you try to get rid of them) For a NES game, the controls and graphics were smooth. There's not much I can say that other reviewers haven't already said. If you like puzzle games, you should enjoy this.


Glory days!   January 12, 2009
Jermaine Gilmore
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

The cartridge that I receive looked like it had its days. But it worked well just the same. Please forward me a manual to defeat my wife in this game! :)