Game

Dr. Mario

1990 · Arcade · Family Computer · Wii U · Nintendo Entertainment System · Puzzle · Strategy

72IGDB player score
208 ratings

Previously Take

That 72 average hides a game its 208 fans would defend to the death. Puzzles first, from Nintendo, with fantasy, science fiction keeping things interesting between the "aha" moments. A single-player game with no interest in being anything else. Respect. From 1990, back when games shipped finished.

About this game

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.