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Line 2: [[File:DrMario1_9327.jpg\|frame]] {{quote\| ''"[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/517676 Brightly colored pills! They'll cure all your ills!]'' ''[[Brental Floss\|Just as long as you've got fever or the chills!]]"''}} Around the time of ''[[Tetris]]'', '''''Dr. Mario''''' cashed in on both that puzzle game's fame and the fame of [[Super Mario Bros.\|Mario]], while providing an intelligent twist on both. Mario in this game has changed from a plucky plumber to a determined doctor who has to destroy all of the viruses (red, yellow and blue ones). He uses a series of capsules to eliminate them (when four capsule pieces/viruses of the same color line up in a row). Line 10: ''Dr. Mario'' proved just as addictive as its puzzle game parent. "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CB1fFeb1n8 Fever]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsBtQCDbTWc Chill]", the game's two main themes, are almost as iconic as "[[Tetris\|Korobeiniki]]". Two other tunes, "Cough" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW2dRDHWuj4 Sneeze]", have also been present since the N64 iteration. The game made an appearance as a minigame in both ''[[Wario Ware]] Inc.: Mega Microgame$'' and ''[[Brain Age]]''. Dr. Mario himself has showed up in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee'', and the viruses appear as enemies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. This game has been on the following systems: Line 18: * [[Nintendo 64]] (''Dr. Mario 64'', which for some reason featured characters from ''[[Wario Land]] 3'' as opponents) * [[Game Boy Advance]] (in a double pack with ''[[Puzzle League]]'') * [[Nintendo ~~Gamecube~~GameCube]] (''Dr. Mario 64'', as part of the [[No Export for You\|Japan-only]] ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'') * [[Wii Ware]] (''Dr. Mario Online Rx'', an online-capable version) * [[Nintendo DS]]iWare (''Dr. Mario Express'' on the DSi's Virtual Console) {{tropelist}} * [[An Ice Person]]: Chill, the Blue virus. * [[Ascended Extra]]: In most media outside the game, the Viruses are given their own powers and personalities relating to the sickness they instill. Two of them are also named after the tunes in the game, the other one being "Weird", the Yellow Virus. In the games, they're simply obstacles. * [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: It's a color-match puzzler, so... * [[Comic Book Adaptation]]: "[http://www.mariowiki.com/The_Doctor_Is_In..._Over_His_Head The Doctor Is In... Over His Head]" from the [[Nintendo Comics System]] explains to us how Mario got to be a doctor. * [[Dressed to Heal]] * [[Easy Mode Mockery]]: In ''Dr. Mario 64'', when playing Round 7 in Easy Mode, it's just you and the Hammer-Bot from ''Wario Land 3''. But in higher difficulties, it's a free-for-all between the aforementioned, your rival, and Mad Scientists. You also can't face the [[Perfect Run Final Boss~~\|Perfect Run Final Bosses~~]]es in Easy Mode. Interestingly, Easy Mode also creates a case of [[What Happened to the Mouse?]] when playing as Wario —: in the opening for the final round, Dr. Mario is seen entering the castle after Wario, but doesn't show up again after that. In the higher difficulties, however, Dr. Mario just sits there dazed from the free-for-all battle as Wario enters the castle without him. * [[Excuse Plot]]: The instruction booklet says something about Mario dealing with an outbreak of viruses, but that's about it. * [[Falling Blocks]]: Well, falling pills. * [[~~Nintendo~~Falling ~~Hard~~Blocks]]: ~~Good~~Well, falling ~~luck~~pills. * [[Nintendo Hard]]: Good luck. * [[No Ending]]: The "Fever Clear"," "Chill Clear," and "Game Over" songs go on for several seconds before abruptly cutting off. * [[Perfect Run Final Boss]]: ''Dr. Mario 64'' has two. If you beat the game as either character, you face {{spoiler\|his rival, who has just ingested the megavitamins, resulting in either Metal (Dr.) Mario or Vampire Wario}}. * [[Suspiciously Similar Song]]: "Fever" for "Lady Madonna" by [[The Beatles]]. {{reflist}} [[Category:Puzzle Game]]▼ [[Category:The Nineties]]▼ [[Category:Nintendo 64]]▼ [[Category:Game Boy]]▼ [[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System]]▼ [[Category:Wii Ware]]▼ [[Category:Dr. Mario]] [[Category:Video Game]] [[Category:Nintendo]] [[Category:Super Mario Bros.]] ▲[[Category:Puzzle Game]] ▲[[Category:The Nineties]] ▲[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System]] ▲[[Category:Game Boy]] [[Category:Game Boy Advance]] ▲[[Category:Nintendo 64]] ▲[[Category:~~Wii Ware~~WiiWare]] [[Category:Arcade Game]] [[Category:Pages with working Wikipedia tabs]]