Dr. Mario (1990)

- Developer
- Nintendo
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
- Genres
- Puzzle, Strategy
- Rating
- 3.4 of 5, 9 player ratings
- Main story
- about 3.5 hours
- Completionist
- about 9.5 hours
- Where to get it
- Nintendo eShop
How it feels
A charming falling-block puzzle game where you match colored capsules to clear a medicine bottle of viruses.
puzzle-heavycasualcozyclassicaddictivearcade-style
About
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.
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- Dr. Mario 64 (2001)
- Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008)
- Dr. Mario DX (2023)
- Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994)
- Dr. Luigi (2013)
More by Nintendo
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
- Super Metroid (1994)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)
- Metroid Prime: Trilogy (2009)
- Donkey Kong Bananza (2025)
- Super Mario World (1990)
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