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Puzzle Strategy

Dr. Mario

Nintendo

3.4/5Friday, July 27, 199036.1 years ago

Release

Friday, July 27, 1990

Player score

68/100

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Game data from IGDB

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Inside Dr. Mario

What it is

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.

Play styles

Single player · Multiplayer

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Science fiction

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Star Control: Origins

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Dr. Mario

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Who made it

Nintendo
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Platforms

Nintendo 3DS
Gen 8
Game Boy
Gen 4

Release history

Jul 27, 1990Game Boy
Dec 31, 1990Game Boy
Apr 30, 1991Game Boy
May 18, 2016Nintendo 3DS

Themes & modes

Science fictionSingle playerMultiplayer

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