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Even better than Tetris!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 22
Date: July 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When I first bought Dr. Mario, I thought it be just an imatation of Tetris. It sort of is, but its even more fun. You have to get rid of all the germs by lining up pills of the same color onto each other. You suceed after you get rid of all the germs. Like Tetris, you die when the pills reach the top of the screen and have no where else to go. This game never gets old because I've had it for 6 years and still play it. You can adjust the speed of the game and the music. I highly recommend it.

The greatest puzzle game ever?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

In the late eighties and early nineties, Nintendo made a name for their Mario character by making him the star of many wildly successful platformer action/adventure games. By the time the eighties screeched to a halt, people knew that they could go to Mario for a high quality game. In the last part of the decade, Tetris caused a puzzle game revolution, and Nintendo obviously wanted to cash in on this, so they cast Mario in a puzzle game - appropriately entitled Dr. Mario. Read on for my review.

PROS:
-The game is easy to learn, yet difficult to master. These are the best types of video games out there.
-Even on one of the old black and white Game Boys, the graphics for this game look pretty good.
-If you've got two Game Boys, two games, and two link cables, you can to an insanely fun two-player game!
-This game established that Mario is more than just an action/adventure game character - he's something more than that!

CONS:
-This isn't really a direct flaw of the game, but when you play on a Game Boy Color/Advance/Player, the gray viruses and the gray capsules have somewhat of a different color to them - this could be confusing to new players. This is obviously due to the original game using tints rather than colors, since the original Game Boy was black and white.
-The Princess is in the instructions, but not the actual game. =(

OVERALL:
-Got a Game Boy? If you own this game, good for you. If not, what the hell are you waiting for? Dr. Mario is arguably the greatest puzzle game of all time, and not owning it is the ultimate sin! Get on eBay or your local used video games dealer, and get yourself a copy. Better yet, get two, so you and a friend can link up!

Dr.Mario

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Dr.Mario is a great game once you start playing it. It is the same as the NES version, so if you like Dr.Mario for NES, you'll like the Gameboy version. You play by dropping pills on viruses. It is compatible with Gameboy, Gameboy Pocket, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, and Gameboy Advance SP.

Dr. Mario - GB

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I like this game it's very good. Get this game and you'll have a lot of fun.

Such a great game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: November 17, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I just love Dr. Mario. I was a devoted Tetris player and saw that Dr. Mario was a similar puzzle-type game where you arrange the falling vitamin pills (speed increases just like in Tetris) in order to eradicate the blinking viruses. It's simple to learn, but the more you play, the more strategy you learn, making better choices in the placement of the pills. I find it's a good game to grab when you have just a few minutes to kill because you can play a quick one very easily. If you like Tetris, you'll love Dr. Mario, too.

So addictive you'll play until your eyes dry out!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 12, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Both my son and I enjoy this game and we watch over each other's shoulder shouting words of encouragement. You can play this game forever.

addiction

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this game is for the "organizer" who doesn't have time to play a long drawn out action game. I've been addicted to this game for years. it's simple, challenging, and the rules don't change from level to level. something to play when you have a few minutes, or hours. not for those who like graphics and lots of action. but great for a quiet mind-activity game.

Old graphics but the fun factor is high

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I remember playing this game trying to get as far as I could, as fast as I could, while watching TV. It is the perfect game to play on the run, or just to pick up and play, because you do not have to remember anything prior to the last time you played. You pick your level, and how fast you want the pills to drop, start playing, and have fun.
The graphics are Game Boy graphics but the fun factor is what I am basing my review on. I remember it being so fun I am thinking about buying the new Dr. Mario/Puzzle League that is out now.

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