- NA release: 9th April 2001
- EU release: N/A
- NA release: N/A
- Developer: Nintendo
- Publisher: Nintendo
- N64 Magazine Score: 43%
Dr. Mario is a long-running puzzle series that started off on the NES and even inspired a similar game from Nintendo called Tetris 2. In Dr. Mario, you have to match four or more of the same colour, but instead of just creating combos, you have the objective of clearing all the viruses from your play area by including them in a colour match. Each piece you play only consists of two parts, and you have to carefully place them so you don’t end up blocking yourself. It’s simply, but fun.
The N64 version doesn’t do a lot of new stuff outside a four player mode. The presentation looks nice, even if it’s very cheap (with the characters in the game being static images pasted on wooden blocks for the story mode). This sort of game is better suited to downloadable services- which is what later Dr. Mario games did.
Fine
So, is that is? Yup. That’s Dr Mario 64. The developers haven’t even attempted to dress it all up with exciting animations or special effects. It’s a pretty dismal package, all told, whose only purpose is to flesh out Nintendo’s ever-dwindling release list. A complete waste of your – and our – time.
Geraint Evans, N64 Magazine #56
Remake or remaster?
A new version would be nice – a small downloadable title that just makes the game look cleaner in HD would be great.
Official Ways to get the game
There is no way to buy a new copy of Dr Mario 64, the only official way to play is to rent it via the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pak.
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