<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Famicom	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
falling	O
block	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
viruses	B-Application
populating	O
the	O
on-screen	O
playing	O
field	O
by	O
using	O
colored	O
vitamin	O
capsules	O
that	O
are	O
automatically	O
tossed	O
into	O
the	O
field	O
by	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
manipulates	O
the	O
falling	O
capsules	O
,	O
to	O
align	O
the	O
same	O
colors	O
,	O
which	O
destroys	O
viruses	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
eliminating	O
all	O
the	O
viruses	B-Application
on	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
,	O
remade	O
,	O
or	O
had	O
a	O
sequel	O
on	O
every	O
Nintendo	O
home	O
console	O
since	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
most	O
portable	O
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
re-release	O
in	O
2004	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
modified	O
into	O
minigames	O
in	O
WarioWare	O
,	O
Inc.	O
:	O
Mega	O
Microgames	O
!,	O
Brain	O
Age	O
2	O
:	O
More	O
Training	O
in	O
Minutes	O
a	O
Day	O
!,	O
and	O
Brain	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Concentration	I-Application
Training	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Luigi	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
of	O
Luigi	O
celebration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
is	O
a	O
falling	O
block	O
tile-matching	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
doctor	O
,	O
tossing	O
two-colored	O
medical	O
capsules	O
into	O
a	O
medicine	O
bottle	O
representing	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
area	O
is	O
populated	O
by	O
viruses	B-Application
of	O
three	O
colors	O
—	O
red	O
,	O
yellow	O
,	O
and	O
blue	O
—	O
which	O
stay	O
in	O
their	O
starting	O
positions	O
until	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
manipulates	O
each	O
capsule	O
as	O
it	O
vertically	O
falls	O
,	O
able	O
to	O
move	O
it	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
and	O
rotate	O
it	O
90	O
degrees	O
clockwise	O
or	O
counter-clockwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
matching	O
colors	O
of	O
capsule	O
halves	O
and	O
viruses	B-Application
touch	O
sequentially	O
4-in-a-row	O
,	O
they	O
disappear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
eliminate	O
all	O
viruses	B-Application
from	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
,	O
finishing	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
occurs	O
if	O
capsules	O
fill	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
obstructs	O
the	O
bottle	O
's	O
narrow	O
neck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
chooses	O
a	O
starting	O
level	O
between	O
0	O
and	O
20	O
that	O
determines	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
viruses	B-Application
to	O
clear	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
speeds	O
of	O
the	O
falling	O
capsules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
elimination	O
of	O
viruses	B-Application
and	O
the	O
chosen	O
game	O
speed	O
,	O
with	O
bonus	O
points	O
for	O
clearing	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
separate	O
playing	O
fields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
's	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
private	O
playing	O
field	O
of	O
viruses	B-Application
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eliminating	O
multiple	O
viruses	B-Application
or	O
initiating	O
chain	O
reactions	O
can	O
add	O
capsules	O
to	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
playing	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
wins	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
upon	O
eliminating	O
all	O
the	O
viruses	B-Application
or	O
upon	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
's	O
bottle	O
filling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
handheld	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahiro	O
Harada	O
,	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
,	O
was	O
its	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hirokazu	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
re-used	O
and	O
arranged	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
spawned	O
several	O
remakes	O
and	O
ports	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
various	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
portion	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
two	O
Nintendo	O
arcade	O
systems	O
in	O
1990	O
:	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
as	O
Vs.	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
was	O
paired	O
with	O
Tetris	B-Device
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
compilation	O
game	O
Tetris	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dr.	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
December	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
30	O
March	O
1997	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
Satellaview	B-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
BS	O
Version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
again	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
downloadable	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
ported	O
twice	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
:	O
first	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
thirty	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Series	I-Device
(	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
Series	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Puzzle	O
League	O
series	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
&	O
Puzzle	O
League	O
,	O
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
new	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
Preview	O
Disc	O
,	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
can	O
copy	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
GameCube	I-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2014	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
games	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
and	O
248,045	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
3,858,045	O
cartridges	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
,	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
cartridges	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
parents	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
medicine	O
in	O
a	O
children	O
's	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
Joystick	O
and	O
Zero	O
magazines	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Connect	O
4	O
while	O
stating	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
impossible	O
to	O
master	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACE	O
criticized	O
the	O
uninspiring	O
graphics	O
,	O
repetitive	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
plagiarism	O
"	O
while	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
with	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Connect	O
Four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dr.	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
compilation	O
very	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
Mixed	O
Match	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
Sharp	O
controls	O
and	O
absorbing	O
action	O
are	O
what	O
make	O
these	O
two	O
classics	O
even	O
better	O
as	O
a	O
pair	O
than	O
they	O
were	O
alone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
compilation	O
was	O
only	O
significant	O
as	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
debut	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
summarizing	O
that	O
"	O
Yeah	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
great	O
,	O
but	O
chances	O
are	O
you	O
own	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
one	O
or	O
both	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
already.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
did	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
praise	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
having	O
the	O
"	O
cojones	O
"	O
to	O
package	O
its	O
Tetris-inspired	O
game	O
with	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
praised	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
"	O
when	O
puzzle	O
games	O
were	O
flooding	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
stands	O
out	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
combining	O
a	O
smooth	O
learning	O
curve	O
,	O
playful	O
graphics	O
and	O
memorable	O
tunes	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
fundamental	O
concepts	O
may	O
be	O
simple	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
becomes	O
progressively	O
more	O
complex	O
as	O
the	O
speed	O
increases	O
and	O
additional	O
viruses	B-Application
are	O
added.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
the	O
134th	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
,	O
the	O
7th	O
best	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
ScrewAttack	O
's	O
Top	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
51st	O
best	O
NES	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
seventh	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
included	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
10	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
re-release	O
in	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
series	I-Device
is	O
rated	O
66/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
10	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviews	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
addictiveness	O
and	O
praise	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
wireless	B-Device
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
questioned	O
the	O
relevance	O
of	O
the	O
standalone	O
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
still	O
as	O
playable	O
,	O
addictive	O
,	O
and	O
maddening	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
back	O
in	O
1990	O
"	O
but	O
criticized	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
re-releasing	O
classic	O
games	O
as	O
standalone	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Series	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
as	O
a	O
compilation	O
,	O
like	O
Atari	O
's	O
Atari	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
or	O
Midway	O
's	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
color-matching	O
action	O
is	O
more	O
engrossing	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
'''	O
turtle-punching	O
platform	O
hopping	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
strongly	O
questioned	O
whether	O
this	O
re-release	O
is	O
worth	O
its	O
sale	O
price	O
by	O
itself	O
when	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
another	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
,	O
WarioWare	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc.	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mega	I-Application
Microgames	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
several	O
follow-up	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
64	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
features	O
Wario	O
and	O
several	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
and	O
offers	O
numerous	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
story-focused	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
64	I-Device
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Rx	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
on	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
offers	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Express	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
,	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Luigi	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
with	O
Luigi	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
modes	O
in	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Rx	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
with	O
L-shaped	O
capsules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
installment	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Cure	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
introduced	O
power-ups	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
have	O
remixed	O
musical	O
tracks	O
from	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
playable	O
character.Dr.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	O
replaces	O
Mario	B-Application
with	O
Wario	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
minigame	O
in	O
WarioWare	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc.	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mega	I-Application
Microgames	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
is	O
in	O
Brain	B-Application
Age	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
More	I-Application
Training	I-Application
in	I-Application
Minutes	I-Application
a	I-Application
Day	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
viruses	B-Application
are	O
enemies	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Team	I-Application
.	O
</s>
