<s>
Dr.	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
64	I-Device
is	O
a	O
tile-matching	B-Application
action	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
consoles	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
around	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
2000	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Seiichi	O
Tokunaga	O
,	O
featuring	O
arrangements	O
of	O
classic	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
tunes	O
and	O
new	O
compositions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
Japanese	O
release	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
compilation	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
64	I-Device
is	O
a	O
falling	O
block	O
tile-matching	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playing	O
field	O
is	O
represented	O
on-screen	O
as	O
a	O
medicine	O
bottle	O
populated	O
with	O
viruses	B-Application
of	O
three	O
colors	O
:	O
red	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
and	O
yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
viruses	B-Application
using	O
two-colored	O
medical	O
capsules	O
dropped	O
into	O
the	O
bottle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
manipulates	O
the	O
capsules	O
as	O
they	O
fall	O
,	O
moving	O
them	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
and	O
rotating	O
such	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
positioned	O
alongside	O
the	O
viruses	B-Application
and	O
any	O
existing	O
capsules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
four	O
or	O
more	O
capsule	O
halves	O
or	O
viruses	B-Application
of	O
the	O
same	O
colour	O
are	O
aligned	O
in	O
horizontal	O
or	O
vertical	O
configurations	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
removed	O
from	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
receives	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
if	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
fills	O
up	O
with	O
capsules	O
such	O
that	O
they	O
obstruct	O
the	O
bottle	O
's	O
narrow	O
neck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Points	O
are	O
awarded	O
when	O
viruses	B-Application
are	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	O
-	O
This	O
mode	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
set-up	O
and	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Story	O
-	O
In	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
or	O
Wario	O
to	O
track	O
down	O
the	O
stolen	O
Megavitamins	O
,	O
battling	O
computer	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flash	O
-	O
In	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
eliminate	O
three	O
particular	O
flashing	O
viruses	B-Application
faster	O
than	O
the	O
computer	O
can	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marathon	O
-	O
This	O
mode	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
never-ending	O
rising	O
field	O
of	O
viruses	B-Application
which	O
does	O
not	O
end	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
quits	O
or	O
loses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Score	O
Attack	O
-	O
In	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
three	O
minutes	O
to	O
clear	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
viruses	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
get	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flu	O
season	O
has	O
come	O
about	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
's	O
duty	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
Megavitamins	O
to	O
heal	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
Mad	O
Scienstein	O
and	O
Rudy	O
the	O
Clown	O
steal	O
the	O
Megavitamins	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
Wario	O
give	O
chase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
their	O
adventure	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
them	O
meet	O
up	O
with	O
many	O
creatures	O
from	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
Wario	O
follow	O
Mad	O
Scienstein	O
to	O
Rudy	O
's	O
castle	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
fight	O
Rudy	O
to	O
take	O
back	O
the	O
vitamins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
completed	O
on	O
Normal	O
or	O
Hard	O
mode	O
without	O
using	O
a	O
continue	O
,	O
one	O
last	O
battle	O
occurs	O
after	O
defeating	O
Rudy	O
;	O
the	O
opponent	O
is	O
Metal	O
Mario	B-Application
for	O
Wario	O
and	O
Vampire	O
Wario	O
for	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
64	I-Device
in	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
various	O
permutations	O
was	O
voted	O
#76	O
in	O
the	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
poll	O
published	O
by	O
Game	O
Informer	O
in	O
August	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
summarizing	O
that	O
"	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
is	O
a	O
legitimate	O
and	O
satisfying	O
puzzle	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
executed	O
rather	O
nicely	O
in	O
this	O
four-player-focused	O
package.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
.	O
</s>
