Besides Tetris, Dr. Mario is probably the most famous Nintendo puzzle games ever, because on nearly every Nintendo console (except on the Game Cube), there is a Dr. Mario game. In this review, I would like to deal only with the NES version.

The goal of the game is explained very simply: you have to destroy bacteria, which are in a bottle, which also represents even the playing field. As a doctoral student makes this one of course with vitamin pills, which are two-colored and come in many color combinations of red, blue and yellow. To fight the bacteria effectively, you must assign the top into the glass falling colorful vitamin pills sent same-colored bacteria so that there are like-colored vertical or horizontal rows of four (eg one bacterium and three vitamin pills or two bacteria and two pills). They will disappear and then falter on its own account points belonging. If you have killed all the bacteria, it immediately goes merrily on in the next level with even more bacteria. Over time, however, there are more and more and the game is getting faster and faster.
In addition to the single-player mode, there is the possibility of another player or against the computer to begin. Because it is: who is ready first, wins. If you create different combos, obstacles are thrown into the bottle of the opponent.

The graphics are nicely done, with you at such a puzzle game can now make really not much wrong. When music can be divided, because there are only two songs. The first, 'Fever', is very cool and a good catchy, annoying after a few hours. The second, 'Chill' is right from the start rather annoying and boring. Well, you can indeed exhibit quite the tone and focus instead an Alice Cooper CD into the system. Hey, Alice Cooper fits the game really well, especially 'Poison', hi hi ;-)

Conclusion: This game is a cult - no question. Anyone who has had to spend hours with Tetris, which can also do this with Dr. Mario. After I feel the motivation level in Tetris is a little higher. Nonetheless, this game also has its raison d'etre and it is not bad. For a short game in between it is to use anyway.

I never expext Mario to be a doctor. Where did he get his doctor degree from? And why does he kill bacteria in a bottle? Shouldn't he be curing patients and not a bottle?! I have so many questions. Anyway, nice job with your game review.

I love Dr. Mario but that's because I love Tetris too. It's a very addicting game, for quite a simple concept. I've gotten to level 15 on the Gameboy version.

Dr. Mario is a great classic for the NES...and Gameboy...etc. I like the game's puzzles, its kinda like Tetris, really. I like the game. Nice classic.