Editing Dr. Mario (series)

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|image=[[File:DrMarioLogoJP.png|250px]]<br>Japanese logo,<br>PAL logo since ''[[Dr. Mario & Germ Buster]]'',<br>North American logo since ''[[Dr. Luigi]]''<br>[[File:DrMarioLogo.png|250px]]<br>Old international logo
|first=''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest=''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|number=15 (7 main, 4 reissues, 3 compilations, 1 promotional)
|franchise=''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''
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{{quote|Medical alert: Microscopic monsters have come out in force to take over the lab of the famous plumber turned practitioner, Dr. Mario, and you've got to set things straight. Manipulating the doctor's special vitamin capsules and making matches to obliterate the menace is Tetris-style strategic fun for one or two players!|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue #18, November/December 1990}}
The '''''Dr. Mario''''' series is a series of [[Genre#Puzzle games|puzzle games]] in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. The series stars [[Mario]]'s medical alter ego, [[Dr. Mario]]. It has elements similar to those of ''{{wp|Tetris}}'', the main concept of the game being that the player must stack multicolored [[capsule]]s (rather than blocks) in rows of a single color so that they can eradicate correspondingly colored [[virus]]es and achieve victory.

Starting with ''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]'', installments in the series have been released exclusively via download.
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==Games==
===Main games===
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:DrMarioBox.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|July 27, 1990}} [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Game Boy]]</span>
||'''''Dr. Mario''''' is the first game in the ''Dr. Mario'' series; it was released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and for the [[Game Boy]] in 1990. The game brought the basic concept of the series to the players' attention immediately, as they would start the game off having to reorganize falling vitamin capsules in order to eradicate viruses from the screen. Once all viruses has been eliminated, the player would move on to the next [[level]]. As the game progressed, each level rose in difficulty, providing more viruses for the player to eliminate and less space to maneuver the [[Capsule|vitamin capsules]] in. ''Dr. Mario'' was ported and remade many times after its original release.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:DM64 Cover.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|USA|April 9, 2001}} [[Nintendo 64]]</span>
||'''''Dr. Mario 64''''' is the second installment in the ''Dr. Mario'' series, released on the [[Nintendo 64]] in 2001. The concept from the original ''Dr. Mario'' had continued in this installment, with the only major change being a graphics update. The player still had to reorganize vitamin capsules in their respective color pattern in order to eliminate viruses. This game also featured a Story Mode. In this mode, [[Wario]] is introduced to the series. Dr. Mario and Wario must retrieve the Megavitamins that had been stolen. However, all the battles were against the computer.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Dr. mario online rx.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|March 25, 2008}} [[Wii]] ([[WiiWare]])</span>
||'''''Dr. Mario Online Rx''''' (known in Europe and Australia as '''''Dr. Mario & Germ Buster''''') is a game specially made for [[WiiWare]], released in 2008. It had no story mode, unlike ''Dr. Mario 64'', but the player can play with others online via [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. It is also possible for the player to play as their own [[Mii]]. It actually contains two games: the original ''Dr. Mario'', and ''Germ Buster'' (known in NTSC regions as ''Virus Buster''), a game originally from ''Brain Age 2'' (known in Europe as ''More Brain Training of Dr. Kawashima''). ''Germ Buster'' is a special game that uses the motion control of the Wii Remote, to move the capsules to the [[Virus]]es. ''Germ Buster'' includes a Co-op mode in the main game self, so, if there is any other Wii Remote on, the player of that Wii Remote can play too, to help the first one. In ''Germ Buster'' the player can press on Miis too (while playing) to let then say something in a text bubble. When pressing on Viruses outside the bottle (again while playing), they will laugh happily to the player. Players can also send demo versions of ''Dr. Mario Online Rx'' to friends, but WiiConnect24 is needed. Also, in the Demo version, the player can only play online with another friend.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario Express]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:DSiLogoDr.Mario.png|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|December 24, 2008}} [[Nintendo DSi]] ([[DSiWare]])</span>
||'''''Dr. Mario Express''''' (known in Europe and Australia as '''''A Little Bit of... Dr. Mario''''') released on [[DSiWare]] in 2009, features gameplay that is very similar to ''Dr. Mario Online Rx'', but the Virus Blaster minigame is not included and there is also no multiplayer feature. This was the first ''Super Mario'' DSiWare game.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Luigi]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Logo EN - Dr. Luigi.png|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|USA|December 31, 2013}} [[Wii U]] ([[Nintendo eShop]]-exclusive)</span>
||'''''Dr. Luigi''''' is the fifth game in the series released on [[Nintendo eShop]] on [[Wii U]], in celebration of the [[Year of Luigi]]. As the title suggests, the game features [[Luigi]] instead of [[Dr. Mario|Mario]]. Additionally, the game introduces a new mode, called Operation L, in which the player must eliminate viruses using L-capsules.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]'' 
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|align="center"|[[File:Dr. Mario- Miracle Cure Logo.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|May 31, 2015}} [[Nintendo 3DS]] ([[Nintendo eShop]]-exclusive)</span>
||'''''Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure''''' is the sixth game in the ''Dr. Mario'' series for [[Nintendo 3DS]], released exclusively on Nintendo eShop in 2015. It features a new item called "Miracle Cure" that has a random helpful effect on the playing field.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Dr. Mario World logo.png|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>July 9, 2019<br>{{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}</span>
||'''''Dr. Mario World''''' is the seventh and latest game in the ''Dr. Mario'' series for mobile devices. It was initially released on July 9, 2019, and features several doctors with different abilities. It was shut down in November 2021.
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===Reissues and compilations===
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario (game)#VS. Dr. Mario|VS. Dr. Mario]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Vs Dr Mario Title.png|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|USA|1990}} [[VS. System]]</span>
|'''''VS. Dr. Mario''''' is a port ''Dr. Mario'' released on the [[VS. System]]. This edition of the game eliminated the Slow Mode of the game; it also made racking up points more difficult. In the original ''Dr. Mario'', the points received for eliminating a virus would double with each one that disappeared; in this version of the game, only an additional 200 points would be rewarded for each virus that was eliminated.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario (Gamewatch Boy)|Dr. Mario]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:GwB Dr. Mario front.png|150px]]<br><span style="font-size:8pt">1993<br>[[Gamewatch Boy]]</span>
|'''''Dr. Mario''''' is a version of the original game of the same name adapted to the [[Gamewatch Boy]]. It was manufactured by Mani and licensed by Nintendo in 1993.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:TetrisDrMario.jpg|150px]]<br><span style="font-size:8pt">{{flag list|USA|December 30, 1994}} [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]</span>
|'''''Tetris & Dr. Mario''''' is a compilation game released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1994. It contains enhanced remakes of ''[[Tetris]]'' and ''Dr. Mario''. Additionally, it includes a "Mixed Match" mode that transitions between the two games as the players progress, beginning at ''Tetris's'' B-Type mode before switching to ''Dr. Mario'', then ''Tetris's'' A-Type mode and so on. The game also earned a [[Player's Choice]] label.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario (game)#Satellaview|Dr. Mario BS Ban]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:No image.png|150px]]<br><span style="font-size:8pt">{{flag list|Japan|March 1997}} [[Satellaview]]</span>
|'''''Dr. Mario BS Ban''''' was a standalone version of the remake of ''Dr. Mario'' that was included in ''Tetris & Dr. Mario''. This version was broadcast for the Satellaview system between March 1997 and June 2000.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Nintendo Puzzle Collection cover.jpg|150px]]<br><span style="font-size:8pt">{{flag list|Japan|February 7, 2003}} [[Nintendo GameCube]]</span>
|'''''Nintendo Puzzle Collection''''' is a Japan-only game for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. The collection includes three games, with one of them being ''Dr. Mario 64''. The [[Family Computer]] version of ''Dr. Mario'' can also be played by using the [[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube–Game Boy Advance Link Cable|Nintendo GameCube–Game Boy Advance Link Cable]].
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:ClassicNES DRMario.jpg|150px]]<br><span style="font-size:8pt">{{flag list|Japan|May 21, 2004}} [[Game Boy Advance]]</span>
|'''''Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario''''' is a port of the Nintendo Entertainment System version of ''Dr. Mario'' under the ''[[Classic NES Series]]'' line. The game is almost identical, however there is no two player mode.
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Drmariogba.jpg|150px]]<br><span style="font-size:8pt">{{flag list|Japan|September 13, 2005}} [[Game Boy Advance]]</span>
|'''''Dr. Mario & Puzzle League''''' is a compilation game for the Game Boy Advance. The game includes an enhanced remakes of ''Dr. Mario'' and a game called ''Puzzle League'', which is a simplified version of ''[[nwiki:Panel de Pon|Panel de Pon]]'' that is named after ''{{wp|Pokémon Puzzle League}}''.
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===Promotional games===
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Vitamintossicon.jpg|28px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>2005<br>{{wp|Adobe Flash}}</span>
|'''''Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss''''' was an online {{wp|Adobe Flash|Flash}} advergame published by Nintendo to promote ''Dr. Mario & Puzzle League'' for the Game Boy Advance. It was available to play on the game's official website, as well as in the [[Nintendo Arcade]] section of nintendo.com. The game departs from the [[Genre#Puzzle|puzzle]]-driven gameplay of the ''Dr. Mario'' series, but still has in view defeating viruses using capsules.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドクターマリオ
|JapR=Dokutā Mario
|JapM=Dr. Mario
|ChiS=马力欧医生
|ChiSR=Mǎlì'ōu yīshēng
|ChiSM=Dr. Mario
|ChiT=瑪利歐醫生
|ChiTR=Mǎlì'ōu yīshēng
|ChiTM=Dr. Mario
|Kor=닥터마리오
|KorR=Dagteomalio
|KorM=Dr. Mario
}}

==Trivia==
*The old international logo for the series, used from ''Dr. Mario'' to ''Dr. Mario Express'' in North America, stylized the "R" in "Dr." as "℞". This is in reference to a common abbreviation for a [[wikipedia:medical prescription|medical prescription]] (given that Mario is a doctor in this series), with the R crossed out being an abbreviation for ''Recipere'' (Latin for ''"Take thou"''). Similarly, ''Dr. Mario Online Rx'' has the "Rx" stylized as "℞", but not the "R" in "Dr."
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