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|image=[[File:TetrisDrMario.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:TetrisDrMario.jpg|300px]] | ||
|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D 1]] | |developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D 1]] | ||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
| | |release={{release|USA|December 30, 1994|South Korea|1994<ref name="Scanlines16">{{cite|author=Dentifritz|date=|url=scanlines16.com/collection/tetris-dr-mario-kor/|publisher=Scanlines16.com|title=Tetris & Dr. Mario (KR)|language=fr|archive=archive.today/2024.06.06-201929/http://scanlines16.com/collection/tetris-dr-mario-kor|accessdate=June 6, 2024}}</ref>|Europe|July 25, 1995<ref>{{cite|url=www.themushroomkingdom.net/games/tdrm|title=''Tetris & Dr. Mario''|publisher=The Mushroom Kingdom|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>}} | ||
|genre=[[Genre#Puzzle|Puzzle]] | |languages={{languages|en_us=y}} | ||
|modes= | |genre=[[Genre#Puzzle games|Puzzle]] | ||
|modes=1–2 players | |||
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E}} | |ratings={{ratings|esrb=E}} | ||
|platforms=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] | |platforms=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] | ||
| | |format={{format|snes=1}} | ||
|input={{input|snes=1}} | |input={{input|snes=1}} | ||
|serials=SNS-ATFE-USA (U.S.) | |||
}} | }} | ||
''''' | '''''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 (game)|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. | ||
The game's remake of ''Dr. Mario'' was later | The game's remake of ''Dr. Mario'' was later released on the [[Satellaview]] as Dr. Mario BS Version 「Dr.マリオBS版」 and was broadcast between March 1997 and June 2000. | ||
== | ==Gameplay== | ||
===''Tetris''=== | ===''Tetris''=== | ||
[[File:Tetris Gameplay.png|thumb|200px|left|Gameplay of ''Tetris'' mode]] | [[File:Tetris Gameplay.png|thumb|200px|left|Gameplay of ''Tetris'' mode]] | ||
In ''Tetris'' mode, players must arrange various | In ''Tetris'' mode, players must arrange various [[harddrop:Tetromino|tetrominos]] across a board in order to create straight lines. Each tetromino falls from the top of the screen and must be assembled at the bottom. Once the player creates a line, that row disappears. The game is endless, so there is no specific way to "win." The player loses the game if a tetromino touches the top of the board. ''Tetris'' has an A-Mode, which gives the player an empty board to fill themselves, and a B-Mode, which gives the player a partially filled board that they must work around. B-Mode also gives the player the option to change the height of the board. | ||
''Tetris'' features the options of a one-player game, a two-player game, and a single-player mode where a computer is used as an opponent. | |||
===''Dr. Mario''=== | ===''Dr. Mario''=== | ||
{{see also|Dr. Mario (game)#Gameplay}} | {{see also|Dr. Mario (game)#Gameplay}} | ||
''Dr. Mario'' mode features slight differences from | ''Dr. Mario'' mode features slight differences from original releases. Aside from enhanced graphics and music, the game also adds as Vs. Computer mode, which gives the player the option to fight against the blue, yellow, or red [[virus]]. The blue virus represents an easy computer, while the yellow and red viruses represent medium and hard, respectively. | ||
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===Mixed Match=== | ===Mixed Match=== | ||
[[File:Tetris & Dr. Mario mixed mode screen.png|thumb | [[File:Tetris & Dr. Mario mixed mode screen.png|thumb|Gameplay of Mixed Match. The first player advanced to the next level and is now playing ''Dr. Mario'' while the second player is still on the first stage playing ''Tetris''.]] | ||
In this game's exclusive | In this game's exclusive Mixed Match mode, players play through three modes within a time limit, starting with Tetris's B-Mode where a specified number of lines must be cleared, followed by Dr. Mario where all the available viruses must be eliminated, and finally ending with Tetris's A-Mode, which is endless. Unlike in the individual ''Tetris'' and ''Dr. Mario'' modes, there is no single-player version, and it can be played with only two players where there is no option to play against a computer player. Within this mode, players cannot disrupt their opponents as a result of clearing multiple lines with a single piece. If the player loses one of the modes as a result of filling up one of the middle columns, the progress within that mode is reset and the score for it is also reset to zero. The player who scores the higher total number of points across the three modes is the winner, but if both players score the same total number of points, the result is a draw. | ||
There are two options for Mixed Match: '''Game Start''' and '''Options'''. The former allows the player to choose the Handicap, Play Time ( | There are two options for Mixed Match: '''Game Start''' and '''Options'''. The former allows the player to choose the Handicap, Play Time (three, five, or seven minutes), and Music (three different music themes, plus an option to turn it off). For this game's handicap in '''Game Start''', the settings for all three modes are as follows: | ||
{|width=30% | {|width=30% class=wikitable style="text-align:center" | ||
|- | |- | ||
!width=5%|Handicap | !width=5%|Handicap | ||
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|Easy | |Easy | ||
|style="text-align:left"| | |style="text-align:left"| | ||
* '''Level''' | * '''Level:''' 3 | ||
* '''Height''' | * '''Height:''' 1 (3 lines) | ||
* '''Clear Lines''' | * '''Clear Lines:''' 10 lines | ||
|style="text-align:left"| | |style="text-align:left"| | ||
* '''Virus Level''' | * '''Virus Level:''' 2 (12 viruses) | ||
* '''Speed''' | * '''Speed:''' Low | ||
||'''Level''' | ||'''Level:''' 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Medium | |Medium | ||
|style="text-align:left"| | |style="text-align:left"| | ||
* '''Level''' | * '''Level:''' 5 | ||
* '''Height''' | * '''Height:''' 3 (8 lines) | ||
* '''Clear Lines''' | * '''Clear Lines:''' 15 lines | ||
|style="text-align:left"| | |style="text-align:left"| | ||
* '''Virus Level''' | * '''Virus Level:''' 4 (20 viruses) | ||
* '''Speed''' | * '''Speed:''' Med | ||
||'''Level''' | ||'''Level:''' 5 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Hard | |Hard | ||
|style="text-align:left"| | |style="text-align:left"| | ||
* '''Level''' | * '''Level:''' 7 | ||
* '''Height''' | * '''Height:''' 5 (12 lines) | ||
* '''Clear Lines''' | * '''Clear Lines:''' 20 lines | ||
|style="text-align:left"| | |style="text-align:left"| | ||
* '''Virus Level''' | * '''Virus Level:''' 6 (28 viruses) | ||
* '''Speed''' | * '''Speed:''' Hi | ||
||'''Level''' | ||'''Level:''' 7 | ||
|} | |} | ||
Selecting '''Options''' | Selecting '''Options''' allows the player to configure the settings for both players individually, although changing the music requires going to '''Game Start''' to do so, just by highlighting the desired music option. The settings include the following and their respective limits: | ||
* '''''Tetris-B''''' | * '''''Tetris-B''''' | ||
** '''Level''' | ** '''Level:''' 0–10 | ||
** '''Height''' | ** '''Height:''' 0–5 (starts with 0, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 12 lines, respectively) | ||
** '''Clear Lines''' | ** '''Clear Lines:''' 1–30 | ||
* '''''Dr. Mario''''' | * '''''Dr. Mario''''' | ||
** '''Virus Level''' | ** '''Virus Level:''' 0–20 (starts with four viruses at level 0, increased by four more viruses per extra level) | ||
** '''Speed''' | ** '''Speed:''' Low / Med / Hi | ||
* '''''Tetris-A''''' | * '''''Tetris-A''''' | ||
** '''Level''' | ** '''Level:''' 0–10 | ||
* '''Play Time''' | * '''Play Time:''' 1–30 (minutes) | ||
==Controls== | |||
*{{button|snes|Pad}}: Move falling tetromino/[[ | *{{button|snes|Pad}} (left/right): Move falling tetromino/[[capsule]] | ||
*{{button|snes|Pad}} (down): Drop tetromino or capsule | |||
*{{button|snes|A}}: Flip falling tetromino/capsule clockwise | *{{button|snes|A}}: Flip falling tetromino/capsule clockwise | ||
*{{button|snes|B}}: Flip falling tetromino/capsule | *{{button|snes|B}}: Flip falling tetromino/capsule counterclockwise | ||
*{{button|snes|Start}}: | *{{button|snes|Start}}: Start/pause the game | ||
*{{button|snes|Select}}: During ''Tetris'', toggle the "NEXT" block display on or off | |||
{{button|snes|X}}, {{button|snes|Y}}, {{button|snes|L}}, and {{button|snes|R}} are unused, but in the dummied out options menu, there is a Controller Setup menu that allowed for setting up a function for those buttons.<ref>[[tcrf:Tetris & Dr. Mario#Options Menus|''Tetris & Dr. Mario'']] on TCRF</ref> | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Dr. Mario (character)|Dr. Mario]] ( | *[[Dr. Mario (character)|Dr. Mario]] (playable) | ||
*[[Virus|Fever]] ( | *[[Virus|Fever]] (enemy and opponent in Vs. Computer mode) | ||
*[[Virus|Chill]] ( | *[[Virus|Chill]] (enemy and opponent in Vs. Computer mode) | ||
*[[Virus|Weird]] ( | *[[Virus|Weird]] (enemy and opponent in Vs. Computer mode) | ||
{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
TetrisDrMarioPC.jpg|North American box art ([[Player's Choice]]) | TetrisDrMarioPC.jpg|North American box art ([[Player's Choice]]) | ||
Tetris & Dr. Mario - Box UK.jpg|UK box art | Tetris & Dr. Mario - Box UK.jpg|United Kingdom box art | ||
File:TetrisDrMario NintendoClassics UK.jpg|United Kingdom box art (Nintendo Classics) | |||
Tetris & Dr Mario box FRA.png|French and Dutch box art | Tetris & Dr Mario box FRA.png|French and Dutch box art | ||
Tetris & Dr Mario box DE.png|German box art | Tetris & Dr Mario box DE.png|German box art | ||
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Tetris & Dr. Mario Title Screen for Dr. Mario.png|Title screen for [[Dr. Mario (game)|''Dr. Mario'']] | Tetris & Dr. Mario Title Screen for Dr. Mario.png|Title screen for [[Dr. Mario (game)|''Dr. Mario'']] | ||
Tetris & Dr. Mario settings menu.png|The settings for ''Dr. Mario'' | Tetris & Dr. Mario settings menu.png|The settings for ''Dr. Mario'' | ||
Tetris & Dr. Mario 1 player mode.png|Gameplay of the | Tetris & Dr. Mario 1 player mode.png|Gameplay of the one-player mode | ||
Tetris & Dr. Mario Versus Com Screen.png|The selection for the VS Computer mode | Tetris & Dr. Mario Versus Com Screen.png|The selection for the VS. Computer mode | ||
Tetris & Dr. Mario versus com mode.png|Gameplay of the VS Computer mode | Tetris & Dr. Mario versus com mode.png|Gameplay of the VS. Computer mode | ||
Tetris & Dr. Mario 2 player mode.png|Gameplay of the | Tetris & Dr. Mario 2 player mode.png|Gameplay of the two-player mode | ||
Tetris & Dr. Mario Mixed Match title screen.png|Title screen for | Tetris & Dr. Mario Mixed Match title screen.png|Title screen for Mixed Match | ||
Tetris & Dr. Mario mixed mode settings.png|The settings for | Tetris & Dr. Mario mixed mode settings.png|The settings for Mixed Match | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==References in later games== | ==References in later games== | ||
*''[[Dr. Mario World]]'': Music 1 from Mixed Match is arranged for [[Toad#Dr. Mario World|Dr. Toad]]'s first tutorial in this game. | *''[[Dr. Mario World]]'': Music 1 from Mixed Match is arranged for [[Toad#Dr. Mario World|Dr. Toad]]'s first tutorial in this game. | ||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Ita=''Tetris e Dr. Mario''<ref>''Tetris & Dr. Mario'' GIG's Italian manual cover</ref> | |||
|ItaM=Tetris and Dr. Mario | |||
|Kor=테트리스 & 닥터 마리오<ref name="Scanlines16"/> | |||
|KorM=Tetris and Dr. Mario | |||
}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{NIWA|HardDrop=1}} | {{NIWA|HardDrop=1|NWiki=1}} | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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{{SNES}} | {{SNES}} | ||
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[[Category:Puzzle games]] | [[Category:Puzzle games]] | ||
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[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||
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[[Category:Player's Choice]] | [[Category:Player's Choice]] | ||
[[Category:Reissues]] | [[Category:Reissues]] | ||
[[de:Tetris & Dr. Mario]] | [[de:Tetris & Dr. Mario]] | ||
[[it:Tetris & Dr. Mario]] | [[it:Tetris & Dr. Mario]] |
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Tetris & Dr. Mario | |||
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Developer | Nintendo R&D 1 | ||
Publisher | Nintendo | ||
Platform(s) | SNES | ||
Release date | December 30, 1994 1994[1] July 25, 1995[2] | ||
Language(s) | English (United States) | ||
Genre | Puzzle | ||
Rating(s) |
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Mode(s) | 1–2 players | ||
Format | Super NES: Game Pak
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Input | Super NES:
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Serial code(s) | SNS-ATFE-USA (U.S.) |
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.
The game's remake of Dr. Mario was later released on the Satellaview as Dr. Mario BS Version 「Dr.マリオBS版」 and was broadcast between March 1997 and June 2000.
Gameplay[edit]
Tetris[edit]
In Tetris mode, players must arrange various tetrominos across a board in order to create straight lines. Each tetromino falls from the top of the screen and must be assembled at the bottom. Once the player creates a line, that row disappears. The game is endless, so there is no specific way to "win." The player loses the game if a tetromino touches the top of the board. Tetris has an A-Mode, which gives the player an empty board to fill themselves, and a B-Mode, which gives the player a partially filled board that they must work around. B-Mode also gives the player the option to change the height of the board.
Tetris features the options of a one-player game, a two-player game, and a single-player mode where a computer is used as an opponent.
Dr. Mario[edit]
- See also: Dr. Mario (game) § Gameplay
Dr. Mario mode features slight differences from original releases. Aside from enhanced graphics and music, the game also adds as Vs. Computer mode, which gives the player the option to fight against the blue, yellow, or red virus. The blue virus represents an easy computer, while the yellow and red viruses represent medium and hard, respectively.
Mixed Match[edit]
In this game's exclusive Mixed Match mode, players play through three modes within a time limit, starting with Tetris's B-Mode where a specified number of lines must be cleared, followed by Dr. Mario where all the available viruses must be eliminated, and finally ending with Tetris's A-Mode, which is endless. Unlike in the individual Tetris and Dr. Mario modes, there is no single-player version, and it can be played with only two players where there is no option to play against a computer player. Within this mode, players cannot disrupt their opponents as a result of clearing multiple lines with a single piece. If the player loses one of the modes as a result of filling up one of the middle columns, the progress within that mode is reset and the score for it is also reset to zero. The player who scores the higher total number of points across the three modes is the winner, but if both players score the same total number of points, the result is a draw.
There are two options for Mixed Match: Game Start and Options. The former allows the player to choose the Handicap, Play Time (three, five, or seven minutes), and Music (three different music themes, plus an option to turn it off). For this game's handicap in Game Start, the settings for all three modes are as follows:
Handicap | Tetris-B | Dr. Mario | Tetris-A |
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Easy |
|
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Level: 3 |
Medium |
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Level: 5 |
Hard |
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Level: 7 |
Selecting Options allows the player to configure the settings for both players individually, although changing the music requires going to Game Start to do so, just by highlighting the desired music option. The settings include the following and their respective limits:
- Tetris-B
- Level: 0–10
- Height: 0–5 (starts with 0, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 12 lines, respectively)
- Clear Lines: 1–30
- Dr. Mario
- Virus Level: 0–20 (starts with four viruses at level 0, increased by four more viruses per extra level)
- Speed: Low / Med / Hi
- Tetris-A
- Level: 0–10
- Play Time: 1–30 (minutes)
Controls[edit]
- (left/right): Move falling tetromino/capsule
- (down): Drop tetromino or capsule
- : Flip falling tetromino/capsule clockwise
- : Flip falling tetromino/capsule counterclockwise
- : Start/pause the game
- : During Tetris, toggle the "NEXT" block display on or off
, , , and are unused, but in the dummied out options menu, there is a Controller Setup menu that allowed for setting up a function for those buttons.[3]
Characters[edit]
- Dr. Mario (playable)
- Fever (enemy and opponent in Vs. Computer mode)
- Chill (enemy and opponent in Vs. Computer mode)
- Weird (enemy and opponent in Vs. Computer mode)
Gallery[edit]
Box art[edit]
North American box art (Player's Choice)
Screenshots[edit]
Title screen for Dr. Mario
Media[edit]
- For a complete list of media for this subject, see List of Tetris & Dr. Mario media.
Staff[edit]
- Main article: List of Tetris & Dr. Mario staff
References in later games[edit]
- Dr. Mario World: Music 1 from Mixed Match is arranged for Dr. Toad's first tutorial in this game.
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Italian | Tetris e Dr. Mario[4] |
Tetris and Dr. Mario |
Korean | 테트리스 & 닥터 마리오[1] |
Tetris and Dr. Mario |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Dentifritz. Tetris & Dr. Mario (KR). Scanlines16.com (French). Retrieved June 6, 2024. (Archived June 6, 2024, 20:19:29 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Tetris & Dr. Mario. The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Tetris & Dr. Mario on TCRF
- ^ Tetris & Dr. Mario GIG's Italian manual cover