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==Trivia==
*This is the final game to be released on the [[Nintendo 64]] in the U.S. In other countries, [[Mario Party 3]] was the last game to be released.

Revision as of 19:38, January 13, 2014

Template:Infobox Dr. Mario 64 is a puzzle game developed by Nintendo and released for the Nintendo 64. It was rereleased along with Tetris Attack and Yoshi's Cookie in a GameCube game called Nintendo Puzzle Collection in 2003, which was only released in Japan.

Gameplay

Dr. Mario and Wario face off in Story Mode from Dr. Mario 64.
A screenshot from Dr. Mario 64.

Dr. Mario 64 plays the same as its pre­de­cess­ors for the most part. Dr. Mario throws Megavitamins into a jar full of Viruses, and the goal is to line up a minimum of four of a color combination of Viruses and Megavitamins to make them disappear. There are three types of Viruses - the Red Virus (Fever), the Blue Virus (Chill) and the Yellow Virus (Weird), with a Megavitamin color designed to defeat them.

Dr Mario 64 features many different modes of play. The player uses the D-Pad to toggle with the different modes they wish to select. The first one is Classic mode, where Dr. Mario is playable like he was originally. In the second mode of play, Story mode, Dr. Mario or Wario must track down the stolen Megavitamins. This mode only has versus matches against computers. The third mode allows practice against a computer player, where any character found in Story mode can be selected. The fourth game mode is Flash mode, where only the clearing of flashing Viruses counts. The fifth game mode is Marathon mode, which is basically an endless mode (the Viruses never stop coming out of the bottom of the jar). The sixth game mode is Score Attack mode, where there are only three minutes to get both a high score and clear all of the viruses. Multiplayer mode supports up to four players, which adds a mode allowing four players to play on two teams.

Plot

Dr. Mario's story

Unlike past Dr. Mario games, this game has a storyline. It's flu season, and it's Dr. Mario's duty to use his Megavitamins to heal the infirmities of the citizens of the land. However, Wario attempts to steal the Megavitamins. He believes that if he has them, he will be rich. Before he can do so, Mad Scienstein takes the Megavitamins. Dr. Mario runs into Wario, believing he has the Megavitamins, and they duel. Afterwards, they both go after Mad Scienstein. Throughout their adventure, both of them meet up with many creatures, all of them being villains from Wario Land 3. In the end, it is revealed Mad Scienstein stole the Megavitamins for the diabolical Rudy the Clown, who wishes to cure his cold. Dr. Mario defeats Rudy, takes back his trusty Megavitamins, and makes Rudy happy by curing his cold. If Dr. Mario hasn't lost any matches, Wario will take the Megavitamins and consume all of them at once, transforming him into Vampire Wario.

Enemies exclusive to Dr. Mario's story

  • Wario
  • Silky
  • Jellybob
  • Helio
  • Vampire Wario

Wario's story

Wario's story is slightly different in that his story features enemies that Dr. Mario doesn't face. In his ending he defeats Rudy but then Dr. Mario comes and tries to get the Megavitamins back. Wario rushes away, but he trips, causing the Megavitamins to spill out of the jar and onto Dr. Mario. Dr. Mario swallows all of them and transforms into Metal Mario. After Wario beats him, Mad Scienstein comes and runs off with the Megavitamins. Wario chases after him and the chase continues, seemingly with no end.

Enemies exclusive to Wario's story

  • Dr. Mario
  • Appleby
  • Lumpy
  • Octo
  • Metal Mario

Playable Characters

The final cast of characters.
The default cast of characters.
The final cast of characters.
The final cast of characters.


References to Other Games

Gallery

Staff

Main article: List of Dr. Mario 64 staff

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Nintendo 64 games
Super Mario franchise Super Mario 64 (1996) • Mario Kart 64 (1996) • Mario no Photopi (1998) • Mario Party (1998) • Mario Golf (1999) • Mario Artist: Paint Studio* (1999) • Mario Party 2 (1999) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio* (2000) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit* (2000) • Mario Tennis (2000) • Paper Mario (2000) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio* (2000) • Mario Party 3 (2000) • Dr. Mario 64 (2001)
Donkey Kong franchise Diddy Kong Racing (1997) • Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi's Story (1997)
Crossovers Super Smash Bros. (1999)

Trivia

  • This is the final game to be released on the Nintendo 64 in the U.S. In other countries, Mario Party 3 was the last game to be released.
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