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Binding: Game Cartridge
Brand: Nintendo
EAN: 0045496870935
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Label: Nintendo
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo 64
Publisher: Nintendo
Sales Rank: 7342
Studio: Nintendo



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Amazon.com Product Description:
Back in the early 1990s, after the world had gone mad for Tetris, Nintendo put out its own variant of the puzzle game that, unlike most clones of the day, actually brought some new life to the original idea. Now the classic Nintendo game, with some improvements of its own, is reintroduced for the Nintendo 64. Rather than just twisting shapes to fill vacant spaces, Dr. Mario 64 will have you matching capsule-shaped pills to fight like-colored viruses. Players earn point bonuses when stringing combos together. Dr. Mario 64 comes with the original one- and two-player modes, and introduces a simultaneous four-player mode.



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - GREAT PUZZLE GAMING ON THE N64 8.5 OUT OF 10
I love puzzle games, I've really grown addicted to them over the years, that's why I have like fifteen Tetris games on my wish list. Dr. Mario may not be an improvement over past iterations, but has plenty of fun to keep you entertained for a long time.
WHAT THE GAME IS: You use pills to destroy germs by lining certain sides of pills with the same colors of other pills, and it's highly addicting. The story is Mario has had valuable medicine stolen by Wario and another doctor and he pursues them. Then in an RPG-style, you encounter random enemies on your journey and you must defeat them.
GRAPHICS: Have a cartoony look and look great, even today. They feel like they haven't aged a bit.
MUSIC: You can choose your own music or turn it off. Some of the music choices are good, some of them suck.
SOUNDS: Destroying germs, little yelps of joy from either Mario or the opponent, or groans from when someone does a move that is better than the other.
GAMEPLAY: Controls are confusing at first, but generally work fine. No joystick control though, it's all d-pad. The gameplay is insanely addicting and a lot of fun, a must-have for any puzzle game fan. Though I did notice sometimes matches would get difficult, and your pills are randomized, you don't choose them. But at least if you keep losing and restart the puzzle will always be set up differently.
OVERALL: This would be a great addition to your N64 library, it's addicting, it's nutty, it's built like a mix of RPG and puzzle, and it's sure as hell fun. Go play it now!
THE GOOD: An RPG/Puzzle mix that's nutty for it's whacky story and enemies, and it's very addicting.
THE BAD: Controls are confusing at first, sometimes matches can get difficult and frustrating.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Dr Mario rocks! or so my wife tells me :-)
I really got this for my wife, BUT it is evidently a great game. She plays it by the hours - so much so, that the kids and I can't get near it!


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Dr. Mario N64
I have palyed thousands of games in my life, but Dr. Mario is by far the best game ever. It is so competitive and so fun, that you will literally sit infront of the screen for 4 hours without realizing that more that 30 minutes had gone by. Anyone who is competitive would love this game (if you haven't noticed thats me) :) So buy this game and you wont regret it.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Take-a two mushrooms and call-a me inna morning.
I must admit that while Dr. Mario's medical background is shady and unoriginal, his procedural methods can be fun. It's a love or hate affair. Those who've never had an appointment with the doctor may take to it, but others who in the past made regular visits might feel that he hasn't kept up with the times.

Mario - I'm onto you. Think you can run around playing doctor while hocking your sugar pills? You might be offering your services for a seemingly affordable $29.95, but didn't we already try this medicine? Better get Lawyer Luigi on the phone.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Masterpiece of gaming
In the late eighties and early nineties, Nintendo made a name for their Mario character by making him the star of many wildly successful platformer action/adventure games. By the time the eighties screeched to a halt, people knew that they could go to Mario for a high quality game. In the last part of the decade, Tetris caused a puzzle game revolution, and Nintendo obviously wanted to cash in on this, so they cast Mario in a puzzle game - appropriately entitled Dr. Mario. And now the game has been remade for the Nintendo 64! Read on for my review of this remake of the classic puzzler.

PROS:
-The game is easy to learn, yet difficult to master. These are the best types of video games out there.
-You can do a multiplayer mode of up to four players!
-The game stays true to its roots through and through, making as few changes as possible.

CONS:
-The lack of improvements over previous versions of the game may be reason enough for die-hard gamers not to buy a new version of the game.
-Individual screens are too small in the four-player mode.

OVERALL:
-Got a Nintendo 64? If you own this game, good for you. If not, what the hell are you waiting for? Dr. Mario is arguably the greatest puzzle game of all time, and not owning it is the ultimate sin! Get on eBay or your local used video games dealer, and get yourself a copy. By not owning this masterpiece of a game, you hurt only yourself.

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