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I miss the big screen, but this game still rocks the house.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: December 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Incredibly simple -- and simply addictive. It's practically impossible to put this game down once you start playing it. There are vague similarities to Tetris, but Dr. Mario is even simpler in concept. So you can jump in immediately -- but this doesn't mean the game isn't challenging. You'll quickly discover just how difficult a simple game can get! Fortunately, the three game play speeds and 21 levels of play allow you to set the difficulty level at whatever is most challenging for you.

A serious beef with the GBA version: the screen is poorly lit, and as a result the red and yellow viruses and capsules can be hard to distinguish from each other. I'm hoping that, since GBA games can also be played on the DS, the better lighting of the DS might solve this problem.

And a minor quibble: why not save the high scores?! (They are erased every time you turn off the system.) This was also true in the 8-bit NES version, but there's just no excuse for not having the saving capability now. It'd be nice not to have to write down my high scores!

Not for 20 Bucks!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: October 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Dr. Mario, another NES classic game and another game in the classic NES series that suffers from "Too much of the same game availible".

Dr. Mario is easy to get the hang of. Mario throws pills into a jar and you have to match the color up with the proper virus. So a red pill needs to land on a red virus. As the never ending game progresses the jar has more and more viruses inside. It doesn't sound like much fun but its one of the most addicting games once you get into it (the only addicting game that draws competition to Tetris, mind you).

Graphic wise it looks really colorful and neat. Again, as with the other classic NES games the ratio had to be made to fit on the gameboy screen. Some things actually look smaller than they should but it shouldn't pose a problem. You can still see everything just fine.

The problem with Dr. Mario is its a game that through its transition to other systems, it never changed in the way of its gameplay. I could buy the original Gameboy version and it would still be like owning the classic NES version. I could even go out and find a copy of "Tetris and Dr. Mario" on the SNES and that would still be the same thing I'm getting here.

Unless you don't have the Gameboy, NES, SNES or even the N64 version, you've got no reason ot pick this up at all. Through the years, Dr. Mario has only received graphical upgrades but nothing that deteriates from the gameplay.

I like Dr. Mario, its one of my favorite games, but what would be the point of getting the GBA version when I've already got the original Gameboy version and the SNES version? Save your money on this one, it isn't worth the 20 dollars.

Let The Doctor In

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I arguably see a lot of classic video games come back again. Yet, with all of those, many games have had a very little opportunity of a cult following. In 1989, puzzle games really did bacome a staple of the video game industry with the smashing status of the addictive Tetris. That game has been so amazing, very few knockoffs have also stayed the course. Dr. Mario was also one of those games that has been a constant for Nintendo owners. From the debut for the original NES system, to all the way on the N64 wave awhile back, Dr. Mario has been a surprising standout, and now Game Boy owners can feel the viruses again.

Dr. Mario: The NES version for thr Game Boy Advance, still remains as addictive as it was a staple for NES owners years ago. The game has 20 wild and wolly levels of pure puzzle action that just keeps getting more complex by the minute. In the game, you try to fill the medicing bottle by stacking four parts of pills either across or vertically to attack the viruses. The game is very easy to tackle, and brings out a good sense of challenge. However, there are a few surprising disadvantages to the game. One of them is that for some, it is a lack of challenge, especially if you've mastered the whole game years ago for the NES, or any of the other revised versions. Another disadvatage is that the game doesn't bring out anything new, considering it is the exact same version without any different things to make it unique again for Game Boy players.

Nevertheless, Dr. Mario is a pure wild delight for anybody who is addicted to puzzles. I loved this game before for the original Nintendo system, and I still love it now. Hopefully, many in this generation can keeps those viruses away and bring the pills going. This is a must have for the Game Boy Advance.

Graphics: C+

Sound: C

Control: A-

Price: B+

Fun & Enjoyment: B

Overall: B

Dr. Mario for the Gameboy Advance........my opinion....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Yup, it's about dadgummed time we see Dr. Mario for the Gameboy Advance. Except for the version on the original Gameboy, there's been no other handheld version of the game til' now. Admittedly, it's been on every other Nintendo console system that's been out. Course, I can never get enough of the game- it seems. It's really addictive. I understand how Nintendo is releasing the Classic NES series on the system, though. For the sheer pleasure of people enjoying the original games. Yet, part of me somehow wishes they had of updated the game for the Gameboy Advance kinda' like they did for the Nintendo 64, graphically as well as multiplayer-wise. If you own a GBA; you've seen updates of classics like Tetris and whatnot...why not Dr. Mario. I'm inclined to agree with arlando909 in that, unless you don't own any of the other systems and their versions, why bother spending your money on this version. The only reason why I got it is for the fact that I've had trouble rounding up the original Gameboy version and I wanted a handheld version of it to play on the go. Wish I had of looked here at Amazon first. Could have saved some money in the process.
Other than that, Dr. Mario is worth it. The classic will never get old. It's addictive gameplay will keep you coming back for more and more.

Too tiny to see

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I loved the original Dr. Mario, so when I got a GameBoy version I was excited. It's very Tetris-like, except for making complete rows, you are matching up 4 like colors of pill halves to the same color virus until they have all been matched and eliminated. Unfortunately, the "pills" are so tiny that it is difficult to enjoy this process. My vision is fine, yet I find myself squinting at the screen trying to make out the different colors in order to decide where to drop them. This was a good idea, but it doesn't work on such a small scale. However, if trying to make out minute details doesn't bother you, then you will probably enjoy this classic - especially if you love Tetris and are burned out on it.

Game Cubes Advance version "DR.MARIO"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Everything is AOK with this game. I've loved it from the first version on the Nintento games years ago. hahahahah I've been hooked ever since. gail

Looks the same, plays worse.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

There were only a couple NES games I ended up playing after new consoles kept coming out. Dr. Mario was one of them. This game doesn't live up to the original. It pretty much looks the same, and it sounds the same, but here are the problems that keep me from playing it: The game isn't smooth like the original. Remember those tricky situations where you would have to slide a pill under other pills while flipping it? Forget it. Holding left and right is slower than the original, and flipping is slower as well. Finally, a minor problem is that when you hold down a pill to make it fall faster, the yellow turns into red as it falls. The pills are too small. They should make a Dr. Mario for DS with the double screens..Heaven.

Dr. Mario

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Dr. Mario is a great game and I play it all the time. I will keep you coming back for more.

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