Dr. Mario is a Tetris type puzzle game. Mario is dressed like a doctor and tosses colored pills on top of the heads of the viruses which are your enemies. The goal is to match the colors of the pills with the colors of the virus. When three pieces of the same colored pill touches an enemy virus he will be defeated. The number of viruses you have to defeat increases as you advance in levels. There are also three speed levels (low, medium, and high) which you can beat the game on. The speed at which Dr. Mario tosses pills is dictated by the level you choose. This is a simple yet addictive game, which can be enjoyed by gamers of all ages.

Players must clear all viruses on a stage using a single combo.

If any virus remains after any one virus is cleared, the stage resets.

Stages contain a number of viruses equal to the stage number plus two.

Stages automatically resets if the player tops-out.

Players can reset their board manually at any time by hitting UP on the D-Pad

Players can forfeit at any time by hitting SELECT.

Pill speed increase is removed.

Vs. mode is supported with garbage attacks removed.

Score calculation is removed from 1-player to avoid a glitch related to clearing many viruses at once.

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