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|release={{flag list|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>}}'''[[Player's Choice]]:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|September 1, 1997<ref>{{cite|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-1997-e-3-press-kit|title=Nintendo E3 1997 Press Kit|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|accessdate=November 10, 2024}}</ref>}} | |release={{flag list|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}}{{better source}}</ref>}}'''[[Player's Choice]]:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|September 1, 1997<ref>{{cite|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-1997-e-3-press-kit|title=Nintendo E3 1997 Press Kit|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|accessdate=November 10, 2024}}</ref>}} | ||
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|platforms=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |platforms=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | ||
|format={{format|snes=1}} | |format={{format|snes=1}} | ||
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'''''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. | '''''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 released on the [[Satellaview]] as ''Dr. Mario BS Version'' | 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, as well as on the [[Nintendo Power (cartridge)|Nintendo Power cartridge format]] and on the Super NES version of [[LodgeNet]] as simply ''Dr. Mario''. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
===''Tetris''=== | ===''Tetris''=== | ||
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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: | 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% class=wikitable style="text-align:center; min-width: 470px !important" | {|width=30% class=wikitable style="text-align:center;min-width:470px!important" | ||
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!Handicap | !Handicap | ||
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||'''Level:''' 7 | ||'''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: | 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:''' 0–10 | **'''Level:''' 0–10 | ||
** '''Height:''' 0–5 (starts with 0, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 12 lines, respectively) | **'''Height:''' 0–5 (starts with 0, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 12 lines, respectively) | ||
** '''Clear Lines:''' 1–30 | **'''Clear Lines:''' 1–30 | ||
* '''''Dr. Mario''''' | *'''''Dr. Mario''''' | ||
** '''Virus Level:''' 0–20 (starts with four viruses at level 0, increased by four more viruses per extra level) | **'''Virus Level:''' 0–20 (starts with four viruses at level 0, increased by four more viruses per extra level) | ||
** '''Speed:''' Low / Med / Hi | **'''Speed:''' Low / Med / Hi | ||
* '''''Tetris-A''''' | *'''''Tetris-A''''' | ||
** '''Level:''' 0–10 | **'''Level:''' 0–10 | ||
* '''Play Time:''' 1–30 (minutes) | *'''Play Time:''' 1–30 (minutes) | ||
==Controls== | ==Controls== | ||
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*{{button|snes|Start}}: Start/pause the game | *{{button|snes|Start}}: Start/pause the game | ||
*{{button|snes|Select}}: During ''Tetris'', toggle the "NEXT" block display on or off | *{{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>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Tetris & Dr. Mario#Options Menus|Tetris & Dr. Mario § Options Menus]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=February 10, 2022}}</ref> | |||
{{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| | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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Tetris & Dr Mario logo.png|The game's logo | Tetris & Dr Mario logo.png|The game's logo | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Box art=== | ===Box art=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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Tetris & Dr. Mario Box SCN.jpg|Scandinavian box art | Tetris & Dr. Mario Box SCN.jpg|Scandinavian box art | ||
Tetris & Dr. Mario - Box UK.jpg|United Kingdom box art | Tetris & Dr. Mario - Box UK.jpg|United Kingdom box art | ||
File:TetrisDrMario NintendoClassics UK.jpg|United Kingdom box art ([[Nintendo Classics]]) | File:TetrisDrMario NintendoClassics UK.jpg|United Kingdom box art ([[Nintendo Classics (marketing label)]]) | ||
Tetris & Dr Mario box FRA.png|French and Dutch box art | Tetris & Dr Mario box FRA.png|French and Dutch box art | ||
Super Classic Series Tetris & Dr. Mario Box FR.jpg|French and Dutch box art (Nintendo Classics) | Super Classic Series Tetris & Dr. Mario Box FR.jpg|French and Dutch box art (Nintendo Classics) | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Multimedia== | ||
{{main-media}} | {{main-media}} | ||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
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{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Ita=''Tetris e Dr. Mario''<ref>''Tetris & Dr. Mario'' GIG's Italian manual cover</ref> | |Ita=''Tetris e Dr. Mario''<ref>''Tetris & Dr. Mario'' GIG's Italian manual cover</ref> | ||
|ItaM=Tetris | |ItaM=Tetris & Dr. Mario | ||
|Kor=테트리스 & 닥터 마리오<ref name="Scanlines16"/> | |Kor=테트리스 & 닥터 마리오<ref name="Scanlines16"/> | ||
|KorM=Tetris | |KorM=Tetris & Dr. Mario | ||
}} | }} | ||
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[[Category:Player's Choice]] | [[Category:Player's Choice]] | ||
[[Category:Remakes]] | [[Category:Remakes]] | ||
[[Category:Games unreleased in Japan]] | |||
[[de:Tetris & Dr. Mario]] | [[de:Tetris & Dr. Mario]] | ||
[[it:Tetris & Dr. Mario]] | [[it:Tetris & Dr. Mario]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:07, May 3, 2025
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| Developer | Nintendo R&D 1 | ||||
| Publisher | Nintendo | ||||
| Platform | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | ||||
| Release date |  December 30, 1994[?] 1994[1] July 25, 1995[2]Player's Choice: September 1, 1997[3] | ||||
| Languages | English | ||||
| Genre | Puzzle | ||||
| Rating |
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| Mode | 1–2 players | ||||
| Format | Super NES:  Game Pak | ||||
| Input | Super NES:
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| Serial codes | SNS-ATFE-USA | ||||
- Kids to Adults
- General
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, as well as on the Nintendo Power cartridge format and on the Super NES version of LodgeNet as simply Dr. Mario.
Gameplay
Tetris
- See also: Tetris § Gameplay
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
- 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 a 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
|
|
Level: 3 |
| Medium |
|
|
Level: 5 |
| Hard |
|
|
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
(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.[4]
Characters
- 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
The game's logo
Box art
North American box art (Player's Choice)
Canadian box art
Brazilian box art
Scandinavian box art
United Kingdom box art
United Kingdom box art (Nintendo Classics (marketing label))
French and Dutch box art
French and Dutch box art (Nintendo Classics)
Spanish box art
Spanish box art (Nintendo Classics)
Spanish and Italian box art (Nintendo Classics)
German box art
German box art (Nintendo Classics)
German box art (Alternate)
Australasian box art
Korean box art
Screenshots
Title screen
Main Menu
Title screen for Dr. Mario
The settings for Dr. Mario
Gameplay of the one-player mode
The selection for the VS. Computer mode
Gameplay of the VS. Computer mode
Gameplay of the two-player mode
Title screen for Mixed Match
The settings for Mixed Match
Multimedia
- For a complete list of media files for this subject, see Multimedia:Tetris & Dr. Mario.
Main Title Staff
- Main article: List of Tetris & Dr. Mario staff
References in later games
- Dr. Mario World: Music 1 from Mixed Match is arranged for Dr. Toad's first tutorial in this game.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | Tetris e Dr. Mario[5] | Tetris & Dr. Mario | |
| Korean | 테트리스 & 닥터 마리오[1] | Tetris & Dr. Mario |
References
- ^ 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.[better source needed]
- ^ Nintendo E3 1997 Press Kit. Nintendo of America (English). Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ Tetris & Dr. Mario § Options Menus. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Tetris & Dr. Mario GIG's Italian manual cover
