Dr. Mario Express: Difference between revisions

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|release='''Nintendo DSi ([[DSiWare]]):'''<br>{{release|Japan|December 24, 2008|USA|April 20, 2009|Australia|May 1, 2009|Europe|May 8, 2009|China|April 8, 2010}} '''Nintendo 3DS ([[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|eShop]]):'''<br>{{release|Japan|June 6, 2011|USA|June 6, 2011|Europe|June 6, 2011|Australia|June 6, 2011}}

|input={{input|ds=1|3ds=1}}

'''''Dr. Mario Express''''', known as '''''A Little Bit of... Dr. Mario''''' in PAL regions and as '''''Chotto Dr. Mario''''' (ちょっとDr. MARIO, lit. "A little bit of Dr. Mario") in Japan, is a [[Genre#Puzzle|puzzle]] game released on [[DSiWare]] for the [[Nintendo DSi]] for 500 DSi points and the fifth main installment in the [[Dr. Mario (series)|''Dr. Mario'' series]]. This game has the same design and most of the same music as ''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]'', but unlike the [[WiiWare]] version, it does not offer a multiplayer mode or feature the ''Virus Buster'' mini-game (which can be found as part of the DSiWare games of its original parent series, ''Brain Age Express'', instead). Moreover, this game does not have touch control functionality.

The basic gameplay for ''Dr. Mario'' is to eliminate [[virus]]es by using [[capsule]]s to line it up against the same colored viruses so that a line of four in a row or column is formed. The game is over if the capsule is blocked at the top-middle of the bottle.

 

*'''Classic''': In this mode, the bottle is filled with viruses, and they need to be eliminated by using the capsules to match them. After clearing a level, the player can proceed to the next level or to replay the current level. If the player got a game over, the player can restart the level. The level can also be restarted at any time during gameplay. However, in level 21 and above on Fast, the option to restart the level is disabled, except after you cleared a level.

*'''Vs. CPU''': In this mode, the player competes against the CPU in order to either be the first to clear all the viruses in their bottle. The player can also win if the capsule in their opponent's bottle is blocked at the top middle. By making multiple matches in a single move, the player can send up to four garbage capsules to their opponent, depending on the amount of matches cleared. The garbage colors are dependent on the color matches made. The difficulty of the CPU can be chosen between Easy, Normal, or Hard.

 

There are three options in the menu: Quick Drop toggles the ability to instantly drop capsules with the up button, Capsule Ghost Image shows a translucent image of where the capsule will fall, and Background Color changes the color of the background between 1 (red), 2 (blue), and 3 (green).

 

*{{button|ds|Pad}} (up): Quick drop capsule (requires enabling in options to do so)

*{{button|ds|a}}: Rotate capsule clockwise

*{{button|ds|start}}: Pause game, and display pause menu

|Jap=ちょっとDr.MARIO

|JapM=A little bit of Dr. Mario

|Fre=''Une pause avec... Dr. Mario''

|FreM=''A pause with... Dr. Mario''

|Chi=一下下马力欧医生

|ChiM=A little bit of Dr. Mario

*In Classic mode, when the player beats level 5, 10, 15, or 20, they will see a picture of Dr. Mario taking a rest under a tree. The number of viruses on top of the tree and the time of day depends on the speed and level the player plays at.

**After beating level 20, the time of day shown is also night, except there is a full moon and a UFO.

*[http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/w1oJPvJS40XSvl3c9ICaeZXLm71bRQ24 North American website]

*[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/dsiware/a_little_bit_of_dr_mario_12517.html European website]

*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsiware/kd9j/index.html Japanese website]

 

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