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Dr Mario is an anomalous release by Nintendo. On the surface, everything has the Nintendo feel to it. If you look slightly below the surface though and you see something more going on here. For one, we seem to have jumped forward in Mario’s life as he is now a doctor. Gone is the Mushroom […]
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Dr Mario Does House Calls with Nintendo Game Boy – December 1st, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
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Tex Turbo Brings Dr Mario Style Gameplay to Texas Instruments Computer
August 7th, 2016 Carl Williams The Texas Instruments 99/4A computer is not known or being a gaming beast but that is quickly changing. Sure, Tex Turbo is not going to make you think that but there are plenty of awesome games that will such as the Alex Kidd homage. Tex Turf though is a puzzle game that is VERY reminiscent […]
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Country Music Group Little Big Town Uses Dr Mario Style Game to Promote new Album
September 24th, 2014 Carl Williams It is not that often that we will cover music album releases, let alone country music, here on Retro Gaming Magazine. That goes out the window when the music group in question uses a retro game for inspiration to help drive home the announcement. That is exactly what country music group, Little Big Town, have […]
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Dr Mario 64 Diagnoses the Nintendo 64 – April 8th, 2001 – Today in History
April 8th, 2014 Carl Williams Back in the day Mario did more than run and jump games and kart racers. From edutainment games to playing doctor, Nintendo’s little Italian plumber got around the world of games. Dr. Mario was promoted by a rather catchy commercial (embedded below), thankfully the game was good and able to back the hype that swelled […]
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Game Hack: New Dr Mario World (Super Mario World Total Conversion)
February 16th, 2014 Carl Williams Super Mario World is probably the reason many people purchased a Super Nintendo on day one, or within the first few months when other titles were simply not available. As we have seen over the years, the fan community can be quite inguinitive when it comes to working with the ROM files of these classics. […]
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Super Mario Run Android Running Game Review, Meets Sonic the Hedgehog
March 26th, 2017 Carl Williams Android owners have often complained that they don’t get the “big name” releases like iPhone does. Well, while that is often true, the truer statement is that iPhone gets those big-name releases first. Super Mario Run is no exception. iPhone gamers have been playing this game since December. Android users just got it a few […]
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Super Mario Run for Android Available for Pre-Register
December 30th, 2016 Carl Williams Super Mario Run is coming to Android sooner than later. We have the proof after the jump.
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Super Mario Run Coming to Android
December 25th, 2016 Carl Williams Super Mario Run to make the jump to Android next year. Verified source states.
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Dr. Hello Brings Pharmaceutical Mario to Sega Master System
November 4th, 2015 Carl Williams When Nintendo released Dr. Mario they received a fair bit of criticism by fans and parents. Most gamers just enjoyed the game for what it was- a cool puzzle title that had a unique spin on it. Nintendo didn’t buckle under the pressure (they saved that for the whole blood situation in Mortal Kombat II) […]
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Game Hack: Dr. Luigi (Hack of Dr. Mario) Released for Nintendo Entertainment System
January 20th, 2014 Carl Williams Game hacks are sometimes really cool, and sometimes they are ho hum. For the most part, the stuff changed is graphical substitutions. Game hacks like the ones for Mega Man 1 and 2 and Castlevania change some of the fundamental challenge of the game while Dr. Luigi falls more in the substitutions realm with the […]
