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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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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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Ten Awesome Minimalist Game Boy Games Puzzle Edition
August 9th, 2015 Carl Williams The original Nintendo Game Boy was not known for its graphical prowess but it still rocked gamers. The green screen was home to many adventures and countless hours of entertainment for many gamers. The games on this list are not graphical work horses. They are not going to blow away the PlayStation 3 or even […]
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What if there were Fatalities in Smash Bros?
March 29th, 2015 Carl Williams Nintendo has never really been all that keen on the idea of actually killing, I mean completely obviously utterly ending the life of, characters in their games. Sure, in Super Mario Bros and the sequels you dispatch the enemy characters in cartoony ways. Even in the Smash Bros series, a fighting game by Nintendo, they […]
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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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Game Hack: Super SpongeBob Kart for Super Nintendo
April 30th, 2014 Carl Williams When Nintendo dropped the Mario universe into a kart racing engine, it was all new and unique. Sure, Nintendo expanded the Mario universe in the past with titles such as Dr. Mario but this was the first time that Mario entered into racing. Mario Kart was a hit. Fans have decided to take that hit […]
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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: 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 […]
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