Dr. Mario (Stage)

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## **Stage Info**

Based off the series of games of the same name, Dr. Mario is a game similar to Tetris as blocks, or pills in this case, fall down from above as players try to rotate them around and move them across the screen to line them up in specific ways to accomplish a goal. In Tetris that goal is to clear out lines of blocks, but in Dr. Mario you’re trying to destroy viruses. This game all takes place inside of one of Dr. Mario’s pill bottles as he tries to eradicate Fever, Chill, and Weird Viruses.

## **Stage Layout**

This stage has just a single block platform like what PictoChat has. In the background you can see that you’re actually in a game of Dr. Mario as the game board sits in the background with Dr. Mario up in the top right hand corner ready to throw pills down onto the match. If Dr. Mario is fighting in the match, then one of his fellow Doctors from Dr. Mario World like Dr. Yoshi, Dr. Baby Wario, or Dr. Goomba Tower will take his place on the stage.

There will also be pills and viruses scattered above the stage. These pills and viruses are scattered about differently every time a match is started on this stage. The pills can be used as platforms to stand on, however the viruses will damage players on contact with the color of the virus determining what kind of damage it is (Red Fever Viruses deal fire damage, Blue Chill Viruses deal ice damage, and Yellow Weird Viruses deal electric damage). They can be attacked and destroyed, but they won’t go away in just one or two attacks.

#### **Dr. Luigi**

Like the Mushroomy Kingdom stage, this stage has an alternate form to it. When the Dr. Mario stage is loaded it will randomly choose either a Dr. Mario or a Dr. Luigi layout. Alternatively players can hold either ZL (for Dr. Mario) or ZR (for Dr. Luigi) to guarantee a specific version of the stage.

Where the Dr. Luigi layout differs from the Dr. Mario is layout is in its Megavitamins, Viruses, and named Doctor. The Megavitamins that both start on the stage and that fall as part of the Stage Hazard will be in an L-shape and will use the colors of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow instead of Red, Blue, and Yellow. Additionally, the Viruses are swapped out for the Viruses from the Dr. Luigi game. Cyan Dizzy Viruses deal aura damage, Magenta Confused Viruses deal Darkness damage, and Yellow Drowsy Viruses deal Solar damage. Lastly, Dr. Luigi will be seen in the upper right of the stage showing what Megavitamins will be throw onto the stage next. If Dr. Luigi is in the fight then one of his fellow Doctors from Dr. Mario World like Dr. Dolphin, Dr. Dry Bowser, and Dr. Boo will take his place on the stage.

## **Stage Hazards**

### **Falling Pills:**

As the match goes on, the Doctor on the stage will be throwing down pills periodically. The pills will slowly fall down onto the stage until they run into another pill that’s fallen down or a virus and then the pill will just stay there. Like the viruses, the pills can be destroyed as they fall as well as after they’ve been set in place. Attacking a pill mid-fall can even rotate it. Be careful if a pill is about to fall on you though. While they don’t hurt, if you get caught between a pill and its destination you’ll take heavy damage and be knocked away.

## **Soundtrack**

* **Dr. Mario**
	+ Chill
	+ Chill - quirky arrangement including chiptune and hard rock elements as well as a sitar-based section and vocal scattering created. [SSBB]
	+ Chill - A more chiptune and EDM-inspired remix that also incorporates the Game Over sound effect. [SSBU]
	+ Fever - Dr. Mario
	+ Fever - A synthesizer-based remix. [SSBM]
* **Dr. Luigi**
	+ Dizzy
	+ Drowsy
	+ Title Theme
* **Dr. Mario World**
	+ Chill
	+ Fever
	+ Multiplayer Lobby
* **Tetris**
	+ Type A - An orchestral arrangement. [SSBB]
	+ Type B - A Russian folk-style remix. [SSBB]

## **Associated Content**

Click Here to watch the episode of the Super Cast Bros podcast where Zantok created this stage!