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(Created page with "{{Infobox_Software | software_name = Dr. Mario| software_image = 300px| developer = Takahiro Harada| publisher = Nintendo| platforms = Various| release = 1990-present| added_to_museum = See Dr. Mario category| }} '''Dr. Mario''' is a doctor version of Mario. He mainly appears in a series of puzzle video games by Nintendo. These games are spun-off from the [...")
 
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{{Infobox_Software |
{{Infobox_Company |
   software_name   = Dr. Mario|
   company_name   = Commodore International|
   software_image  = [[File:Dr. Mario logo.png|300px]]|
   company_logo  = [[File:Commodore logo.png|330px]]|
   developer       = [[Takahiro Harada]]|
   company_type  = Public|
   publisher      = [[Nintendo]]|
  foundation    = 1954 (Commodore Portable Typewriter Co.)<br />1955 (Commodore Business Machines)<br />1962 (Commodore International)<br />Closed on April 29, 1994|
   platforms       = Various|
  location       = West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.|
   release        = 1990-present|
  key_people    = [[Jack Tramiel]], founder|
   added_to_museum = See [[:Category:Dr. Mario|Dr. Mario category]]|
   num_employees  = not disclosed|
   industry       = Retro video games |
   products      = Video games, video game consoles|
   homepage      = N/A|
}}
}}
'''Dr. Mario''' is a doctor version of [[Mario]].  He mainly appears in a series of puzzle [[video game]]s by [[Nintendo]]. These games are spun-off from the [[Super Mario series|''Super Mario'' series]].
'''Commodore International''' was a computer manufacturer.


[[File:Dr. Mario.png|left|100px]]
==History==
==Character biography==
Commodore International was founded in 1954 by [[Jack Tramiel]] as '''Commodore Portable Typewriter Company'''.
[[Mario]] is a doctor that drops pills into a bottle to eliminate viruses.  


Four combinations of the same color of viruses and pills will eliminate the viruses.  
It was incorporated as '''Commodore Business Machines, Inc.''' in 1955.


Each pill has two parts, sometimes with the same color and other times with different colors.
It went public on the New York Stock Exchange as '''Commodore International Limited''' in 1962.


==Other doctors in Dr. Mario games==
==Closure==
[[Luigi]] first became a doctor in ''[[Dr. Luigi (video game)|Dr. Luigi]]'' on [[Wii U]] in 2013, wherein the pills that are dropped in his jar sometimes contained an 'L' shape, adding to the complexity.
Commodore International closed after declaring bankruptcy on April 29, 1994.


Other doctors have included [[Daisy|Baby Daisy]], [[Luigi|Baby Luigi]], [[Mario|Baby Mario]], [[Peach|Baby Peach]], [[Rosalina|Baby Rosalina]], [[Bowser]], [[Bowser Jr.]], [[Daisy]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Bowser|Dry Bowser]], [[Mario|Fire Mario]], [[Peach|Fire Peach]], [[Kamek]], [[Koopalings|Ludwig]], [[Luma]], [[Peach]], [[Rosalina]], [[Toad]], [[Toadette]], [[Waluigi]], [[Wario]], [[Koopalings|Wendy]], and [[Yoshi]].
After the bankruptcy, the [[Amiga]] computer line was continued by [[Amiga, Inc.]], which was founded in 1996.


==Video games featuring Dr. Mario==
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[[Category:companies and organizations formed in 1962]]
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[[Category:companies and organizations closed in 1994]]
!| Developer
[[Category:companies and organizations based in the United States of America]]
!| System
!| Release
!| Added to museum
!| Notes
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario (video game)|Dr. Mario]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] <br /> [[Game Boy]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | NES: March 8, 2003<br />NES Classic: June 22, 2017<br />Famicom&nbsp;Mini:&nbsp;August&nbsp;10,&nbsp;2017<br />3DS (Game Boy): July 2, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The NES version was emulated on the [[NES Classic Edition|NES Classic Edition/Famicom Mini]] in 2016. <br />The Game Boy version was emulated on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2012.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Dr. Mario]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. System]] [[arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Intelligent Systems]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Paired with [[Tetris series|Tetris]]. It adds a VS. computer mode and a "Mixed Match" multi-player in which players compete in both games.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Newcom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[iQue Player]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2003
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | iQue Player: July 13, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Adds a story mode to the single player game.<br />The 2001 [[Nintendo 64]] game was ported to the iQue in 2003.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development|Nintendo SPD]]<br />[[Intelligent Systems]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy Advance]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2001
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Paired with ''[[Puzzle League series|Puzzle League]]'', originally released outside of Japan as ''[[Tetris Attack]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development|Nintendo SPD]]<br />[[Intelligent Systems]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[GameCube]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2003
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | A Japanese only release that contains ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', ''[[Panel de Pon]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arika]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Wii]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2008
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | November 10, 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Includes online play. Contains Dr. Mario and Virus Buster, a game from the [[Brain Age series|''Brain Age'' series]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario Express]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arika]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo DSi]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2008
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | July 2, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arika]]<br />[[Nintendo Software Planning & Development|Nintendo SPD]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo 3DS]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2015
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Contains Dr. Mario, Virus Buster, and ''[[Dr. Luigi (video game)|Dr. Luigi]]'' (the 'Operation L' mode from the 2013 [[Wii U]] game).
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development|Nintendo EPD]]<br />[[LINE]]<br />[[NHN Entertainment]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Android]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Android: July 9, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Match-3 freemium puzzle game.
|}
 
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Revision as of 23:29, 25 November 2023

Commodore logo.png
Commodore International
Type Public
Founded 1954 (Commodore Portable Typewriter Co.)
1955 (Commodore Business Machines)
1962 (Commodore International)
Closed on April 29, 1994
Headquarters West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Key people Jack Tramiel, founder
Industry Retro video games
Products Video games, video game consoles
Number of people not disclosed
Website N/A

Commodore International was a computer manufacturer.

History

Commodore International was founded in 1954 by Jack Tramiel as Commodore Portable Typewriter Company.

It was incorporated as Commodore Business Machines, Inc. in 1955.

It went public on the New York Stock Exchange as Commodore International Limited in 1962.

Closure

Commodore International closed after declaring bankruptcy on April 29, 1994.

After the bankruptcy, the Amiga computer line was continued by Amiga, Inc., which was founded in 1996.