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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. |
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| [[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. | |
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| Four combinations of the same color of viruses and pills will eliminate the viruses.
| | It was incorporated as '''Commodore Business Machines, Inc.''' in 1955. |
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| 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. |
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| ==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. |
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| 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. |
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| ==Video games featuring Dr. Mario==
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario (video game)|Dr. Mario]]''
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] <br /> [[Game Boy]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | NES: March 8, 2003<br />NES Classic: June 22, 2017<br />Famicom Mini: August 10, 2017<br />3DS (Game Boy): July 2, 2020
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| | 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.
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Dr. Mario]]''
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. System]] [[arcade]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]''
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Intelligent Systems]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet.
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| | 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.
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Newcom]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[iQue Player]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2003
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | iQue Player: July 13, 2018
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| | 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.
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]''
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development|Nintendo SPD]]<br />[[Intelligent Systems]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy Advance]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2001
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet.
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| | 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]]''.
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]''
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development|Nintendo SPD]]<br />[[Intelligent Systems]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[GameCube]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2003
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet.
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| | 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]]''.
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]''
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arika]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Wii]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2008
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | November 10, 2010
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| | 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]].
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario Express]]''
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arika]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo DSi]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2008
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | July 2, 2020
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]''
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arika]]<br />[[Nintendo Software Planning & Development|Nintendo SPD]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo 3DS]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2015
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet.
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| | 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).
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development|Nintendo EPD]]<br />[[LINE]]<br />[[NHN Entertainment]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Android]]
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2019
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Android: July 9, 2019
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| | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Match-3 freemium puzzle game.
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