NES/Famicom

Dr. Mario

In this Tetris-style game, you play as Dr. Mario, who must drop differently coloured pills onto viruses to remove them from the bottle. Each pill is split into two, with each side a different colour. Match that colour to the colour of the virus, and it will be removed from the bottle. Included in the game is the normal mode, a time trial, and a two player battle mode to see who can remove the most viruses.

Genre: Puzzle
Year: 1990
Developer: Nintendo R&D1
Publisher: Nintendo of America Inc.
Players: 2

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P2P Netplay available on compatible cores

Achievements

70 achievements · 500 total points

Virus Buster 0 - Low Clear Level 0 on Low speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 0 - Medium Clear Level 0 on Medium speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 0 - High Clear Level 0 on High speed
1 pts
Virus Buster 1 - Low Clear Level 1 on Low speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 1 - Medium Clear Level 1 on Medium speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 1 - High Clear Level 1 on High speed
1 pts
Virus Buster 2 - Low Clear Level 2 on Low speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 2 - Medium Clear Level 2 on Medium speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 2 - High Clear Level 2 on High speed
1 pts
Virus Buster 3 - Low Clear Level 3 on Low speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 3 - Medium Clear Level 3 on Medium speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 3 - High Clear Level 3 on High speed
1 pts
Virus Buster 4 - Low Clear Level 4 on Low speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 4 - Medium Clear Level 4 on Medium speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 4 - High Clear Level 4 on High speed
1 pts
Virus Buster 5 - Low Clear Level 5 on Low speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 5 - Medium Clear Level 5 on Medium speed or higher
2 pts
Virus Buster 5 - High Clear Level 5 on High speed
3 pts
Virus Buster 6 - Low Clear Level 6 on Low speed or higher
1 pts
Virus Buster 6 - Medium Clear Level 6 on Medium speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 6 - High Clear Level 6 on High speed
4 pts
Virus Buster 7 - Low Clear Level 7 on Low speed or higher
2 pts
Virus Buster 7 - Medium Clear Level 7 on Medium speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 7 - High Clear Level 7 on High speed
4 pts
Virus Buster 8 - Low Clear Level 8 on Low speed or higher
2 pts
Virus Buster 8 - Medium Clear Level 8 on Medium speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 8 - High Clear Level 8 on High speed
5 pts
Virus Buster 9 - Low Clear Level 9 on Low speed or higher
2 pts
Virus Buster 9 - Medium Clear Level 9 on Medium speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 9 - High Clear Level 9 on High speed
5 pts
Virus Buster 10 - Low Clear Level 10 on Low speed or higher
2 pts
Virus Buster 10 - Medium Clear Level 10 on Medium speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 10 - High Clear Level 10 on High speed
5 pts
Virus Buster 11 - Low Clear Level 11 on Low speed or higher
2 pts
Virus Buster 11 - Medium Clear Level 11 on Medium speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 11 - High Clear Level 11 on High speed
5 pts
Virus Buster 12 - Low Clear Level 12 on Low speed or higher
2 pts
Virus Buster 12 - Medium Clear Level 12 on Medium speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 12 - High Clear Level 12 on High speed
5 pts
Virus Buster 13 - Low Clear Level 13 on Low speed or higher
2 pts
Virus Buster 13 - Medium Clear Level 13 on Medium speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 13 - High Clear Level 13 on High speed
5 pts
Virus Buster 14 - Low Clear Level 14 on Low speed or higher
2 pts
Virus Buster 14 - Medium Clear Level 14 on Medium speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 14 - High Clear Level 14 on High speed
5 pts
Virus Buster 15 - Low Clear Level 15 on Low speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 15 - Medium Clear Level 15 on Medium speed or higher
5 pts
Virus Buster 15 - High Clear Level 15 on High speed
10 pts
Virus Buster 16 - Low Clear Level 16 on Low speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 16 - Medium Clear Level 16 on Medium speed or higher
5 pts
Virus Buster 16 - High Clear Level 16 on High speed
10 pts
Virus Buster 17 - Low Clear Level 17 on Low speed or higher
3 pts
Virus Buster 17 - Medium Clear Level 17 on Medium speed or higher
5 pts
Virus Buster 17 - High Clear Level 17 on High speed
10 pts
Virus Buster 18 - Low Clear Level 18 on Low speed or higher
4 pts
Virus Buster 18 - Medium Clear Level 18 on Medium speed or higher
5 pts
Virus Buster 18 - High Clear Level 18 on High speed
10 pts
Virus Buster 19 - Low Clear Level 19 on Low speed or higher
4 pts
Virus Buster 19 - Medium Clear Level 19 on Medium speed or higher
10 pts
Virus Buster 19 - High Clear Level 19 on High speed
25 pts
Virus Buster 20 - Low Clear Level 20 on Low speed or higher
5 pts
Virus Buster 20 - Medium Clear Level 20 on Medium speed or higher
10 pts
Virus Buster 20 - High Clear Level 20 on High speed
25 pts
Pill Preliminary Clear 2 sets of blocks with a single capsule
5 pts
Pill Powerhouse Clear 5 sets of blocks with a single capsule
10 pts
Pill Professional Clear 10 sets of blocks with a single capsule
25 pts
Doctor's Paycheck Score 100,000 points
25 pts
The Highest Fever Clear Levels 0-20 without dying on High speed
100 pts
Laying Low with the Chills Clear Levels 1-20 without dying on Low speed or higher
25 pts
Weird at Medium Clear Levels 1-20 without dying on Medium speed or higher
50 pts

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Dr. Mario frequently asked questions

How do I play Dr. Mario online with a friend?

Dr. Mario (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Dr. Mario on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Dr. Mario in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Dr. Mario netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Dr. Mario have achievements?

Yes, Dr. Mario has 70 achievements worth 500 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Dr. Mario for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Dr. Mario on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.