Dr. Mario

Released: 1990
Game Code:DMG-VU-AUS

Typed out by Ben Kosmina

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Thank you for selecting the Dr. Mario Game Pak for your Nintendo Game Boy.

CONTENTS

MY NAME IS DR. MARIO.................3
CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS.................4
STARTING THE GAME....................6
HOW TO ELIMINATE VIRUSES.............8
1 PLAYER GAME.......................10
2 PLAYER GAME.......................12
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MY NAME IS DR. MARIO

Hi everybody! I'm Mario. How's it going? Over the last few years, I've been
involved in some pretty wild adventures. Now, believe it or not, I work in the
virus research lab at the Mushroom Kingdom Hospital. Today I'm about to begin my
research as usual.

"Dr. Mario, something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong, nurse Toadstool?"

"One of the experiments has gone out of control. The viruses are spreading
quickly!"

"Oh No! We've got to do something! I have just developed a new vitamin that
should be able to take care of it. I sure hope this stuff works!"
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CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS

+ Control Pad
LEFT & RIGHT - Moves vitamin capsules left and right.
DOWN - Pressing down drops a vitamin capsule down quickly.
* On the menu screen, the + control pad moves the cursor.
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A Button
Rotates vitamin capsules to the right (clockwise).

B Button
Rotates vitamin capsules to the left (counterclockwise).

START Button
* Starts the game.
* Pauses and unpauses during game play.

SELECT Button
* Moves cursor on the title select screen.

If you press the A Button, B Button, START and SELECT at the same time, the game
will reset and return to the title screen.
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STARTING THE GAME

After you power up the game, you'll see the title screen. Here, you can select a
1 or 2 PLAYER game by using the SELECT Button. (To play a two player game, you
must use a Game Link cable and another Game Boy with a Dr. Mario game.) Then
press the START Button to move around the menu screen.

Menu Screen
[Picture of Menu Screen]
VIRUS LEVEL

LEVEL METER

SPEED

MUSIC TYPE
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*VIRUS LEVEL
The higher the number, the more viruses you start with. Move the arrow mark by
using the + Control Pad.

*SPEED
This controls the speed at which the vitamin capsules drop. You can select from
LOW, MED and HI.

*MUSIC TYPE
Choose between two musical selections: FEVER and CHILL. You can also turn the
music OFF if you wish.

After making your selections, press the START Button to begin playing.

In the 2 PLAYER mode, both players can set their options as they wish. You can
use this to give one player a handicap.

NOTE: YOU is you, COM is your competitor.
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HOW TO ELIMINATE VIRUSES

As the vitamin capsules drop use the A or B Button to rotate them. Try to match
up four of the same colour [color for Americans] in a vertical or horizontal
row. If you do this, all four will disappear. With a little pracitce you'll be
able to get rid of all of the viruses!

EXAMPLE 1
[Demonstration pictures]
Four of the same colour are in a vertical row. These four disappear, taking the
virus with them.

EXAMPLE 2
[Demonstration pictures]
Four of the same colour are in a horizontal row. These four disappear, but the
virus remains because it is a different colour.
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Types of vitamin capsules and viruses.

There are six types of vitamin capsules:
BLACK BLACK, GREY GREY [gray for Americans], WHITE WHITE, BLACK GREY, WHITE
BLACK, GREY WHITE

There are three types of viruses:
BLACK, GREY, WHITE

*Advice from Dr. Mario
Mastering continuous capsule elimination.
[Series of Pictures]
The white column disappears -- The remaining vitamins fall -- Another column
disappears

This is what we call continuous capsule elimination. It doesn't just have to be
two rows of columns. You can eliminate three, four or even more! This is a very
important tactic in the 2 PLAYER game.
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HOW TO PLAY A 1 PLAYER GAME

Dr. Mario destroys the viruses by throwing vitamin capsules into the
contaminated bottle. When all of the viruses in a bottle are destroyed, you
progress to the next stage. If the bottle fills all the way to the top, the game
is over.

*Game Screen
[Picture of Game Screen]
DR. MARIO
SCORE
CAPSULE NEXT CAPSULE

SPEED

BOTTLE WITH VIRUS LEVEL
VIRUS INSIDE

# OF VIRUSES IN THE BOTTLE
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Scoring
You receive points when you destroy a virus. The points depend on the SPEED
setting and the number of viruses destroyed at once.

Number of Destroyed Viruses LOW MED HI
1 100 200 300
2 200 400 600
3 400 800 1200
4 800 1600 2400
5 1600 3200 4800
6 3200 6400 9600
*Even if you destroy more than six viruses at once, you will only receive points
for destroying six.

*Advice from Dr. Mario

* Watch the title screen for a while. It will show you a demonstration game that
will help you get the hang of the game play.

*You will see something special each time you clear level 5, 10, 15 or 20 at the
HI level.

*The speed that the vitamin capsules drop increases slightly after every 10
capsules.

*When starting out, you will do much better if you try to lay the vitamin
capsules flat rather than on their ends.
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HOW TO PLAY A 2 PLAYER GAME

Using the Game Link cable, you can enjoy Dr. Mario in a special 2 PLAYER mode.

Before starting play
You need the following before starting a 2 PLAYER game.
-2 GAME BOY units
-2 Dr. MARIO Game Paks
-1 Game Link cable

(1) Connect the Game Link cable as shown on the left and make sure that both
Game Paks have been inserted correctly. Then turn on both power switches ON at
the same time.

(2) On the title screen select 2 PLAYER with the SELECT Button and press START.

Note: If step (1) is not done correctly, or if the Game Link cable is pulled out
and inserted while both units are on, the game may stop. If this happens, simply
turn both Game Boy units OFF and then turn them on again.

*The Game Boy that selected 2 PLAYER mode can be used to make selections on the
menu screen.
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Both players will have a bottle on the screen. The first player to destroy all
of their viruses wins and receives a crown. A player can also win a game if the
other player's bottle fills to the top. The first player to earn three crowns
wins the entire match.

Game Screen
[picture of Game Screen]
NEXT CAPSULE
CAPSULE
SPEED

CROWNS

BOTTLE WITH YOUR # OF VIRUSES LEFT
VIRUSES INSIDE
YOUR OPPONENT'S NUMBER
OF VIRUSES LEFT

*Advice from Dr. Mario
If you eliminate two or more rows or columns at once, some random pieces will
fall down on your opponent's screen. One piece will fall for every row or column
you eliminate (from two to four). The maximum drop is four pieces, even if you
drop more rows or columns.


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