▁but ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁vir uses ▁to ▁clear ▁remains ▁the ▁same . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Mario ▁offers ▁a ▁multi player ▁g aming ▁mode ▁in ▁which ▁two ▁players ▁comp ete ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁separate ▁playing ▁fields . ▁In ▁this ▁mode , ▁the ▁player ' s ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁clear ▁their ▁own ▁playing ▁field ▁of ▁vir uses ▁before ▁the ▁other ▁player ▁does . ▁El imin ating ▁multiple ▁vir uses ▁or ▁initi ating ▁chain ▁re actions ▁can ▁cause ▁additional ▁caps ules ▁to ▁fall ▁onto ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁playing ▁field . ▁A ▁player ▁wins ▁a ▁single ▁game ▁upon ▁elimin ating ▁all ▁the ▁vir uses ▁or ▁if ▁the ▁other ▁playing ▁field ▁fills ▁up . ▁The ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁three ▁games ▁wins ▁overall . ▁ ▁Development ▁and ▁releases ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Mario ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Gun pe i ▁Y ok oi , ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁Game ▁Boy ▁and ▁Game ▁& ▁Watch ▁hand h eld ▁systems , ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁Tak ah iro ▁Har ada , ▁who ▁also ▁acted ▁as ▁producer ▁of ▁the ▁Met roid ▁series . ▁The ▁game ' s ▁music , ▁later ▁re - used ▁and ▁arranged ▁in ▁games ▁such ▁as ▁Super ▁Sm ash ▁B ros . ▁Me lee , ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁H iro kaz u ▁Tan aka , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁Cre atures ▁Inc ., ▁an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁N intendo ▁that ▁own s ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁copy right ▁regarding ▁the ▁Pok ém on ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁Re - re leases ▁Dr . ▁Mario ▁spawn ed