▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁action ▁puzz le ▁video ▁game ▁produced ▁by ▁Gun pe i ▁Y ok oi ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁Tak ah iro ▁Har ada . ▁N intendo ▁developed ▁and ▁published ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁N intendo ▁Entertainment ▁System ▁and ▁Game ▁Boy ▁cons oles . ▁The ▁game ' s ▁sound track ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁H iro kaz u ▁Tan aka . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁falling ▁block ▁puzz le ▁game , ▁the ▁player ' s ▁objective ▁is ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁vir uses ▁popul ating ▁the ▁on - screen ▁playing ▁field ▁by ▁using ▁colored ▁caps ules ▁that ▁are ▁toss ed ▁into ▁the ▁field ▁by ▁Mario , ▁who ▁assumes ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁doctor . ▁The ▁player ▁manip ul ates ▁each ▁caps ule ▁as ▁it ▁falls , ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁being ▁to ▁align ▁similar ▁colors ▁which ▁removes ▁the ▁vir uses . ▁The ▁player ▁progress es ▁through ▁the ▁game ▁by ▁elimin ating ▁all ▁the ▁vir uses ▁on ▁the ▁screen ▁in ▁each ▁level . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Mario ▁received ▁positive ▁reception , ▁appearing ▁on ▁several ▁" Best ▁N intendo ▁Games ▁of ▁All ▁Time " ▁lists . ▁The ▁game ▁has ▁been ▁port ed , ▁re made , ▁or ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁sequ el ▁on ▁every ▁N intendo ▁home ▁console ▁since ▁the ▁N ES ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁most ▁port able ▁cons oles , ▁including ▁a ▁re - release ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁on ▁the ▁Game ▁Boy ▁Adv ance ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Classic ▁N ES ▁Series . ▁Mod ified ▁versions ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Mario ▁exist ▁as ▁min