' s ▁re - release ▁as ▁a ▁stand alone ▁title . ▁Euro g amer ▁said ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁" st ill ▁as ▁play able , ▁add ict ive ▁and ▁mad den ing ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 " ▁but ▁critic ized ▁N intendo ▁for ▁re - re le asing ▁classic ▁games ▁as ▁stand alone ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁Classic ▁N ES ▁Series ▁instead ▁of ▁as ▁a ▁compilation , ▁like ▁At ari ' s ▁At ari ▁Anth ology ▁or ▁Mid way ' s ▁Mid way ▁Ar cade ▁Tre asures . ▁Craig ▁Harris , ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁I GN , ▁sar cast ically ▁expressed ▁une ase ▁over ▁the ▁game ' s ▁use ▁of ▁medicine . ▁He ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁add ict ive ▁game play , ▁but ▁critic ized ▁the ▁black - and - white ▁manual ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁color - based ▁game play ▁mechan ics . ▁While ▁ 1 UP . com ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁game ' s ▁" color - match ing ▁action ▁is ▁more ▁eng ross ing ▁than ▁Mario ▁B ros . ''' ▁t urt le - p unch ing ▁platform ▁ho pping ", ▁the ▁rev iewer ▁strongly ▁question ed ▁whether ▁this ▁re - release ▁is ▁worth ▁its ▁sale ▁price ▁by ▁itself ▁when ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Mario ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁another ▁Game ▁Boy ▁Adv ance ▁game , ▁W ario W are , ▁Inc .: ▁M ega ▁Micro g ames !. ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁commercial ▁success ▁of ▁this ▁game , ▁N