Blog:Dr. Mario (Super Mario)

Dr. Mario (Full name: Dr. Mario Mario) is the doctor version of the main protagonist of the longest-running video games series with the same name, and the mascot for Nintendo. This version of Mario is an excellent doctor for the Mushroom Kingdom. He is the love interest of Dr. Peach and the older twin brother of Dr. Luigi.

Why This Version Rocks

 * 1) This version of Mario is one of the most famous in video game history.
 * 2) He is an excellent doctor in the video game world, using his Megavitamins to cure all viruses, even the current virus we are all facing today. I’d say the video game world is grateful to have such a wonderful doctor.
 * 3) Dr. Mario has his own series based on him being a doctor, which is awesome.
 * 4) He made his appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series starting in Melee, and then appeared in Smash 4 and Ultimate, alongside the normal Mario, which is confusing but also awesome.
 * 5) Dr. Mario has created his own doctor crew, starting with Dr. Luigi during the Year of Luigi, and it’s been increasing since Dr. Mario World.
 * 6) Even though Dr. Mario has a pretty bland personality in earlier Dr. Mario games, there are some exceptions like the Super Smash Bros. series and the most current Dr. Mario games. And when Dr. Mario gets a personality, he becomes just as entertaining as his games!
 * 7) Although he doesn't look the part, Dr. Mario has a powerful ability that is useful for taking out viruses, clearing out a row, which is great if it’s a row full of viruses, seen in Dr. Mario World.
 * 8) His very satisfying move in the Super Smash Bros. Series: "Down Aerial".
 * 9) He is a slow but strong fighter in the Smash series, and he’s been receiving buffs to make him better to use.
 * 10) He is always friendly to people and never gets aggresive.
 * 11) He has great music in his series, like this!
 * 12) There are costumes of him in some Mario games, most noticeably in Super Mario Odyssey and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, which is nice.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Like normal Mario, he is often not shown with a clear personality because he is meant for players to integrate their personality into his characters.
 * 2) Sometimes a very silent character lacking personality, mostly in his earlier Dr. Mario games, especially his 8-bit one.
 * 3) Speaking of which, this was evident to the regular Mario not having a voice because when he did have a voice like in Mario teaches Typing 1, Hotel Mario and two Mario cartoons, he had a cheesy & unfitting tone to his voice (which definitely explains why Dr. Mario never had a voice until Charles Martinet started voicing him).
 * 4) Most of the time, when you pick him, you will discover that, besides his unique abilities as a doctor, he does not have any other significant qualities that make him diverse from other characters. At least Luigi jumps higher and the regular Mario is a lot faster, this is noticeable in the Super Smash Bros. series.
 * 5) While he was decent in Melee, he was cut from the roster in Brawl, most noticeably because we already have the regular Mario. While he did return in Smash 4 and Ultimate, he isn’t really a good fighter, with the regular Mario being superior to him in almost every way. But as mentioned before, he did receive buffs in those games to make him a better fighter, and at least he’s better now in Ultimate than he was in Smash 4.

Trivia

 * In an interview about the Super Mario series for the then-upcoming 30th anniversary, Shigeru Miyamoto implied that "Dr. Mario" was not a licensed doctor. Despite this, in the background of the title screen of Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure, a degree can be seen on the wall.