History Trivia / DrMario

* PortOverdosed: The Switch currently has three different versions of the game; the NES, the Game Boy, and ''64''.

* MeaningfulReleaseDay: The Game Boy version was added to Nintendo Switch Online a few days after Mario Day.

* MeaningfulDay: The Game Boy version was added to Nintendo Switch Online a few days after Mario Day.

* PortOverdose: The Switch currently has three different versions of the game; the NES, the Game Boy, and ''64''.

** ''Dr. Mario 64'' has only been released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 in America, on the iQue Player in China, as one of the games featured in ''[[CompilationRerelease Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' on the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube in Japan, and that's it. It is one of the few N64 Mario games to have never been released on the UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole. It would finally see a re-release as a launch title for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch's collection of Nintendo 64 games.
** With the Wii Shop Channel closing on January 30th, 2019, it means that the only way to play ''Dr. Mario Online Rx'' is to have a UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} where that game has been bought prior to that date.

** Zig-zagged with ''Tetris & Dr. Mario''. The full game was not released in Japan, but the ''Dr. Mario'' half was released on its own for the UsefulNotes/{{Satellaview}} and Nintendo Power services.

* NoExportForYou: ''Dr. Mario 64'' was not originally released in Europe or Australia. It didn’t see an official release in those regions until 20 years after its original debut. The original Nintendo 64 version was also never released in Japan, and has yet to see a re-release there.
** Zig-zagged with ''Tetris & Dr. Mario'' The full game was not released in Japan, but the ''Dr. Mario'' half was released on its own for the {{UsefulNotes/Satellaview}} and Nintendo Power services.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: ''Dr. Mario World'' became a {{Defunct Online Video Game|s}} on November 31st, 2021, meaning it's impossible to play the game anymore.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: ''Dr. Mario World'' shuttered the servers on November 31st, 2021, meaning it's impossible to play the game anymore.

** Zig-zagged with. ''Tetris & Dr. Mario'' The full game was not released in Japan, but the ''Dr. Mario'' half was released on its own for the UsefulNotes/Satellaview and Nintendo Power services.

* ImageSource: For DressedToHeal.

* NoExportForYou: ''Dr. Mario 64'' was not originally released in Europe or Australia. It didn’t see an official release in those regions until over 20 years later.

* NoExportForYou: ''Dr. Mario 64'' was not originally released in Europe or Australia. It didn’t see an official release in those regions until over 20 years later.

** ''Dr. Mario 64'' has only been released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 in America, on the iQue Player in China, as one of the games featured in ''[[CompilationRerelease Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' on the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube in Japan, and that's it. It is one of the few N64 Mario games to have never been released on the UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole. It would finally see a re-release as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch's collection of Nintendo 64 games.

** ''Dr. Mario 64'' has only been released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 in America, on the iQue Player in China, as one of the games featured in ''[[CompilationRerelease Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' on the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube in Japan, and that's it. It is one of the few N64 Mario games to have never been released on the UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole. It finally saw a re-release as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch's collection of Nintendo 64 games.

** ''Dr. Mario 64'' has only been released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 in America, on the iQue Player in China, as one of the games featured in ''[[CompilationRerelease Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' on the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube in Japan, and that's it. It is one of the few N64 Mario games to have never been released on the UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole. It finally saw a re-release as a launch time for the Nintendo Switch's collection of Nintendo 64 games.

** ''Dr. Mario 64'' has only been released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 in America, on the iQue Player in China, as one of the games featured in ''[[CompilationRerelease Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' on the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube in Japan, and that's it. It is one of the few N64 Mario games to have never been released on the UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: ''Dr. Mario 64'' has only been released on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 in America, on the iQue Player in China, as one of the games featured in ''[[CompilationRerelease Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' on the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube in Japan, and that's it. It is one of the few N64 Mario games to have never been released on the UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole.

* DolledUpInstallment: The game was originally entitled "Virus", and did not star Mario. Wanting to recreate the success of VideoGame/{{Tetris}}, Nintendo changed the title and added a labcoat-clad Mario.