History YMMV / DrMario

* UnexpectedCharacter: ''Dr. Mario World'' was '''one hell of a character-clone magnet''' during its run, more so than ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' ever was, just due to the absurdity of the character selections, as well as just how many clones of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy and Rosalina there were. The game not only included Fire Mario and Fire Peach as characters, but also the ''baby'' versions of those five too (one could argue this was common practice at this point). And then the game includes characters that are normally ''enemies'' in the mainline games, such as ''[[BackAlleyDoctor Dry Bowser]]'', [[https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/24/21234576/dr-mario-world-goomba-tower-doctor Dr. Goomba Tower]] (who barely qualifies as a doctor since it's just [[TotemPoleTrench three Goombas blatantly wearing a baggy coat]]), side characters from other games like Nabbit (who hasn't been playable outside of ''VideoGame/NewSuperLuigiU''), Dr. Dolphin (representing the ally species of Dolphins that first appeared in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', and then only appeared sporadically in spin-off games), and even characters that were once forgotten about, such as the bizarre inclusion of ''Baby Wario'', [[LongBusTrip who has been M.I.A. since his debut in 2006's]] ''VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS''. At this point, the game has firmly established just how crazy it was willing to go for its [[{{Lootboxes}} gacha]] character roster.

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''VideoGame/Tetris'', since both games are the quintessential puzzle games. There's also overlap with ''VideoGame/PanelDePon'', since both games are published by Nintendo.

* PolishedPort: The UsefulNotes/GameBoy version of the original game. Literally the only thing that puts it below the other versions is the lack of color, which makes it slightly more difficult to discern between the different virus & mega-vitamin types under certain lighting conditions. The UsefulNotes/GameBoy has a monochrome screen, so instead of using colors to denote the Viruses & Mega-Vitamins, it uses 3 different shade formats. Yellow becomes white, red becomes black, and blue becomes dithered gray. When playing the game with a back-light, or on an emulator, telling them apart is easy. It's not easy however when you're playing the game on the original Game Boy in a well lit environment, where the shades can get easy to mix up. Barring this, the Game Boy Version is faithful to the NES original and has solid gameplay.

** In regards to the incident mentioned below, the comic artist Yves Bourgelas [[https://www.deviantart.com/thebourgyman/art/Someday-in-Mario-Kart-17-461303604 once drew a hypothetical joke scenario of what might happen if the Mario Kart series doesn't stop adding Mario and Peach clones]], which just so happened to include a baby version of Dr. Mario!

* MemeticMutation:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9N8egk-3Oo This remix]] of the theme song, found in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'', is very popular in Japanese MAD videos.
** Joking about Dr. Mario's credentials is commonplace. This went into overdrive with HilariousInHindsight come ''Dr. Mario World'', where we not only got characters such as Yoshi, Peach and Toadette becoming doctors with dubious credentials, but [[BackAlleyDoctor Bowser]], his son Bowser Jr., the Koopalings and [[TheBusCameBack Wario]] and Waluigi as well. And then we also have five baby doctors. Yes, we have '''Dr. Baby Mario, all the way through to Dr. Baby Rosalina''', even adding in the forgotten '''Baby Wario as a Doctor too''', all complete with pacifiers, baggy coats and other accessories.
** The mere existence (and plain ridiculousness) of [[https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/24/21234576/dr-mario-world-goomba-tower-doctor Dr. Goomba Tower]], who is basically [[TotemPoleTrench three Goombas wearing a baggy coat]], got people to sarcastically request his inclusion in the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' games.
** Taken up to eleven with a Dr. Dolphin. Yes, [[TheBusCameBack the dolphins that only appeared in]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Super Mario World]] and then a handful of ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' games ''is also a doctor.''
** The sheer amount of variant characters in the game has led some to ask when the game will be getting characters like [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot "Dr. Baby Metal Fire Vampire Wario"]].

* UnexpectedCharacter: ''Dr. Mario World'' was '''one hell of a character-clone magnet''' during its run, more so than ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' ever was, just due to the absurdity of the character selections, as well as just how many clones of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy and Rosalina there were. The game not only included Fire Mario and Fire Peach as characters, but also the ''baby'' versions of those five too (one could argue this was common practice at this point). And then the game includes characters that are normally ''enemies'' in the mainline games, such as ''[[BackAlleyDoctor Dry Bowser]]'', [[https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/24/21234576/dr-mario-world-goomba-tower-doctor Dr. Goomba Tower]] (who barely qualifies as a doctor since it's just [[TotemPoleTrench three Goombas blatantly wearing a baggy coat]]), side characters from other games like Nabbit (who hasn't been playable outside of ''VideoGame/NewSuperLuigiU''), Dr. Dolphin (representing the ally species of Dolphins that first appeared in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', and then only appeared sporadically in spin-off games), and even characters that were once forgotten about, such as the bizarre inclusion of ''Baby Wario'', [[LongBusTrip who has been M.I.A. since his debut in 2006's]] ''VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS''. At this point, the game has firmly established just how crazy it was willing to go for its character roster.

* StockParodyJokes: Parodies where Mario is a shady BackAlleyDoctor. The ''Dr. Mario'' games imply that Mario is closer to a research chemist. {{Shallow Parod|y}}ies have him prescribing pills to patients, but all we see in the actual games are him performing experiments on the effects of vitamins on virus cultures.

* AccidentalInnuendo: Double blue pills look like a certain other blue pill.

** Joking about Dr. Mario's credentials is commonplace. This went into overdrive with HilariousInHindsight come ''Dr. Mario World'', where we not only get characters such as Yoshi, Peach and Toadette becoming doctors with dubious credentials, but [[BackAlleyDoctor Bowser]], his son Bowser Jr., the Koopalings and [[TheBusCameBack Wario]] and Waluigi as well. And then we also have five baby doctors. Yes, we have '''Dr. Baby Mario, all the way through to Dr. Baby Rosalina''', even adding in the forgotten '''Baby Wario as a Doctor too''', all complete with pacifiers, baggy coats and other accessories.

* UnexpectedCharacter: ''Dr. Mario World'' is '''one hell of a character-clone magnet''', more so than ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' ever was, just due to the absurdity of the character decisions, as well as just how many clones there are of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy and Rosalina there are. The game not only includes Fire Mario and Fire Peach as characters, but also the baby versions of those five too (one could argue this common practice at this point). And then the game includes characters that are normally ''enemies'' in the mainline games, such as ''[[BackAlleyDoctor Dry Bowser]]'', [[https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/24/21234576/dr-mario-world-goomba-tower-doctor Dr. Goomba Tower]] (who barely qualifies as a doctor since it's just [[TotemPoleTrench three Goombas blatantly wearing a baggy coat]]), side characters from other games like Nabbit (who hasn't been playable outside of ''VideoGame/NewSuperLuigiU''), Dr. Dolphin (representing the ally species of Dolphins that first appeared in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', and then only appeared sporadically in spin-off games), and even characters that were once forgotten about, such as the bizarre inclusion of ''Baby Wario'', [[LongBusTrip who has been M.I.A. since his debut in 2006's]] ''VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS''. At this point, the game has firmly established just how crazy it was willing to go for its character roster.

** Joking about Dr. Mario's credentials is commonplace. This went into overdrive with HilariousInHindsight come ''Dr. Mario World'', where we not only get characters such as Yoshi, Peach and Toadette becoming doctors with dubious credentials, but [[BackAlleyDoctor Bowser]], his son Bowser Jr., [[UpToEleven the Koopalings]] and [[TheBusCameBack Wario]] and Waluigi as well. And then we also have five baby doctors. Yes, we have '''Dr. Baby Mario, all the way through to Dr. Baby Rosalina''', even adding in the forgotten '''Baby Wario as a Doctor too''', all complete with pacifiers, baggy coats and other accessories.

** Taken UpToEleven with a Dr. Dolphin. Yes, [[TheBusCameBack the dolphins that only appeared in]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Super Mario World]] and then a handful of ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' games ''is also a doctor.''

** Joking about Dr. Mario's credentials is commonplace. This went into overdrive with HilariousInHindsight come ''Dr. Mario World'', where we not only get characters such as Yoshi, Peach and Toadette becoming doctors with dubious credentials, but [[BackAlleyDoctor Bowser]], his son Bowser Jr., [[UpToEleven the Koopalings]] and [[TheBusCameBack Wario]] and Waluigi as well. And then we also have five baby doctors. Yes, we have '''Dr. Baby Mario, all the way through to Dr. Baby Rosalina''', even adding in the forgotten '''Baby Wario as a Doctor too!''', all complete with pacifiers, baggy coats and other accessories.

* JustHereForGodzilla: Many fans tend to know and play ''Dr. Mario 64'' because it has characters from the ''VideoGame/WarioLand'' series (specficially ''VideoGame/WarioLand3'') involved in the game's plot, which is a rarity for the Mario franchise.

* EarWorm: This old [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSYfo8PwLQU commercial]] is (in)famous for its catchy tune and lyrics (and bizarre imagery while at it).

* EarWorm: This old [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSYfo8PwLQU commercial]] is (in)famous for its catchy tune and chanting (and bizarre imagery while at it).

* EarWorm: This [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSYfo8PwLQU commercial]] is (in)famous for its catchy tune and chanting (and bizarre imagery while at it).

** The sheer amount of variant characters in the game has led some to ask when the game will be getting characters like "Dr. Baby Metal Fire Vampire Wario".

* JustHereForGodzilla: Many fans tend to know and play ''Dr Mario 64'' only for the fact that it has characters from the ''VideoGame/WarioLand'' series (Specficially ''VideoGame/WarioLand3'') involved in the game's plot, which is a rarity for the Mario franchise.

* StockParodyJokes: Parodies where Mario is a shady BackAlleyDoctor. The ''Dr. Mario games'' imply that Mario is closer to a research chemist. {{Shallow Parod|y}}ies have him prescribing pills to patients, but all we see in the actual games are him performing experiments on the effects of vitamins on virus cultures.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "Fever" for "Lady Madonna" by Music/TheBeatles, “Chill” for “St. Thomas” by Sonny Rollins. As well as the main title theme for "Sherry" by Music/FrankieValliAndTheFourSeasons.

* UnexpectedCharacter: ''Dr. Mario World'' is '''one hell of a character-clone magnet''', moreso than ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' ever was, just due to the absurdity of the character decisions, as well as just how many clones there are of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy and Rosalina there are. The game not only includes Fire Mario and Fire Peach as characters, but also the baby versions of those five too (one could argue this common practice at this point). And then the game includes characters that are normally ''enemies'' in the mainline games, such as ''[[BackAlleyDoctor Dry Bowser]]'', [[https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/24/21234576/dr-mario-world-goomba-tower-doctor Dr. Goomba Tower]] (who barely qualifies as a doctor since it's just [[TotemPoleTrench three Goombas blatantly wearing a baggy coat]]), side characters from other games like Nabbit (who normally isn't playable outside of ''[[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU New Super Luigi U]]''), Dr. Dolphin (representing the ally species of Dolphins that first appeared in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', and then only appeared sporadically in Spin-Off games), and even characters that were once forgotten about, such as the bizaare inclusion of ''Baby Wario'', who had been M.I.A since 2006's ''VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS'', and has ''never'' made an appearance prior to this game, let alone one in full 3D[[note]]for any context for how old Baby Wario is, Baby Daisy was introduced in 2007 with ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'', and became a regular in spinoffs, starting with ''VideoGame/MarioSuperSluggers'' in 2008[[/note]]. At this point, the game has firmly established just how crazy it was willing to go for its Character Roster.